The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-05-14
THE PRINCETON UNION: THURSDAY MAY q 1eos

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and then with a little clustering talk
on statecraft, for the rest of the day.
Then the good bishop would have in a
few pretty London women, and dance
would follow, with wine and cards
and dice, and Henry would spend the
night at Wolsey's and Brandon lie an
other night in the mire of his Newgate
dungeon.
l resolved to raise heaven and earth,
and the other place, too, if necessary,
before this should happen So rode
boldly up to the king and with uncov-
cred head addressed him: "Your maj
esty gave me your royal word that you
would go to the lord mayor first, and
this is the road to my lord bishop of
Lincoln. In all the years l have known
your majesty, both as gallant prince
and puissant king, this is the first re-
quest l ever profered, and now l only
ask of you to save your own noble
honor and do your duty as man and
king"
These We're bold words, but | did not
care one little farthing whether they
pleased him or not The king stared
at me and said:
''Caskoden, you are a perfect hound
at my heels. But you are right. 1 had
forgotten my GRAND. You disturbed
my dinner, and my stomach called
loudly for one Of Mistress CORVALLIS
buildings, but you are right to stick to
me. What a friend you are in case of
need! Would had one like you"
''Your majesty has two of whom I
know-one riding Eumbly by your roy
al side and the other lying in the worst
dungeon in Christendom"
With this the king wheeled about
and started west toward Guildhall.
TO the lord mayor we accordingly
went without further delay. He was
only too glad to liberate Brandon when
he heard my story, which the king had
ordered me to repeat. The only hest
fancy was from a doubt of it's truth.
The lord mayor was kind enough tc
say that he felt little doubt of my
word, but that friendship would often
drive a man to any extremity. even
falsehood, to save friend.
Then l offered to go into custody my.
self and pay the penalty, death, for
helping a convicted felon to escape it !
told not the truth, to be confirmed OF
denied by the princess and her first
lady in waiting. I knew Jane and was
willing to risk her truthfulness with
out doubt-it was so pronounced as
to be troublesome at times-and as to
MAXWELL, I had not doubt of her
either. If she would but stop to think
out the right, she was sure to do it,
My offer was satisfactory, for what
more can man do than pledge his life
for his friend? We have Scripture for
that, or something like it.
The lord mayor did not require my
proffered pledge, but readily consented
that the king should write an order for
Brandon's pardon and release. This
was done at once, and we-that is, l,
together with the sheriff's sergeant and
his four yeomen, fastened to Newgate,
while Henry went over to Wolsey's to
settle Mary's fate.
Brandon was brought up, with chains
and manacles at his ankles and wrists.
When he entered the room and saw
me, he exclaimed: "Ah, Caskoden, is
that you? I thought they had brought
me up to hang me, and was glad for
the change. But I suppose you would
not come to help at that, even if you
h0 lnft TO wv
knows how long; have forgotten
I could not restrain the tears at sight
Of him.
"Your words are more than just" l
said, and, being anxious that he should
know at once that my fault had not
been so great as it looked, continued
hurredly: 1.-THE king sent me to France
upon an hours notice the day after
your arrest. I know only too we'll l
should not have gone without seeing
you out of this, but you had enjoined
silence upon me, and-and trusted to
the promises of another
81 thought as much. You are in no
way to blame, my friend. All ask is
that you never mention the subject
again."
MY friend!' All, the words were
dear to me as words of love from a
sweetheart's lips.
| hardly recognized him, he was so
frightfully covered with filth and dirt
and creeping things. His hair and
beard were unkempt and matted, and
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