The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-18
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Mary waited until she knew the king
was alone. ard then went to him.
On entering the room she said:
Brother. | sent a basty message to you
by the bishop OF Lincoln this morning,
ard have come to ask your forgive
ness"
"Ah, little sister. | thought you would
change your mind. Now you are a
good girl"
"Oh. do not misunderstood me.
asked your forgiveness for the mes
sage AS TO the marriage. ! came to tell
you that 1t would Kill me and that !
could not bear it. Oh. brother. you are
not q woman. You cannot know"
Henry few into a passion and. with
oaths and curses. ordered her to leave
him unless she was ready to give her
consent. She had but two courses to
take. so she left with he: heart full OF
Hatred for the most brutal wretch who
ever sat upon n throne. and that Is
making an extreme case. Ac she was
going she turned upon him like Il fury
and exclaimed:
Never. never! Do you hear? Neyer!'
Preparations went on for the mar.
riage just as If Mary had given her
solemn consent. The important work
of providing the trousseau began ut
! once. When the queen went to her with
silks and tafletas and fine cloths to
consult about tie trousseau. although
the theme was one which would inter.
est almost any M she would have
none of ii. and when Catherine insisted
upon her trying OH a certain gown she
called her q blackamoor. tore TIE gar
ment to pieces and ordered her to leave
the room.
Henry sent Wolsey to tell her thai
the 18th day of August had been fixed
upon as the day of the marriage. DE
Lotgueville to act as the French
kings proxy. and Wolsey was glad &c
come off with his life.
Matters were getting into q pretty
tangle at the palace. Mary would not
speak TO the king. and poor Catherine
was afraid to come within arms length
of her. Wolsey was glad to keep out OF
her way. aad she few at Buckingham
with talons and beak upon first sight.
As TO the battle with buckingham. 1t
was short. but decisive. and this was
the way Ii came about: There bad been
n passage between the duke and Bran
don. In which the latter had tried to
coax the former into Il duel the only
way of course to settle the weighty
matters between them. buckingham.
however. had had n taste of Brandon's
.E,.II~ 1.rsN..1 nI.H aud hnyfIlF IN
miad Judson's fate. did not care for
e ~ more. They had met by accident,
and Brandon. full OF smiles and as po-
lite MS a Frenchman. greeted him.
DOUBTLESS my lord. having crossed
swords twice with me. win 10 me the
great honor to grant that privilege the
third time and will kindly tell me
where my friend can wait upon a
friend of his grace"
There is no need for us to meet over
that little affair. You had the best OF
II. and If | am satisfied you should be.
| was really in the wrong. but | did
not know the princess had invited you
to her ball"
Your Iordship is pleased to evade,"
returned Brandon. lit is not tie ball
room matter that | have to complain
of. As you have rightly said. if you are
satisfied | certainly should be. but Ii Is
that your lordsliip. In the name of the
king. instructed the keeper of Newgate
prison to contine ne In an underground
cell and prohibited communication with
any of my friends. You so arranged Ii
that my trial should be secret both "a
TO the day thereof and the event. in or
der that II should rot he known 10
those who might be interested in my
release. You promised the Lady Mary
that you would procure ny liberty. and
thereby prevented her going to the
king for that purpose. and afterward
told her that 1t had all been done. as
promised. and that | had escaped to
New Spain. 1t is because of this. my
Lord Buckingham. that ! now de
rounce you as Il liar. a coward ard Il
perjured knight. and demand of YOU
such satisfaction MS one man can give
TO another for mortal injury. If YOU
refuse. ! will kill you us | would Il cut
throat the text time | meet you"
Il care nothing for your rant. Eel.
low. but out of consideration for the
feelings which your fancied injuries
have put into your heart. | tell You TINT
did what | could to libernte you and
received from the keeper Il promise
that you should be allowed to escape.
After that n certain letter addressed
to you was discovered and fell into the
hands of the king. n matter In which |
had no part. AS TO your confinement
and noncommunication with your
friends. that was ut his majesty's com.
mand after he had seen the letter. as
he will most certainly confirm to you.
! say this for my w sake. not that |
care what yol may say or think"
This offer of confirmation by the king
made II MI sound like the truth. so
much will even II little truth leaven n
great lie. and part of Brandon's sails
came down against the mast. The
whole statement SurDriSp1 him and