Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-16
CHI 7TER XXI-CoNTINUED.

So It seems they had met, as Jane
and suspected. but how Mary manag-
ed it am sure cannot tell. She beat
the very deuce for having her own
way. by hook or by crook. Then came
the bulky letter. which Brandon pounc-
ed upon and eagerly devoured. leave
out most Of the sentimental passages,
which. like effervescent wine. lose da-
vor quickly. She said, In part:
To Master Brandon:
Sir and Dear Friend. Greeting-After
leaving thee. long time had that mighty
grief and dole within my heart that II
was like to break. for my separation from
thee was so much harder to bear even
than I had taken thought Of. and also
doubted me that could live In Paris. as
I did wish Sleep rested not upon my
weary eyes, and of q very deed could
neither eat nor drink. since food distasted
me like a nausea and wine did strangle
In nv throat This lasted through my
tourney hither, which I did prolong upon
many preteXts nearly two months. out
when I did at last rest mine eyes Tor the
first time upon this King Louis face
well knew that l could rule him, and
when | did arrive and had adjusted my
self in this Paris found 1t 80 easy that
my heart leaped for very JOY. Beauty
goeth so far with this inflammable people
that easily do rule them all. and truly
doth a servile subject make sharp. capri
cious tyrant Thereby the misfortune Whlcn
hath come upon US Is Of so much less eVn
and is SO like to be of such short duration
that I am almost happy. but for lack OF
thee. and sometimes think that after all
It may verify be blessing unseen.
I'D
trouble hath so driven the old gnawins
ache out of my heart that ] love to be
alone and dream, open eyed, OF the time,
of a surety not far off, when I shall be
with thee -" 1t Is ofttimes sore hard
for me, who have never waited. to have TO
wait. like q patient Griselda, which OF
truth l am not, for this which l do 80
want, but try to make myself content
with the thought that full sure 1t will not
be for long. and that when this tedious
time hath spent itself we shall look BACK
upon it as a very soul school, and shall
rather JOY that we did not purchase our
heaven too cheaply.
l said l find it easy to live here as
wish. and did begin to tell thee how 1t was
when l ran off into telling OF how long
for thee, so l will try again. This Louis,
to begin with Is but the verieSt SHADOW
Of a man. of whom thou needst have not
one jealous thought He Is on bed OF
sickness most Of the time. Of his own ac-
cord. and IT, perchance. he be but fairly
well a day OF so ! do straightway make
him i'll again In one way or another. and.
please God, hope to wear him out entirely
ere long time Of deed, Brother Henry
was right. Better had It been for Louis to
have married human devil than me, Tor
It maketh q very one out OF me II mine
eyes but rest upon him, and thou know
est full we'll what kind Of devil make.
Brother Henry knoweth, at any rate. For
all this do ! grieve. but have no remedy
nor want one. | sometimes do almost
compassionate the old king. but l cannon
forbear, for he turneth my very blood to
biting gall. and must cen take the conse-
uuences OF his own folly. Truly Is he
wild for love of me, this poor old man.
and the more hold him at distance the
more he fondly dotes. / do verify believe
he would try to stand upon his toollsn
old head did / but insist. / sometimes
have a thought to make him try 1t. He
doeth enough that Is SenSeless ana ap-
surd. in all conscience. as 1t Is. At all OF
this do the courtiers smile and laugh and
put me forward to other pranks-that Is,
all but few of the elders, who shake
their heads but dare do nothing else FOR
fear of the dauphin, who will soon be
king and who stands first in urging and
abetting me. So II Is easy for me to DO
what / wish. and above all to leave un-
done that which | wish not, for do easily
rule them all. as good Sir Edwin and dear
Jane will testify. ! have ball every
night wherein | do make deal OF amuse-
ment for every one by dancing La volta
with his majesty until his heels. and his
poor old head. too. are like to fall of.
Others importune me for those dances,
especially the dauphin. but l laugh and
shake my head and say that / will dance
with no one but the king, because No
dances so we'll. This pleases his majesty
nightly and maketh an opening for me
to avoid the touch of other men, for am
Jealous Of myself for thy sake. and save
and garner every little touch for thee.
go Sir Edwin will tell you dance with
no one else and surely never will.
You remember we'll. I doubt not, Whso
thou first didst teach me this new dance.
All, how delightful it was. and yet how
ut first il did frighten and anger me.
Thou canst not know how my heart beat
during all the time of that first dance. l
thought OF a surety. 1t would burst, ana
then the wild thrill Of frightened ecstasy
that made my blood run like fire! knew
It must be wrong, for it was. in truth. too
sweet a thing to be right. And then l
grew angry at thee as the cause OF my
~rongdoing and scolded thee. and repented
It. as usual. Truly didst thou conquer,
not win, me. Then afterward. withal 1t
so frightened me. how ! longed to dance
again, and could in no way stay myself
from asking At times could l hardly
wait till evening fell. and when upon oc-
casion thou ddst not come was so angry
I said ha;sd thee. What must thou have
thought of me. SO forward and bold! And
that afternoon All. l think of 1t every
oil md
DER and DER. as 1t sweeter grows with
mcmorys ripcnng touch. Some moments
there are that send their glad ripple down
through life's stream to the verge Of the
grave. and truly blest Is ore who can
Bmile upon and kiss these memory waves
and draw from thence bliss that never
fails. but thou knowest full well my heart,
and 1 need not tease thee with Its out
pourings.
There is yet another matter Of which I
wish to write in very earnestness. Sir
Edwin spoke to me thereof, and what ne
said hath given me serious thought. ]
thank him for his words. of which hs
will tell thee in full if thou but importune
him thereto 1t Is this: The dauphin,
Francis d'Angouleme. hath fallen des-
peratcly fond of me and Is quite as i'm
Fortunate and almost as foSiiAh as the
elder lover. This people in this strange
land of France have. in sooth. some curl
GUS notions. For an example thereto. no
one thinks to find anything unseeming in
the dauphin's conduct by reason OF his
having already a wife. and more. that
wife the Princess Claude. daughter to the
king. laugh at him and let him say
what he WILL for in truth l am powerless
to prevent it, Words cannot scar even q
rose leaf and will not harm me. Then by
his help and example. am justified in the
ewes of the court in that l so treat the
king, which otherwise 1t were Impossible
,or mo to ,1o and live here, So, however