Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-05
Ievelier than her daughters. :.

oOsly; tWOuld relieve much anxiety"
"'Tis the dreadful uncertainties of
you masculine lovers" Anne countered
archly, that keeps us poor maids in
terror"
"'Tis said," put in Paulina, that his
sxcellency will publish new code for
the palace etiquette. Think of 1t! Just
like real court! There is to be cham
berlain, and all gentlemen are to un.
bonnet before the portraits of the king
and queen"
The young man looked dark. "Would
he kept to his court etiquette!" he ex-
claimed. "See you the green yonder?'
All turned their gaze toward the low
or end Of the street where sat the new
two storied capitol, with its tall cupo-
Ia and clock. Generally there were to
be seen burgesses, singly or in couples,
passing in or out. Now the space be-
fore 1t was covered with knots Of men,
talking, gesticulating, walking from
group 10 group. One could almost i'm
agine an accompanying hum, like the
sound Of distant bee swarm. AS they
sazed the knots separated and moved
slowly toward one Of the side doors.
"They enter the left" said Anne.
lis not the usual sitting of the house,
then. Has the governor summoned
them to the council chamber? And for
whatT'
"For whatT repeated Jefferson
wrathfully. For the resolves, printed
today in the Gazette, appointing day
OF prayer and fasting because of the
shutting Of the port of Boston. His ex-
eellency-I had like to have said his
maJesty'-is in fine rage. The Vir-
sanians are IN no mood to bear more
houting. One can scarce say what will
befall IL he dissolve themw
There was well nigh wall at this.
"Oh," moaned Mistress Byrd, '.then
there will be no ball?"
Jefferson smiled. but spot of tenn
pestuous red burned Anne's cheek as
she flung up her head. IF the govern
or clapped all save ten of yirginia's
burgesses into the prison yonder," she
said slowly, "the ten would give his
lady the ball of welcome. They are,
virginians."
"Seew said Jefferson. HE is com.
Ing"
At the end Of the broad reach which
spitted Duke of Gloucester street mid
way, nearly opposite them, stood the
palace, brick red, greened with creep
ems, lifting its tall lantern above gar
dens laid In the italian fashion in
shapes Of stars and horseshoes. Now
its front sprang suddenly into action.
A great chariot, very splendid, with
vice regal trappings of gilt and leather,
whirled up at the steps, and two fig
ures entered it. The vermilion liv-
cried outriders broke into gallop, and
the team of six milk white horses
wound through the many acred
grounds sown with silver grass and
studded with mulberry and catalpa
trunks. like gnarled, one legged dancers,
and swept at smart trot into Duke of
Gloucester street.
His excellency Lord Dunmore, red
and thick necked, with Captain Foy,
his cold featured aid, beside him, rode
10 the capitol.
The splendid chariot, brought from
London to awe the yirglnians. went Mt
speed along way suddenly grown
a-bustle. The unwonted summons to
the council chamber had gone abroad,
and Williamsburg, full to the brim
with rich planters from the valleys of
the Potomac, the Rappahannock and
the James, now at their town houses
with their families for court season,
were come forth to wait and to specu-
late upon the royal governors wrath,
The road was filling with coaches and
tours bearing the nabobs and their
danes and with sparkish young gen.
temen passing on dancing nags. The
pave Of old Bruton church, wherein of
. Sunday sat his excellency in his pew
under the canopy, was bright with
maids in satin and lace, with beaus
showing silken calves and powdered
wigs and with students in collegiate
gabardines Of sobriety by no means
ever fitting their habits.
Stout old Governor Botetourt had got
many cheer in the old days as he rode
by in his fine chariot. He was popular,
and departed this life in the odor Of
liking, to receive a statue ON William
and Mary common. But for the new
governor, John Murray, earl of Dun
more, there had come to be many a
wry look. He had learned Toryism
under Lord Butte, rs had the king, and
nature had made him Scotch barba-
Ran to begin with. Diplomacy to him
meant the heavy hand, and charity was
% far of as religion.
He rode along this afternoon scowl-
ing. abrupt and imperious, rs usual.
and now with an extra set to his heavy
lantern jaw that BODIED no good.
Beaming alteration was in the low
courtesy that Mistress Byrd swept him