Cañon City record., 1904-01-28

more deliberate journey bride never
made to waiting bridegroom. She was
study during this whole period. weep
ing and angry by turns. She. who had
never known a moments illness in all
her days, took to her bed upon two oc-
casions from sheer antipathetic ucrv-
BUSINESS. and would rest her head upon
James breast and cry out little. half
articulate prayers to God that she
might not kill the man who was her
husband when they should meet.
When we met the king about league
this side of Abbeyille. and when Mary
beheld him with the shadow of death
upon his brow. she took hope. for she
knew he would be but putty in her
hands, SO manifestly weak was lie,
mentally and physically. AS he came
up she whipped her horse and rode by
him at a gallop. sending me back with
word that he must not be so ardent;
that he frightened her. poor. timid lit
tie thing. so afraid of-nothing in the
world! This shocked the French court
iers, and one would think would have
offended Louis, but he simply grinned
from ear to ear, showing his yellow
fangs, and said whimperingly: "oh. the
game is worth the trouble. Tell her
majesty 1 wait at Abbeville."
The old king had ridden horse to
meet his bride In order that he might
appear more gallant before her. but n
litter was waiting to take him bac. to
Abbevflle by a shorter route. and they
were married again in person.
Again a quotation from Hall is sub
stituted:
Mondaye the vi daye of Noueber ther
the sayde quene was receyued into the
cytee of Parys after the order thar follow
| eth. First the garde OF the cytee met her
with cute Sayncte Denyce al in coates of
goldsmythes woorke with shippes gylt
| and after them nett her al the prestes
and religious whiche were esteemed to be
linn. The quene was in a chyre coured
about Out not her ouer person) in white
| elothe of golde. the horses that drewe II
| couered in clothe OF golde. on her he'd n
coronail. al of create peries. her neckc
and brest full Of Iuels. before her wentc a
garie OF Almaynes after ther fascion and
after them al noblemen. the Dolphin.
the Duke of Burbon. Carynailes. and a
create nomber OF estates. Aboute her
person rode the kynges garde the which
wer Scottes. On the morowe bega the
iustes. and the quene stode SO that al
men might sec her. and wonder her
beautie, and the kynge was febie and lay
on couche for weakenes.
So Mary was twice married to Louis.
and. although she was his queen fast
and sure enough. she was not his wife
You may say what you will. but l
like fighting woman, one with a touch
of the savage In her when the occasion
arises, one who can fight for what she
loves as well as against what she hates
She usually loves as she ights-with
all her heart.
So Mary was crowned and was now
a queen and hedged about by the tin.
seled divinity that hedgeth royalty.
1t seemed that she was climbing
higher and higher all the time from
Brandon. but In her heart every day
she was brought nearer to him.
There was one thing that troubled
her greatly. and all the time. Henry
had given his word that Brandon should
be liberated as soon as Mary had left
the shores of England. but we had
heard nothing Of this matter. although
we had received several letters from
home. A doubt of her brother In
whom she had little faith at best. made
an ache at her heart which seemed at
times likely to break-so she said
One night she dreamed that she had
witnessed Brandons execution. her
brother standing by in excellent hu-
NOR at the prank he was playing her
and It so worked upon her waking
hours that by evening she was Ill. At
last received n letter from Brandon,
which had been delayed along the
road. containing one for Mary. II
told Of his full pardon and restoration
to favor. greater even than before, and
her joy was SO sweet and quiet and yet
so softly delirious that / tell you plain
ly It brought tears to my eyes, and
could not hold them back.
The marriage, when once determined
upon, had not cast her down nearly so
deep ms 1 had expected, and soon she
grew to be quite cheerful and happy.
This filed me with regret. for thought
Of how Brandon must suffer. and felt
that her heart was a poor. himsy thing
to take this trouble 30 lightly.
1 spoke to Jane about 1t, but she only
laughed. MARY Is all right" said she.
DO not fear. Matters will turn out
better than you think. perhaps. You
know she generally manages to have
her own way In the end"
IF you have any comfort to give.
please give II, Jane. feel most keenly
for Brandon, heart tied to such n will
full. changeable creature as Mary"
"Sir Edwin Caskoden. You need not
take the trouble to speak to me at all
unless you can use language more re-
spectful concerning my mistress. The
queen knows what she Is about. but II
appears that you cannot see It see
It plainly though, although no word
has ever been spoken to me on the sub
ject. AS to Brandon being tied to her
1t seems to me she Is tied to him and
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