The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-27

young gentlemen, Su -tutiloHE'
on another subject. II 1t was
not TO the holy office he objected, per
haps it was not TO the queens chan
cellor or to the queen" He raised his
voice with the last words and bent
his brows. so that | could scarcely be
lieVe it was the same man speaking.
Eth. sir, was that 500 he continued
remonstrance and glowering at me. 1T
may be that we have Il rebel here in
stead Of q hereto"
God forbid" cried the knight. IN
able to contain himself. Ii was clear
that he repeuted already of his i'll timed
discipline. Il will answer for it that
we have no Wyatts here. my lord
That is WE'LL" the chancellor replied.
THAT is Well" he repeated, his eyes
leaving me and rowing the hall with
so proud a menace in their glance that
all quailed. even the fool. THAT is
very we'll" he said, drumming on the
table with his fingers. but let Master
Francis speak for himself"
Il never heard" said l boldiy-I had
had a moment for thought"- that
Sir Thomas Wyatt had any following in
this country. None to my knowledge.
AS for the queens marriage with the
prince of Spain. which was on the
Using with the kentish folk, 1t seems
a matter rather for the queens grace
than her subjects. But If hat be not
so, |, for my part. you'd rather have
seen her married to q stout Englishman
aye, or to g. F'renchman."
And why, young gentleman"
Because L would we kept at peace
by fighting Spain than ighting
France" l answered bluntiy.
My uncle held up his hands. The
boy is clean mad" he groaned. Who
ever heard of such a thing? With all
France, the rightful estate of her ma
Jesty, waiting to be won back. he talks
of fighting Spain! And his own grand
mother was a SpaniardI"
Il am none the less an EngIishrnan
Tor that!' | said, whereon there was A
slight murmur of applause in the hall
below, And for France" L continued,
carried away by this. we have been
fighting it off and on, as long as men
remember, and what are we the better?
We have only lost what We had to be-
gin. Besides I am toll that France
is five times stronger than it was in
Henry VS. time, and we should only
spend u strength in winning what
We could not hold. While as to SPAIN
aye, as to SPAIN" grunabled Sir
forgetting his formidable
neighbor and staring at me with eyes
of wonder.
Why. my father fought the French
at G~uinegate, and my grandfather at
Cherbourg, and his father at Agin-
court But there! AS to Spain. you
why, she is c~onquering here" an
swered warmly and colonizing there
among b newly discovered countries
OF the world, and getting all the trade.
ana all the seaports. and all the gold
n silver, and Spain, after all, is a
nation with no greater strength of men
England. Aye, and l hear" I
cried, growing more excited and raising
my voice, that now is our time or
never! The Spaniards and the Portu-
guese have discovered a new world over
seas.
"A Castillo v a Leon
Nuevo mundo dio Colon!
say they; but, depend upon it, every
country that is to be rich and strong
In the time that is coming must have
part in it. We cannot q either
Spain or France; we have not men
enough. But We nave docks and sail
ors and ships in London ard Fowey
and Bristol and the Cinaue ports,
enough to fight spain over the great
seas. and / say, Have at herr"
What next?" groaned Sir Anthony
plteouSly. Did man ever hear such
crackbrained nonsense?"
But | think it was not nonsense, for
MS words were almost lost in the CRY
which ran through the hall as I ceased
speak1ng-a cry of English voices. One
moment my heart beat high and proud
ly with a new sense of power; the
next, as a shadow of q cloud falls on
a sunny hillside. the cold sheer on the
statesman's face fell on me and chilled
me. His set look had neither thawed
or altered, his color had neither come
nor gone. You speak your lesson well
lad he said. "Who taught you state.
craft?"
l grew smaller. shrinking with each
word he uttered, and faltered and was
dumb.
Come" he said, .'you see but a lit.
Tie way. Yet country lads do not tall
of Fowey and Bristol! Who primec
you?"
Il met a Master Sebastian Cabot
said reluctantly, at last, when he hat
pressed me more han once, who staif
awhile at a house o far from her,
and had been inspector of the navy t,
King Edward. He had been a seaman
TOO fast" said Gardiner, with
curt nod. But enough I understand
l know the Etc Is dead
He was silent then and seemed t.
have fallen suddenly in to thought q,
a man well might who had the gov
erning OF q kingdom on his shoulders
Seemingly he had done with me.
looked at Sir Anthony. AYE, go." IA
said irritably, waving me off. "Cot"
And / Went. The ordeal was owe,
and over so successfully that / felt IN
humiliation of the afternoon cheap a
the price Of this triumph. for as
stepped down there was a buzz aronn,
me. q murmur OF tion nv,
pride and excitement. On every Coto,
face | marked a flush, in every Cato,
eye / read a sparkle, and every Ans
and every sparkle was for me rvs,
the chancellor's secretaries. rrav.
down looking men. all secrecy and car,
ton. cast curious glances at me, a
though / We're something out Of tn
common, and the chancellor's mage
made way for me with newborn defe1
ence. There is for country Wits"
heard Baldwin Moor cry gleefull,
while the mar who put food befor
me murfnured of the Cludde bu
pup. II ] read In Father Carey's fac,
as indeed ! did, soltcitude as wen 3
relief II gladness. i marked the latte
only Rugged a natural pride
my breast. When Martin Luther sal
boldly that it was not only bishop coul
NIL "a bowl. it was by an effort / r
trained from Joining in the laugh whie
followed.
For an. hour ] enjoyed this trium1
= and did all but brag Of 1t. Especial
VI wished Petropilla had witnessed
! =; the end OF that time-finis. as ii
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