The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-25
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brave and martial he disliked the Woodviiles almost as much as he did the house of Neville.
 The great man saw Sybill and fell in love with her. Soon he brought 1t about that she was added to the train of the Queen. Thus 1t happened that SybilI Warner, who in childhood had played around the knees of Margaret of Anjou. now the exiled Queen of Henry VI, who was Edwards prisoner in the Tower joined the retinue of that former Queens bitter enemy. Elizabeth Woodville. Queen of Eng land.
 It was at this time that Warwick departed with great throng of at tendants to bring about a union that he had often urged on the King for the sake of England--that of Edwards s sister. to the brother cf Louis of France
 warwick's reason for this was that such an alliance would detach the French fox from the side of Margaret of Anjou and Lancaster. Despite the excellent wisdom of the polIsy. 1t had two determined factions to oppose 1t. One was that of the London merchants. who demanded an alliance with the Burgundians because their trade lay that way, and the other was that of the woodvilles. who felt that if they could defeat Warwick's plan It would lead the naughty and imperious Earl to break with Edward.
 The crafty Louis of France, whether through cunning or through true ad- miration of Warwick, showered the KfngMaker with such marks of favor and such honors that his enemies in l England succeeded in infiaming the I Jealous mind of Edward. Pressing | their advantage. they won their victory l just as Warwick. far away. was con. | cluding the mission. on which he had been sent by his King. Tn the midst of the splendid entertainments Of the | French court the message came to him l that Edward had dishonored him and had concluded an alliance between his sister and the ruler of Burgundy 1 Ever brave highly egotistical. Ed ward would not consider the tngrati- I tude of the course he had taken. In- | deed. every reflection that brought to | his mind anew the fact that Warwick had made him KinEbrought him re- newed impatience against 6 subject sd powerful and great that the Earl night | well be assumed to be the real ruler of l England
 l Having done the deed. he welcomed | the coming feud with Warwick, earger | to break with his mighty Minister | Draining a goblet to Burgundy he l cried: Thus we bind forever Bur gundy and England! Woe to Franco | We will wrench her lands from this huckster Louis. By heaven! snall | not sleep in peace till York hath re- l gained what Lancaster hath lost! Lei 1 Warwick comel We want g no more l his battle ax! Tn our new designs or | France Burgundy is an ally that migh' compensate for a greater loss than | sulIen Minister. Let him comeF As he spoke. there arose long loud shout. A gentleman inewattine drew aside a curtain and the Earl oi | warwick entered the royal presenee.
 His dress was disordered and soiIeS I bytravel The black plume on his car
 was broken and hung darkly over hi 1 face. Yet before the grandeur of ni stature, the majesty of his presence | even the splendid Edward himsel 1 seemed suddenly to be dwarfed to to a common man.
 "This to me, KingP' said he. Thi
 to msI Edward, thou hast misuse' mine honor and belied thine own hast debased myself in juggling me deleeated as the representative of tn! loyalty. Stand back, my lords. stan'
 back! I am of the race of those who
 greater than kings. have builts throne
 and toppled them." 'et ts
 "By St. George and my father
 headg' cried Edward. with rage n l less fierce than Warwtck's. Anothe
 word, and thou leavest this apart ment for the Tower!"
 There Is not a hair on my head
 answered Warwick scornfully, ''whicl
 thy whole house could dare to toucl
 Sendme to the Tower-and befor
 three days have passed look aroun'
 board English and miss thronew
 Before Edward could speak his bro
 ther, Richard of Gloucester. steppe'
 between the two and said:
 Edward, my brother, remember tn
 field at Touton and fbrbe Warwich
 my cousin. forget not thy King or hi
 dead father"
 The EarI's face fell. for to tha
 father he had sworn that he woul
 suecor and defend the sons. Fl
 thought too of the battle Toutol
 when he had won the throne for thi
 Edward whom he loved; and at the re
 collection all his love returned.
 What Edward might have done non
 could say There arose the shout o
 an immense multitude: Warwick
 Warwfck! and even the fierce son O
 York knew in that moment that t
 touch Warwick meant to throw ava,
 the crown.