New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

had scratched out TO her bedchamber. she must
ask him To send herself back % Lisbon" To
the r,odern reader familiar with all the traits of
C,,.rras II there is something almost amusing
,bont this situation But for Catherine il was
almost tragic
The King was at first astOnished and then in
dignant Even so. it would not have been TOO
late to have brought him TO his senses. If Cath4
crime had gone a little judiciousiy about coun-
taractins the influence of those cOurtiers who
were largely responsible for his obstinate adj
hesion to Lady CastIemaine- positive explo-
sion came when the King boldly brought the
favorite into his wife's apartment leading aer
nv the hand and presenting her by name %
Catherine He must have been astoUnded when
the latter received her enemy with all ppssi3l:
graciousness. but in a moment his satisfaction
was turned 10 chagrin Miss Davidson thus de-
scribes the ensuing episode;
The fact was that Catherine still found 1t *
ceedingIy hard to catch English naraeS, and aad
gUese fades standing behind her chair knew bet
ter than Catherine She bent for" ar.i ana N an
C'<herfne started She turned and stared az The
Lady" with Mortified incredulity Then, strug-
gle as she might with her feelings t1e slgnt Of
the woman who her rival standing demurely
before her supported BY the 9usn,trd 5T pi5soil, son
flowed from her nOstrils with the shock ~ ag'ta-
ton and her attendants hastily caught her a. she
sank back in a kind Of fit. probably q faint They
carried her 10 inner room, and applied restora-
tves One can imagine the effect upy1 th- court
she left
An untoward fate logged the footsteps Of this
soreIy tried lady When she at last decided u
make the best Of a bad bargain and 20 put up
with the Castlemaine, she chose the wrong mo-
ment and overdid her kindness. The want1n
King cruelty misconstrued her action and pre-
ferred to doubt her sincerity. giving up all PIE
tence of any romantic feeling for her. He con-
tinued in his Ievity. and 10 the day 0f his death
neglected his wife for the court beauties. The
tale is not precisely savory and neeaA1t be fol
lowed in detail here. In it's broaftr aspects it
shows us a queen outwardIy contented. but sore
at heart. and a king both unfaithfuI and chiv-
alrOus.
Their. was enough that was good In the heart
of Charles to give him a consciousness, now and
then of the merit of his Consort- He knew the
solid character of her piety; he could appreciate
the simplicity and refinement of her tastes He
was aware too. of her endeavors % please him
by sharing so far as she could in his amuse-
ments 1t delighted him % the delight that
she took in dancing. and occasionally his heart
must have warmed as the staid Catherine be-
came fairly frOIicsOue. To his credit be II said
that he was constantly attentive in graceful and
genuinely respectful ways, was quick % rebuke
the in1pertinence shown TO her by those inclined
to presume on court favor, and. when a grave
crisis came. stood by her like a gentleman
Though he grieved over her chidlesSness he
never blamed her for il. and seorned to listen TO
the intriguers who would have used it in schemes
for the annulnent of his marriage. In the fren-
zied period which witnessed the Infamous trans
actions of Titus Oates and brought Catherine in
peril of her life he stood firm and protected her
against the dangers incurred through her re-
ligious belief. Says the biosrapher;
At once. when the first whisper y the tempest
began be heard. he had sent for her from
Somerset House. and insisted that she sn0ud
occupy her lons-deserted apartments oeslde nun i
He showered upon her open marks or respect and
attention He told Burnet-or 50 BuTnet says
that when he thought of his OWN great fdu!tIness
towards her. he recoIed from the dtroclty u
the least says Roger North queen taIheFine
had been very i'll used. for the r.otters h1d retN
Oned his weakness with regard % women anu
fattered him with the homes Of having an heir
had at once made him surv t.ll JGr gi-tIsrS
against Catherine were not the -oi. WORK ~ 'al.'
and BedIoe but of a Cabal, and h. r-lI.lFArd ID
those about him, Il believe they -A'tN lNV
mind for a new wife bur I Viii not suffer an
innocent woman to Dc WrOuSe,i- ne 9F-TIeu
Oates at once into prison. AMI 2 .i -,ldldS -.
him. till the popular clamor forced A.i. 70 So NJ ~;
free again TO rebut the charge Of mlzz'iH5 a "lL7
ness to the truth
With this dutifuI service the Queen Rad % pe
content Her husbands conduct varied As
time went on there were fitfuI CLEANS ~ S5ue-
thing like genuine passion in his heart. but IN
the main he gave her none Of the happiness 'I
which she had dreamed before their "1rriasT-