Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 27 August 1903 — Page 7

t WHEN KNIGHTHOOD • S WAS IN FLOWER S V Or, The Love Story of Charles Erandon and Mary Tudor, the King’s Sister and *> Happening In the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth Rewritten wnd Rendered Into Modem English From Sir Edwin Jjfc Ca.tkoden'l Memoir f’;, J By EDWIN CASKODEN [CHARLES MAJOR] & 4*4 CovvrigM, IS9B and IXI, by the Bowen-Merrill Company

“And what did you do?” “1 struggled away from him and snatched this dagger from my breast, telling him that if he took but one step toward me I would plunge it in my heart, and he said I was a fool.” ■•God keep you always a fool!” said I prayerfully. “How long has this been going on?” “A month or two. But I have always been able to run away from him. He has been growing more importunate of late, so I bought a dagger that very day and had it not one hour too soon.” With this she drew out a gleaming little weapon that flashed in the rays of the candle. This was trouble in earnest for me, and 1 showed it very plainly. Then Jane timidly put her hand in mine for the first time in her life and murmured: “We will be married, Edwin, if you wish, before we return from France.” She was glad to fly to me to save herself from Henry, and I was glad even to be the lesser of two evils. As to whether my two friends met or not that day at Bridewell I cannot say, but I think they did. They bad in some way come to an understanding that lightened both their hearts before Mary left for France, and this had been their only possible opportunity. Jane and I were always taken into tbeir confidence on other occasions, but as to this meeting, if any there was, we have never been told a word. My belief is that the meeting was contrived by Wolsey upon.a solemn promise from Brandon and Mary never to reveal it, and if so they have sacredly kept their word. On the 13th of August, 1514, Mary Tudor, with her golden hair falling over her shoulders, was married at Greenwich to Louis de Valois, De Longueville acting as his French majesty’s prosy. Poor, fair Proserpina! Note.—Maidens only were married with their hair down. It was "the sacred token of maidenhood.”—Editor. CHAPTER XX. DOWN INTO FRANCE. S J 0 it came to pass that Mary was married unto Louis and r—went down into France. K ~£ti [Again the editor takes the liberty of substituting Hall’s quaint account of Mary’s journey to France.] Then when all things were redy for the conueyaunce of this noble Ladye, the kyng her brother in the moneth of Auguste, and the xV daye. with the quene his wife and his sayde sister and al the court came to Douer and there taryed, for the wynde was troblous and the wether fowle, in so muche that shippe of the kynges called the Libeck of IXC. tonne was dryuen a shore before Sangate and there

laPSSSWi ■MH BB MhEMßrnWiaii P D t* i^Tiy^*T> *-■■ ■ esidea »a for one of our recent large discriptive lists. Iu inquiry refer to prwpeit.es by number, [dress •Phone No. 230. •»• F- SNOW, Decatur, Indiana. [No. 57—Buildingjots on Linn street . Ma( ’^ s ™ t Dwatun°clayand f sand [ K£° Monroe' % lot-, fair buildings, fruit and timber S4SO U j from $450 to SIOOO each. No Sl9—An 80 acre tract, one-half mile west bouse, etc. SISOO. H o . 163—Eighty acres, near stone road in Wa- ~ location, on pike road. Price S7OO. loam. s>.uo. N’o 3« acre tract In south Decatur on No f gU ° d frU,t BUd ln “t aad °' h " ”“IMfourthsblacKland.no buildings, $..», no buildings, $1,350. No. 194—A twenty-acre tract In good location. ,„ cn » Pro , rß rt two miles south of "MtSKEsa srjtiS day. 5 acres good young timber, five-room ant, Mtls. Some timber, a variety oi sou. good house, JISOO. 1 nceJa.dao. .. „ „ No 224—For sale, a 108 acre tract of beech and So. 201—A 32 acre farm, three miles north- ■ su^ar | an( ] two and a half miles east ot Deeast of Decatur. Improvements all new. catur New house and barn. SSOO worth of Fair grade of soil. Rural mail route. $2-00 tim ber. Price $5,600. No. 225—a 40 acre tract of first class black fjo. 251—A 100 acre tract of average sugar farming land 3 miles southwest ot Pleasant land , o n the public road, two miles northMills, one mile from stone road, small build- eas t o f Decatur lair improvements frame ings, $2,400. buildings, drove well. etc. Price •M.boo. So. 215-A 40 acre tract near the stone road. N ?-^ bl '^.^“ a n d t [□ a m o, and o ot f h a ■r n sol^. l ' l one a>oat seven miles west of Decatur; num- so black sanit loa m i bcr one land and good improvements, $3,100 S'i. 256--A 40 acre tract of well improved .. \ 140 acre tract on the gravel pike, and. two miles east oMJlbinroe town. Good a'/.,T,,’two miles northeast from Decatur. [ qualityof land. Improvements nearly new. n lind imnrovements. buildings worth $3,000. Price $3,500. Eighty acres black land. Price $9,500. N n 218—A 46 acre tract four miles northeast No. 222—A 120 acre tract n, '* r of Berne on free mail route, a quarter ot a within five mile, northwest of Decatur, goo mile from the stone road, lair buildings. & improvements, one halt black lau . .. : black land. $2,300. No ift)-An 184-acre tract, in east St Marys Jo. 237—A 60 acre tract at the stone road, township, sand and frame 'cribs and barn near church and school house, four miles “rick house, frame cnos a southwest ot Decatur. Good location, ordi- 11 ice Sii.uw. ’ Prices2^oo,° VenleUtS ’ falr ' aDd - [ant 5 Mtn n 2? ac l r ? tract - soutl ‘weiW of Pleas- F^a’.’^'Jfb^kland.' * A~goml's'toek farm; W For more complete DESCRIPTIONS and LIST of TOWN AND CITY PROPERM ddress the SNOW AGENCY.

brase & of VI C. men scanteiy escapea fiiC and yet the most part of them were hurt with the wrecke. When the wether was fayre, then al her wardrobe, stable, and riches was shipped, and such as were appoyncted to gave their attendaunce on her as the duke of Norfolke, the Marques of Dorset, the Bysshop of Durham, the Earle of Surrey, the Jorde Delawar, sir Thomas Bulleyn and many other knights, Squyers, gentlemen & ladies, al these went to shippe and the sayde ladye toke her leaue of the quene in the castell of Douer, and the king brought her to the sea syde, and kissed her, and betoke her to GOD and the fortune of the sea and to the gouernaunce of the French king her husband. Thus at the hower of foure of the clock in the morenynge thys fayre ladye toke her shippe with al her noble compaignie: and when they had sayled a quarter of the see, the wynde rose and seuered some of the shippes to Cayles, and some in Flaunders and her shippe with great difflcultie to Bulleyn, and with great ieopardy at the entrying of the bauen, for the master ran the shippe hard on shore, but the botes were Tsdy and receyued this noble ladye, and at the iandyng Sir Christopher Garnysha stode in the water and toke her in his armes, and so caryed her to land, where the Duke of Vandosme and a Cardynall with many estates receyued her, and her ladles, and weicommed all the noble men into the countrey, and so the quene and all her trayne came to Bulleyn and ther rested, and from thence she remoued by dyuerse lodgynges tyll she came all most within iii miles of Abuyle besyde the forrest of Arders, and ther kynge Loyes vppon a greate courser met her, (which he so longe desired) but she toke her way righte on, not stopping to conurse. Then he returned to Abuyle by a secret waye, & she was with greate triumphe, procession & paglantes receyued into the toune of Abuyle the VIII day of October by the Dolphin, which receyued her with greate honor. She was appearellled in cloth of siluer, her horse was trapped in goldsmythes work very rychly. After her followed xxxvi ladles al ther palfreys trapped with crymsyn veluet, embraudered: after the folowed one.charyott of cloth of tyssue. the seconde clothe of golde and the third Crymsyn veluet embraudered with the kynges armes & hers, full of roses. After them folowed a great nomber of archers and then wagons laden with their stuf. Greats was the riches in plate, iuels. money, and hangynges that this ladye brought into France. The Moday beyng the daye of Sayncte Denyce, the same kynge Leyes marled the lady Mary in the greate church of Abuyle bothe appareled in goldesmythes woorke. After the masse was done ther was a greate banket and fest and the ladyes of England highly entreteyned. The Tewesdaye beyng the x daye of October all the Englishmen except a fewe that wer officers with the sayde quene were discharged whiche was a great sorowe for theim, for some had serued her longe in the hope of preferment and some that had honest romes left them to serue her and now they wer out of seruice, which caused the to take thought in so much, some dyed byway returning, and some fell mad. but ther was no remedy. After the English lordes had done ther commission the French kynge wylled the to take no lenger payne & so gaue to theim good rewardes and they toke ther leaue of the quene and returned. Then the Dolphyn of Fraunce called Frauncys duke of Valoys, or Fraunceys a' a mroiiieme caused a solempne iustes to

be proclaymed. which shoulde be kept in Parys in the moneth of Noueber next ensuyng, and while al these thinges were prepearyng, the Ladye Mary, the V. Jaye of Noueber, then keying Sondaye was w’ith greate solempnltee crowned Queen of Fraunce in the monasterye of Saynct Denyce. and the Lorde Dolphyn, who was young, but very toward, al the season held the crowune ouer her bed. because it was of great waight, to her greuaunce. Mme. Mary took her time, since a more deliberate journey bride never made to waiting bridegroom. She was a study during this whole period, weeping and angry by turns. She, who had never known a moment’s illness in all her days, took to her bed upon two occasions from sheer antipathetic nervousness, and would rest her head upon Jane’s 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 a league this side of Abbeville, 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 he, mentally and physically. As he came up she whipped her horse and rode by him at a gallop, sending me back with word that lie must not be so ardent; that he frightened her, poor, timid little thing, so afraid of—nothing in the world! This shocked the French courtiers, and one would think would have offended Louis, but he simply grinned from ear to “ar, showing his yellow fangs, and said whimperingly: “Oh, the game is worth the trouble. Tell her majesty I wait at Abbeville.” The old king had ridden a horse to meet his bride in order that he might appear more gallant before her, but a litter was waiting to take him back to Abbeville by a shorter route, and they were married again in person. Again a quotation from Hall is substituted . Mondaye the ,vi daye of Noueber, ther the sayde quene was receyued into the cytee of Parys after the order thar foloweth. First the garde of the cytee met her with oute Sayncte Denyce al in coates of goldsmythes woorke with shippes gylt, anu ui icr ukm men ner ai me preaies and religious whiche were estemqd to be .HIM. The quene was in a chyre coured about (but not her ouer person) in white clothe of golde. the horses that drewe it couered in clothe of golde, on her hed a coronall, al of greate perles, her necke and brest full of luels, before her wente a garde of Almaynes after ther fascion, and after them al noblemen, as the Dolphyn, the Duke of Burbon, Carynalles, and a greate nomber of estates. Aboute her person rode the kynge's garde the which wer Scottes. On the morowe bega the iustes, and the quene stode so that al men might see her, and wonder at her beautie, and the kynge was feble and lay on a 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 I like a fighting woman, one with a touch of the savage in her when the occasion (irises, one who can fight for what she loves as well as against what she hates. She usually loves as she tights—with all her heart. So Mary was crowned and was now a queen and hedged about by the tinseled divinity that hedgeth royalty. It 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 bad heard nothing of this matter, although we had received several letters from home. A doubt of her brother, in whom she bad 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 .jvifpossed Brandon’s execution,. her brother stamnug’ by m ex&i%ht' li'umor at the prank he was playing her, and it so worked upon her waking hours that by evening she was ill. At last I received a letter from Brandon, which had been delayed along the road, containing one for Mary. It toid 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 I tell you plainly it brought tears to my eyes, and I could not hold them back. The marriage, when once determined . !Wl .u:..!'-' •' nearly so grew to be quite cheerful and happy. This filled me with regret, for I thought of how Brandon must suffer, and felt that her heart was a poor, flimsy thing to take this trouble so lightly. I spoke to Jane about it. 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 it, Jane. I feel most keenly for Brandon, heart tied to such a. willful, changeable creature as Mary.” “Sir Edwin Caskoden, you need not takS the trouble to speak to me at all unless you can use language more respectful concerning my mistress. The queen knows what she is about, but it appears that you cannot see it. I see It plainly though, although no word has ever been spoken to me on the subject As to Brandon being tied to her, it seems to me she is tied to him and that he holds the reins. He could drive her into the mouth of purgatory.” “Do you think so?” “I know it.” I remained in thought a moment or two and concluded that she was right. In truth, the time had come to me when I believed that Jane, with her good sense and acute discernment, could not be wrong in-anything, and I think so yet. So I took comfort on faith from her and asked, “Do you remember what you said should happeij before we retarn to England?” • Jane hung her head. “1 remember.” “Well?” _ O W She theiijiut her hand in mine and murmured, “I am ready any time you wish.” Great heaven! I thought I should go

out ot my senses, sne should nave told me gradually. I had to do something to express my exultation, so I walked over to a bronze statue of Bacchus, about my size—that is, height —put my hat, which I had been carrying under my arm, on his bead, cut a few capers in an entirely new and equally antic step, and then drew back and knocked that Bacchus down. Jane thought I had gone stark mad. and her eyes grew big with wonder, but I walked proudly back to her after my victory over Bacchus and reassured her—with a few of Mary's messages that I bad still left over, if the truth must be told. Then we made arrangements that resulted in our marriage next morning. Accordingly Queen Mary and one or two others went with us down to a little church, where, as fortune would have ft, there was a little priest ready to join together in the holy bonds of wedlock little Jane and little me—everything so appropriate, you see. I suppose in the whole world we couldn’t have found another set of conditions so harmonious. Mary, laughed and cried and laughed again, and clapped her hands over and over, and said it was “like a play wedding,” and, as she kissed Jane, quietly slipped over her head a beautiful diamond necklace that was worth full £lo.ooo—aside, that is, from the millions of actual value because it came from Mary. “A play wedding” it was, and a play life it has been ever since. We were barely settled at court in Paris when Mary began to put her plans in motion and unsettle things generally. I could not but recall Hen-* v Jane thought I had gone stark mad. ry’s sympathy toward Louis, for the young queen soon took it upon herself to make life a burden to “the Father of His People,” and in that particular line I suppose she had no equal in all the length and breadth of Christendom. I heartily detested King Louis, largely, I think, because of prejudice absorbed from Mary, but he was, in fact, a fairly good old man, and at times I could but pity him. He was always soft in heart and softer in head, especially where women were concerned. Take his crazy attempt to seize tiie Countess of Croy while he was yet Duke of Orleans, and his infatuation for the Italian woman, for whom be built the elaborate burial vault—much it must have comforted her! Then his marriage to dictatorial little Anne of Brittany, for whom he had induced Pope Alexander to divorce him from the poor little crippled owlet Joan. In consideration of this divorce he had , s put v”!”' s "son, on his feet, financially ana polit-' ically. I think he must have wanted the owlet back again before he was done with Anne, because Anne was a termagant and ruled him with the heaviest rod of iron she could lift. £ (TO BE CONTINUED.] WHEN BURGLARS CALL. The Proper Thins to Do and iha Proper Way to Do It. “Events that are apparently trivial in the daytime assume an immense importance in Hie dead of night. A slight nc’se, out of the ordinary will sometimes have its bearing on the married lives of two people,” says Tom Masson in Life. “When, therefore, your wife wakes you up with that intensely nervous movement that indicates a brooding horror do not lose your presence of mind. Keep from shaking if possible, and while secretly your heart may be in your throat do not betray yourself. Above all, do not wake up too soon. Begin by groaning slightly, and roll over. At the second pull on her part it will be entirely proper for you tc start slightly, rub your eyes and mut ter any unintelligible sentence. Then as you gradually wake up and she be comes more persistent, you may allow yourself to say, 'Oh, nonsense!’ “Remember that up to this moment the formula for a husband waked up by his wife who hears a noise is always the same and should only be varied later. Now, however, is the time to act. “Dash quickly from the bed and either reach for your revolver, or it that isn’t handy take the first thing that presents itself—fire tongs, curling irons or a chair —and rush madly to the door. “If yen have acted your part correct iy and courageously you will find your wife there before you, barring the entrance. “By this time,’if you havjs made noise enough, the burglars, if there were any, have without doubt departed, and when you have persuaded your wife that tiie thing must be done you can seatflii the house at your leisure and ever afterward pose as a genuine hero who was thwarted in his purpose at the. critical Moment.”

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Woodward & Ball have purchased a new funeral car, which is certainly a model in its line. It has turtle top, 1 3-4 inch rubber tires, with nickel plate hubs and trimmings. The inside top is upholstered with white satin, floated rosette center, with tassel. It is an eight column car, bevel plate glass with double set drapery and lammer cloth drapery on the seat. It has silver mountings, with thirty-four inch silver lamps. It is provided with an electric bell by which the driver may be signaled from the rear. The vehicle was manufactured by the Riddle Coach Co., and cost 11200. Homer Gause of Pleasant Mills, was in town Saturday and brought thenews that William Armstrong had received word from the coroner at Durand, Michigan, to the effect that Elwood Slusher was one of the victims of the Wallace show wreck, and was killed. Mr. Armstrong is the boy’s grandfather. Horace Bothoff, with whom the boy lived here, knew nothing of jt, and could < j;ori + £,. <)!'. deirv it. It all seems plausible, but we give it simply for what it is worth. The Daily Democrat is making an investigation on its own hook, and may have something of a more substantial nature to give its readers later. Sunday morning at the St. Mary’s Catholic church the bans of matrimony were published for the first time between Miss Gertrude Forbing of this city, and Joseph Meinerding of Ft. Recovery. The announcement comes in the manner of a surprise to Miss Forbing’s many friends in this city. Miss Forbing is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forbing, and has always been a popular member of Decatur society. She has gained especial prominence here through her rich contralto voice. Mr. Meinerding is connected with his father in a large department store at Coldwater, and is well acquainted here. The marriage will occur at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, Wednesday morning, September 9. Judge R. K. Erwin is putting the proper advertising to work which will thoroughly notify the public that on Thursday, September 3, he will hold a sale of personal property at his Preble township farm. The sale will be enlivened by some fine stock which will be put upon the block and offered to the highest bidder. In the bunch are eight head of horses, and the favorite family mules, and with the latter goes several briny tears over past associations. Considerable other stock will also be sold, and all farming implements. The judge has rented the farm to John Hili, and leased the gravel pit to W. H. Rupright. The latter is exceeding expectations, and at present some fine gravel is being taken from it.

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A WONDERFUL NURSERY. Enterprising business men who do “tilings” better than their competitors succeed in any business. This Is the secret of the success of The Greening Bros. Nursery Co. of Monroe, Mich., whose advertisement appears in another column of this paper. The Greening Bros, began doing business on a small scale in 11-3, and by their push and busine s management have built up a business that covers nearly the entire country. The word ’Greening” has become synonymous with “trees” in all the great fruit growing districts, particularly in the Middle West. 'lbey have overl'CO acres in fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, etc., and want an agent to represent them in this county. The firm is perfectly responsible and have been doing business in the same territory for 20 years. The nine-year-old daughter of Gus. Werling fell while playing, near her home at Prebla broke her arm ami dislocated the wrist. She [ was on a “teeter-board” and fell with 1 her arm under her body. The injury j is a painful one for the little girl and | will keep her from playing for some [ time. Experiments have been made with [ this new system of weed and insect | extermination and the results were ] surprising even to those who hoped [ the most for it. Where the weeds I had been tall for years and it seemed . almost impossible to get rid of them , and where there were insects galore, [garden vegetables flourish undisturb[ed by weeds and hampered only by [ such insects as have come to the fields since the experiments. The experiments have shown also that the extermination of insects and weeds help the soil. Not only do the weeds cease to sap the nourishment from the soil and the insects cease to damage the growing farm products, but the dead insectsand unwelcome plants decay in the soil and enrich it. The home of Levi Barkley was the scene of a pleasant surprise party Wednesday evening. Levi was sixty-five years old that day, and many of his relatives who were attending the reunion here took occasion to surprise him. While he was at prayer meeting forty persons gathered at his home, and when he returned he certainly met with an unexpected though most welcome The evening proved a most enjoyable one both for the guests and their victim. Refreshments were served and Levi was congratulated in due form. Among the out of town guests were L. M. Barkley, Mrs. H. S. Hower, and Miss Blossy Mercer of Montpelier, 0., Mrs. U. L. Barkley of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. S. M. Rittenhouse, Hillsdale,O .