Part 29 (2/2)

Evidently the woeful writer of these lines had been condemned to death

His bones had now lost their fleshly otten he lay, far fro ere I shall be in the saht I, as I stood before azed at the rain, as it fell in one unceasing torrent

”Verily the heavens do weep for the sufferings of poor England,” I said aloud; for now I spoke unto h I were another

For I know not how many days, for in my sorrow I lost all track of tied to hear how fared entle Hazel

”hell and furies!” would I cry, and grip at the saate of hell betwixtdid it feel to ine that it was Catesby's throat I held

”Ha! thou accursed villain!” would I cry aloud, ”thou now shalt know the fury of eance!” Then would I strike the cruel metal with my bare and clenched fist, with such a force as did drive the tender skin back frothened into weeks; and still no word from the outside world No trial; no condemnation; no execution; and that which I then e of what should be ine myself as a free man, outside the Tower's walls--the which I then saw no chance of e and i

The next day after h in haste He and Lord Stanley had been together in the apartht of s there were to the effect that Buckingha in a spirit of animosity Whether this were or were not the case I know not However, the next news of Buckingham was of such a kind that it left no room for a doubt as to their then relations, no matter what they had been previous to the Duke's departure

”Buckingha an ar to his aid More war and bloodshed for poor England” Such was the intelligence that no on frohout the land Had mine imprisoned ears but heard it then, hoelcome had it been

Catesby, who had on several occasions atteain admittance to the Sanctuary, and had as ed to attend to the affairs of state Thus my fair Hazel was saved from his further molestation Those days of tortuous anxiety toto her

The Usurper, with that energy ever his chiefest characteristic, now raised an army to face the rebellious Duke

Then did commence to fall those fearful rains, that never once did cease for days and nights I know not how many; but as I think, so this unceasing rain was athem to thus rebel, deserted their leader, and each particular man did betake hiation of people must have its Judas, the Duke was betrayed into the hands of the usurping tyrant, and there at Salisbury, where Richard had taken his post--for he thought that Richham near this place--the Duke's head fell upon the block, and Richard was rid of one reat enemy

Still did not Richmond land; so Richard and his army returned to London

When Catesby, who had been with Richard in this expedition, careat anxiety; for he feared for the safety of the Lady Hazel However, Catesby, to my friend's surprise, went not near the Sanctuary

This was but the deceiving prologue to another history of suffering and reverses to us, that ever seeether with suchas Frederick returned from a visit to the Sanctuary--where he had learned that Richmond had at last landed in Wales, and was even now on his way to London--on entering his room Michael handed him a sealed packet which proved to be an order for him to be prepared to march, at sunrise, in the ranks of Richard's ar it for more than a week He walked over to the table and laid the letter upon it

”What is this, Michael?” he called, as his eyes fell upon another well sealed packet

Michael, however, knew not froot there

”Michael,” said Frederick, ”thou knowest that I desire no one to be per mine absence How is it, therefore, that this letter found its way here without thy knowledge?”