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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1947-09-12, Page 7a 1947. J. C. SNAITII (Continued front"last week) "`i am Richard Burbage, the trage- dian, and. I desire to see the Queen without delay on a matter of the finest -urgent importance." iaoreover, these words were spok- "aa is that magnificently rotund and eoritative voice that never failed to send a thrill through the Globe Theatre. And even now in these strange cir- cumstances, it did not tail of its ef- fect_ The guards of the Queen were no more than mortal men. And this anau with great eyes burning in an ashen face wasmore than mortal now. He was in the thrall of a div- ine idea. It was not for those on a' lower plane of being to deny, such an imperious instancy. Without delay, Richard Burbage, the•. tragedian, was periintted to pass through the gate. "William Kemp and John: Heming stood at the .threshold 6f the Queen's palace to watch the tragedian pass from their review. 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This morning, she was in a harsh and vengeful mood', Many were the piote she had known in the course of a troubled . life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence. And each one. as, it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruth'•ess temper to which, like others • of. her ,race, she was never, afraid to give free play. The young man, ,Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that , which was held, to be good and suf- ficient evidence, of a plot against her life, He had been condemned to death' by the Court of Star Chamber sitting .in camera. But by the wan- ton and wicked connivance of the young daughter of, Sir John Fever- sham, in whose custody he was held in. Nottingham Castle against the. time of his execution, Heriot had been able to ,break out of his prison. Sub- sequently-;' thi;' condemned man, in the company of this wicked girl„ had. wandered about the Country many weeks, finally falling if2 with one 'Shalcespeare", an actin° and, writer for the theatre, who; well knowing they were ' proscribed, had actively be, friended them. ,Moreover, with unfor- givable effrontery, this play -actor had chosen to make public confession of his .guilt at a singularly ill -chosen time. The Queen was not in a mood to hear•. of leniency in this, heinous, mat- ter. But Cecil, tbp,.,,Lord Treasurer, was a very' wise man, deliberate in speech, tardy in' judgment. And the• view he held' was ',at direct variance with 'that df his august mistress. The Lord Treasurer :rad , already brought' the •cd'ol and detached mind of a statesman to bear upon a Most difficult problem. Theactors in this• unappy drama were nothing to hire in `fhems'lves. Herlo was a man of family, with, a considerable estate in the west of England;` the girl was the -daughter of Sir John Feversham, a man of good reputation, who had rendered- thirty' years of honest ser- vice to the Queen., The man Shake- speare was by profession an actor, and of him there was, nothing more to be said. Indeed: as far as the Lord Treasurer was concerned, there was nothing more to be said of any of the persons of the drama. As mere pri- vate individuals, they had not the 1eact interest for him; the merits of their cause concerned him but little, yet public expediency, that and only that, was a thing of paramount im- portance in his eyes. • And when all was said, this was certainly a plaguy ill matter, and it had given my lord a"-iiery anxious night. Itseemed that Pembroke,. a man whom Cecil regarded. as a ,person of weight,. had expressed a very ' drefin.ita opinion in regard to the case." Ac: cording•to Pembroke, the man Shake- speare was widely known and es- teemed not in London -merely, butal so throughout the length and breath of the kingdom. He had behaved with the gravest unwisdom, but Pembroke held staunchly to the,yiew that his action: was not of 'a character . to in- cur the 'inclemency of the law. More- over; the play -actor had the excuse that he sought an occasion to estab- ',t.h the innocence of a deeply wrong-, ed man.. • Yet here was a very sore point with the statesmanlike soul of the Lord Treasurer. Heriot had been condemned by the Court of Star Chamber. and Cecil -had not the least desire that the case should be re- heard. At the best, the whole affair constituted one of those unsavory Li ;inesses whieh it is ever the aim of true statecraft to kep out of the light of day. To this point of view, however, Pembroke had made the cogent rejoinder that since the whole story had been given to, the world, it was no longer possible to•'.reat it as. a mystery. Doubtless it was this fact which rendered Shakespeare's action unpar- donable in the sight of the Queen, She,• too, had a faculty of statesman- ship, and she was well able to ap- preciate the point involved; but also she had. a woman's power of illogi- ral resentment, and in' her view not the least part of the player's crime was the inconl'enience it .caused, Cecil, having duly taken all the circumstances into account, was . al- ready strongly An favor of mercy, It would be wise, in his view, to•grant a pardon to the player. The pressure WHEN iN TORONTO Make Your Homo ' 1 •11 sin I� ?rtrj 1 • LOCATED on Wide SPADINA AVE. At College Street • .. RATES .. . Single • $1.50'$3.50 Double $2.50-$7.00 Write for Folder We Advise Early Reservation A WHOLE DAY'S SIGHT-SEEING WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE' A. M. POWELL, Prosidanl of public .opinion, was likely to be great, and in the opinion of Cecfl that was. a cardinal matter. But the Qileen was obdurate. She was incensed' by the audacity of the man. Great care had been used to keep the whole of this ugly business a close secret, but all precaution had, been rendered nug- atory by this man's amazing indiscre- tion in . regard• to things that did not well bear the light of day. "My lord," said the Qtieen, with an air of finality, "what" I have said, I have said. This man shall make'pay- ment for his wicked folly." "Be it so, 'e•our grace," said the minister, with a sad shake of • the _head. He ksxew how vain it was to per- sist when once the Queen had made up her mind. She had all a Tudor's deepotism. The statesman shrugged his shoulders disconsolately. The man Shakespeare had certainly ,behaved' like a stark fool, and richly merited any fate that could overtake him, for my Lords Treasurer's was that prac- tical order of mind.' that hates •a fool quite as much as it hates a rogue. .The one was intelligible, but the oth- er was an affront to the human race. Still, the man Shakespeare had many highly placed friends. And if Cecil himself had, little use for the older of things the man represented, he re- cognized, with that large grasp of mind in which none of his age ex- celled him, that this play -actor stoo' for human amenity. And that in it- self was a thing that even the most cynical of statesmen cannot afford to negleet. - ' The Lord Treasurer was about` to withdraw from the Queen's, presence, when one of her gentlemen came in- to the room. "Madam," he said, "under your good pleasure, one .Richard Berbage,' a tragedian, would speak with you up- on a, matter of great urgency." "A pox take him," said •the Queen, 'roughly. "A pox take all comedians and all tragedians too. I would that . I had never set eyes on any of the tribe. Send the rogue about his busi- nese with a .flea in his ear, Or. stay —send, him to us and we will hear what he' has' to say. And God help the rogue, .if he speaks amiss. The gentleman withdrew. A min- ute afterwards he ushered into, the room with ,great ceremony., one Rich- ard Burhage, a tragedian. • It. happens continually, in the pro- cess of nature, that a man's calling is declared in his" personality. The sol- dier, the clergyman, the lawyer and the horse -dealer are cases in. point. But no man could have .borne clearer evidence of the unhappy estate. to which, it had pleased Providence tp call •him than "Richard Burbage, the tragedian. His gaunt face was hag- gard, his bloodshot eyes were wild, his somber dress was muddy and in sad disorder. "Well, my man. what is your plea- sure?"; said the Queen sourly enough, as soon as this odd figure appeared before her, The ' tragedian showed no undue haste to reply to the question. There was a slow force in him for which the Queen and Cecil were not prepared. And when be dpoke, it was with the calm precision of one secure•of soul, "Your grace," said the tragedian, and' for all his wild eyes he looked steadily at the Queen, "it is my de- sire to offer my 'life for the life of William 'Shakespeare." The mood of the Queen was by no means -agreeable. Nevertheless, these simple and .considered 'words struck home to the heart of the wo- man. They had no savor of vain- glory. They were the fruit of a rare spirit, and she who was accustomed to ?udge 'men was quick, almost in her own despite, to recognize the source from which they sprang.. "Tell me why you offer it, Master Burbhge," said the Queen. "Tele -me why life has so little savor for you, "that you would yield it for that of a rival. actor?" "I offer my' life. youlr grace, for that of one so fat beyond myself that although r enjoy my days as much as any man alive, there can •be no higher privilege than _to give them for such a' one as he, And the day *ill sure- ly come when the whole world will rise up and call trip blessed." These were wild words for prosaic ears. There was almost a core of madness in them, yet 'it was • impos- sible to doubt the grim sincerity of this fanatic: The Queen looked at the Lord Treasurer, and the Lord Treasurer. looked at the Queen. One fact at once shone clear in the minds of both. It was no ordinary man .who offered his Life itself on the altar of friendship. - "The truth is," •said the Queen at last, "you mad players, who spend your days in mouthing bombast and in tearing passions to tatters, get a kind of swelling in your brains. The truth is, Master Burbage, you over - color all the facts of life. Your speech in consequence is high-flown, your .behavior nonsensical, your ap- pearance ridiculous." "It may be so, your grace." The player spoke. slowly and calmly, and yet without any great Show of hum- ility. ',But I would entreat your grace not to overlook the fact that Richard BBurbage would pay away his life for the boon he craves," "Yes; sirrah, I^ appreciate tl'i'at,''• said the lue'en. "And to me, Master Burbage, I confess it makes you a subject: for confinement in a. mad- house. How say you; my lord?" But my lord was thinking - so deep- ly that he fgyiled to answer the ques- tion of his august mistress. It was the business of bis life to estimate mon and things; and fpr perhaps the first time in his. eareen, he was face to face with men and things with which his recondite knowledge and his remarkable faculty seemed pow- erlese to deai1, (Continued Next Week) Learning To• Live ' -Instead of the "three R's," children 'should be taught at least four --add• Jug "Right Laving" to the traditional reading, `rttin' and 'rithmetle,—dde- clare national health leaders, .. • It is suggested at Ottawa that edu- cational courses should include in- struction in all -•.the sound, principles of hygiene, not overlooking the sci- ence of nutrition, about which so many adults of this generation know .little. Health authorities believe that our future generations will be health- ier and' happier if children are given basic instruction in living habits as well as in the many subjects now taught. • Food and Study Well-fed young people are more re- sistant to infectious diseases and can withstand all ports of strains and stresses better than those who are undernourished. This has been prov- en by careful scientific study.. Aceord- ingly, health authorities urge greater attention to the diet of school chil- dren and adolescents. , ...Particularly when away from those home influenees which ensure ade- quate feeding, young people should give. more than casual thought to their intake of nourishment, say the specialists. And it is also a good idea for the studerit to include books on proper habits, such as the science of nutrition, in his leisure -time reading. Squints `Significant Medical authorities declare that squinting which develops in infancy, Should be investigated and treated. No matter .how young a child is, he requires special medical attention for a squint. V left too tong, the ,vision of the squinting eye may, be.lost through dis- use. This is very likely to occur if nothing, is done ..before the child reaches the age of five on six years. Safety Ensured Since many young people, at this time of year, will be entering on, a round of strenuous 'sports and recrea- tional • programs which will tax their capacities ..tp.. the 'utmost, heath ex- perts urge. care to ensure safe's`, .It is essential that all entering en activ- ities involving exertion know before- . hand,how much they, can stand. The' only way to ensure safety in sports is to be certified fit to play by a; careful medical checktup., Medi-. cal officers suggest that it is the duty not only of students themselves, but pf parents, teacliere and > li; t9r{t of• atb1 tit s> le make-certeil , this rel?' pecpie are ?net nentened• le/ SOMA 'ibe 7014 ti?eir capaeiti,es ill &Ping in fee: athletiee shot lel obtain a elegiq• Of heeltb yuan t#e taaauily 'nhyeicle• �. ' Shouidere Straight • ' l[u a fpm er age, learned" Men were' often distIngeished by that heng,d9S look watch seemed to weigh, Eheni; down with their verylearning- 1 o 11id ed , shoulders were as . ranch a distin- guishing feature of the savants an their lapses of memory. But, • say the health people, those days are past. Wise men and women of this genera - 'Lion know that it is es necessary to eon'serve health,ad to ahsot•iearc. a<ni�'• When at study;, the modern .genius betide 41Y.- b.1$ mind to iris'boolt , f411.014kex posture, and understands Mat the Atter the 'body the brighter; ibe 8Aind man be, 1liilental RelMulti Qn ' Iental•eteneton is 'brended 'by the. eeiterts aa an a.#onus; •oF bcalth:,•.t':oiattw 14# oirit that 044011 egprt as is re ui , ed i>a Study entails as 1quU, 4,, et least. of &trails as ,bodily` a;ertign. the :Algae ea) authorities Urge yeen4 people at school kir grapplixyg with xiice"s, Px4b lents, to remember that the Min'd. an well as the; bedr needs rest and re - • Jest, sleep and recreation ar <ture's antidotes fon-fatigue, ThsY ati essential in relieving the strait auafii13, effort, TREASURER'S SALE OF LANDS IN ARREARS OF TAXES • • PROVINCE OF ONTARIO; COUNTY OF HURON ' To Wit: - • BY VIRTUE OF A WARRANT under the hand of the Warden and Sea1 of the County of Huron, bearing date the Ninth day of July, 1947, and to me directed, comnAliding me to levyupon the lands mentioned in the following list, for arrears of taxes thereon, 'together with . all costs in- curred, I hereby give. notice that unless the arrears and costs are sooner paid;` I shell proceed to sell the said lands, or as much thereof as shall be sufficient to discharge such arrears of taxes and charges thereon, at my office in the Court House, Goderich, by public auction, on ¥onlay, November 3, 1947, at 'the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon, in compliance with 'the Stat'd'tes in that behalf. Notice -is -Hereby further given, that if any of the said• -lands remain: Onsolde an adjourned sale will be held on M1nday, November 10, 1947, at the same hour ar{dn place, an*. at which, Municipalities may reserve the right to purchase any of the said lands. e , A. ii: Ell, Goderich, Ont., July II, 1947: Treasurer of the County of Huron. TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD Years in Name and Description • - Arrears Taxes Costs Total: " N. B. Coleman and John Ryan—Lot H.R. 10, Port Albert .... 1944 $12.13. --$2.30 $14.43 Alex McRae—S. pt. Let 2, L.R 1944-5 5.22:. 2.25 7.47. TOWNSHIP OF HOWICK W. H. Pr'esten—Lots 39-34, Ferguson ,St., Wroxeter;, -"::1944-5-6 10.60 2:25 12,85 TOWNSHIP OF STANLEY' Ben Spencer—Lots 1, A. and B., Argyle St., Bayfield - ... , . , . 1944-5-6 6,32 2.25 , 8.57 Geo. Dufrenette—Lot 3, •Corriveau Survey 1944 1.93 2.25 - 4.18• Chas. Rathwell:Estate—Lot 200, Ann St., .Bayfield 1944-5-6 10.10 2.25 12.35. TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN Catherine Romprie-,Pt. 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