Show Anne Ae Hathaway Restored to to Place in Shakespeare's Heart Heat 6 G GAnne OX A ON STRATFORD O Feb Anne Anne Hathaway at last has found staunch defenders Sir SI Sidney Sidney Sid Sid- ne ney Lee put her in pret pretty bad In his LIfo Life of oC Shakespeare showing that the immortal bard Intended to give his wife 1 a l bitter biter snub when he willed wied her on only i his second best bed So Addy an antiquarian has gallantly gallantly gal gal- lant risen to the defense of Mrs Shakespeare who long has rested under suspicion of ot having been pret pretty shrewish Scores of other defenders are contending that the second best bed of the poet may ha have hae e been the one Anne found most comfortable and consequently consequent consequent- I ly they argue it I is unfair to as asme assume as- as slime sume that the bard was snubbing his wife when he did not will ili wi her his best bed Wills have cen een dug up In various registries Vis where husbands whose descendants claim they were on very friendly terms with wih their then wives willed wied their secondo beste beddes to life companions who survived ed them Sir Sidney Lee has agreed to put Anne right In Le the next edition editon of ot othis He lie admits admits ad ad- his Life LICe of Shakespeare le mits Anne was really relly not necessarily ily Iy mis so sha shabbily bly treated after ater all al Under the law he says she re received received re- re third one-third of ot her husbands husband's estate without being specifically mentioned in the will wi and the second best beat bed was a special gift elft |