Show J llO k 1 0 L 2 CHARLES L TO HENRIETTA 1 The marriage of Charles t. t with lIen rietta Marla of Franco was vas doubtless an unusually happy state marriage marrial e The Ther first saw sa each other at a court ball In Paris In 1623 when Charles arles then prince or of Pales was ws on his way to Spain Sn in company of the duke duko ot of and andEn En porter to visit the tho Infanta who was the proposed wife or of the prince The Spanish match was Willi abandoned and two years yeats later latorr Charles married the French princess History gi ea JI a very pretty prett picture of her comIn coming to EnglAnd how she tried to kneel when hen presented to tho rho king and how he prevented pre her herby herby by raising h her In his arms arm and how her arch coquetries won hIs heart Whatever ma may be paId d or of Charles as asa a king ho he was a loving Jo husband and a tender rather father and the domestic life Ufe or of his hi court was In Ono contrast to that of James I I. who prec preceded and or of Charles U II w wile o followed him Tho following follo letter Jetter Wl written when the kin sas holdIng hIs court at atO O Oxford ord during the civil chU war ar and after the Queen Id England to seek an asylum In her native Uve Dear heart I never nc knew v tin till now the tho good of Ignorance for tor I dId not know 0 the tho dnn danger er thou west in fn b by the storm before I had an assurance of tit thy happy escape we w had n a pleasing tl l false e report ot of th thy safe sare landing at N Newcastle New New- w- w castle which thine of the nineteenth of January so confirmed us In thAt we at least not un td ot of that hope till 1111 we knew certainly how great al A danI danger dan dan- I ger er thou p passed of whIch I shall I not nob be out ot of apprehensIon until I 1 may have the tho happiness or of thy company For Indeed I think It not the least or of my misfortunes that for tor my sake thou Met hast run so much hazard huard to In which thou hast bast expressed so 80 much love e for tor me that I confess It Is Impossible to repay p. by anything any any- thing I can do do much less by words ord But my heart being full tull of atre affe of thee I could coul t not but say something leaving 1111 the rest st to be read Tead b by theo thee out or of thy own noble heart RLES CIL R Ro Charles wrote again and anft again to lien llen- from Oxford under date ot of April i. i 1645 1615 as follower fonow Dear Though Heart It ft be nn an uncomfortable uncomfortable thing to write by a slow mae mes- yet all occasions or of whIch I Is now the only way or of conversation with thee Is so 80 welcome to mo me that I shall hall bo be loth to lose an any but except neither news nor public business from me by thIs way 3 of conveyance Yes thou theo by myself my- my self even these nothings will be welcome elcome to which It If I would do for tor till thy too sudden alarms I pray thee consider since I love thee above all al earthly things and that m my contentment is I with with thine must not all my tend to serve and pt please thee U If thou know knew what a lIfo life I lead lead-J speak not nol in respect ot of common even In point or of conversation con which to In my mind Is th the brIef Joy or vexations ot of ones one's I ute dare U say thou me for some lome are arc too wIse some ome too others too reserved many too fAntastic I 1 conf confess a thy y company has haa perhaps made e me hard to be pleased but not notIs less to be pitied by thee who art aut th the I only cure for tor this disease an The end et f this Is bt to desire thee thoe to comfort me as often orten as thou cant can't with thy letters and dO dost t not thou not thou thInk that to know InTS InT'S of thy health and how thou spend spend- oct t thy tune time are pleasing subjects to mil me when thou Mat haat no other subjects to write of on n Believe e me thy kindness is I. os as ne necessary acary to comfort my heart U as thy assistance Ls Is for my affairs CHARLES s Ru IL |