Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-22

ant 10 lie cueee before tie tribunal al BrusS.
TIE Priest was silent.
An Al once l heard a cry of make ways.
their yizers down.
The exeoutlcner knseled, the con(essor
, laid his band upon his breast, the, horstUieh
halted. Fathers aud mothers hetd up heir
children IN their arms, ahu tie guard with
their lances formed a c,rcie, while tie tallest
| OF the knights raised hinsslt IN his stirrups,&'
said To TIE executIoner "Hbither are the
! crows flown thtI lie sill keeps his eyes!'
and this was Duke Leopold.
Nv heart ceased t. beat, when another
knight with a %>corntuI smile said; lie! him
wrIthe as long as be has feeling! but these
people must be gone. Consounded wretch
Is! this signing aud crying makes me mad!
No ply nu. be shewn here; and she here,
who so increases the boW ing VITO is she!
what does tie woman " nj! away with
hef!"
now recognised the voice of the Queen.
Ii was Az mes, in he dress and armur OF a
knight. remarked Immediately that il was
a womau's voice, and II IS certain that il
vas Agnes.
"itis Warts witri' / heard a third knight
say. Last night when the sentence was
executed, " took her with US to Kyburg.
She escaped rom Us; and | must hnd her
here ihen!-We thought that IN her Despair
she had Ieaped into ,he Host OF the castle.
We have Teen seeking ber since this morn
ing early. God! what faithful love. Let
her alone; nothing can be- done with he:."
here recognised the mild tempered
youth Won Landeuberg. How well did ne
now speak for me! | could have tasien at his
feet.
Well, Gertrude! cried a fourth tone, will
you not yet take "a tional advice? do not Kill
yourself! save yourself tor the world! you
viii not rrprnt OF IT."
Who was TINS, Margareths? trembIed; it
was she who wanted to persuade me at
Brugk, to leave the criminal W,rt TO bis fate
aud pass days oil JOY with her. Then | too
could almost have exclaimed, God! This IS
too much! ~cease!"
Agnes made a sign TO an esquire TO raise
ne up, and bring me away from the scsfoid.
He approached me, but | threw my arm
round it, end implored my own and hus-
bands death But in vain! two men drag
ged me away. ! be,ougbt assistsnce from
HeoveI: II was granted me.
Won Landenberg tother Use a faithful SER
Nd't '" huEtiloI 'INC ufOtS VStIuTtu W
speak for ne Cease 10 humble her;
such fidelity j. not found OF earth, angels in
H. avsh must rejoice al it; but il would be
good II The people were driven away"
They let me loose again; the horse
departed; tears flowed from Lamprecht's
eyes: he had acted strictly according to his
duty, and executed the will of the Queen:
he could now listen to the voice of nature s
weep with me. :" am vanished! your
names shall be mentioned with glory among
the SAINTS in heaven, for this world will ior-
get it. Be faithful unto death. and | will
give you tie c,own of life" said he gave
me his hand and departed.
Every body now lett he place except the
eyecutioner and the guard: evening came
on. and al iength s,'en' night; a stormy wind
arose, and IT'S bowling Joined with the LOUD
ard uncrasing prayers which | put up to the
AlWishty
One Of the guard now brought me a cloak
10 protect me against the wind because it
v As night; but ! got upOn the wheel spread
it upon the naked and broken limbs of my
husband The w,nd whistied through his hair,
his lips were !, -I fetched HIM some wa.
ter in my shoe which was a retreshment
TO Us both. | Know not, my dearest Larga-
rerha, how it was possible tor ne TO I've
thrnu, Ii such heart. breaking T. crue hour!
Bu' | lay, as il guarded, and wonderfully
strengthened by Gods Angels and the
SAINTS, continually praying near The wheel
on which my whole world reposed.
During this time my thoughts were with
God. As often as a sigh broke from the
breast of my Rudclph. II was a dagger in my
hear, But | remember tie Holy Virgin,
how she too had suffered under the eros. of
her Son, and consoled myself with the hope
that after a short lime OF suffering, The eter
nal Toys Of heaven Would be my portion. and
this gave NE courage 10 suffer: ] know too,
Tor whom ! suffered, and this gave me
strength in the combat, so that ! endured to
the very last moment
Though Wart had at first so earnestly
begged OF me not to increase his agon,es by
my presence, yet he now thanked me as
much for not ha"ing left him; in my prayers
to God he found consolation & reiIeshment,
and it was a comfort 10 his soul when !
prayed
How the last dreadful morning and noon
were spent, permit me 10 pass over in 81
Ilence. A tew hours before evening, Rudolph
myself up to him. He murmured very
%tain,Iy, but with smiling love upoI hi, lbs,
uttered these words; Gertrude. th,s Is a fdei-
thanked God for the Grave which he had
given me to remain faithful TO the en1.
Extract Of letter from capt. William Phil
lips, of the brig Nympb, TO bis owners in
this city.
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