The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-05-08

I'"do'tu NV III Stl UP on lnt WnfPI.
The guard which had fled at the
sight ot me again made - sp-
pearance. No doubt this man bar
mentioned ut Wintcr1hur what he
had seen for As SION rs twas day.
there was great mob If me-. NO
men. and children, coming ernn' all
quarters. | recognized the taller
whom Landenbrrg had persuaded
The evening before TO set me free.
tie did ut appear surprised Mt See
ing M Nth ny husband he ap-
prnarrea ne, shaking his hcnd. and
sad. lfNa not for tlis purpose.
MADAM. ftN the Landenbcrg took
'or. Yesterday, ont of prison The
poo drawing nearer and nearer.
| So several women If my d, quain-
lance. and. among the rest. the wife
OF the president of the court of JUS
tice mt Ninter,hur. called To her.
and intreated her tn intcrcedc with
her husband. that he would order the
excentIoner to abridge the Suflrrings
OF Rodolph.
"'He dares not d. it. said Wart,
groaning. When he Queen has
spoken, the president of Justice must
be silent "a II II bad not been for
that. ] may say tiat | lad some right
10 expect this good Office from him.
Some persons brought mr. refresh
ments, Of which could take Moth
ing but MAS refreshed. if | may
SO say. by the compassion which - rs
yisibly impressed on their eounlc-
nanres, and by the tears which were
shed by them.
" When the fogs of the morning
were dispersed. the crowd increased.
| saw there the BalliT Steiner, of
Pfungen. with his two sons our ten
ant at Datlikon. and somc women.
from NeItcnback they I'll made the
Sign OF the cross, and appeared as
II they were praying for Is.
The cxeentlonerthra came. fol-
lowed by the Confrss4 Iamnrccht.
Tie tarmer SO nmed - be- the least
cruel o, the t"o he sad, signing,
May God have mercy on the po =
young lord, and receive his soul in
tn Paradise The confessor again
urged hin To a,ow his guilt; but
Wart, making "A great effort, repeat
ed before all The people the same
words which he had already said u
the queen aud the court Of justice.
The priest was silent. All At once
heard Soircs CRYING out. Place :
place = Men armed with halbcrds
made way thro' the crowd helmets,
surmounted with pIumcs, gl,tlered
near the mill. Soon Mere seen pran
eng horses and their riders, with
shining armour, and their ,iZors
down.
/" The exeeutioner dropt down on
his knec-the ConIcss0r lad his hand
on his breast--the horsenrn halted
The women lifted up the children in
their arms, that they might have "a
better view. Guards, armed with
Iances, obliged the people to form
circle.
i" A knight Of a high statue, rails
ing himself upon his horse, said 10
the excCutioner, IN a sucerinS tone
of voice, Where are the ravens, that
they have not torn his eyes out p II
was tho Archduke Leopold.
!" My blood stopt in my veins
when | heard one of the horsemen.
who was near him. say, Let him
scratch himself as long as the itch
ing continues, but drive off these
people. All this weeping and Ia
mentation make me mad. There
must be no pity here and who is
this woman who causes all this cry
ing Let them take her away
- knew the voice of the queen
it was Agnes. disguised as knight.
1t is the wife of Wart,' said a third
voice. Yesterday evening, during
the execution, we took her with MS
to Kybourg ; but she ran away from
us but werthought that despair had
instigated her to throw herself into
the ditch of tue castle. God, what
a woman what conjngal fidelity /.
Leave her alnne---it is impossible to
force her away | here recognised
the good young Landenburg |
threw myself at his feet. Agnes
made sign to one of her equerries
to take me up aud remove me from
/ TN ,rl,npI 1a ba ,nnroacLnd me |