Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-07-31

"E'sa 60 astr wss ihc unmo.e5 replv "iiie
voeli BE- ~otthless 1t houghl ~ lasshoo1 :" Aed
ihc pr,',sssian moved on.
70 Nas, 90 ifuih. mo,ing spectacle TO acc i4at
sscd dane. uho,c ,eats, e,rn hid sbr hcen lc.s
uoccu'. .hovld have arrested ,bc Il vengeance
~ hose long services hse Won the SGee'inn az
royal bosoms-Sbu had seen mobiles ., her itri.
fnj controlled by her ,a9arnle tie desiiu.cs e
"a cmplc--drrEsed 10 an Infamous d-sth--iRuat
Cd 90 her lat h"ufs o. eHrturs bgd petsoculufs--
Yet slicn'ly cnJu'iug aii Guxioes only to shelter
And sasisa iae islntIng one beside hcl--and, iii'
orally :" s@oothe her Passage to ihc gray" -
+ Tho rabbr surrounding the cst cmulated each
he other "a he4pirg co~ AID insults on the bead #
tue victim Jusl Wa aaug upon her she passed ;
every tongue upbmidcd Lcf; sud the rNrctalious
aud Shouts of reJ.ieinr over The dow mall oC the
supposed sorccr'ts cad mpfGefes n i,ucs rose To-
perfect yell 81 larry. II vas ylcn uiih 9tflcol.
- Doe coafd csc ID open way, 90 eagerly dId TIE
msscided p7puiaee thfung 10 vent lac iagg thAt
had boo" nTtuily r"u-rd auourc them.
There ~as one hoar,er ~ho ecG, bitter end
bssning tear, q. ,ae uang OF thc.s fate: enc So bo
would ia,e kneit humJly te.,fe the rutest Of ho.e
rude ministers. aud prayed rs for the boon Of lie
lot permission to embrace for the last time the be
loved suilerrfs; Yet ~Bs that soiaoe denied her. -
In sRony Of spflt ,hs; dehed all consolation, 10
patoHysins OF despair that terrified her attendants
Joanua paced the floor of her apart ,nent the vhue
OF that fatal night. Cdldiy, bitterly she repealed
ihe eh'reahes OF her women-sputnpg every offer
at tehei-till the dreaded dawn brought to her
ears The hateful shouts of the populace-- he du
"f ptcpantIon-ihe hoarse sound of the bells
Changing the death peal followed by the ominnus
silence which told tbs, the fcoflul tragedy wns
even iLen enactIng. The rc,ulsion Of feeling
oVerpo"ored her PROSTATE on her couch she lay,
The succession Of quick cOnvuslre sobs that burst
ron her bosom alone marked her scnsihluy Ia
,nehial suh,nng. One br one the shouts passed
Tie occasional tramp q: eaVary 0s they swept
along the street, would arouse her for moment
10 enk again into The deiriun of wreichrdness.
Mean"hilc work was wrought upon The sea-
shofe--ln The very smile of that lovely sky the
iaIrcst Tie inhabitants of earth look upon--which|
caused The hearts OF men to shulder and bagched
lhe boIdest cheek even among the persecniurs.-
II was done the dec-epid Phppi, racked BY tor.
lures That would have Frustrated many a .inorous
frame, and sJbdued many manly shirt. but
winch had been powerless To cxtort murmur
nom heF up vas borne towards the place Of final
execution. SHncha was not With her the strenpth
q '1o you niger had sunk under tlG elastly innlc
uous OF her Jndges, aud ehc Ina ZEN Withdrawn
l" DC restored Ia lie and sense 10 endure the last
punishment Tor which the stake and the pile were
ready! II may seem incredible. that il an oco
when the goIlantry of loller woman's cause" uas
carried 10 pitch Of devotion, when kpicblIy bon
Or ana The virtues OF Justice and clcmcncy were so
MIoeIy lauded aud boosted and often practised m
heroic deeds that such barbaritcs could have been
heaped on beings teuderly LurtUrcd, whose charms
a"d whose weakness Constitute their acknuw ledpcd
claim to the protection aud gentcuess of IA
lltalK ~. H.
gfaced those times entitled them, more than any
deficiency Of knowledge to the appella,on Of t6e
dark ages. The sun of literature had ar.se., upnn
Italy; Der proudest summaries were then IN their
zenith, and the homsge of mankind had already !
begun TO distinguish her re-emnent in The no. /
oe arts. ii Was HE moral world that was over.
spread with deep and appalling gloom III which
principles and Institutions were confoundel and
o'er"hrImed chaos wilder than that Of the |
primitive elements. An imperfect Illumination. !
IKE the Struggling rays Of twilight, was shed on
ne Garkness by Inc spirit of ch,plry; while The
prec"pis Of ChrislIn!ry, perverted and abused. !
were deprived Of their legitimate power TO soolLe |
and relieve the Ills oil humanity. The noble then
held hls RANK aud rights by mere brute force thew
depended on territorial possessions. The peer |
whose sassas could lo-day defend his stfoup hold !
inlgat Io'moHow fad himself uDAonored as well |
oe 'AHuIes5i Inc companion IA condition Of The |
menla whom he had spufred. The instability of
all things led 10 selfish aud reckless ambition -
The boundaries OF kingdoms we're Insecure ran /
~" aud violence took The place of law. and rude
dIscotd and INSTRUMENTATION were the CONSEQUENCE,
among oil raGks. Holman life, especially tie ufe
o' sn Inferior, was valued al cheap rate: md
crimes passed unpLnlshed, nay, we're boasted Of /
which IA Jusier tunes would have baa.sLed the |
criminal from the brotherhood Of men.
The elects OF the tonures sic had UNDERGONE
were ie0ttuly Usible 10 The exhausted frame a.
Ph'.iPpa She leaned back hepiessly uu the sIedc.;
her gray hair torn shd matted uuh blood. d,
streaming "a disorder her white lips CONFUSED
AID covered With foam The superhulnan palepess
OF her features wildly contrasting With the fire
that yet burned "a her eyes. a. che surveyed her
tormeuiots ~nh Ga expression Of .cOrn snd oe6-
snce HAT PAIN could to- suGJue. A. they siou.
ped al ihe foot OF The scGIvlG--iof the more t,s,
e'iil doom 81 lie sAe vac yOucLssic1 t. her who
lad reared iheir monarch "a her ltms--lhe Dishpp
Ore" nish 90 A.s OGica fyoes. hi. holy boob open,
and addressed The uculn. 10 Aock her M4.L the
otter u iepHese, ID
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