Washington telegraph., 1847-09-01
ZION y st,r4Iz uiaazfHa
BURNING THE MAID OFkENf.

Eilm BaFtv4Fz HaazfHa.
BURNING THE MAID OF KENT.
rNFaer raa Tnr esHnal's nno.HHa.
lel lha raIigiaa 4tiIl bal It's taIloWsfs--
mnfc jealous. psphaRz. on account af# #tht
sua'. iaFor it was iu lbe monks. too.
made aa expiring elar Ia saFa fhrmsarc.
ifom approaching mn. The Mad OF
Aeu', or the Holy Maid as she was
iafmfl. va, opsnl, declared Ia h, inspired.
bishops gave fbeir sanction n the ta'rs
and the slil, IN the eH aaH H.asm Of her Ir
lIeInns istyor thus enabHnara continued
her announcement ul lha kns marriage
ai.h Anne ll=Ialn, ihe henzY oI La.drr
aud ihe spirit oi elis .sHs raH| H|sui0un which
vas abroad. Tho people followed her,
aud listened 10 her ffsara.u.=mI'IiHla-
hr.Irfel IN her supposed Iu-Paaiiun. IaH.f
mid dfeams, AMI iue vision. which her ga.
ri.ni Imagination mala Aar imlg NJ she
had hal. Then effect an ias people aarr
Increasing BY the mmar that q rrn GaIh.
efIne ~ dying. SIN hal alaay. ban "A
aFndfe a.'h iham, aaI ihr report baaghI
lack lbs remembrance ul her suffering.
hHr mIIl virtues. al auasru.a lofts iiIs.-
s'rn NalsrY aimsrlI Na, becoming Il
fai.'ei aulmlaY good Catholics, as II IN
defiance Of the LrhefaHs. painted a earli
nal hlo,rr tn i11la.
BIl tbe king promptly pIt Stop 70 al.
ibis, The giI, was aueJel, brought br.
fw 'ie SRrchambrr, accused ID. witch.
eu'l and srjI,.uu, ami sentenced 10 bo
bmurlW T. burn.
The sentence was pu' 10 rNcgu'.nu with
al Tho barhagiiy of the times. On the
morning OF her cSccu'ion, the county
around rlbum was crowded fr mi'rsi
voo hli OF London appeared to- larr gath
rnl there. The King ycumln, ia un
Hs1a. numbers lined 'lr rtls. Slp'rsi.
ton Mingled with uulI curiosity which
bpughl ,lglunubes, 90 witness ,D dread
'l. death ina womln, and uae 300 young
\ tall bare stake, surrounded by p..ns
10 N.fs. Tu.c iu lar cru.rr 4 l.n dou.
r,' pH.l.rn Of lha vast crowd AB open
space ,yl from It 90 Iy'um nll, with hai
lsrigr 1al1url mm sul ,atfe, hrepiUg
lhc space clear The Ugim bad ull yei
arrived; The silence Of death pcpaIed tAa
multitude.
Suddenly buzz, O rapid whisper ran
through Tho crowd, and ,h' vast mrrs
moved Iiho waves. The acln, space.
kept with such caro- LY ihr hi'bar.rr., was
hl1tcn in upon, aud lbc utmost con.us'uu
.ur a mom,ul ruurL The captain Of lhc
blew bis trumpet. and pike
points, glrlcriug ia masses, thrust back
Me- crowd again. 4 hprcmln gs'.1poI
along lbc passage. unH be- reached th'
stake, whom issuing some hl.'y commands,
wn or three men cui The thong that bound
be bundles oi hgll- and lp.Iod ,hem rouul.
Bot all eyes were already turned lowasl-
another quarter.
Tho victim approached; a strong llc
ll guards surrounded her, Gni two pHnss
accompanied her. one on either s,le.-
Her dress was that Of simple girl; no
- hilr robe or sable veil gavo character 10
ler gliic--hc. aspect needed no such aida
her dress was OF mss'l grey, over which
her black hair tell unhgrlcl, clustering to
lcf bodice; hcr Sep was firm, bIi modest
anil womlnl,; aud brr largo dadl eye,
900 retained their bH..ianry although ihair
glance was sublucd. licr features seem
I'd rs ID chisrlcd out o' marble. She look.
'i for an inslan, anxious. towards the
-lako that poin'ci out u, spot TO which
.br was proceeding, and the sight seem.
'l lu slaH.e het; but tho cSpuss.o Of
horror quickly passed, and although hrf
step seemed lacbIgr she still walked On
without wayering.
As she approached nearer to the stake,
while vet the grim satellites ol death stood
ready to begin the prelude of lhcir hellish
ask. young man, in the drr,s Of geo.
man, rushed wildly forward, and in spite
,i the guards, threw him.oil al her lcei.--
/, was one who was known 10 have been
her lover in lotmer days, before the rgIig
.ous enthusiasm, which had brought her
10 such dreadful unclure had Encompasses.
sion of her mind. 1t was said that during
Ibis latter pohod she had hantshod him
from her heart, rejected his love, as un.
worthy the sacred destiny which she deem.
ed herself called upon TO lulhli and hay.
inr become a nun, repuIsed every attempt
which be had made to bring her back again
to tho thoughts and feelings which had lor.
....1y ipUupursI her.