The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-04-23
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~ two vessels joined. and the mimi
Is,es, WAS begun. Ofcourss. the Englis
len triumphrd over the Papal. Up n
poiut. tho merchant bore his pangs i,
sne., hu. whea the English galley ha.
sumed The victory, then came the trial o
thence. EtRgiss Of the cardinals wer,
We'd into the stream amidst the shout.
% DECISIONS Of the mob. Al each plung.
osns issued from his tortured breast I,
y in vain that Emilia chung to his arm
u impored him, by every fear. to restrain
psrll. His religious zeal overcome hi,
sdsncs; and when At las. the figure o.
rope. dressed in his pontiacial robes
buried into the tide. the loud exclama
Of agony and horror burst from hiu
>: "Oh monstrous impisty Of an &C.
v,.d aud sacrilegious king" sounded
div above the din Of the mob.
|, was enough, the unhappy merchant
immediately consigned over to the sec.
y arm.
Oh sad were those prison hours the
told her beads -the father prayed to all
ain,s--aud then came the vain conso>
ben BY which one endeavored to cheat
other. They thought o. thc,i own sun
lsnd, ito balmy air, its living hssuty. and
J. thought WAS home.
November came with all It's yloom--the
NTH that should have been the grade OF
year. coming xs it does with sbroud and
F~clo'h, foggy, dark. and dresry; the
hers brow numbered more wrinkles. the
n black hair WAS more nearly bleached.
features more Attcnusted.
And tho daughter .--ah youth 10 the
APPARENT lamp df hcpe-but in her the
!. was dim.
10 fear aud trembling the unhappy for.
rsrs waited the day Of doom The
Hchant's ofeuse WAS one little likely to
y, with mercy. Henry was jealous OF
= tile Of head Of the church. lie had
Ixn up a coae Of articles OF belief, which
subjects were desired 10 subscribe to
ha4 instituted "a court OF which he had
n Lord Cromwell \lcar>t;cncral, foy
express lrain Of those whose orthodoxy
Ne kings creed was called In question.
.lAer could the unhspp, merchant hope
lind favor with tho Judge, for it wa.
own that Cromwell WAS strongly attached
Ae growing reformation; and from the
Of severity with which he had lately
nd somc OF the adhercnts OF the Romish
nd in his new character OF Nicar>t;cn.
il was scarcely probable tina, he would
IN mercy 20 one attached, by lineage
love, to pApnl Rome. Strangers. as
y were. poor, u"knowi"g, and unknown,
X had taey not to fear. aud what WAS
to hopei
The morning Of trial come. The fogs
that dismal month spread like dark
over ous north. There WAS no beauty
he landscape, no light in tho Heavens,
no hope il tho heart.
Tbs Judges took their places; 4 crowd
wsctchcd dslinquents came to receive
ir doom. We suppose !. to be refine
pit Of modern days that men are not
sisled Tor their crimes, but only to deter
Mrs from committing them. This court
llenry's seemed 10 think otherwisci
~ WAS all the array Of human passions
As Judge. ~ well ~ well ~ in the judged
one hand secrcant lear ahjured his creed;
another. heroism braved all co"tin-
weies. counting the pile sud the stake with
IN passionate desire. and tho pile and
stake were given With unrsle"t'"y cru'
b.
At length there stood n the bar an aged
ba and = youthful girl; the long white
y Of the one fell loosely over ths.phoul>
n, and ivft uashaded face wtink'ed ~
peh by care ~ by age; the dark locks 81
other wsrs braided over countc"""cs
Dsd~d by sorrow aud we, with tears.
The mockcry Of trial went on. II wa:
p to prove what even the criminal did
attempt 10 gAinsay. Tho aged mer-
sat avowsd bis fidelity to the Pope ~ a
= son Of tho church--denied the suprcm'
y Of Henry over any part Of the fold,
y thus sealed bic own doom.
There was ~ awful stillaess through the
s.t--s,illness. thj precursor Of DOOM
stsn only by the sobs Of the weep'"Hg'h'
H. elsns 70 her fathers arm. Howbsit,
sspected sentence was interrupted !;
- came Sudden rush; fresh attendance
snged the. court. Room tor Lord q
smw~ll! room for Lord Cromwell "
Y the Vicar. General came In his pon'p
his st.te. with ali the insignia Of Office,