The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-11-25

As she was placed IN the cart whicl
vas 10 bear her 10 the seafold, size per
ceitcd her chief pcrsccuior. and "a
dressed him thus Bishop die through
youi aud for this, ! summon YOU TO an
swer before God I" The cap Of the ln
QUESTION was then put upon her head
and turning 10 y monk by her side, shr
said "Ah. Master Pierre, to night. b,
the grace Of God. shall be in Para
disc"
The procession lel the Church o.
ST Oucn. and wound through the mar
row streets 20 the oil market place. .-
Eight hundred lanccrs guarded the
prisoner. The streets were thronged
with people eager to look upon the
leader OF armies. now degraded 10 the
fate ola criminal. Some cursed hoi
for soreness; others prayed aloud in
her behalf. She had partaken of the
communion, and on reaching the place
of execution a sermon was preached by
one of those who bad sat in judgmen,
upon her
A high scafi.olding Of masonry. heap
Gu WIN iRgo'S' had been hnlt IN ihe
centre of the open space, and near it,
two platforms for the Bishop. the iudg-
cs, and the preacher, that they might
watch the dying moments of their VIC
tim. and catch the slightest expression
OF ie"r or regret mat ihe agony oil her
aylhS moments nlsIt Wrlhg from her
ilIN. FROM ms inierhal throne' lhe
hlshop eNhorted Joan 10 confess hcr
hisdeeds 10 ihe people, ana to truly re-
/ penn OF hcr many sl"s. Shc answered
only by kneelng At The loot OF her iun-
efai pile' ana PRAYING TOD TO pardon
her murdercrs. 10 The bystanders Sue
/ sa'd: FRAY tor me. l pardon and ask
I pardon OF all. she invoked the aud oi
me virgin, oi 81 Michael, and 81.
Catherine whose voices had from her
childhood sounded IN her ears and then
begged tue priests 10 say masses for her
soul. Her sweetness and simple riety
touched even The hard hearts OF those
who had iabored for her execution
lhc soldiers wept One OF the chroni-
cIers OF The time says that even the
bishop oi BeauNa's was seen TO shed
tears. II so, his humanity was OF but
short duration. lie called to the poor
girl TO listen TO Tie act OF condemnation
ana reminded her OF her grlerons schism
idolnlry ana familiarity with demons.
he eNecuiioner, with two men-at-
arms led her up the steps OF the scaf-
old From ITS summit she could see
the dense crowd surging TO and fro,
eagerly watching her every movement
NO wonder that IN That dreadful mo-
men' her memory recalled the peaceful
days oi emldhood, and her woman's
heart melted INTO tears.
AS She was bound TO The stake, she
cried An houen. houen' lear great
~ that you VIII suiler from my death
placard, WIN lhe words "ileretic,
Aposiale' ldola'er, was placed over
her mead ana me funeral pile was light
ed She shrieked aloud; but, quickly
recovering her eonposure, begged The
monk VINO STOOD by her to 90 down,
lest hc shouId snare her iaie' As he
ieit hcr, the haines had reached her
robe
By The hend'sh orders OF the Lord
bishop OF beauNa's, The hre had been
arranged TO burn slowly that her suffer
ihSs nIShi oe prolonged' ana some re-
cania''oh perhaps escape from her dy-
ing llps' standing nj The loot OF the
pile he asked the poor creature II she
aGlnrcd her deii'''on' Her reply must
have haunted Inn TO his last honr on
earih; "Bishop' die through you -
As The names curied around her, those
who stood near heard her voice above
the cracking oi The iagots, saving Yes
the voices were from God; they have
not deceived me- bouD''css' IN that
moment mere came 10 her soul
s,fehs,h "'''cn .'',eu II 'ar "oo'e me re-
amy o' lhe snhet'nss that tortured her
ood''y ''"nie' An'd'' an her agony,
." Word o' reProh'h o, ha'reu '"''ed
het i'ps' An was geh'itnoS'' ana peace
anu ho'y '"'e''e"es'' ohe haH placed
III u'r ,"'oUi cross "h'e,' one "i lhe
ero"d had gwen ncr' ana al hcr re-
qne'' 'he pohl'i'ican' Who' w'h one
o'her, "ohc neirlehded her' lliled the
pailsh fruclhN 'liai she mlsht see II
ihr"uEh 'he s,nahe 'hn' was last envfi-
op'Ae her' ne hcAfl her voice calling
upon her saviour, ana Hs'n invoking
The SANS whose 'anr'ed preference had
su''''ne' hef s,"AhS sp'rn' ne 'ory
courage OF Inc heart 'ha' had beai be-
meath ihe peasant gown ana TIE gut
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