Butte record., 1854-01-14


/ dies we're Tx child en- Even the ex =
cutioner fastened to confession, fearful
tia God would NOT pardon bis share in
-he bloody w,rk. Pierre Cauchon Bisb-
% of Beauv,as. alone. sustained the
cruel and relentless character he had
played 80 well. By hi. orders the ashes
Of BIS victia were gathered mp and cast
into tie seine and with this final in
dignity ended the persecution Of Joan Of
trc.
l stood one summer morning il 4 G
auare which vas then the market place
II Rauen. It i now the PIaos de d
Pucdh GOrL7as In the centre OF
circle Of antique Buildings and upon tbe
spot, where, toar centuries ago, Joan
sc persisted 30 N ekly stands the monu-
( ment Of be memory. As cork Of art
. 1t is unworthy Of notice but from is as
sociatioa with the recollection d her suf-
flrsugs. It cannot fiji to interest the
traveller 4 rustic base Of red sand
stone supports a table, up0d which Is
erected her statue, Of the SIZE Of life.
clothed in a graceful draperv, and hold
Ing ia her right hand a sword, while IN
de- left Is seen q wreath Of liies At
each corner eli the tablet on which she
stands is dolphin, anl benea Il, from
lions mouths, CUISINES the fountain of wa
ter. An inscmpti II reads =
Req. vi-ciaeo dafendi.ureasa ca-ona
.-s-- srs q ..-. ~.4rs
TIE la-iiel 5 -vasd u. eel ihe fussl crown:
Bl.e.ih Lh, 1al4eus sword Tire liles safely aloon
The surrounding buildings are all II
harmony, with the legends Of a by-gone
aga. Itrequired but little effort Of the
Imagination 10 summon back the actors
il the "a naful tragedy, 10 the theatre
upon which i was enacted / closed nv
eyes. and iancled that I saw the pro-
es.lou move again through that cathe-
lr-l. and Is t4e church Of 81 Ouen to
be ina Eet place, where th7 soldiers and
e..'z IL lal gathered round the scatold.
b. bishop thar Bishop If Beauvais up
9u whose he'd rests tie blood Of the
youthful sufferer. IS there to witness his
.iti.ui Jigmpa The maiden mounts the
scafyld, and amid the sitting smoke and
the raging flames that rure spirit takes
it. 8i-at 10 heaven The populace crowd
around tie funeral pile as the flames die
way, and peer into the embers for some
s.gn Of the iai. Young creature whose life
had ended in the agony Of that dreadful
dsata- The prison, the scafold, and a
iu ing. cruel death Sucl vas her
purity virtue, piety, and lofty patriotism
received firing recompense IN the bet
Ter world 9a high
There IS 10 longer a market place
whore tie maiden suffered. The high
Norman caps now throng the square in
front ot the gfe45 cathedral and even on
a Sabbath mo ulng the visitor finds
crowd Of buyers ana sellers there. | do
not know how it moy be with others who
have fingered IL this quaint old Norman
city, bat to me the chef interest Of the
/ p ace seemed 10 centre in its connec-
.'1n with the tale to which I have refer
/ red cared H,tie about liz modern
reputation IS the Manchester Of France.
II i've We not Manchesters at home: is
stately cathedral too, claims the deepest
int=res from Its association with the
history the martvr, and 10 lover of the
! poetic in biSto can VISIT the SC ne Of
( her triumphant j atb, without having his
sympathy with truth and justice quick
ele3 into new life
Ii the Palace Of Versailles there nav
he seen a statue Of Joan. executed bv a
/ Princess Of France-Naie. Duchess OF
Wurt mburg, and daughter of Louis
! PhilHppa-wh0ss d-ath, at the aye Of
t~en,y-six, was so deeply lamented. It
l. the tribute Of royalty to supple and
Iowiy virtue and the conception and
* curion Of the work do infuire honor
to the subj CT aud the artist. Volt ire.
To j. shame be il SAID, has alone striyen
10 drag the memory Of joan down TO a
level with bis reckless and impious OBJ
seeuitv. Shakespeare, shari 2 the pr J.
udices Of his time, treats her merely as a
4 so7ceress Ia Shiller's noble drama, DIE
J41gfrau Uon Orleqss, her character Is
displayed spotless and serene, lifted be-
youd the rdid selisbn $ Of ca th, as
the Alpine JaHgfrau rsers It's glittering
peak tar above the dust and turmoil Of
valley beneath Southev, too, has done
justice 10 her virtues and in De Quin-
eey's glowing pages her death Is contras-
ted with the last moments Of her perse-