Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-08-09

act of condemnation, in which the dying cir
was mocked with false accusations of schism
idolatry and magic When the terrible SEN
tence was pronounced, Joan, turning to the
crowd, asked for cross An Englishman,
rudely fashioning one out of Il stick, handed
it to her. She took it, kissed it devoutly,
and pressed it to her bosom. \ priest hast,
ening to the church of st. Sauver's brought
a crucifx, which she embraced having first
placed the other under her garments next to
the skin. While he was exhorting her, the
English began to be impatient, one of them
rudely asked the priest if he intended them to
dine there. Immediately, and without wait
ing for IN official ORDER others tore her away,
and dragged her to the pile. As she gazed
on the great city, the motionless and silent
crowd, and the infuriated invaders, she cried,
"Ah. Rouen, Rouen, much do | fear you
will suffer for my death"
Above her head was placard, denOuncing
her rs hereto, apostate and idoatOr. When
she had been made fast to the stake, the exc
cutoner, from below, set fire to the faggots.-
vt the sight, nature gave way for a moment,
and she uttered Il cry but seeing that the
priest, who had ascended the scatfold with her,
showed no signs of fear, she forgot her peril in
the thought Of him. and begged him to de-
scend The smoke was now mounting around
her. Occasionally tongues of fire shot up al
most to her person Beauvais, in this extrcm-
ity, advanced to the foot of the pile, hoping
to extract some admission from her But she
only answered, with mild reproach, 81 die
through you In vain he sought to make her
accuse her king. Though deserted by Charles,
she would not detame him, but defended him
to the last. "Whether have done we'll or
ill., she said, heroically, she is faultless.'
ut last the flames reached her person. A.
GAIN. nature succombed for an instant, and
she shrieked for holy water But immediate
ly she recovered herself She called on Cod
She protested her innocence From the foot
of the pile, the Dominican. whom she had
forced to descend, encouraged her with words,
holding out his crucifx to her as he spoke
At times the smoke and flames concealed her
entirely from view, but her voice was still
heard invoking God and his saints; nor was
cry of fear or murmur of pain ever again
wrung from her. The spectators could not
endure the awful sight. Many fed in horror
from the square; thousands were in tears
some prayed aloud for her with choking sobs.
\ few only of her bit,ercst enemies attempted,
to laugh. One Of these, brutal Englishman,i
wi'S ~""ut to throw fresh faggot on the r;'c-'
and crying, FJesus." she died.
Twenty years after the French king did
tardy justice to the martyred Joan. \ COM
mission, procured from the Pope, after hear
ing the depositions of more than hundred
witnesses, pronounced her innocent, and de-
clared her sentence null. On the spot where
she was executed a cross was erected, which
has subsequently been replaced by statue Of
her. In the succeeding reign, still more am
pie amends were made to her, for her judges
were ordered to be prosecuted Two Of them
only survived, but these were tried, condemn
ed and executed.-Pet"rSoa'S -Mya=ine.