The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-03-12

they aim at. Escape is impossible fol
me; and God has heard my prayer. He
will receive me. I have long expected
death. l beseech you to mako your .es-
cape, and let not your wives hereafter at
tribute your deaths to me-" Heavy foot
steps were heard on the stairs. The door
was burst open, and five assassins, clad
in mail, entered the apartment The ad-
miral stood in his night dress calmly con-
fronting them. A follower and confden-
tial retainer Of the Duke of Guise ap-
preached him sword in hand. Young
man." said Coligny, 'thou oughtest to
reverence nay gray hairs; but do what
thou wilt, thou canst shorten my life but
very little" The wretch answered only
by plunging his weapon into the bosom
of the veteran. He was soon hewn in
pieces by the miscreants. His head was
then cut off, and thrown out of the win
dow to the Duke of Guise, who was i'm.
patiently pacing the courtyard below
The monster who had. often met the Ad-
miral as loving friend, wiped away the
blood, AMI scrutinized the features
EYES," he said, giving the pallid face a
kick, 81 recognize the man. Ho! com
rades now for the rest" The great bell
of the Louvre rang out the preconcerted
signal; and the awful tragedy began in
earnest. The bells Of the various
churches pealed in answer, and aroused
the entire population. The houses of the
Protestants, previously marked for the
purpose, were broken open and the in
furiated crowd rushed in, numbering in
Discriminatory. young and old. Musket
and pistol shots were heard in all direc-
tions. Lights were placed in the win
dows of the houses in which Catholics re-
sided; and these threw such glare upon
the pavement, that the fugitive Hugue-
nots had no chance of escaping Bands
ofruffians trayersed the city. with their
right sleeves rolled up, and white crosses,
(the badge agreed upon at head quarters)
in their hats, butchering all the Hugue-
nots they met. Priests carrying cruci-
fixes, accompanied the mob, urging them
on with loud outcries, while Guise, and
others ofthe leaders rode along the streets,
experimenting the carnage, and exciting
the rabble to frenzy. Even the King
himself, did not disdain to stand upon
balcony of the Louvre, and shoot down
the flying men and women with his own
princely hand. aaE
AS the day dawned, ghastly specta-
Gle met the eye. The streets were strew-
ed with corpses, which men were drag
ing 10 the river, the walls and doors Of
the houses were besmeared with blood,
headless bodies were hanging from the
windows, and crews of incarnate devils,
reeking with human gore, were securing
every portion of the city on the hunt for
Huguenots.
For whole week this Internal butch
cry continued, slackening only when there
were no more victims to kill. 'sLet not. y
the King proclaimed, ga single Protest
and be spared to reproach me hereafter
with this deed" and the cry went through
all the provinces of France, "death to the
heretics." At the most moderate com
putation, sirty thousand Protestants were
slain in that fell week, guilty of no crime
but Protestantism
Pope Plus rewarded the messenger
who brought the news to Rome with a
thousand pieces ofgold. Cannons were
fired, bells rung, and a grand public pro-
cession formed, to celebrate the event.
A gold medal was struck off to oommem-
crate the holy deed; and Charles and
Catharine were pronounced by the infal-
liable word of his Holiness to be the espe-
clal favorites of Heaven.
Philip Ii, his most pious and Catholic
majesty ofSpain, the great patron of that
favorite Papal institution, wrote from
Madrid to Catharine, ''these tidings are
the greatest. end the most glorious could
have received"
Such was the dreadful massacre of St.
bartholomew, as related by the most re-
liable historians.
When regardedin allits aspects oftreach-
cry and cowardice, it must be consider
ed the blacklist crime recorded in the an
nails of the world. The Protestants were
lured to Paris under the guise of friend
ship. Their safety was guaranteed with
solemn oaths. The Chief men of the
Catholics deliberately planned the foul
deed, and placed the dagger in the hands
of the brutal populace. The priests, pro
fessed servants Of Jesus Christ, infamed
the multitude to an immense pitch of fa-
natical ferocity and after the dreadful
havoc was finished, princes and priests,
with blood dripping hands, flocked to the
altars of God to return thanks for the sig.
nal victory they had achieved!
History is stocked with fearful tales
but the most appalling is the massacre O
st. Bartholomew " tta
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