Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-06

little fSUm the MOBILES q that cs.Atgy y.aNttt, J
ness the Earl Of Shrswsbury 4s.d Bis sss 80 ~
Before Mary pVUeeedSd further - boV pU1ES.fia
arations for the block, she took Iast 70 70
of her weeping ladies, kissing, enhElGlhSt j,
and blessing them, by sIghBing Ghew withteis
cross, which benSdicts0n thGy TecsiSSd q. 10
their knees. ,su'isi
Her upper garments being removed, sas b.
mAined in her petticoAt Of crimson velNakai1s Il
caulsOle, which lseed behind, and cOvsFe4 Prsa
arms with pair Of crimson velvet slsetS = 4tsJ
Jane Kennedy now drew from her pocket ~ 70.
gold. .bordercd handkerchief Mary had skixe0Is.ss -
her to bind her eyes Within this abe pIaGcdW
Corpus Christi CLOTH" probably she aessyq@
in which tho consecrated wafer scHt ~ tgi n
the Pope had been eRvslOPed.- -JapS folded ita4
cOrncrwise, kissed II, and with trembling .
hands prepared to execute this last Office hut /,
she and her companion burst into fresh par ~
Oxysm Of hysterical sobbing and crying. r.. 81,
Mary placed her finger on her lips repr0vsie "a
ingly. "Hush," said She 1 have promised
for you; weep not, but pray for me-" When i
they had pinned the handkerchief over the
face Of their beloved mistress they were COM y
PEELED to withdraw from the scati0ld; and %
she was left alone to close up the tragedy o".s.
life by herself, which she did with her wOnted 81.
courage and devotion" Kneeling on the
cushion, she repeated in her usually clear, "a
firm voice." In to Domino spsraVi" els,
thee, Lord, have hoped let me never be put !,
to confusion y Being then guided BY the ez-4r9
ecutioners Ito find the block, she bowed her ',
head upon it intrepidly, excaiming as she did l, l,
SO, 4" In mdnus tuGS." "Into thy hands, q
Lord, commend nv spirit" The Earl Of
Shrewsbury raisedthis baton, in performances -
Of his duty as earl marshal, to give the signal
for the coup p-de-grdce, but he averted his head
at the same time, aud covered his face with
his hand 20 conceal his agitation and stream.
ing tears A mOmentary pause enSued, fbt :"
the cxecutioners assistant perceived tiiit th6's'
Queen, grasping the block firmly with botlE b
hands, was resting her chin upon them, aAAca
that they must have been cut OF o. mangiedcf'
If he had not removed them, which he did by
drawing them down and holding them tightly
in his own, while his companion struck her
with the axe q cruel but Intellectual blOw.---
Agitatcd alike by the courage Of the royal
victim and the Sobs and grOans Of the sympar p,
thiSing spectators, he missed his aim and in. !,
flicted deep wound on the side Of the skull.
She neither screamed nor stirred, but her suf-
fcrings were TOO sadly testified by the convlI:
siOns Of her features, when, after the third
blow, the butcherwork was accomplished.
and the severed head, streaming with blood,
was held up to the gaze of the people. "God
So let all her enemies perish |" exclaimed the
Dean Of Peterborough; one solitary voice
alone responded Amenl"-it was that Of the
Earl Of Kent The silence, the tears, and
groans Of the witnesses Of the tragedy--yea,
even of the very assistants in it-procIaimed
the feelings with which it had been regarded.