Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-04-23

had one crime the less to answer for Go
home IN peace; you may vel, be pleased
with your fine children. For their sakes,
Janeck's life shall be spared; bu. he shall
never come before my face again. Do
you" he continued to the soldiers, " get
something for the children to ca. and
drink, and some sweet cherries, that they
may 60 home joyous and merry after the
alarm they have sustained"
A cry Of delight hre burst from the
children's lips, ten times louder than their
petitions for mercy had been Wills, Wolf
stammered out his thanks on seeing his
work SO gloriously crowned with success :;
and the soldiers gave large cheer Of ap.
proval.
PrOkop, in the mean time, leaving it to
his attendants to carry ou. his commands,
retired to his tent with feelings of greater
satisfaction than be could have experience
ed after the destruction Of Furnishing
town, and the massacre of its inhabitants.
He had acted in the spirit Of John Huss.
The children were soon supplied with
bread and meat and metheglin. The SOL
diers, however, we're not inclined to spend
their time in plucking the cherries from
the numerous trees around, but took q
shorter method, by cutting of the branch.
e' with their swords, and giving one to
each child. And the children ate up in
all haste the food tha. was offered to them;
an" 18th .h.i. .e~.hs quite full, ,Lei.
bread and meat in one hand, and cherry
bough in the other, they started of on
their way home. Their little hearts
bounded with delight; and, forgetting all
their fatigue, they ran as fas. as their legs
could carry them; and Wolf ran with
them, as happy as any child among them.
"All thanks and praise be to thee, o
Lord !' be said in bis heart. "Preserve
me from pride and arrogance. 1t was
thou that inspired me with the hope tha.
our children's prayers nigh. mel, the
hearts Of our enemies. Thou alone cans.
guide the unruly wills aud affections Of
sinful men. To thee be glory and praise
for evermore. Amen"
CHAPTER TEN
Whilst the children Of Naumburg were
thus gaining bloodless victory over their
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sound of their beloved ones. The fiery
rays of q July sun poured unheeded On
their heads, as one half hour after anoth-
er passed slowly on. Twice they fanciad
they heard faint cry in the distance,
when suddenly q scream of many chill
dren's voices, succeeded b. shout, which
sounded to the terrified mothers almost
like the roar Of wild beasts, was distinctly
borne to their ears on the warm summer
breeze.
They looked upon each other in horror
and despair. Some sank fainting on the
ground withou: utsering word others,
exclaiming, at is the death-cry Of our
murdered children % turned to the armed 7
burghers who were pacing the walls, and
urged them in accents of rage and fury to
sally out at once upon the enemy, and re-
yenge their slaughtered little ones, if they
would not be called base, faint-heas,ed
towards. The burghers compassionated
the women's bitter sorrow, and made no
reply, but calmly prepared for the conflict
and their own destruction and that Of the
town for they knew that midday was
fast approaching, and with ii he time of
Prokop's threatened attack.
The watchmen looked an1iously from
their elevated posts, that they might give
the earliest notice Of the advance Of the
enemy. After the clocks had struck
twelve, perhaps for the last time, the
watehman was observed by those below to
take up the speaking trumpet and raise it
to his lips. What could be have to an
nOuuce except the enemy's approach
Every heart bea. high with excitement;
the men ialO tNeV Aauus ~f1a A
swords, and clenched their teeth together,
as they brea,hlessly listened to the deep
bass tones of the trumpet. And the fear
full words fell upon their ears: "Great
disturbance in the ensmy's camp. The
tents are disappearing; thick cloud OF
dus. rises. They advance {" A general
moyeuen, of the armed burshers succeed
cd these words.
"Ge. cut of the way, good women,
said Herr Adler to the mothers, who still
fingered on the walls. "Go down below.
When We require your assistance, We will
call YOU. We men must show cur oppo-
uents that We know how to defend our
selves and to svenge our murdered chill
dreu."
The burgher-master's speech was re-
spouded to by the clash Of weapons placed
in readiness, and the measured tramp Of
bodies of men marching to their respective
post. on the walls and at the gates
/ Through the deep stiffness which succeed
ed the momentary noise and bussle Of pre-
paration, the spsa king trumpet was again