St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-11-08

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upon the white, damp walls. An ivory
figure of Christ, most exquisitely wrought,
stood upon q small table at.the feet of the
sick man; an antique chair, with gothic,
decorations and damask covering, stood in
a corner, and upon ii lay q sifver-clasped
everything else was mean,
and spoke Of penury.@ - : >h4a51cdl 81
The sight of the priest evidently re-
vived the invalid, and rising on his arm
he said:--"Ah, Father Able. it is indeed
kind of you to remember an, unfortunate
creature like me-" 44:~ E3<'>%i7'a "a li9T1
sHMy friend,' replied Paulin, "a servant
Of God must not forget either the happy Or
the unhappy: ! come to ask you Of what hg.t i
YOU may lie in need. >" u ''@~'.: . ~ ~ !
II need nothing more" answered the
beggar;; "my death is near-that feel in
every. limb-oh ! that my conscience were
only at peace?' .,, :.rs ia+asHnl
'fYour conscience! You have. perhaps,
great sin upon your heart, tor which you
cannot answer before the Eternal" Il
"a crime, Holy Father! = terrible
crimv-which my whole life has not been
able to cxpatiate- u crime which no pardon
can wipe awayl' ( 4~-:< :'=':'.'2z @:.' .5:2<1
"A crime beyond pardon That cannot
be, my friend; the mercy Of God is greater
than the sins of mortal can be-" s.f2 4
""*,lay l still hope? I. the vilest Of my
race, whom the earth has borne too
long2'' j. III ,<@c4594!@i'a @l a7&rl|
s''Yes, thou mayestihope, unhappy onc,Ds ]
cried the priest. with holy enthusiasm; ~
doubt Of the parlon Of the Almighty were
a greater blasphemy than thy sin Itself
Freely confess thy crime: hear thee in
the name of the All Nj ercifut; IN athe:name4
Of Him who desires not the deathaot "a sim
ner, but that b he l' should return tq Him liz m and
live" ~, >''-- ~ .'' .,,.,~<'.'..,'l:~ l:~.... =.
And the priest i uncovered his head,
while the sick man related the following !:
I'll II am .thes ]ofa poor farmer; bqt the
lady Of the manor, whose fields my father
held, being partial to me, took, me, when
quite boy, into her castle. and was 'al ap:
pointed valet-de-chambre to her son. The
education received, and my aptitude in
all ranches of learning, changed my fate
for the better. I was promoted to be Sec
retary. / had reached my twenty-ffth year,
when the Revolution burst forth; MY eager
spirit was fired, by reading in the journals
the: vivid transactions of that period-rny
ambition awoke, and blushed for the in:
ferior station held: I formed the resolu-
tion of quitting the castle--the asylum of
my youth-and ah had I carried out this
plan, I had been spared the commission Of
dreadful sin - ~ ..~
'''TheA liberty and equality mania soon
broke out in the province, and fearful of
being seized BY the peasantry in his own
castle, my lcrd dismissed all his servants.
The property was reduced to money as
quickly as might be; and taking nothing
with them Of their riches, except 4 few
costly family relics, the family SCI out fo9r
Paris, and there, in obscurity sought safe
ty and peace a' I, likewise, like a son to
the house, followed them. 9 The Reign Of
Terrer was7atzits height; being on the list
Of stEmigrants," ," they were eagerly sought
after; but their place of retreat was 'un-
known; and l. only, being acquainted, With
their real names-7ffor they changed them
on arrival-they lived, in the midst.of the
Euniyersal itumplt, unkpowp, ,s united, and
peaceful. In firm trust on Gods Prqyiv
dence, they hoped for: "a better future -.
Vain hope! The only man who P p3ssessed
their secret betrayed them. ! was their
accuser. .., ,-... ..7..: ..,-. r.~..- j..
+ S.Father, mother, fur daugghtors--angels
]of beauty aud innocence-apa, son, ten
years old, were cast, into prison: Their
trial was speedily brought on. At that
time the most Insignificant pretext Was
sufficient to deliver an innocent person to
death: The pubic accuser, however: had
had some difficulty in finding any charge
against this noblef mify.I But there was
ia wretch, whod admitted to their private
Econversation--nay;t to theirzvcry thoughts
E-knew hoYo to give Aascriminal lneapine
ftoro the must 50 trivial wor4s--and7 even
fchargcd, ,:hem with a conspiracy; and that
'twrcteh was myself. {; nsaaastay IL 1asi, .as
7 4,The sentence Of death iwas passed
passed op;erery one Of atliat noble ifanilys
the bog ,hiene excepted. sjA]as i thes,un-
happy orp'.an Was onlysparedsto bevail his
dear5 parents and sisters; and then, per-
haps, to- e4rse. their n.urderrr. -41o5 oi5, il
I & 1s'Traeqaila la andu are,cising., consolation
from the icensciousneasi Of innocence, the
hapilappyysictilhs awaited in their prison
4tte dark day: sff deathsae .lt41zasaod ,ia0aa
'E -nBut sGmist,ks arose in the order of the
numerous executions. The, day on which
Ethey should have died BY the ..guiAotipe
sbpasssed q ,byvns, They were. forgotten, aud
4im!8ht hsys escaped the scattold had Il not e!
IlnanIno esFgI monster! p4 lussins to possess
ths,f inhseriteneeramindedi the tribunal aPsH'
sHis i1fsG:oa,s passion passion was VAS satisfied
I'ald the execution tpok place that avenihg.
Ik Traad 4hia hEood III 81,