The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-06-16

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1.-THE HABFYRBoM CT OF ARC
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stsIn the Musee des IS z ranoais
At Paris, there is Of sipgular
interest, Il is RpPaTea tot, youne
girl Some twenty yea aea Whose
counte0Buee wears e asa dreamy
EIhesniy, which long she nls11ery
tof the bsheldsF. Ups headseis a
martial cap With feaihs ia her. hand
a shield and sword asn. of Are
The shtphef5 maid. mor7. for
years asssea de- prs
nov ~ bfigher
a? gms develops Der eh1Ess lag aud her
virtues. - .-.5s. -
On the 59tia 81 Mar, ISIS = 8 O'clock
IA The morning, Joan of Arc, having
been ooddemned 10 be Burned TO deaib,
was led forth TO execution Her scrifh
was deRotion to her, coua try; that country
whose, welfare she believed had, been en-.
trusted to her by special revelation from
heaven, and whose interests she loved
with the enthusiasm of her sex and race.
1Fonyears she had been commanded. by
Voices from the clouds, 10 lead the sFrepc b
army on TO victory. By day these voices
urged her onward, and by night she saw
in visions the forms OF holy saints, who
strove to arouse her shrinking courage
and persuade herto fulfill her divine mis-
sion. She obeYed their summons, and
after accomplishing. her wolk,. had fallen
a, victim to teachery and fslsehQod. De
serted by those for whom she had labor
ed, she was left to- che tender nnercias oil
the holy inqnisition Pierre Cauclfon,
Bishop. Of Beauvais,. had. presided at Abe
mock trial which proceeded condemua-
tion. As she was placed in the cart
which was to bear her to the scafold, She
perceived her chief prosecutor, antHaa-
dressed him thus: Bishop, die through
sou, aud for this l summon you to ap-
pear before God" The. sap Of the In-
quisilipn was then placed upon her head,
aud turning to monk at her side, she
sal d :: ,eAh master Pierre, to night. dBy
The. grace of God, / shall be in Paradise!''
The pr fession left the church of ST.
Oucn, and wound through, the narrow
streets to the old market place. Eight
hundred lancers guarded the prisoner.
The streets were tIIronged with people.
eager 10 lock upon the leader of armies,
now degraded to tie fate of a criminal.
Some cursed her for a .eorcefess; others
prayed aloud in her behalf. She had
partakeu of the communion, aud, on
reaohiRg the; Placeaof exec mioh, a SERMON
was Preached BIZ one of. those that had
sat in Judgment upon her. 81 fo,,, .sssr
A high scaffolding of masonry, hep |
ed with lagots, had been built IN The ecu
ire oe the open spaces aad tsze
platfrnms Tor the Bishop. the
and the preacher, that they might seatsl
the slightest expression OF fear or regret
that The agony Of be dying moments might
wiring from. her lips. From his Internal
throne theBishop exhorled J oan to con ess
her mfedeeds 20. the people, and to, truly
repent OF her many sins She answered
only by k9eeling at the foot Of her fu
neral pile, and praying God to pardon
her murderers.l To the bystanders She
said: s'Pray for me Z pardon and ask
pardonaof Isil.'' She invoked the aid of
The Virgin of St, Michel and St. Cath
crime, whose voices from her childhood
sounded in her ears, and then begged the
priests to say MASSES Tor her soul. Her
sweetness and sin pie piety touched the
hearts of those who had labpred for her
execution, Spiders wept One of the
of her time says that even |
The Bishop Of Baauvais was saeni TO She'd /
tears. II SO, his humanity WAS of short
duration. He called to- Tie poor girls to !
l;sten to the act of condem nation. and |
reminded her of. her grievous schism.
,dolatTy, and familiarity with demons.
The executioner with two men at arms,
led her up to the steps Of the scaGold;
fromrits SUBMITS she Coulf see the dense
crowd surging. to and fro, eagerly
Watching her every movement, No won
Fer that IN that dreadful moment her mem
Dry rt lied her peaceful DAYS of childhood
and her Soman's heart Tneltedf into tears. |
As She was bound,fo, the stake, she
cried, "Ah.l Rouen, l fear greatly that
you viii suffer from my death, - A. play |
ard, with the words, Hereto, Apos
ate, Idolator, % was placed over her head, |
md the funeral pile was lightedb She
aloud; buE quickly recovering
aer, composuEe, begged the monk. who |
stood by her to go down, lest he should
share her fate. As be left her the flames
bad rea ched her ropes -
By the feudish order Of the Lord Bish-
op Of Bea6vais, the fire had been arran-
ged to burn slowly, that her suffefiBgs
might be prolonged and come erecantation
perhaps escape from her dying lips.
at the foot Of. the pile, he asked
The poor creature if she abjuTed her-'re
iigion.e Her reply mist have haunted
him o his last hour on earth: sfBishop, /
dis4hrough you sISs AS theAames cur
led aroapd Der, those who stood near
heard her voice above the cracking of the /
fsg6ts,a saying, Yes, he voices from
God;ithey have h6t deceived me. - Doubt |
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