The Lincoln County herald., 1869-10-14
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Esr Liberal DeduseisA ivill ~ inAds, "
yearly advestlssrs.- --- 49,.
aei'a MsxIaiIias As1 ysarsS. s"i'a'i
Applston1 1lSeasihs eontai6u S0aas ".
tsyvstiMef tssidSsis lIoa lNviAttssrp pafsi
Salm's Diary, written vhilo -, ,S1siis0
e,s !: :.s oSs ssss''e's q. asss sRsias asp''
'sYhs Rkscsss;; ca,esssssti seuAsasms
psrtsss phst shs. haA taken, is ~ .eisa
70 save rths life Of Masimiliaa, pa spsA,e
San LuEr Potosf a. prisoper. Thcrs
Shs mAdS another 1ist effort u SbtaiA' 'tES
pardon of PtssitsSs Jxstea ~ thslesss
demncd.. She nys -
lathe hss day 6sfsrs tht tsssssiSi lad
eons; shi ssEt morning the j JEapssst
.ss tofbe shot, Altheagh Il hAA7 ,ttas
hope, still I dstsrmiped 70 make one
more effort to move the heart Of The uas
Who alone had the power . prevent tkS
terrible tragedy. 1Tks psls. eeissebSly
face OF him Who's eless, tlas syssD I'm
iospired With composites e.ea ths IaAiaa
Palacois. W.. ever before me-, ,,,.., i
"lt wss eight o'cioSck' q Vheo " ossSssIiinlru
who's ! went 70 the PrssidcsG, vkS fs6as.
diatcly receiv ID, mo. IL, wss palo and
Ipleadcd for the lifs Sflths kmpcf6r; 0i
st lssst for . rsspiAAb He saia hr c6uld
not even grant s.respits, ithst t. Vsald
only pfolong tho Empsror's agpny, and
that he nust die the next morning. ''
"Whcn heard these terrible words.hi
vac wild with grief. tvembied III svsvy
limb, asd sdsebbiug. I fell % ~ kssss 'Aul
pleaded with words that came warm from
tho heart. The President sought to rsisSe
me, but I clung to his knees, aud would
not riss ell he had granted my pssysr;
l thought Imust move hin 10 coupasr
sion. saw he was deeply moved he,
% weh ~ Senior lglssia, 1hs w1s prassht,
could aos restrain his tssr& HelAaidA 10
mo 10 > sad, ,tremulops tone; III pains
me. madam, to see you thus on your Knees
before me, but, If al the kings And queona
Of Europe we're PROSTATE before mel
could not save his life. do cot take Il:
u 10 The nav, The people demaud Il, aot
II. If failed 70 do the will Of the poo,
pie, my life would to The : penalty ''.
"Oh, I cried in my deapair, II blood
must 6ow, take my life, the life Of s,sts.
less woman, and spare thst Of . man ivhs
may do some good in another country I
"All was in vain. The President raised
me to my feet. aud again assured me TINT
tho life Of my husband should 81 spared.
He said hs was very sshoosly sempso.
missed and would certainly b. eon1s1nsi
to death, but that q. I had gsined his
estosm ana admiration BY ny s6ostsD in
behalf Of oMaxinilian and ny hsshspd,
no would grant ,py petition % fir - no
could. he would pardon my husband,
and was krived he could Do 40 more. 4
thanked him and went. sF oW t'uH,
"In- TIA .AnAs ,sooa- L fsaaa 4osss. .ahaa
two hundred ladies of 2ap Luis, Who had
come to plead for tho live1 of tho three
condemned mon. They wore admitted,
but their prayers 'wero of no Wose evil
than mine. g'c .ac'o i4.an4 ,yai q,.i
"I.ater, Madame, ,Ninupp same, lsaI.
ing her two children. Tho President
could not refuse to see, her. Senior Iglc.
SID told me It was I heart 'yendiug sccoe
to'see this poer 70 Ia ED 'hor iSustssA
little ones p3saa for The life pf thss has.
band aYd father, The Prssilsat, he sail,
suffered terribly in, these interviows to
think that sters necessity compelled HIN
70 take the life Of tue noble M&ximiiisn
.nd his otsos' s'brosAsss, " ~ hs .cotaa iAot
do otherwise. .s,,oel .o, on ,,,.,,,,,.
"Madamo Miramea fiinted and wss
oarsied out Of the room. ling,iT oiT
| ~ copld not close my eyes that night,
some hours Of which ! passed In chprsk
With number Of ladies Of opr party.
Iprsying. % 4'.'t u ~ .ff"' l'i, q
'Tn the eosro Of the novniug the u.
egrnph aunouseed the sad, ,inialligcnes
that tho execution hsa taken plase Ala
3fN'" - .-s.t...I.... Al. ..aniil D.Ii
II the world despisos . Aypsssits, whss
must they thiuk af bin iu Hsavsa. ,aar
Al Joues, Who il ,disspsbsa iby The p~4tas,
nal h9wlings Of Thouss ests., dsn't b.,
!isv: . fellow feline makes g. vosdsoa:;
kind. ''''o' ION q" Q" 2Tn'"nl"v no''
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