, 1870-03-20

duc;ns Eual;ah saatsnees At intervals, that th1
!; suiience might nox vhat ihs H7s saylng, and
p1xIm9 WITH especisI ds4apfh7 h7asa' xoE han @ hoY
t{sther tie Pope. From GINS 70 hIae' M.o
conspicuous yehemeaca aho stsuck ne ne G5us2. nse
i1 sgainst her bosom, and then, as tho oesa "a
gssss y e fsB as se6 ca ssi s. osd u
she prayed for the, churh whs& has ne
b.d been ready to bets1, t9r a h9s
son, whom she- had t5sial ~ eas.
ed. for the Queen whom she hao "a
enaeaEGsea W tG murder 4ua e!aysso 5ss Enei, el q
which she had sent = Last massage to Philip "a
teseech him to invade. She forgaye bar en-
emas, whom sh; hsd Invited Philip net ~
forget, and then, praying to The saints to N
tercedo for her With Ch1ist, and k1s1nE y S NO
erreaf upon tho croas, 20 receive me into thy
merry and forgive my sins-" With these!
words 'he Il. tho ssn1
sivrness. ~ forgive sou." sho sai3 p" for
1ow I hogs you shall cad III my s1uables
They offered choir help in arranging her dress
Truly, ny. Lcrds, '" she said with : s1uile,
70 tho Ea.s, ~ nsref Mas saf ssen IT, gIs"%Is r.
lowed to comn Mp npon tho scAHoh to assist
bef: for the work 70 be douc VII considerable
and Ind been prepared with no common
I thorEht- She lal Eer c1ucihx On het chalr~
/. The slief ezecat:oner took Il as s pesquisitet,
h hut ess ordered ins artIy to l2y it down. Tho
1 lawn .sa w2s lifted icassfur Oh, nstto disturb
tie l.5ar, snd Was hung upon the zaa. Tho
hlssk robe Eaa next rem ayed- Be12~ il VISA
followed, ard under lie j5r,,e. vas body Of
cNEson a1tsa- One Of her ladies' handed her
pait Of cruuason slcayos., with which abe has
dlE covered tct aHs7; and tha1 abe
stool on t1,4 !lack sea1old with tia
ffcm head tc foot. Her rrasoas fU adopting
so e1stau1dENF costume raust be left 70
conjecture. ia caly ce5eaan thst {. muss :
have besn carefully studied and that tn: pic
torial effect u1:5s have be.u aRpalllu9+ The
| bursting from diem which thsy coald not
check Is Ne craa co1ts," ste' said, "juy
Creased their bscasts agafin md again: IS
crossing them in tIIa, AoJ ti1lng Nem pEsY
to: her. Ihcn she Enclt on the cssah:on- ba:-
bsry MowbEas bound her eyes with. hant1ker-
chief. "Adisu,' sin said, smii.as for tho
iast time and waving hsr hand, to them,
'*Adicu, dts reroir-" They stepped ftoso OF tho
ecatold and LEFT her aI1ae. On her 5,,ces &c ro-
thee. oh torl; h1ve put M trVsI: Hcr
shoulders being exposed, two sc11s- became
visible, one on elher aiic, and Ito Eszls being
now little heli7d her, kcnt pointed to tlen
with his white wand,. aad looked in.I1inngly
At lis comranion. Shrewsbury whispered
that they wero the roznains Of two al<eessea
J from which she ha<l suffered willie living
with him at ShefhaM-- When the peAia wae
finished sho t telt ), for H. h!sek, and, laying
Domino tuas. comHsNdo AMMAN ns1am"
Tie hard wood seemed to hurt her for
she placed her hands urlor her neck
Tho e1ecutione1s gently removed them, lest
they should 9El desden 9! The blow, and then.
: other raised tho aKe Anu struck. Tbs ssene
had been loo trying even for tho p1a>ticed
headsman Of the Tower. Ha EN- wandered.
The blow fell on the knot Of the handkerchief.
! nor moved. He struck again. this time efes-
lively. Tho head hung By thread OF skin.
which be divided withou. Withdrawing the axa
and Ut oncea a meta1aorlLoais vas witnessed,
stssngc IS vas ever wrought 70 5 os Eand of f,bled
| Tie labored Illusion vanished The lady who
! had kuelt before the block WEE in the maturity
OF grace and lovliness. Tbs executioner, when
hs tahsed tie head, as USUAL to ahow it to the
crowd. exposed the withaEel features OF
g1izled, wsinxled old woman- So pe1iah
ali anemies OF tho Queen" said the Dean Of
Peterborough. A loud A1usu 1oss over tile
Q hall. ''suc1, end" said tho Eaz1 ef Kent, ris-
SS ogsen 11a ,sa st1apg ss goa ezs5 ths DO 1a as
had been giren thAt every Jthiug which she had
vu1n should bc INN edialely destroyed, that no
: selce should be carried on to work imaginary
miracles. Sentine1s stood At the doors who a.
md, after the first pause, the Earis still keep
rs their places, the body was atipped- It then
: appeared that . favorito hptlog had followed
its mistress unpetceired, aud uas concealed
gave = short uy, and seated itself be-
tween tho head and tha neck, from
which the blood mas still flowing. It WAS car
1icd away and carefully washed, aud then
oc;ds, PateFnostes, handkerc.,ief-e:ch par
With the cloth on the Llock hnd On the ecano1d,
was turut in the hall fire in tl,a presence Of tha
cro-d- The seatIoli itself was ns1t removed.
: 4 brief aocount OF tie execution was drawn up,
{ with which Henry Talbot, Lord Shxuwsbufy's .
son, was sent to London, and then everyone
wAs dismissed. SleEce settled down on Eoth-
erinSay, and The last scano Of the life Of Mary
Stuart, in which hasedy and nslodrama reto
: 80 strangely insesminglel, VAS over. A spec
/ tator, WHO vas one Of her vameat admirers,
= describes her bearing as intinitely tran.
scending the power Of the most accomplished
y actor to represent The association Ut tho
6tago was, perhaps, unconscioualy suggested
l. Ly what Was, in fact, Notwithstanding the TIC
= meudous reality with whrh it closed, the mos
= brilliant acting throughout. The plain g1a1
n dress would have sufiieed, had sho cared only
.e to 80 through With simplicity the part whiet
u Waa assigned to her. She intended to produce
le dramatic sensation, and she succeeded. Tht
g sehpossession Was fAu1tless, the courage
10 splendid Nevcr did any human creature mes!
IA death more br.yely; get, ip the nids' !.
r cannot ba refused her,, it is not te
be forgotten tLat she was leaving the worid
70 with Ge upon her Lips She was = b&l
p woman, disguised III the livery Of. martyr,
ut md, il in any se14se at al sha was suffering
from hsz religion, it was because aho h.d
shown helaeR capable OF those detestable
ie c1imea which, IN the sixteenth century, ap
N peared to be tue proper fruits Of it. To assunaa
10 and to ca1Iy through the character OF a victim
r of religious intolerance. to exhibit herself .,
r an example Of saiutlinesa, suffering for deso
tiou to tie truth, would bo to win the victor,
= over Elizabeth, even in defeat and death, t,
- f1stsn upon her the reputation Of : persecntor
@ Th,eh she hsl lad moss 81, sndesyorea to avoid +
10 drag her down to destruction Nor can it bt
said that ehe failed She could not, In
u deed, stay the progress Of the Reforma
n ton, make England a province et sps;n, or "
o rest the dissolution Of An e1ptodad creed bu1
N she became fitting tutelary saint for the sen
q huental Aomanism Of the modern world she
u has had her revenge, Il not on Elizabeth living
get Oh het memory in the Aauals Of her eouit
10 ably to the end Of time, to represent the treat
70 mcnt Of Mary Stuart, Which, II i. erred ut all
: erred from the beginning On the side Of leni
N ency md Weakness, ~ the one indelihle stair
= on the reputation q the grest Queen Wht
O. now doubts" writes eloquent uoder1
, writer, that it would have bean wisex iu Eliza
u beth to spare her LIE ?: Ratier, the political wis
c, dom Of critical and difficult act has nevez il
70 the worlds history been mora signally Justified
es It cut sway the only interests On which tht
rs Scotch and Enelisl Catholics could possibly
q have combined. 1t determined Philip uptN
y the undisguised pursuit Of the English throne
as and it enlisted against him and his projects th,
- - passionate patriotism Of tvs English nobility
q. who refused to be tempted, even BY thei
70 creed, to bet1ay tho Independence Of thei
o. country. At once and forever it destroyed thl
"a hope TINT the Spanish Amanda would find
20 party to welcome it. The entire Catholic or
U ganixatinn, as directed against England, VIZ
u srnitted with paralysis and tie Queen fourt
N he1seH, when tie invader arrived at lsst, sup
~ ported by the loyal enthusiasm Of an undivides
OF nation.
er
~ The Feast Of Fools
Of When the long expected morning came, III
1t clergy put On their best robes, and aecompa
= 1 u