The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-08-04

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MART his IiaEgister ga -.a
Il cannot marry her," said Samuel,
now utterly east down
Cannot - exclaimed the Cd man
And why not
1T WOgId be = eTime worse than
all tine HesL ! am married already"
Rachel feII faIlEiag u the gT0Ind-
and Samuel hurried away % escape
/ the teTTible anatheE4s which Oil
/ LaZaTus hHFiei 1rO1 him and al the
/ Cnristiau rare Samud promised
[ hiEaselftIlat he E-ouId never ses Rzca-
Il again, bgt be vas himself deeezvei
( this time
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Oa tie fOilJEIng day there W4s q
2Teat haussCet IN the eElpe70T's palace
! % eelebEzte the victorious return q
Prince LeOpold, the husband Of tine
I PrIuoess EIflsssiz- The table were
spread in the graIId dzil. Hie emperor
himself presiding with Cardinal
BrOZni, the representative Of tile holy
Sc, On his right Z; Prince Leopold and
the Priuoes EuG0ssia ueKt him the
prince, dukes, and the electors Of the
empire rangal about them tie Ia
dies and gentlemen TO the court at
other tables, and the imperial EIlaul
in Attendance. The elloTi5ters were
singing hymns of victory and songs
Of praise to the young princes vaiOr.
Tie Princess EudOssia herself made
the welcoming speech to her hus-
band, exalting his YalOT, and calling
upon the people to give thanks to
heaven for having conferred victory
AZ the conclusion Of this speech,
and 10y a precOneerted arrangement
with the princess, Lazarus came In,
bringing with him the jeweIed chain
which EudOssia had purchased the
day before. and accompanied by his
daughter Rachel. EudOssia took the
chain, and, placing II about Le0pOld's
neck, concluded
'tIn the name Of our monarch, in
the name Ofthe honor and love which
fires the hearts of warriors, reward
and, honor you with this, my lordand
husband"
"Hold !" shrieked Rachel, spring
ing forward aud snaching the chain
from LeOpOld's neck, and holding it
to the princess "Take back this no.
bic pledge, the badge of honOr-he is
unworthy of it."
"He My husband? ?"
"He is thy husband no longer, but a
vile coward whom now unmask be-
fore you all 90
"Hush, hush, my daughter" urg-
ed Lazarus, but it was of no avail.
"What crime do you charge him
with ?" asked the cardinal.
crime which your laws punish with
death. A Christian himself, he has
had intercourse with an Israelite Wo-
man-and the Jewess, his aceompliee
in guilt, she must suffer death with
limit is ! Do you dare deny it 2''
exclaimed Rachel, as she turned upon
the prince.
NO" was the answer; "Isuccumb
to remorse and horror, and invoke
death TO hide my shame"
The confusion was now so great
that the emperor ordered the halls TO
be cleared, leaving only the criminal,
the magistrates, and the guilty ones.
"NOw, my noble lords, cardinals,
priests, and warriors, . said Lazarus,
bitterly, ;'what stays your wrath i?
Do You reserve the fire and sword for
Us alone ? Must the vile perjurer 90
unpublished, because lie is rich aud
powerful ~
Leopold refused 10 retract the con-
fession of his guilt, and, after a few
moments consultation between mag
istrates and priests. Cardinal BrOgni
advanced tOwani Lazarus, Leopold,
and Rachel. -ui fals
fFNxra d =
loving heaven and are now, by heaven,
denounced4 Anathema tis Heav-
en- itself through me, you traitor 20
its faith, that hurls its curse upon
you. Its gates shall he closed upon
you forever, and no man and no man
shall let the sacraI.1ent come TO yOu
in life or III death. You are ali ac-
cursed, and every Christian soul shall
fly from you in horror. You are
doomed to sorrow on land and on sea /.
and, when life's spark is gone, may
your last remains be left without a
tomb, and may no prayer be offered
up for you to outraged heaven,
whose gates shall be closed against
you. Anathema = ffg
At sign, the guards seized the
three that We're thus accursed alid
dragged them of, while all the .est
turned from them III horror and dis
may. -
Womau-like, Eudossia's first thou't.
wasin spite Of, heT cruel deception,
was Ia save her husband. There was
but one way to do this, and it was
through Rachel the JeweSs. The
princess sought tie girl in prison,
who had been 80 much outraged, and
pleaded her cause so eloIuently that,
with the aid also Of Rachelis love. She
WAS successful. Rachel consented to
go befOIe the council and confess that
her charge had been false, and that
Leopold was not guilty. The council
needed but this 10 save the princes
and eOmmuted his sentence from
death at the stake 10 temporary ban
ishment.
When Lazarus heard this, be re-
solved to avail himself Of terrible
means of vengeance which hepOssess-
ed. The Cardinal BrOgni sought
him out, and offered him life and the
life of Rachel-fOr whom the cardinal
had sincere compassion, conscious
as he was that she had been deceived
IF they would consent TO give up
their faith for Christianity. But I.az-
arus would not hear To il.
81 worship only the Deity of my
sire" was his reply.
"But He has deserted you in your
shame and trouble, f" said the cardin-
al.
''NO, never. He viii yet restore
His people to liberty and honor. Ev-I
en- now, lord cardinal, he gives me
the chance of vengeance on you"