Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27
VOL. X.

81 do, but [ defy the law. l will en-
brace your faith-I will share your fate,
whatever it is"
81 cannot hange-but my father, you
know how stern he is"
''Then let as fly from here. Let us find
some obscure spot where we may live and
love-
"Forsake my father?" w
''And do you think that l forsake moth
ing? Come quick, the night favors US.
Rachel allowed her lover to drag her,
half persuaded toward the door. But there
they were met oy old Lazarus, who pene-
trated their emotion and discovered their
purpose. He piled up curses on the head
of the young man who had deceived him,
but was at last goftened by Rachel's plead
ing, and finally consented that Samuel
should adopt the Jewish faith and marry
his daughter.
81 cannot marry her." said Samuel, now
utterly cast down.
Cannot" exclaimed the old man. ''And
why nofg"
at would be crime worse than all the
rest. [ am married already"
Rachel fell fainting to the ground, and
Samuel hurried away to escape the terrible
anatneInas which old Lazarus hurled upon
him and all the Christian race. Samuel
promised himself that he would never see
Rachel again, but he was himself deceived
this time.
On the following day there was great
banquet in the emperor's palace to.celebrate
the victorious return of Prince Leopold,
the husband of the Princess Eudossia-
The tables were spread in the grand ball,
the emperor himself presiding with Card
inai Brogni, the representative of the holy
see, on his right; Prince Leopold and
the Princess Eudossia next to him; the
princes, dukes, and the electors of the en-
pire ranged about them; the ladies and
gentlemen to the court at other tables, and
the imperial guard in attendance. The
choristers were singing hymns of victory
and songs of praise to the young princes
valor. The Princess Eudossia herself made
the welcoming speech to her husband, ex-
aiting his valor, and calling upon the peo-
pie to give thanks to heaven for having
conferred victory on him"
At the conclusion of this speech, and
by preconcerted arrangement with the
princess, Lazarus came in, bringing with
him the jeweled chain which Eudossia had
purchased the day before, and accompan-
led by his daughter Rachel. Eudossia took
the chain, and, placing it about Leopeld's
neck, concluded;
''In the name of our monarch, in the
name of the honor and love which fires the
hearts of warriors, I reward and honor you
with this, my lord and husband"
"HoIdP shrieked Rachel, springing for
ward and snatching the chain from Leo
pold's neck, and holding it to the princess.
''Take back this noble pledge, the badge
of hOnOr--he is unworthy of it.
He! My husband?"
fHe is thy husband no longer, but a vile
coward whom I now unmask before you
alp'
'tHush, hush, my daughter" urged La
zarus, but it was of no avail.
"What crime do you charge him with?"
asked the cardinal
s'The blackest and most fearful-a crime
which your laws punish with death. A
Christian himself, he has had intercourse
with an Israelite woman that Jewess,
his accomplice in guilt, she aaust suffer
death with hint is Do you dare deny |
it?" exclaimed Rachel, as she turned upon |
the prince.
''No," was the answer; 'tI succumb to |
and horror, and invoke death to |
hide my shame"
The confusion was now so great that the
oLuPoIOI OIuoISu LILO udllS To D6 cleared, |
leaving only the cardinal, the magistrates, |
and the guilty ones.
''Now, my noble lords, cardinals, priests,
and warriors" said Lazarus, bitterly,
"what stays your wrath? Do you reserve
the fire and sword for US alone? Must the
vile perjurer go unpunished, because he is
rich and powerful"
Leopold refused to retract the confess
sion of his guilt, and, after few moments
consultation between magistrates and
priests, Cardinal Brogni advanced toward
Lazarus, Leopold, and Rachel.
''You who have outraged the elemeney
of loving heaven are now by heaven de-
nounced. Anathema! It is heaven itself
through me, you traitor of it's faith, that
hurls its curse upon you. IT'S gates shall
be closed upon you forever, and no man
shall let the sacrament come to you in lite
or in death. You are all accursed, and
every Christian soul shall fly from you in
horror. You are doomed to sorrow on
land aud on sea, and, when life's spark is
gone, may your last remains he left with
out tomb, and may no prayer be offered
up for you to outraged heaven, whose gates
shall be closed against you. AnathemaP
At a sign, the guards seized the three
that were thus accursed and dragged them
off, while all the rest turned from them in
horror and dismay.