Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-07-21

or in death. You are all accursed, 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 he left with
out tomb, and may no prayer be offered
up for you to outraged heaven, whose gates
shall be closed against you. Anathemar
At q sign, the guards seized the three
that were thus accursed and dragged them
of, while all the rest turned from them in
horror and dismay.
".
Woman-hke, Eudossas first thought, in
spite OF her cruel deception, was to save
| her husband. There was but one way TO
| do this, and it wes through Rachel the
Jewess. The princess sought the girl in
! prison, who had been 50 much outraged.
and pleaded her cause so eoquently that,
with the aid also OF Rachels love, she was
successtul. Rachel consented to 20 before
the council and confess that her charge had
been false, and that Leopold was not
guilty. The council needed but this to
save the princes life, and committed his
sentence from death at the stake to temper
airy Punishment.
When Lazarus heard this, he resolved to
avail himself of terrible means of ven
geance which he possessed. The Cardin-
al Brognl sought him out and offered him
life and the life OF Rachel-fcr whom the
cardinal had sincere compassion, con.
sclous as he was that she had been deceiv-
ed-lt they would consent to give up their
faith tor Christianity. But Lazarus would
not hear to it,
81 worship only the Deity of my sire,
was his reply.
But he has deserted you in your shame
and trouble" said the cardinal.
"No, never. He will yet restore His PEG.
pie to liberty and honor. Even now, lord
cardinal, he gives me the chance of ven
geance on you.
'What do you mean"
"You have not forgotten the day that
Ladislaus, the king, entered Rome and pill
LACED the holy city. No. Nor have you
forgotten that your palace was in flames,
that your wife was consumed, and that
your child was burned before your very
eyes"
"Oh, do aot remind me Of that day."
cried the cardinal, when | lost all that
was dear to me"
mo, not ell.
"What do you mean?"
Your daughter was rescued by Jew
and taken away alive, That man is known
to me alone"
"Oh speak! Where is he?"
ooh, no, said Lazarus, laughing hor-
ribly, that secret dies with me-"
Tho cardinal pleaded in vain.
Eyes, she lives" continued the Jew,
with Satanic torture, "but no one can tell
you where to:fnd her And how dare9you
ask me? brave the funeral pile, and shall
yielu to your entreaties? She lives, but
you shall never know her again. The Sc
cret dies with me, / say"
And he refused to say more.
a few hours later Lazarus and Rachel, |
were led out to execution. The public |
square was filled with people, and in the
centre OF it stood huge caldron filed with !
boiling water, and resting on burning
brazier. 1t was in this manner that they
were TO die.
Toward the last Lazarus took pity on
Rachel, who was led ont in white dress |
and naked feet, looking the martyr she was. |
He had the means OF saving her. and re.
solved that she should decide her own fate. |
"My daughter" he said to her, 81 am
about to die. Hast thou wish to live?"
Live, father? Why? To love and suf-
fer?"
"No, To shine in a noble sphere"
"And yon;"
81 must die, beca use they wish ne to re-
nounce my faith. Wilt thou do it, dear
Rachelp'
'Change my faith? Never. A thousand |
times rather will die"
Thank heaven" cried the Jew. Now
we shall die together.
At the very last moment, the cardinal /
rushed M to the Jew and pleaded again.
"Aly daaghter-does she live? Fer Gods
sake tell mew
Eyes, she does answered the Jew.
"Where? Oh, have pity! Where?"
There, answered the Jew, and, as he
spoke, he pointed TO the &gure OF Rachel, |
ust disappearing in the scalding water
INTO which the execu.ioner had thrown her.
The Jews revenge was terrible, indeed,
md he Suffered his fate with smile OF
satisfaction as he witnessed its frightfnl
fleets.