The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-11-15
IAMBERTvILLE n j. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IA. 1876.

the tumult within. If they did not fear ID,
| themselves thev ware alarmed for their wives
and their children.
Then the edlofs ware noblishea orfie,;,ino
ali who ntsathed anf, acknow lodged Christ u
reoa,t u,,f,er s.i;ajtv ~ daath ,ri,av 1xare
posted iii over Roxnh. Ana II III nidst n tls
excitemont thev oa,,nef. I tr2h, t,eysnc (,hrist
| ian added fuel q the 6ro. Wh6t IL march.
ment was attached "a one Of he coIuni1z N
the Capitol. he mounted the steps And defiant.
| " proclaimed the forbidden cospel. Tho crowd
Of cazers were restless and threatening. bu,
he was not abashed. He stood calm and nm.
moved. and smoke In clear. sonorous tone.
which rang above the din raised to drown his
voice. Pointing to the edict. he cried. !. Let
the Emperor persecute us. our liuht win shine
forth we cannot be exterminated. Az soon
az the work OF death il done. shat Of life will
begin. and the growth WIN increase by reason
Of the blood spilled around. Those who pro.
fess the new religion are few compared with
those who believe but do not profess. Hearts
will worship, though tongues may utter not
one word Of belief. The mute multitude will
be yery ready to supply the ranks of those
who fall. They shrink from sirht now thew
are silent with horror when thew sea their
brethren put to torture but soon as the mar
tyrs are entered into heaven thew will come
forth as birds after the rain. and MI AGAIN the
forsaken churches. They live for their church.
and thew will die for n an brnvelv ma those
who went before them. We will preach Christ
in Rome. He tells us to 20 forth and preach
the Gospel tn every creatnre. We will nroacb
Him, despite the Roman Emperor. We love
God too we'll. and Christ too well. O Romans
To heed the insolent. TmneriaI command
A few moments If iutense silanca s,ccaed.
nj this hold speech. The neonle seemed IN
be- paralyzed. and before tliev recovered them.
selves the Christian had gone. His doom.
however. was sealed A diiiSent search for
him began immed;atelv.
Close bv the place wbere he had stood wis
one who copld have told his name and wbara
ha ,;ved. bnt she was silent wrannad in bet
c,oaL sba watched the beav;no mu,t;tude AZ.
vide and An ali the adjoining streets. When
onv ono a,nrooobod hsr sba ra;sed ber Will.
and she was Left rnuolasted. She was Leila
tba dano;no o,rl
ssw,o co,, s,,n, -. ,,,,,a.a .,,o ho,so 80 no
Christian ;s9,, or;sd ,ho ;nrr,,;atsd chrome
and maddenad with frenzv thew r,shad ,ite
wild beasts bitber and tb;ther until thew fopnd
what ,l,ev .o,obt p,t u usas avan;no ha
foro they were snccessf,,l and tla, ~ ,yas no,
so easv to snatch their prev. The house wa,
STRONGLY barricaded nv thiclx b;sb wal, bui,
IF STONE
The crowd began to beat against the wall
and shout for those within to come forth
They had almost weared themselves out and
were inclined to think that their victims had
escaped, when upon sort of level roof above
woman suddenly appeared. She advanced
to the edge-not far above, and yet beyond
the reach of the mob below-and beckoned to
them with her hands as If she would speak.
The people Immediately ceased their tumult.
uous cries, and prepared to hear what she had
to say. Some, indeed, threw stones, but they
were checked by others, who insisted that the
them. Then she drew aside her veil, and with
deep bushes overspreading her face and bos-
om, stood waiting the pleasure of the heaying
multitude below.
at is the dancer, Lelia!" cried the crowd,
in surprise.
"What do you want ," asked the dancer,
in loud voice, which sounded above the din.
"Good citizens and friends, those whom you
seek are poor and humble people. They new
err injured you. Leave them in safety, and II
you require it they win abandon their dwell
,ipos-ave and their Rome. They are ali M.
tive Romau,.o
uTbat wifi not servc usv cried n barsl,
voice in a bruta, tome. We want their
,;vesn
nAnd we will have thcm.o shouted a Choir
no batteruo aoainst the wall with renewed
strength, A huge plank was brought from an
adjoining ward. II was piIed bv n hundred
hands. with noisv uproar. and the masonry
tecan to give wav.5 leila reiterated with
sti1ed crv
She fonnd the Christian in a room AZ IN.
hail, 30 Tho ho,se with b;s ,vaen;,o WIFI snf
family Ia was cbeerino them as we'll "a h.