The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-24

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but toucl.i-.g the procurement AM
desire thereof by me, wash m,
!, hands i'm inpoceney. / pray you al
h 70, bear me witness that. / die ia trus
| Christian woman and that Ilook gtt
he. saved by no other means than til,
, mercy of God, insthe merits of. til.
blood Of His only son. our Lore
Jesus CHRIST. Then she knelt dowr
.apd repeated in "a elearvoice a. lar,
aof.the fifty. first, Psaam.'s Then. she
arose and gave'a few precious keep
sakes to- her friends. H. After this she
bound her own eyes withfa white
handkerchief. Then tile execution.
er begged her forgiveness fordyw what
he was iaboat>ts-do, and shel whis
3pered'na few lteuaer words of. pardon
! in his ear, but said 'to1him quickly:
Il pray You dispatch me openly"
bKneelingH down, she felt for the
block, but being blindfolded, could
mot fnd it until "a friend guided her
hand to the fatal place. Her last
words were: Lord, into thy hands /
ommend my spirit. IT, 2nit.3aa
Across the court yard, from tile
white tower,fs sBeauchamp's Tower"
|aawo'' story building with numerous
rooms and cells in which omanys.il-
ilustrious persons have been confined.
Some ofthemihave left touching in
scriptions concerning their imprison-
ment. On THE wall In one Of THE
rooms i ,eprgrayed1 In large letters
the name, "Jane''- supposed to have
been carved by the husband of Lady
Jane Grey,lo who Who was 4 J.. imprisoned
there before hisiIexecution.ln Among
either, Inscriptions of interest is the
following,ia Latin; i ss.rbc D more 81 'su,t
fering with Christ in this WORLD the
more gl5fY With Christ in the next
world This is dated "June, %,
l5S7,'and signed aPhilip Howard"
He was imprisoned for his religious
views and, died after, a con finement,
of nine years. In sBtoody 5Tower",
is small room. in which it is sup
posed the two young sons of Edward
IN I .,were cruelty murdered by order
Of their inbqman uncle, Richard III.
Dowa at the foot Of the. stairs near
by tie children were buried, and 200
Years afterward their skeleton forms
were fonu,t and taken to Westmin-I
ster. Abbey, for burial. In this tower
Ridley, L;ttimer and Cranmer were
before they were burned
at The stake. But where shall this 7
story Of London Tower end? There |
Sir Thomas More, once Lord High
II England, was bcl}eaded
by order Of Henry VIII, because he
would not justify the Kings divorce
from Queen Catherine and his mar
rage with Anne Boleyn; and after
ward would not acknowledge that
wicked monster to be; thae, aaheaad 81
he Church . Just as he laid bis
head upon the block foir' 1 execution,
lis "a daughter rushed to tie spot and
'h rev her era arms around his neck cry
nge; 9, piteousiy, aMy father!a D ' my ia
'her", :, but while she Y Was To- forced
away for; . moment the fatal blow
vas given. In London Tower Ara.
leila Stewart was asa 9 prisoner = until
ler health departed, and, covered
With disease. She died e o lrurnati,c.
There, IL cold, damp room ID or Of 9"Boil
rower' Cardinal Fisher suffered in
Imprisonment. He fell vi under the T,
|ispIeasu sur . Of Heni'ry, VIII, b because
ike ke.$ Sir r. Thomas More, he opposed ,
he divorce. ! Of Catherine Of eAragon, T,
nd would not acknowledge the sppir- Z,
t Vi supremacy Of tile King, Pope !,
'au t.. III created him a Cardinal
1hile be was in prison, but before
lis Cardinals hat could reach him ,
lis death warrant vas sent L, the ,
.omerdsandi hewaso beleadeds iBut |
lme fails me to, tell, oftmany others, !
.hoismet "a Ecruel death iR the old !
'ower-some innocentsof any crime
ONE for alleged, t"heresy'' and some
s traitorstoi the Government. ssse}J
Within the Tower Enclosure, is a J
mall. church, called EST. Peter 9, or 7
'oweI Chapel" Beneath the stone
Ioorr fthis Church hassss Abs Been bd Buried /
lore than fifty headless tba o..ieass, t most !
I them i!lpstfHioaunss aa agsssIin the
ttstaoarys ii England, Thaey , were x.
cuted either for crimes OF because !
hey had 81 r4reei tGee9diiH sipaleaasure II