The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-19
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ihoiheu " pelleVo tnat the herald'S story
was tissue of fclschoods but most of
them thought 1t was true, but all concurred
IN Juan De Tadilla not to obey the sum.
mons of the Duke Do Marano.
Juan Do Padlla, however, declared lie
would 60.
81 know that the Duke Is an honorable
man." he exclaimed, "and if our cause is
lost, can make better terms with him for
you than anybody else"
His beautiful wife, Tcresita, threw her
SELF at his feet, and implorcd him not
to go.
'Oh, JUAN !" she cried, in all agony of
despair, "you know that l am able some
times to forsee future events. Now l i'm
plore you to stay, for know that you will
never come back ~
But Don Juan Dc Padilla was intlcxible.
He mounted his charger, caused the gate
to bc opened, and rode to meet tho herald
who thercupon escorted HIM to San Fer.
nando. There the Duke dc Marano re
celved him with studied politcnt So. Greatly
to the disgust of the royal officers he put
no restraint upon the movements of tho
young insurgent leader.
During the night some masked royal Of
tieers forced the door of Juan Dc Padilla's
bed room, and carried him off to Seville,
where Cardinal Laredo caused him to be
beheaded few days after his arrival.
| When the Duke De NIarano heard that
his pledges had been SO wantonly broken
he was SO mortified that he committed
suicide
| Ills successor in command of the aru.y
was Captain General De Xivarez, brutal,
bloodthrsty scoundrel, and al ultra royal
ist. He sent Juan De Padilla's head on a
pike to Toledo with the message that in
their leaders, doom the insurgents might
see tho fate that was in store for them.
This act raised the fury of the insurgents
to the highest pitch. They resolved TO
offer Hlvarez the most desperate resist
ance, and as their leader they chose,
strangely enough, that most beautiful lady,
Teresita De Padilla.
Her husbands murder had transformed
her into heroine worthy of the palmicst
ooyo VI sparta Anu Nome,
Her first act, 1t is true, was one of great
cruelty, for she caused tifty-one OF King
Charles sympathizers to he summarily |
beheaded, and their heads she sent to XII |
varez
y. Then Inc a.s1 she strengthened the
appeared in front of the city with the van
guard Of his army, she headed nocturnal |
sortie, and succeeded in routing the roy al |
troops. Upon rc-entering Toledo Teresita
was the object of rapturous ovation.
The citizens bestowed upon her the title of
Tercsita La Valiaute.
Meanwhile Xivarez was by no means
inactive, and week later he re-appcarcd
with twelve thousand troops in the cnvrons
of Toledo.
lie approached the city very cautiously
until pretended deserter from the insur-
gent forces circulated among his soldiers
the report that Teresita De PaClila would
hcnceforth cause all royallst prisoners to
be tortured to death.
A panic broke out in Xivarez's camp;
the troops refused to obey him any longer;
and when he in impotent rage declared
| that he would punish their mutinous spirit
by having them decimated, they killed
him1 AID dispersed.
Tc,csita pursued them, and caused all
prisoners that were taken to be hung Oh the
spot. This created such u panic AMONG
the royaltsts that Il whole month elapsed
before another army of the crown appeared.
In front of Toledo
| This force was commanded by Ronald
Yberra, ono Of the best engineers of that
period.
1t took him nearly six months 10 breach
the wall Of the city. The first assault re-
suited in total defeat of the slormpne.
party. But Ybcrra was man of iron ell
ergy and tenacity of purpose. Every un-
successful attempt made him unly more
determined to take the city at any cost.
lost ten thousand of her citizens. Yberra's
losses were still heavier.
Among the prisoners wao Tcrcsta La
Valiaate.
Charles tho Fifth had just returned from
Germany. He was curious 70 see the beau
tiful heroine who had inflicted such terrible
losses upon his army, She was heavily
ironed and taken to Madrid, where the
young sovereign visited her in her dun
geon.
Had she madifested a spirit of submis-
svcncss, Charles would have spared her
life but she predicted hautily to him that,
although the most powerful monarch in
the world, he also would be the most
wrctched one, and that he would die tho
death Of NANCY cur.
This touched Charles in his most tender
spot; for he was decidedly supcrstltious.
Hence he ordered her to I've killed, and ten
minutes after he had left her the cxecu.
: tioner entered her dungeon, and stranglee
z hor IN Inofh