Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-06


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sacrifice aud marisrdoni. why mlaht he
not become one " that holy band OF
nArlyrsf
Nay, he was too humble "a place him.
solf beside them even lu thought. The
utmost b. could do, hV knew, would DC
only ryplailon for whit seemed TO him his
mcaaccable aiu Ia letting any human NJ
lection, however harmless, nnsclhsh and
tllHiAnt, stain Tho snglQncsa aud purity OF
his devotion 10 HE VANS. Ilc had hntn
bnta peasant hoy until he had taken his
tender heart aud bis iguaniut mind 10 lhc
seminary, and nc had been born with iao
soul % n ~, Francis, OF San Rocco, ~ q
-, John, ont OF places out ui time lid lhd
world be lived ~, and IN which the y q.
slons Of miin and oi sacrifice were as
strong as are thr passions Of lust and ni
splilshncss IN other naturos. The spiritual
world was 10 him reality, aud lhr earth.
With ~ mcrclcrs aud greedy people. its
plague OF lnsu, ita suffering hearts, "a
endless injustice, an unreal aud hidcuns
dream.
To his temper, the sacrifice which sud.
dcnly rose before him as his duty ap-
pcarcd one which would reconcile him 81
once 20 the Deity he had offended aud the
humanity he was tempted % betray. 10
his mindeniceblcd aud exhausted hy long
Tasting Of the body aud donlal OF over,
natural Indulgence, such sacrifice OF self
seemed an lmpcrlous command from
heaven, lie would drag out bis own No
IN misery aud ohluquy ndccdl but what
Of ihaig llnd not The great martyrs aud
founders OF lis church cndurcd as much
.of morcY Was u not by such torture,
voluntarily accepted and endured on earth,
tint the grace of God was Nong
Tic would ten q lie, indeed, he would
draw down lgpominy on tho name oi the
chnrchi hO would make men believe that
AN amounted priest was common nur.
dctor,SWaycd by low aud Jealous hatrcdat
9ui OF THIS he did not think lu tho tan.
sion aud pefplcNlty " his tortured soul.
Tue vision ~ q sncrldce IN which he would
hc The only sufferer, in which the woman
would be saved, and The secret told to
nm hu preserved, appeared as q heaven.
tcnt solution OF the doubts and diilcul.
ties IN his path. stretched ~ aponl1rd
prayer before one Of tho side affairs of The
church, he Imagined the afternoon sun.
hoams streaming through the high win.
dow ON HIS face TO he the light OF colep.
tlal world, aud IN the hush and heat of
the inccnso.Hconied air hc believed Tint
llo heard voice which cried 20 him, nBy
snhcilng MI thlngs arc made pure.n
lie was not Wise, or strong. or edn.
Gated man, lie had the heart OF q poet
aud the MUD Of u child Thuru was a
courage IN him TO which saurfre was
welcome, ana there was crpdnily IN
him which made all oNaggcrhiipn OF sim.
pie iaith possible. llo was young and
Ignorant aud wcakl YET NJ the core OF his
heart there was dim hrroiNm, he could
suiter and be mnloj and In the depths OF
his heart he loved this woman better than
himself, with u love which la his belief
made HIN accused M all time
when hc no last arose. aud went out Of
the church doors his mind WIS made up
To The course that he would takes an Inn
mcnNe calm had descended upon the un.
rost OF his toul.
The day was done, The sun had set the
scarlet lame of its aftcrpluw bnthod All
tho rusty walls aud dusty ground with
coiors 81 glory The crowd Ind dia.
pcfscd there wnR no sound IN the de.
serted square except She ripple Of the
water AN ~ fell from Che dolphlna' mouths
INTO thu innrble bueln. As be heard that
sweet familiar muTmnr OF tho falling
stienm, tho tears rose ~ his Gyca, and
blpttcd out Tie ilamu.lbu ppmp aud beauty
OF the skies Never again would ho hear
the wntcr OF the Mata river rushing Ia
cool autumn days past the poplar stems
aud the primrose roots upon ita mossy
bauksi never again would he huar In The
place OF his birth the gtay.grOon waves of
Arno sweeping through The cnnobrnkcp 10
the sea.
AZ o'clock ON the following day tho
| Judgment was given Ia court,
GenerOsa zee was decrccd guilty of the
murder Of her husband aud sentenced "a
twenty years of solitary confinement. She
dropped like n stone when she heard the
sentence, and was carried out from the
court ineenslblo. Her lover, whom he
heard u, gave roar OF anguish like that
OF some great beast In torment, and
dashed his head against the wall and
| struggled Ike a mad bull IA the hands OF
! the men who tried TO hold him.
Gcsualdo, waiting without ON the head
OF The great staircase, did not even
change Countcnaucoi 10 him this bitter.
nosa, US OF the bitterness Of denih, had
| been long past, he had been long cortniu
/ what the verdict would bo, aud no Ind
many hours before resolved on hls own
| part.
a great calm lad como upon his soul
and his tnce had that tranquility which
comes ulonu from a s0n which Is n.poao1
| within Itself,
he snltry afternoon shed ~ yellow
| light on the brown and gray aud dusty
towns the crowd poured out of The court
house, excited, Contfite, yUlublc, pushing
aud ba~linR at o another, roHdy 10 take
the eide OF the condemned creature n0w
that she was tllo victim of thc Law, The
/ priest alone Of them AL did not moves ht
remained sitting on the ilpright chair M.
der o scnlptufrd RilpRofy OF lus.
tiGe and equity which was on
| the arch above bis bend,
aud with tho golden light Of sunset fall.
ing down on him through The high rnAe-
meDt nbuye lie paid no heed 20 the
hurrying OF tho crowd, 30 thr tramp Of
guards, 10 The hsEtn OF clerks aud onrials
eager 20 fnish their days work aud got
away Ia their wine and domipoes az The
tayorns His hands mechanically held
bis bcYiafyi his lips mechanically re-
pcaicd Latin formula Of prayer when
all the people wero gone, upe Of the Gus,
todlanH % the place touched his arm,
telling him that they were about 10 close