New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-27

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ed himself in an ordinary citizen Is
dress, and now stood, unknown, among
the assembled inhab itants, who were
awaiting their; fate at the hands ct the
enraged duke.
Charles demanded that the governor
should be Instantly delivered up to him,
but the people would rather die them
selves than betray their beloved chief
INTO the hands Of the bloody conqueror.
Duke Charles threatened to destroy
all with fire and sword If his demands
were not instantly complied with, while
at the same time he promised large
reward to whomsoever would point out
che governor 5 hiding place.
His threats and promises were equal.
( " vain. All remained silent.
Then stepped forth an old manit
was the governor himself in his disguise
and said that he would reveal the Sc
cret if the duke would swear on his
word to pardon all the inhabitants and
protect their property.
.Never!'' roared the Infatuated duke.
I'm a town taken by assault the victor
allows no terms to be dictated to him,
and Twill take such measures to dis
cover your governor as shall strike ter
ror into your hearts. " Whereupon he
declared that every tenth person should
die and ordered his heralds to proceed
to the work of numbering the people.
Then the men and women, boys and
girls, old and young, were placed in
one long rank, which reached from the
spot where Charles was holding his
court to the uttermost ratification Of
the city.
All grew pale, and deadly fear was
in every countenance as they listened
to the terri BILE sentence. AS father,
mother, daughter and son stood side BY
side, each trembled for the others life.
I The air resounded with the weeping
and wailing of women who had short
time before defed the enemy; the men
stood silent with bent heads.
The duke now signed to his heralds
to begin the counting and to separate
every tenth person, whose head should
fall by the sword.
Telesila had placed herself close be-
side her father and was now trembling
for his life. She watched, with eye
sharpened by love and fear, every move
ment of the heralds, and always count
ed in advance in order to discover If
her dear father would be one Of the
doomed. With horror she recognized
that the fatal number would fall on
him.
To- L,
ed and carried out. She slipped gently
behind him, and placing herself on his
right side SO contrived that he would
be No. 8, while she herself would
be the tenth. The herald drew near,
and il was only when the doom fall
upon his daughter that the father I'm
derstood why she had changed her place.
him; he was the one on whom the fatal
number should fall; Telesila had pur-
| posely changed her place to save him.
Telesila maintained that it had only
happened by chance. and while TAX
ing care not to reveal the secret of her
fathers identity she earnestly begged
to be allowed to die, az the let had fall
en- on her. F or long time father and
daughter maintained the loving dispute.
and at last the herald. not daring to de-
eide, led them both to the duke.
The father insisted on diving for his
daughter: that the doom rightfully was
| his; while the daughter implored them
to take her life and spare her gray
haired father.
Charles hes1tated long as to how he
! should decide: he was quite ignorant
of whom he had before him. for no
| word had fallen during their noble strife
which could betray their rank.
But at length the governor cried
aloud:
"Mightv duke. do not hesitate as to
| which of MS Won shall condemn to death
will give IN to Won the man who has
SO reused your vengeance. for whom SO
manv brave citizens must die. See. the
| governor stands before Won: kill him
but spare my daughter, this peerless ex-
| ample Of filial loye!''
The bvstanders as thev listened To