The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-08

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'E1ring sister, haze you oug',t to say be-
fore a0,L are silent foTeUer2''
this cell that your mercy has prepared as
more slowly in those above. And now for
you-I tell you that your wickedness
shall find you out, you who dare to say to
Gods children, 'Ye shall not love, and
to work murder on them because they will
not listen: It shall find you out, I say,
and not only you, but the church you serve.
Both priest and church shall be broken to
gether and shall be scorn in the mouths
of men to come
''She is distraught, !" said the Domini-
can as sigh of fear and wonder went
round the vault, land blasphemes in her
madness. Forget her words. Shriye her,
brother, swiftly, ere she adds to them"
Then the black robed, keen eyed priest
came to her, and holding the cross before
her face began to mutter know not what.
But she arose from the chair and thrust
the crucifix aside.
'sPeace!'' she said. II will not be shriv-
en- by such as you. take my sins to God
and not to you-you who do murder in
the name Of Christ!''
The fanatic heard, and q fury took him
"Then go unshriven down to hell, you
-,'' and he named her by i'll names and
struck her in the face with the ivory cru
cidx.
The Dominican bade him cease his re-
wings angrily enough, but Isabella dc
Siguenza wiped her bruised brow and
laughed aloud dreadful laugh to hear.
Now Isee that you are coward also,"
she said. Priest, this is my last prayer,
that you may also perish at the hands OF
fanatics and more terribly than I die to-
night.
Then they hurried her into the place
prepared for her, and she spoke again:
'sGive me to drink, for we thirst, my
babe and 1!''
Now saw the abbess enter that passage
whence the victim had been led Presently
she came back bearing cup Of water in
her hand and with it a loaf Of bread, and
| I knew by her mien that my draft was in
the water. But of what befen afterward
I cannot say certainly, for I prayed the
Dominican to open the door by which we
had entered the vault, and passing through
it stood dazed with horror at some dis
| tance Awhile went by, do not know
how long, till at length I saw the abbess
standing before me, a lantern in her hand,
and she was SObbing bitterly.
''Au is done, ," she said NAY. have no
fear, the draft worked we'll. Before ever
stone was laid mother and child slept
sound Alas for her soul who died unrc-
pentant and unshriven!''
''Alas for the souls of all who have
shared in this nights work" answered
Now, mother, let me hence, and may we
never meet again.
So soon as could clear my mind some
what of all that had seen and heard in
that dreadful vault began to consider the
circumstances in which found myself.
First, however, inquired secretly and
diligently as to the truth of the statement
that De Garcia had sailed for the Indies,
and to be brief, having the clew, discov-
cred that two days after the date Of the
duel I had fought with him a man an
swering to De Garcia description, though
bearing a different name, had shipped
from Seville in carak bound for the Ca
nary islands, which carak was there to
! await the arrival of the fleet sailing for
Hispaniola. Indeed from various circum-
stances I had little doubt that the man
was none other than De Garcia himself
which, although had not thought Of it
before, was not strange, seeing that then,
as now, the Indies were the refuge OF half
the desperadoes and villains who could no
longer live in Spain. Thither then made
up my mind to follow him, consoling my
self little by the thought that at least
should see new and wonderful countries,
though how new and wonderful they were
did not guess
Now, it remained for me to dispose Of
the wealth which had come to me sudden
". While I was wondering how could
place it in safety till my return heard
by chance that. the Adventures Of Dart
mouth, the same ship in which had come
to Spain year before, was again in the
port of Cadiz, and bethought me that the
best thing could do with the gold and
other articles of value would be to ship
them to England, there to be held in trust
for me. So, having dispatched a message
to my friend, the captain Of the Adventur-
ess, that I had freight of value Tor him,
made preparations to depart from Seville
with such speed as might, and to this
end sold my benefactor's house, with
many Of the effects, ut price much below
their worth. The most of the books and
plate, together with some other articles,
kept, and packing them In cases caused
them to be transported down the river to
Cadiz, to tho care Of those same agents to
whom had received letters from the Var
mouth merchants.
This being done, followed thither my
SELF, taking the bulk of my fortune with
me in gold, which I hid artfully in nu-
merous packages