The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-31

into his arms. Then Antonio lifted him
and showed him to the people, who
hailed him for duke; and Antonio set
him down and knelt before him and
kissed his hand. And the child cried:
Now that my father is dead, Antonio,
you must not go on your journey, but
you must stay with me. For, if am
duke, 1 must learn to use my sword
without delay. and no man but you
shall teach me-"
Shall 1 not go on my journey, my
lord?'' asked Antonio.
mo, you shall not 60" said the little
duke.
Then Antonio turned to the lords
who stood round and said:
Behold, my lords. his highness par
dons me-"
Nay, but he does not know what he
does in pardoning you"
He understands as well, I think"
said Antonio, "as his father under
stood when he sent me to death In
deed, my lords, it is not children only
who know not what they do And at
this speech Tommasino smiled and
Bena laughed gruffiy. But the lords.
bidding Antonio rest where he was till
they returned, retired with the little
duke into the palace and sent word
hastily to the archbishop that he
should join them there and deliberate
with them as to what it might be best
to do. And when they were thus gone
in. Antonio said:
I may not move. But the Lady
Lucia is free to move"
Then Tommasino went to the lady
and spoke to her softly, telling her that
Antonio desired to speak with her, and
she gave Tommasino her hand. and he
LED her to Antonio, who stood within
the portico, screened from the sight of
the people. And there they were left
alone.
But meanwhile the whole body of
the townsmen and the apprentices had
gathered before the palace, and their
one cry was for Antonio. For the fear
of the duke being no longer upon them,
and the pikemen, not knowing whom
to obey, and being, therefore. disor-
dered. the people became very bold,
and they had stormed the palace had
not one come to Antonio and implored
him to show himself, that the people
might know that he was safe. There
fore he came forward with Lady Luz
cia, who was now no more bewildered
nor petrified with fear or astonish-
ment, but was weeping with her eyes
and smiling with her lips and clinging
to Antonio's arm. And when the peo-
pie saw them thus they sent up great
shout, that was heard far beyond the
city walls, and the apprenticed lads
turned and ran in a body across the
square. and swarmed on to the scat
fold. And then and there they plucked
down the gibbet, and worked so fierce
ly, that in the space of half an hour
there was none of it left.
And now the archbishop with the
lords came forth from the council
chamber. and the little duke with
them. And they caused the servants
to remove the body of the dead duke,
and they set his son on a high seat,
and the archbishop offered up prayer
before the people, and having done
this. he turned to Antonio and said:
MY Lord Antonio. most anXiously
have his highness and we of his coun-
Gil considered of this matter; and IL
has seemed to us all-my own, in
truth was the sole reluctant voice,
and now 1 also am brought to the
same mind-that whereas the virtuous
purposes of princes are meet to be re-
membered and made perpetual by
faithful fulfilment after their death.
yet the errors of which they. being
mortal, are guilty, should not oyerlive
them nor be suffered 20 endure when |
they have passed away. And though !
we are not blind to your offenseS, yet |
we judge that in the beginning the |
fault was not yours. therefore, MS |
highness DEGREES your pardon for all
offenses against his civil state and
power. And 1 myself who hold au-
thority greater than. any earthly
might, seeing in what this day has
witnessed the finger Of God himself, /
do not fight against it. but pray you
as soon as you may fit yourself there
unto by prayer and meditation, to
come in a humble mind and seek again |
the blessings of the church. For in !
what you did right. and in what you
outstepped right, God himself must
one day judge. and will seek to judge
Of it no more"
done much wrong. Yet 1 will own no |
wrong in the matter of the abbot nor
IN that Of the sacred bones.''
But the lord archbishop smiled at t
Antonio, and Antonio bent and. kissed
the ring that was on his finger, and