The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24

''His highness awaits my lord at the
| flsh-pond in the garden" said Lorenzo,
and he led Antonio to the palace and
brought him through the great hall
and SO to the fishpond and by 1t the
duke lay cropped on pillows, yet very
| by him. Now Lorenzo stood aloof. but
Antonio came. and, kneeling, kissed
the dukes hand, and then rose and
stood before the duke. But the boy
cried: ''Why, it is my Lord Antonio!
Have you come back to live in the city.
my Lord Antonio? All. I am glad of
| itl''
NAY, I have not come to- live in the
city, my little lord" said Antonio.
Whittier do you go on?' asked the
boy.
His highness sends me on a jour
ney,'' said Antonio.
rs it far?''
Eyes. it is far said Antonio, with
smile.
Il would he would send another and
let you stay. Then we could play at
robbers again in the great hail." said
the little duke. Father, can you find
no other lord to go in Antonios placer"
The duke turned his face, pale and
wasted with sickness, and his eyes,
that seemed larger and deeper than
they had been before, upon his son.
ST can send none but Antonio" said
he. And calling to Lorenzo, he babe
him take the boy. But the boy went
reluctantly, telling Antonio that he
must return speedily For you prom
ised," said he. ito teach me to use my
sword" And the duke signed with his
hand to Lorenzo, who lifted the boy
and carried him away, leaving An
tonic alone with the duke.
81 have set my seal to the pardons l
swore,' said the duke, land Tom
masino shall be free this evening, and
all that he and the rest have done
against me shall be forgotten from
complaint against meg
'Nons, my lord" said Count An
tonic.
rs there anything that you ask of
me?'
Nothing, my lord. Yet If it be your
highness's pleasure that I should have
speech with the Lady Lucia, and with
my cousin, I should be well pleased"
''You will see them yonder in the
square," said the duke. But other
wise you shall not see them.''
Then Lorenzo returned, and he led
Antonio to a chamber and gave him
meat and wine, and while Antonio ate,
the Lord Archbishop, having heard
that he was come, came IN great
haste, and the venerable man was
very urgent with Antonio that he
should make his peace with heaven.
that, having confessed his sins and
sought absolution, he might be reliev-
ed of the sentence of accommodation
under which he lay and be comforted
with the rites Of the church before he
died.
For there are many wild and wick
ed deeds on your conscience said the
archbishop, land above all the things
that you did touching the abbot of
st. Prisian, and yet more impioc5iy
touching the sacred bones"
Indeed, / have many sins to con-
fess,' said Antonio. .'but, my lord
archbishop. concerning the abbot and
concerning the sacred bones I have
nothing to confess. For even now,
when / stand on the threshold of
death, I can perceive nothing that I
did save what I could not leave I'M
done.''
Then the archbishop besought him
very earnestly, and even with tears,
but Antonio would own no sin in these
matters, and therefore the archbishop
could not relieve him from his sem
tence nor give him the holy comforts,
but left him and returned to his own
house in great distress Of spirit
The Lord Lorenzo now came again to
Antonio and said to him: My lord it
wants but few moments TO noon"