The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-08
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Literature aud psLlrs for Knowledge,
Ifthose readers OF fiction who ars sat,
lated with tho luTld productions Of the
new school OF Sensational writer's woro
aware OF the unoxplorOd mines Of hid.
den treasure that awaited them in the
histories treating OF tho development OF
our modern civilization, they would
spend their leisure time in a much more
profitable and no lsss entertaining man
ner than they do at present II they
knew that the pages OF PSTkman, Pres,
eotl, Motley and Irving; thots gIaRta OF
the pen Who won tho respectful conSid.
Grafton Of European peu Of letters by
their pro-eminsnt ability, aboundsd in
tho most thrilling epiIodeI and hairs,
breadth adventures, there would soon
DO such demand for their works that
II would be as difficult to got THE Con.
queit Of Mexico" "ThO JssuIta in
North America" "rhs Rise Of tue
Dutch Republic" or "ThO Conquest OF
Grenada" from our public tlbraries as
Il 10 now 10 find THE Prisoner Of Zen
DE-, "'rhs Man in Black" or "Under Ihe
Red Robe" on the shelves,
The very name OF history seems to
SCARF the majority Of readers, Through
their Ignorance Of the fact that many
histories contain just a. exciting ad'
ventures rs their faVbrlts books OF hc'
ton do, they permit the former TO
gather the duet that ought. instead, to
settle upon the latter.
What OF a moro thrilling nature could
the lover OF the sensational wish for
than the exploits OF Parkman'S Jesult4
among the lndlapsf Tho magnificent
heToism OF the patient jogues, the
sturdy BrebSui, and all the lonQ llSE OF
the courageous pioneers who faced tor
tuIe aud death with unaiuching rsso'
luton aud devotion TO their great mis-.
sion, dwarta to pyGmiel the tnssI war
rlorS Of Weyman and Hope.
Isaac Jogues, a French priest, Is cap
tursd by band OF MohaVks Rs no 10 on
niI way to preach tho Gospel to them,
Taking him to their nearest village,
beating him 90 on the way that he
nearly dies from fatigue and loss oil
blood, he is strung up by the wrists aud
allowed to hang for fifteen miuutoI,
This preliminary gone through, he IL
led to 4 platform IN the middle Of the
village and the real torture begins, His
6nHer.nAilS arc torn out by the teeth Of
the aavaEes; bis thumbs are sawed of
mot With knives, but with clam.
shells, 90 that the pain may be more
exquisite and lingering; strips Of tesh
are peeled from his back and arms; and,
in short, every torment that dOviliSh
ingenuity can invent, inflicted on hiI
ouivering body. AZ night he is ias.
tened, arnS aud legs extended, 10 stakes
driven in the ground and, she adults
having had their fun during the day,
the children now take their turn, pu:.
ting live Goals and Eed-hot ashes on the
naked and bleeding flesh. lie is taken
to number OF other Villages, In each
one OF which his toTtureS are renewed,
until. whom he finally escapes to the
Dutch outposts at Albany, he lie q
shapeless and almost helpless cripple.
He goes to France, where he lie fairly
lioniEed; but, refusing to accept the
honors hcaped upon hin, he returns
with uniAltering courage to his sell.
appointed task, this time to meet a
msrciful-because suddeu-dCa.h from
tho blow Of tOmahawk. While being
thus slowly Scorched and hayed alive,
he cougratulates himself oil tho fact
that he has been able to baptiLe some
dying Indian children with few drops
OF water found on the leaves 10 the
forest
II this should fail 70 excite the inter.
est OF tho reader, perhaps tho story OF
Brsbeuls suttsrinsa aud death would
prove more effective.
BrebeurS field OF missionary work lay
in the west among tho Hurous. Alter
numerous thrilling adventures aud mar.
row escSpes no was At last brought 70
the stake. The sAvages, furious at his
continuing 10 tell them OF their sins
after the tire was lighted, cut away his
lower lip and thrust red.hoi iron bar
down his throat. Even then he man
aged to arIiculats In broken sentences,
and, 10 awe him into silence, his enc.
mics brought fellow captive. LAls.
mant, out and tortured him before Bro.
beuf's face. This failing, they cut strips
OF flesh from his body and doyoured
them in his sight Finally. giving up
their vain task Of subdning that mighty
spirit, they cut his breast open and
drank his living blood, and, b end the
dreadful tragedy, which had lasted Tor
nearly four hours. one OF the chiets tore
out his heart and ate ii.
There was mono Of the turmoil Of bat.
tie; none Of the charging aud cheering
OF Thousands Of comrades; noue OF the
reckless i0rge,iu,ness engondered by
the crash OF meeting armies to sustain
the courage Of these men. They Su0Sr.
ed aud died practically alone and the
nobility OF their lives and deaths cannot
fail to awaken in tho most confirmed
pesSimist u faith in tbs grand latent
possibilities OF humanity.
Theie are but two examples Of tho
thrilling incidents which crowd each
other il PaFkman's France and Eng.
land in North America" This serioA Of
histories may DO found in tho Wheel
Ing library aad Il Is confidently predict
cd, needs only 10 DO begun TO absorb
tho readers interest from start toiiuish,
written, as tho books are, In the boauli.
fully clear aud polished style in which
Francis Parkmah 10, perhaps. oQualled
only by Prescott
II the reader prefers fighting on a
largo scale and plenty OF II, no Ia recon.
mCnded TO try "Tho Conquest OF Next
CO." by Prescott, with tho assurance
that he will be amply sa.isfed. lie
may. perhaps, have read "lhc Fair
God" because Il is novel; but. with
tho possible exception Of tho Ano dc.
Scriptlon oil the trGmoudons Oyenls on
tho cnu'ewny during tho esGapo Of the
spaniarda on tho "MolNncholy Night"
tho book seems tame after reading
Prcscotts ma,torly account Of tho liG.
Foic achievements Of Cpr'OZ.
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