Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

rapidly approached. and. before many
minutes, drew IN the rein of HE foam.
ing stred at the side OF the count. /
whom he appeared TO know. The rec
osnitipn was mutual The man In
stnntly spoke In strange tongue, and
with violent eesturee, while. with an
agitaled Voice, tho count appeared TO
elapsed. however. before the count
turned round to his cousin and cN-
claimed, IN a voice trembling with emo
ton, but with an attempt at compo"
sure;
"zlilah has been wrecked. and only
she and two Of her train with few
common sailors have escaped, Her
strange companions. her foreign tongue.
hut more than MI, the Rccursed PER-
jurles OF thioving innkeepcr have
brought on her the charge Of sorccry,
a tumuit hNs been raised, she has been
arrested. und-God OF my fathersl-
may even now be suftering on the
rack or ut the stake, OH why did /
ever submit 10 leave hor9 Rut, by the
mother OF Godl N hair of her head
II harmed, l VIII hang every knaNe OF
BOurd pnnuis."
Lot us IN at once, thon. We may
| yet arrive In time
PASS the word down the line" cN-
claimed the count con. knights and
| gentlemen, We must not draw rein UNI
| I'll we reach Bourdnnnois,'
After IA few minutes az hurried cou-
vcrsatlon with the servant, who stated
that he and his follows nod escaped
In the hclght OF the tumult and each.
by different roads, sought the port
whore they supposed the count 10 De,
the gallant array ret forward at a
! rapid pace. and In few momen'H
nothing hut u cloud of dust IN the
valley and on the hillside was LETT 10
! tail az iH,ir luIa nrpapuNN.
It was already hleh noon In nour-
donnols. 4 little out OF the town. Ia
a gentle vnlloy, was the plnce chosen
for the inillctlon Of the horrid som
tence. For more than an hour-ln-
deed. over since the condemnation OF
the accusod-the populnco hal been
pouring thlther In crowds, until now
n vast multitude, comprising nearly the
whole population OF the town. Fur'
rounded the place Of execution nno
covered the enoiwllng hiu- isSo spec
tntors In an ulnphithcatrv-
At length the procession came "
/ sight, Flrst marched a body OF sol
, diery, then followed the mnglatratc'
. OF the town; directly afterword ap
penrod several monks: and then, clas
, in white, with her pale fncc bent %
, the ground. and her hands tighu,
pressed together, came the victim hh'
2 made no answer, II wna observed, I,
J the words OF the monks on either hand
but ever and anon she would KISS
p urucltlN which she carried, ana ro'N
p her swimming eyes to heaven, In ina
a hour nt hittOrcHt agony, what mus
q have been her cmotlonsf she, TN
e daughter NJ an Emir, ana the atianceI
y bride OF one OF tho proudest hopleN
y Frnuco. to he hiEscd at 10y mob am
y end her life In unheufd-of tormen'H 9
tho stake on if her lover IN
d, thought, only knew Of her peru! hn'
" nlng' he was FAR away, Wen might IN
TO- raise her streaming eyes Ia heaven "A
I, to her only hope and well might on
turn uwuy from the ministers ot 70
b, llulon who sanctioned her sncrihrc an
y trust only ia the cross which was NE
"A lovers glft, and the emblem OF tho SUI
n ferlura of one whom that lover ma
IA taught her was the only true b"a,
T. "Oh,' phc murmurcd TO hett'l'
II rouri only knew of my peril, he wonl
'o vct rosuuc mo. nut thora Is NO hop'
Ne and I must not forget that | nm VI
A dnurhter VI Il WARRIOR Henri aho
hear That / died Rs became his az
nucod brides" and her figure Hcvinep
~ dnnte and her walk to grow more M
" jcstic as she thought
lei AZ lcuEth they reached tho nv
u stake. But N Hillah Fhuddored az J
of slfht. the feeling was checked hci9
ty ID could be pccn by the populaco' Cal
ot md collected, though pnlc nH u
'k driven snow. she stood proudly
w while the fatal chain was elhN
NJ round her slender wAiuti and, WIN eN
IT, upralscd 10 nvhN,h' hpI'ni' "" -.
,S onl. an Indifferent sheetn.ut' inn'v
W Of inc chief person IN the lolhl tl"b', I.
, Not a rrpniug WORD pioko nun
TO iipa The first agony az death NJ
1u paasod AWAY, and she had steelcd h
w heart to her fate,
'u Al lnngth all was prepared pN
the ynVt assembly gazing ON her hu
the silence ut the dead, Meme ht'n
rnne 1uicl, and their hearts uut'ci
when thoy thought that IN nnul,
~ minute tho awful tragedy would nr
ann. Every eye was bent mtchiE
the fatal stake as the cNnCn'lnh'I =
80. preached with the merry braun.
nv tho inst time Zllluh opened her eyes
taF, "A frni look on that earth
The witch gho war soon to bid faroW
Nd. fnr,,5sr nut Whnt sent that Hudc
nd Ht,sh 10 her rhpplla2 why that cry
Of tbrIilint- ioV. the first audible sou
Of vebirh had loft hor lips since her n
pms ,curc2 ghc secs "a troop OF fiery nor
nal mon covered with dust and iog
thundcring over the brow OF the
H. array nhe recognizes the penn
AZ rho Count OF Garonno waving
Tho MONDAY sun.
onward came the roscuerH. Ho
m horse. knight ON knight rclnl
Tnilowing retainer. they swept lik'
r. whirlwlnd down tho hill, shouting u
n wnr.ory, "Garonno-a ~. Denis
n G1rnnnew the panic-Rtruck Gro
"a N"l 'Ai'Nf. ~. ,i'rbt and IA the