The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-14

''MY PISTOL 10 STRAIGHT AT YOUR HEAD.
body nor soul, but wouia destroy the
one and damn the other, let down tho
bridge, and tho bishop, lOapiac from his
horse. ran across with his drawn sword
in one hand and pistol In tho other.
Walking into the hall, no found great
company OF Count Nikolas' man. drink.
ing with ono another, but talking un.
easily and seeming alarmed. And the
bishop raised tue hand that held his
sword above his head in the attitude OF
benediction, saying, Peace BE- with
your
Now most OF them knew him by his
face and all knew MIN "a soon as a com.
rNde whispered his name; and they
spFaRg 10 their feat, uHcoveTing their
heads and bowling, And lie said:
"Wher0 is your master, the Count?'
THE count is upstairs, my lord. +"
they answered. "IOu cannot SEQ him
now"
NAY, but will see him." said the
bishop.
I'VE arc ordered to let no ono pasS,P
said they, and although their manner
was full OF respect they spread them.
selves across the hall and thus barred
the way to the staircase that rose in u
corner OF the hail. But the bishop faced
them in great anger, crying:
"Do you think do not know what
has been done? Are YOU all then parties
in this treachery? DO you all want to
swing from tho turrsts OF the castle
when the king comes with thousand
men from StrelsauP"
At this they looked ut him and at one
another with great uneasincsS; for they
knew that tho king had no mercy when
he was reused, aud that no loved his
sister above everybody in the world.
And the bishop stepped up close to
their rank. Then ono OF them drew HE
sword halfway from its scabbard, But
tho bishop, percetving this, cried;
"And do you all do violence to a lady,
and dare TO Law hands on the kings sis.
teri Aye, and hero is follow that
would strike bishop OF Gods churChW
And no caught the fellow n buffet with
the fiat OF his sword that knocked him
down. "let me pass. YOU rogueS, said
tho bishop. DO you think you can
stop nentzau?"
"let US 90 and tell the count that my
lord the bishop is here" cried the
house steward, thinking that he had
found way out Of tho difficulty, Tor
they dared neither to touch the bishop
nor yet to lot him through, and tho
steward turned to run towards tho
staircase, But tho bishop sprang after
him, quick as an arrow, and dropping
the pistol from his left hand, caught
him by the shoulder and hurled him
back. al want no announcing" he
said. 1.-THE church is FREQ to enter
everywhere"
And ho burst through them at the
point Of tho sword, Reckless now what
might beiall him so that no made his
way through. But they did not ven.
ture to cut him down; for they know
that nothing but death would stop him,
and for their very souls sakoS they
dared not kill him, So no, kicking ono
ami pushing another and laying about
him with the fiat Of his sword and with
his FREQ hand, and reminding them all
tho wnilo OF their duty to tho church
and OF his sArrOd character, nj last mNhe
his way through aud stood alone, nm.
hurt, at tho foot OF the staircase, while
they covered by tho walls or looked at
him with stupid helplesSnOsS and he.
wilderment. Aud tho bishop swiftly
mounted tho stairs.
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