The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27
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have doubtless done during your lives.
Your sentence is that We be hanged at
cock crow tomorrow, which was the
hour when, if your teachings cling to
my memory, the first of your craft
turned traitor to his master If, how
ever, you tire of your all night vigil,
you can at once obtain release by cry
ing at the top of your voice, so die all
Christians Thus YOU will hang your
selves and SO remove some RESPONSE
bility from my perhaps overladen con-
science. The hanging is device of
my own OF which I am perhaps pardon
ably proud, and it pleases me that it
IS to be first tried on so worthy an
assemblage. With much labor we have
elevated to the battlements an oaken
tree, Topped of its branches, which will
not burn the less brightly next winter
IN that it has helped to commit some
of you to hotter flames, gin all We say
be true. The ropes are tied to this log
and at the cry, so die all Christians
have some stout knaves in waiting up
about with levers who will straight
way fling the log over the battlements
on winch 1t is now poised, and the in
slant after your broken necks will
impigne against the inner coping of
the northern wall. And now goodnight.
my lord abbot, and a happy release
1or you all in the morning"
Baron Won Gr-unewaid. [ ask of yolI
that you will release one of us who
may thus administer the rites of the
church TO his brethren. and receive in
turn the same from me-
NOW out upon me for a, careless
knaVe!' cried the baron. II fad for
gotten that it is SO long since I hive
been to mass and such like ceremonies
myself Your request is surely most
reasonable, and I like you The better
that you keep up the farce Of yolI-
calling to the very end. But think NOT
thaf l am so irld1ospika BILE as to force
one guest to wait upon another, even in
matters spiritual. Not SO. We keep
with us a gh0S.ly father for such oc-
casto11ts and use him between t.mes to
wait Gun us with wine ami ether neees-
saTies. AS soon as he has filled our
iiagons. I will ask coed Father Colt
leb TO wait upon you, and [ doubt not
ne WIFI s9lrive with any in the land.
although he has been thcs while hack
somewhat out of practice. His ha bit is
rather tattered and stained VITA the
drfppings of his rev calIing, but war
rant you, you will know tine sheep. even
though his fleece be torn. And now
AGAIN good night, my lord
line baron and his knight returned
up the broad stairway that led to the
Ritter saale. Most of the torches, we're
carried with them. The defences OF r1a
castle were SO strong that no particu-
lar pains were taken to make all Sc
cure, further than the stationing OF
an armed maFl at the gate. A solitary
torch burned under the archway and
mere the guard paced back and forth.
The courtyard was in darkness. but the.
top of the highest turrets were siiversfl
by tine rising moon. The doomed men
stood with the haiters about their
necks as silent as d, row oe spectres.
The tall windows of the Ritter-saale
being Of co>ored glass threw little ligJ1lt
INFO the square although they glowed
with a. rainbow splendoe. from the
torches within. Into the silence of the
square came the sound of song and the
clash OF flagons upon the oaken table.
40 last ehere came down the broad
stair and out into the court a figure
in the habit of a monk, who hurried
snu1flinSly across the tones to the
grim row of brown roloed men. He
threw himself sobloing at the feers of
the tall Ab5os.
Rise my som and embrace me- said
his superior
When Father Gottleib did so. the
other whispered in his ear.
l4lere is a time TO weep and a time
for action. Now is the einne for. actipc1.
Unloosen quickly the bonds around me-
and slip this moose from my neck
Father Gc&tleib acquitted himself eli
his task as well as his agitation and
and his trembling hands would len
him.
Perform a, ike service for each OF
the others, whispered the Abbot
CURLY, Tell each in a low voice to
remain standing just as If ne were
still bound. Then return 90 me-
When the monk had done what he
was told, he returned TO his superior.
Have you access to the wine eel
lar?" asked the abbot.
Yes, father"
What are the strongest wines?"
Those of the district are strong.
Then there is a barrel or two of the
red wine Of AssmannEchausen.
''Decant &, half of each in your
f1agons. Is there BRANDY
Yes, father"
Then mix with the two wines as
much brandy as you think their