Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-07-07


a young man of rank, who, although
knowledge even of her proceedings was
adduced against him, was condemned
to be executed with her.
Twelve hours only were given the low
ers to prepare for death; and even this
short time would not have been permit
ted had not the tyrant, Samano, con-
sidered it of the greatest Importance to
discover, if possible, the real accom-
plices of the young lady; and to effect
this no means were left untried to in
duce her to betray her friends.
Even offers of pardon, and additional
rewards for herself and her betrothed,
were made to her on the one hand, and a
death of torture on the other.
But, like true heroine, as she was,
the noble young lady refused to impli-
cate anyone, and solemnly asserted the
innocence of her lover to the last.
Finding it impossible to elicit any
thing from the courageous girl, scarcely
10 hours were suffered to elapse, when
she, together with young La Pola, her
betrothed husband, was escorted by a
picket of grenadiers to the fatal seat,
where once more an official approached
them, and addressing himself to Senorita
Apolinaria again made an offer of par
don and reward, on condition that she
would betray her friends, and give list
of the patriots she might know of in the
city.
my life," she said to the officer, sis
dear to me, and gladly would save that
of my lover, were it possible to do so, and
be true to my country and myself; but
neither my own nor his life, even, would
be sufficient to make traitoress of me!
Your insulting offer of rewards de-
spise, as do yonder tyrant!" and wav-
ing her hand toward veranda where
was seated Samano, WHO, with savage
satisfaction, was gazing upon the scene,
she seated herself upon the garrote, and
babe the executioner obey the orders of
the viceroy.
But still again the officer, as if desir-
Gus of saving the life of the beautiful
victim, repeated the offer of pardon,
now upon condition that she would re-
veal the names of few only of the
principal liberals in Bogota.
Her only reply was:
Bolivar will soon be here, and then
you will learn who they are"
Then, perceiving that her lover hes.
itated, as if about to speak, through fear
of the death that awaited them, she i'm
plored him as the last earthly request,
that if he ever really loved her, to prove
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at is a glorious DEATH" she said, "to
die for ones country. And dying with
me you will show that you were worthy
to live with me. Make no disclosures to
the tyrant, my beloved husband, for
whatever you might say will not change
his purpose-he would never spare your
life"
Then for the first time, as the priests
left them alone with the garroter, did
this noble young woman appear to APP
preciate the awful doom so soon to be
theirs; and addressing herself to the Off
Ger, who had frequently visited in her
family, she called him by name, and ex-
claimed:
SIS it possible that you, too, have
turned butcher, and can kill woman
an old friend!"
She then embraced her lover, and,
placing her snowy neck within the
fatal ring, covered her face with her
saga. The lifting of this article of her
dress exposed to view her closely fit
ting basquiana, on which was en-
broidered in golden threads tie words:
''Viva la Patria!"
On seeing this motto of the patriots
thus defantly displayed to the eyes of
the gazing populace, the impatient vice
roy gave the signal from his balcony,
and with one turn of the deadly screws
the souls of the lovers were released
from their earthly tabernacles and
united forever in Heavenly. Y.
Ledger.