Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04

tAl IuIltHu remained rtr.NlH>tt glN4uA
thu honorable counsel thereby opllr-
tuuI.y for much vigorous debate At
last the parties t. the suit were con
Quoted from the room and the jury left
to is deliberations.
81 propose t. the reverend body,
opened the foreman George TabrIczy
"tHat we declare the maiden guilty
and sentence her az follows For tn
period of seven years she shall not
marry. u..tueI snail She during that
time indulge in any form Of worldly
diversion whatever
LET Us pat It t. the vote, said an
other "'Yea and nay nay slgni-
fes acquittal
Paul SHUntagH called of the names
and inscribed after each the response.
peter SalitiusT
"Yea.
'Samuel UrszinyiF"
"Nay.
"Charles NitoriSf'
"Nay.
AT this point Miskolczi hurriedly
scrubbed few words on a scrap Of pa.
per which he passed over t. Paul Szyn-
tagh. The scribe, however, took 10 no
tice, but went Oh uuinterruptedly down
the list
paul Bistriczkyf'
"Yea.
"CUnstantin Revencsan 2"
NAY.
So far two "yeas and three mays.
There were now only lacking the voices
Of Sz0ntagh and the foreman Paul
Misholczj stroye by every means il his
power, to get Szuntagn to read the
writing on the bit Of paper winch he
was now crunriing caTylessly IN his
hand but all uuHrediHg he uttered,
like the foreman. yea il his turn.
Thus was pronounced that hard decree
which has Deeu brought down by chrou-
iclers 10 this very day.
/ Now, at last, Paul Szontagh opened
the paper and read what was written
upon it; word for word it ran thus
"EIizaDetH Grunblatt sent Janos
GothIrd back his ring because it is
your reverence siE loves"
The world seemed to whirl in a circle
round Paul, his blood surged and his
eyes danced. The most beautiful and
best born girl in upper Hungary in love
with him. How different her conduct
appeared to him now. How had he
ever brought himself to utter that
"yea 2"
And now, Brother Szontagh, be
pleased to take down the verdict"
The scribe seized the pen with a hand
that tremEled, and it was only by the
strongest effort Of will that he was en-
abled 10 write at the foreman dicta-
ton.
THE parties may re-enter'" an
bounced George FabricZy. When in
the room, Elizabeth and Ianos remained
standing by the door with ayerted
faces, In choking voice the young
clergyman read to them the decree
which ran as follows:
THAT the sacredness of the holy in
stitutiou Of matrimony be preserved,
and TO ward from us the wrath TO
come, we do hereby ordain that the
girl who has held these both in 60 light
case, shall, for the period Of seven
years remain unmarried she shall also,
il that time, strictly abjure each and
every form of worldly amusement.
Most cruelty was this conceived.
Elizabeth was inst Internationally.
add to that seven years during which
she was not to lay the virgin wreath
from her beautiful dark head, and we
obtain as result 80, and--a full
tiedged old maid The reverend gentle.
men had reckoned cut with extreme
nicely the exact way to make Of the
radiant blossom a sapless stalk. Janos
GOthard announced himself as satisfied,
and Elizabeth left the room, with down
cast eyes, without q word
The very next day Paul Szontagh
and MisEolczi began to set on foot the
most earnest measures to,obtain re-
verSal Of the ecclesiastical decision.
They even finally reached, with their
petition, the very steps Of the throne
itself but all in vain. The affair re-
manned precisely where ii was.
They had at last relinquished all
u'It "lCh jig Jay IL CduC 10 lJuSS
that, on meeting old Martin Szontagh
in the street, Janos Gothard, ST., not
only did not return his greeting, but
pointedly turned away his head. Now,
old Szontagh had the reputation of be-
ing a man who held himself in very
high esteem. He was the maker of the
famous clock, had been decorated by
royal hands for the same, and this
averting Of a Gothard head he took ex-
tremely ILL., Upon arriving home he
wrote upon his tablets and handed
them to his son:
'Have You any quarrel with the
GothaIds?"
The young man then related 10 him
the whole story, How beautiful Eliza
beth GrunbJatt had been tried and con
demned, and how he himself was now
consumed with love for her
"Why haven't you said word to
me about this?' wrote back the father.