The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-11-02
VOLUME %

.'has h tas 'esl Of Ihs pope vita ,,.r.
10 p" eyes pleaded bic eephe.s e.aw.
Aae popef reply vas ctaelly asei.ire.
Toe lsS, be ssid. u.le. 90 ai.,ins,,es.
criminal t' a e'imieal .ad polbiss more
No' dare ! lere,sa clomency, wb,sh
would ee noihiuR bat veal urss.
The sotdaet oi The osslle received no
ilee that Rsbuooio should be executed
precisely st - o'clock ia Italy The hour.
srs rfekopsd item l 10 "a, commencing AZ
tansep Aostlt The governor stsuided 10
kannuecio that be hsd bat iwo hoar. 10
live.
Ihe snnonnctmen. Of bis doom vas
greeted viih laughter BY The reeAls..
prisoner, as he could nol lhiuk tbs, The
pope would strike "a head that vas al
most crowned, DO, WOO can describe III,
dismav when bis room was entered by.
NOOK, who came 10 administer the lsa
tiles OF the church. iollowcd by tho
eiecntioner asking Tor bis last otdtr.l
Mesnwhile Cardiasl farnese was moi
iale, lie consulted With bis friend, Cennt
oIivsres, the Spstiph smbsssador and 70
solved to obtain by sirAt.eem what had
been refused to their prayers,
Oar only plap. said The cardi6al IL 10
stop oil the clocks To Rome. Meanwhile
do you occupy Apseli's attention.
His eminence possessed great Influence
10 the city aud at the sppointed hont
Time changed bis noisy course M IL by
msgio toto silent flight. Two clocks
hose OF ~, Peter aud 81, Angelo - were
pu, back twenty minutes, their proximity
o The prisoa requiring this change.
The execution was to be in private, but
)hssres, sn ambassador, was permitted
% remain with the governor A single
glance at the clock showed him thatsthe
'ioek was going right that is to say, that
I was quite wrong
olivares 10 order to gain time, began to
converse on every conceivable subject,
mt the governor would not listen.
My orders he said, are imperative. Al
he first stroke OF the clock all will be
yer. He called, | all prepared2
All was prepared, The stiendents like
heir msster, were only awaiting the hour.
'Iis strange, muItered the governor,
lould have thought
At least il you will not delay, do not an
cipate, interrupted 0iiysres
Despite the delay, 1t wanted only len
inutes to the fatal hour.
Meanwhile the cardinal repaired TO the
ope. As he entered, Sixtus drew ont bis
atch Ga the testimony OF that uneir
81 lmepiece Ranuccio was already
Iecuted.
What seek yoa asked the pope.
The body OF my nephew that may
nvey 1t to Parma.
siI,us traced tho following words.
1e order cur governor TO deliver to his
,inence the body Of Rauueoio Farnese.'
The cardinal rushed toward the castle.
d Iuft 10 time. HIS nephew had his
Ok barred, his hands tied and he was
peating what seemed his last prayer
A pardon, a pardon shouted 0ivsres.
The executioner began to unloose bis
'tim, when q sign from Angei made
N pause.
The body Of Rinuccio Fsrnosp, tho
vernon read and reread. Why these
rds, 'the body oi2'
Is that al2 said tho cardinal, at that
rious moment looking psler than his
phew. Look at the clock; IL still
nts two minutes TO the time, and l 70
we'd that paper a quarter OF an hour
ICE.
The governor bowed; the argument was
estible. Rsnuocio was given 10 his do
erers. A osrrlsge with four fleet horses
tied outside the prison, aud 10 q few
mebts the cardinal and the youog
noe were gallopiog on The road 10
rma.
'ust then the clocks OF R1me pesled
th in unison.
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