The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-04-19

on the ground behind him, aud stopping
TO raise him.
"Thht creature 'Bqstar He does not
count He is drunk"
'Thou hell-hepotten hound !" and
Strengthening himself Suddenly the
young Jew drew cruri6x from within
his cloak Thou art right !" he cried in
voice. of thunder. There are onlv
seven Jews, for IL anu no Jew. | am
Fra Giuseppe ?" And the cruci6x
whirled round, clearing a space of awe
about him.
The judge covered back in surprise
and apprehension. The soldiers sat
their horses in stony amazement the
seething crowd was stilled for moment,
struck TO silent attention. The shower
bad ceased, and ray of watery sunlight
glisteDed on the cruci6x.
"In the name of Christ, denounce
this DEVILS mockery OF the Lords chosen
people," Numbered the Dominican.
"Stand back all Will no one bring
this poor old man a cup OF cold water p
No one stirred.
"Then may you all burn eternslly,"
said the friar. He bent down again aud
raised the old mans head tendeIly.
Then his face grew Steiner and whittier.
"He is Dead" he said. "The Christ he
denied received him into His mercy"
And he let the corpse fall gently back
and closed the classy eyes. The by
ISLANDERS had a momentary thrill. Death
had lent dignity even to the old Jew.
He lay there, feled by an apopectic
stroke, due to the forced heavy meal,
the tinsel cleaning grotetquely on his
white sDdden cloak, his naked legs rigid
and cold. From afar the Tumors of
revelry, the "broUhsha" OF a mad popu-
lation, saluted his deaf ears, the distant
music of lutes and viols. The captain
OF the soldiers went hot and cold He
| had harried the heels of the rotund
runner in special amusement, but be
had not designed murder. A wave OF
compunction traversed the spectators.
But the Judge recovered himself
"Seizs this recreant priest !" he cried.
"He is backslider. He has gone back
to his own people. He is become Jew
again--he shall be fl Eyed alive.
Back in the name OF the Holy
Church " cried Fra Giuseppe, veeripg
round to face the captain, who, however,
had Eat his horse without moving. 81
am no Jew. am as good a Christian as
his Holiness, who but just now sat at
your jalousie, feasting his eyes on these
heathern saturnalia."
"Then why di1st thou race with the
Jews? 1t is contamination. Thou hast
defled thy CLOTH"
may; 1 wore not my cloth. Am
not half naked Is this the cloth
should respect-this gaudy f'ippery,
which your citizens have made a target
for filth and abuseP
Thou hast brought it on myself" put
in the captain mildly. Wherefore
didst thou race with this pestilent peo-
ple?"
The Dominican bowed his head at
is my penance," he said in tremulous
tones. 81 have sinned against my breth-
rem. 1 have aggravated their grlefs.
Therefore would l De of them at the
moment of their EXTREMIST humiliation,
and that l might share their martyrdom
did beg his place from one Of the run
mere. But the penance is not all my
motive" And he lifted up his eyes and
they blszed terribly, and his tones be-
come again a thunder that rolled
through the crowd and far down the
bridge. aye who know me, faithful
sons and dughters of Holy Church, ye
who haYe 80 of'en listened to my voice,
ye into whose houses l have brought the
comfort of the word, join with me now
in ending the long martyrdom of the
Jews, your brethren, 1t is by love, not
hate, that Christ rules the world. l
deemed that it would move your hearts
TO see me, whom We love, covered with
filth, which ye had never thrown had
we known me in this strange guise. But
10! this poor old man Uleadeth more
eloquently than l. His dead lips shake
your souls. Go home, go home, from