The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
CHAPTER VII.
TEMPTATION,

! had looked urou death hcfoSc; ! had
sccn the plague strike down it's victims in an
hour: I had tcru in the hell Of a sacked
town. when men, women and children were
given to the sword. Tn the breach at ARK
Sismundc,. dead. dying and wounded were
piled breast high. when we stormcd our way,
through the log Of battle, into Malalcs,a's
stronghold, Stricken down at san Minia,o,
] saw. in the dim night, the death hunters
a, their fearful trade. aud heard the dull
blows OF their daFgrrs, as they numbered
soMe helpless wretch, Somt times Tor the
pri4e Of tas of gold law, sometimes FOR the
sheer plcaSurc o( slaughter, Lying unablcto
move. 6y .cod luck concealed IN hollow,
amids, grass which stood yard high, saw
a r,an killed not ten feet from the, lie rose
10 his cl''ow as the icRds approached, and
called for water, hut II was no, water he
got. How he struggled lie erred Tor
mercy. and eau s,ill scc the wrctchcs as
they held him down. 4 icullookins har
placed her knees on his chest. she looked
towards the sky Tor a momcni, as IL invok'
ing a spirit to a sacrifice, and the moonlight
shone on a lace that was hardly human,
Then she stoopci down, and with n rclcn,'
l,ss hand plunged the knife she held into her
victims thr.at, hut all this, which should
have hardened my heart, did not affect mc
as the sccnc ! had mst quilted. After all,
what had passed ,hrourh was done when
the blood was high with cNcitcmcnt Here,
however. was another thing, had watched
the end ot lcing bcsu,iul aud pure, who
was horn ~ adorn life, aud vet what was her
storys Fallen into the hands vi an inCar'
nate devil. outraged, and then cast forth
blinded, to die like reptile, u was too
horrible, Surely God must have slept willis,
this was done. Snrcly the after life ought to
I've to her, in an inverse proportion to her
sufTerinss on earth. l,u, why any such in
Fiction on one 81 helpless. Mystery Of mys.
terics, and I cannot solvr Il, And yet she
was able To forgive, ~ tho lasN she could
eundonc. What were my wrongs To those
she had cndurc>l. After all had health,
strength, and the world VAS wide, Why
waste my time in running after the morbid
shadow oi revenge: u Eo, 1t, would /; sat
isiy. Would II heal my wounds' Thinking
In this way, I called to mind a sermon Of the
Prior ci -. Marks-l heard when last in
t1ccncc, ! camc ia the suite oi laolo Vi
telll az Ct,a del CaS,,llo, and at the time
Savonarola had left the Duomo, and was
prCarh,Gs at 81 Marks Ills subject was
forgiveness, aud his text, Vengeance Is
mine. saith the Lord" came back 10 me
with a vivid forcc, ! roSc from my scat and
paced the room, my whole soul was ON the
cross: had all hut resolved to fotcso my
schcme oi cvcnrc, when heard knock at
the door. Al hrst ! did not answer, but Il
Was repcated.
'iIomc in." cried. and Ccei entered. In
the state in which vas, had half a mind
10 bid him bcgone there and then. and only
controlled myself with an effort, could
Gee. however. that, IN his way, he had formed
q friendly feeling towards inc, and, rcmem'
betins my PLANS, ior>-i tayself to greet him
with e,Sility. aud offering him a scat began
the conversation,
That was a strange finish TO the Con
falonierc's sIecch." ! SAID. in allusion Ia the
death al the man a, the hands Of the mob.
"ils was a tool. aud deserved TO de-"
"Do you know his namey"
Cec, hr>itstrl Tor a moment. and saw he
~as lying whoa he said mo"
- gather" I added. that you are Of the
Med,ci."
"S,gnore. spoke words In raS excitement
that may well be buried. An old tongue like
sn,ne should have known to he still; but Il Is
not that I have come 10 speak u. do you
know We have death in IN, house!"
-faat would he no new thins 10 yco."
"rrue." nc aid, strokins his white beard.
'they die here like rats in their holes"
-. ~ &plso~c 90: but a. . matter Of TACT
Slld know sherc was death. aud very sad
\S.s. ksew Mathew Cests. bat how have
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