Willmar tribune., 1899-07-26

end the stick he bore dropped from his nand,
no doubt much to the satisfaction of the
mule. At first he was unable to speak, for
my words seemed to fill the man with terror,
and had to repeat the question, before he
stammered out:
"You are mistaken, sir; am no eminence,
but poor brother of Mount Carmel, on my
way to Foligno, out of this hell behind me-"
| and he glanced over his shoulder towards
Rome.
II see," 1 answered with smile, ''but if
the poor brother of Mount Carmel will look
more closely at me, he will see friend. In
short, your eminence, am Di Savelli."
"Corpo di Bacco! I mean ONT Lady be
thanked. And so it is You, cavaliere: Take
my advice, and turn your horses head to
Foligno. On beast!" and he kicked at the
mule, which moved not an inch.
Il am for Rome, your eminence; but what
has happened?"
"Oh, that I had horse!" he groaned.
''What has happened? Everything has hap
pened. Alexander is dead or dying. Cesare
dead, they say, and burning in hades by this.
Orsini and Colonna at the old game of ham
mer and tongs-"' --.-
"And the cardinal-DAm
"Safe enough, believe, as the Orsini hold
the Borgo, and have declared for France"
Trust me, your reverence, you will be
safer in Rome than out of it: The whole
country will rise at the news, and the habit
of Mount Carmel will not save the cardinal
OF Strigonia. Turn back with me, and will
escort You to the Palazzo Corneto."
To make short story, Este agreed after
a little persuasion, and the mule was kind
enough to amble. back very willingly to
Rome. We placed his eminence in the CEN
ter of our troops, and went onwards, entering
the city by the Porta Pinciana, riding along
leisurely in the direction of S.-Trinita di
Monti, and thence straight on towards the
Ripetta. It was a work of no little danger
to make this last passage. for everywhere
bands of plunderers were engaged in quitting
the houses, many of which were in flames,
and we continually came across dead bodies,
or passed houses from which we heard
shrieks Of agony. We could help no one.
| It was all we could do to keep our own heads
on our shoulders; but by dint Of shouting
Colonna = with the Colcnna, and Orsini!
Orsini! with their rivals, and sometimes
hitting d shrewd blow or, two, we crossed
| the Ripetta, and in q few minutes were safe
ine the Palazzo Corneto. @ 5=
Here we were received by lie Clerc, who
comforted the trembling Strigonia, with the
assurance that an excellent supper awaited
him, informing me, almost in the same
breath, that D Amboise was in the vatican
i ! lost no time in repairing thither, which
did on foot, accompanied by Jacopo alone
and made my way without let or nlndranse
to the Tore Borgia. Here everything was II
the widest opfusion, and the Spanish sol
Idiers Of the pope were plundering right une
left. stumbled across De 1eyva, who, with
few men at his back, was trying to main
tain order. He gladly accepted the offer q
mysword, and we did what we could to pre-
vent the wholesale robbery from going on
i IN . brief interval Of rest, ] asked: =.
Do you know where D 'Amboise ii q y =s=s
Tn the Sistine chapel, with half f-a-dozel
others; De Briconnet guards the entrance
And Alexander 2, &, s.
Dead or dying do not even know
whereis is; Don Michele has seized az much
q he can, and, carrying Cesare on litte1
has escaped to Ostia I,
Then Gasare# not de- ~,
Giossso sof at.: James! sees tint !,' ia
he pointed to reeline drunk zen crowd, ful
wine and Splunder " ho passed 81 81
with wells, into the great reteption.looms.
Followed by the few men Who remaines
El steady Ieyva dashed after them. me
with Jacopo at my heels, made for thl
4. asiatine chapsl. reached tths scala