The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-17
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 Tn the midst of this trenulous, appalling aurora twilight of the morning rose the dark. massive structure of the castle of St. Anegfo, with the flying angel on It's gqo ahS asrk s gers dse ''Malach Hamowess" who on the day ,f the last judgment will wake the dead md kill the living.
 We are lost! The day of judgment has some. The world is in nafnesW
 My Lord and my Gods' walled Blanca,
 There was no one there to quiet her
 in the street and on the square the iespairing people swayed to and fro. cry ng:
 They desired nothing now but the con tolattons Of the church. They did not think Of revenge. but of atonement- Rome did not need gaslight now: 1t had a fam ing sky. Night had become day. It was an awful light No smoke arose from the fire which illnmined the sky. The stars twinkled through the strange glare, Above the waves of light fioated broken. black wonderful light to be illumined by 1t This was the strangest feature of the whole scene. Clouds floating in the morn ing twilight are usually gold and purple. but these which swam in the reflection of
 Awhat Is. this? What is this?H
 Blanca returned to her inner rooms in order to send one of her servants to as- certain what was burning. She found none She rang the bell. No one made his appearance.
 None of her servants now considered that he had any master save Him above.
 Blanca. thinking that her domestics were in the courtyard, hastened into the coridor ane looked out through the win dow.
 She behead no human being in the court h..S ams~S af1r rfrarr vaynt cnrdled the blood In her veins. Behind the arcades in the connecting gallery peo- pie with candles were going to and fro.
 Thus far, then, the burglars had ad-
 They had probably entered the house by breaking through the walls of the chimney. These men had ascended from the subterranean caverns and had no knowledge of what was happening outside. They were engaged in the work of darkness.
 At this sight Blanca was seized with an indefinable dread, and did not dare dare had broken into her bedroom. Without any warm covering, and only small lace veil over her head. she ran down stairs, she. sought her porter. - =
 Ills rooms were empty. She thought Of going out through the gate; it was locked. She ran out into the court, calling the names of her domestics and her coach man. No one appeared. Dreading to re main alone In the courtyard, she fled. through the garden gate into the park. She intended to hide herself in pa vifion.
 The sky grew brighter and brighter. The light moved like a fiickering flame. All the bells sounded in muffled tones, which increased the horror.
 As she hastened toward the pavilion she noticed that the garden gate which led to the street was open. Probably the gar dener who had left her service a short time before. had neglected to close 1t.
 For moment she thouk-lt of fleeing into the street. Br' in so doing she would be rushing directly into the hands of the 1nurderees, who wanted to have their re- yeuge upon her. Before the door stood an old cypress tree. tall and slender like poplar. In her despair she clung to it's trunk That was her last friend.
 Is there no one who will protect meg'
 The cypress had kind heart and said to her:
 .sINo not be afraid, my Princess
 This was spoken in a pleasant, sonorous, manly voice. which was familiar to the Princess. She rose from her knees. Ma nasseh stood before her.
 She rushed towards him and felt im- pelIed to throw her arms around his neck: but she remembered her death sentence. Dead people must not embrace. She only
 They did not let me come in through the door, and therefore I came through tho garden gate" said the young man..
 Tell me, said Blanca, pointing to the Is judgment day come?"
 No, my Princess; that is the aurora borealis--an uncommon phenomenon in Rome. Since the time of Callgula, the eter- nal city has not seen this above her head This heavenly illumination pre- vents much miscA-ef during the night in which some one has seen fit to destroy the gas pipes. The people do not think of revenge, but rush into the churches, strike upon their breasts and fall upon their knees"
 Blanca was now delivered from one great trouble.
 .'But 1t Is not well for you. my Princess. to promenade in the garden without warm wrappings. One must beware of Novem- Der evenings It would be better for you to return to your palace.
 That is not possible" said Blanca, seized anew by terror Robbers are try ing to break into my rooms, and my ser wants have run away.
 ssBe of good cheer. and walk back with me Thieves are cowardIy: they flee even at the noise of approaching steps will go first"
 No. no, no. Do not ascend. What if they attack you?
 k'It must be done. We have but two Alternatives from which to choose. If they assault me I will knock one or two of them down. and that would be a mis- fortune for them. But if you stay here you will contract deadly cold, and that"
 He did not finish this sentence. He