The Irish standard., 1909-09-11
THE FRENCH HEROINE
D|ES 1T THE STAKE
The Last Hours and Tragic
Death of Blessed Joan Of
Arc, the Delivorer of Her
Country From the English
Invaders--Her Execution is
: Black Spot on the Page
of English History and one
Which is Indelible.

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Which is lndelible.
The following account Of the death
of Joan of Arc is taken from last
weeks issue of the New York Free
mans Journal:
Early in the morning of May 80,
1881, Joan's jailer admitted to her cell
the Dominican friar, Martin Lad
Rouen. Doctor of Theology, and who
as usher and otter of Cauchons court
was prominent in the trial from tho
beginning and always had access to
Joan's cell. Joan noted the porten-
tious gravity of their looks.
You bring me message?' she
asked of Friar Ladvenu.
Il am come to prepare you for
DEATH"
Death! How soon?"
Even now. You are cited to ap-
pear in the Old Market Place at 8
O'Clock
What kind Of death?"
And he hardly had uttered the
words "by fire." when she cried out.
agonizingly:
Il knew it! knew it! Oh! it is
too cruel, too cruel! And must this
body which has never been deiled be-
consumed today-reducsd, to ashss!S
Sooner would that my head were cut
ION seven times than suffer: the flames.
had the promise Of the church's
prison when submitted, and IL had
been in the church's prison and not
left here in the hands of my enemies.
this had not befallen me. Oh, ap-
peal to the Great Judge against this
injustice done mel"
Just then Cauchon, accompanied by
Warwick and Pierre Maurice, showed
himself at the door.
Bishop, it is by you that + de-
Patience, Joan; you die because
you have not kept your promise, but
have returned to your SINS" said the
bishop.
Alas! If you had kept your prom
Use and put me in the church's prison,
this would not come to pass. And for
this I summon you to answer befo:e
God"
The bishop WINGED and turned away
with Warwick; Pierre Maurice before
leaving put his hand as If in COM
passionate farewell benediction on hes
head.
Master Peter, where shall I be this
night?"
Have you not good hope in God?'
Yes, and by His grace shall be
in Paradise"
Friar Ladvenu heard her confession
and sent to Caucbon asking If she
might not receive the Molly Commu-
Mon.
"Give her whatever she wants now
was Cauchon's answer, and he ordered
the Blessed Sacrament conveyed to
her as quietly as possible, without
lights or acolytes.
Ladvenu would not have it so. He
got together the proper accessories
and formed procession of priests and
acolytes and the Body Of her Savior
was brought to Joan's cell through
lines Of kneeling, weeping, praying
people on the streets adjacent to the
castle. saying aloud the prayers for
the dying. The tolling Of the bell had
been the signal that brought them out
for the public execution.
Quickly a long white robe WAS
thrown over Joan, and the two ffia,s.
Isambard and Ladvenu, climbed with
her into the felon's cart sent to con-
vey her to the Old Market Place. A
regiment Of 800 English soldiers sur
rounded the cart. For the English
feared she would escape them soms-
how.
AS the cart turned . corner Of a
street leading to the square a great
commotion was caused by q bowling
man darting through the lines Of the
military and clinging to the cart cry.
Ing: Pardon, pardon, pardon" It
was Loyselleur. who. for English
promise OF preferment, had spied IN
Z her, and lied to her, and then gave
false reports to blacken her chara:.
ter to suit his masters. Joan willing
u forsaye him. but not SO the English