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 Deliverer of Her
Country From the English
Invaders--Her Execution is
: > Black Sp9t on the Page
Of English History and one
Which is Indelible.

Which Is lnQSll0le.
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
venu, and Jean Massieu, Dean of
Rouen, Doctor of Theology and who
as usher and otter of Cauchon's 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 a 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,
agoniEingly:
II knew it! knew 1t! Oh! it is
too cruel, too cruel! And must this
body which has never been defled be
consumed, today-reduced to ~ashss!t
Sooner Would I that my head were cut
5E7on seven times than suffer. the narnes.
I'D had the promise Of. the churoh's
4 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, I ap-
peal to the Great Judge against this
injustice done met"
Just then Cauchon, accompanied by
Warwick and Pierre Maurice, showed
himself at the door.
Bishop, it is by you that t. die"
Patience, Joan; you die because
you have not kept your promise, but
have returned to your SINS" said the
bishop.
"Alas! IL you had kept your prom
Use and put me in the churclls 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 l1er
head.
Master Peter, where shall 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
Z the Blessed Sacrament conveyed to
her as quietly as possible. without
lights or acolytes. a.
Ladvenu would not have it SO. He
got together the proper accessories
and formed a procession of priests ana
acolytes and the Body Of her Savior
was brought to Joan's cell through
lines of kneeling, weeping, praying
r $ho af~ 20 A.
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 some-
how.
AS the cart turned . corner Of a
street leading to the square a great
4 commotion was caused by bowling
I man darting through the lines Of the
military and clinsing to the cart cry
ing: Pardon, pardon, pardon" It
was Loyselleur. who, for Englis],
promise Of preferment, had spied IN
her, and lied to her. and then gave
false reports to blacken her chara:-
!. ter to suit his masters. Joan willing
forsaye him. but not 80 the English