The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27

here she tasted of the bread Of affli
ton and drank the water Of sorro3
Believing her to be witch, they hoI.
ed to burn her, and did not fail 70 to-
ture her in every way possible. fe
through it all she remained true to he
ideal and true to her God. showini
herself to be faithful Christian. Ma.
ny abused her for wearing male attire
and at one time it was taken from hen
but on Trinity Sunday, after some
dicpute, she was allowed to don it.
On Tuesday following Trinity Sum
day the judges, after consultation, de-
cided that Joan should be burned, and
early Wednesday morning, comics
son was sent to announce to her the
manner of her death. Upon hearing
that she was to be burned that day
poor Joan began to cry out woefully
sinking with faintness and tearing hel
hair: "Alas," she said, "Am | to be
treated so horribly and cruelty, and
must my body, whole and entire, which
never was corrupted, be now consum.
ed and reduced to ashes? Oh OH
would rather be beheaded seven times
than to be burned.
At nine o'clock in the morning she
was dressed in woman's attire, placed
on a car and carried to Rouen, where
she had before been imprisoned and
tried with trial of mere mockery
She wept, and the one phrase that es-
capped her lips was "Oh, Rouen, Rou-
en-, Must | die here!" The end Of
this dismal journey was the fish mar
ket, where three platforms had beer
erected, one for the cardinal of Eng
land, another for the preacher, judges
and bailiff and the third for the cul-
prit. The one on which Joan was tC
meet death was made of plaster and
heaped to an exceedingly great height
with wood. Throughout it all Joar
chung to her religion and said to the
bystanders, ''Pray for me?" She par
ticularly requested the priests to say 9
mass for her soul, all of this she die
in such sweet, pious manner that ev-
eryone was filled with emontion anc
many of the English even shed tears
The hideous ceremony began with 9
sermon by a former student of the
University of Paris, after which Joan's
sentence was read by bishop. She
asked for the cross and an Englishmar
handed her a very rough one made
from a stick, but she honored it anc
kissing it placed it next to her heart
At her request to have the church
cross before her eyes until death it wa:
brought.
AS it was about noon and some Of
the heartless people were getting i'm
patient, Joan was snatched from the
hands of the priests by two sergeant:
who dragged her to the executionel
and said to him: "Do thy office" This
cruelty caused some of the bystanders
even some judges to rush away tx
avoid seeing any more of it.
When she was placed on top of thi
pile and saw the town and that mo
tionless and silent multitude she e0un
not, help saying ooh, Rouen! Rouen!
fear me much that thou wilt suffer TO
my DEATH" She had saved her peopl
and they had forsaken her. She wa
bound to the platform and a pointe,
cap placed on her head on which wa
written Hereto, relapsed, apostate
idolator." Then the executioner ap
piled the fire and she saw it from abov
and shrieked. For a moment she for
got her own suffering and becam
alarmed for the monk who had accom-
panied her to the platform and bad
him go down. When the flames reach
ed her body she said: eyes, my voice
were of God; my voices have not de
ceived me-" The monk whom sh
sent from the dangerous post contin
ued to talk with her and held up tn
cross to her sight. Joan's Christian
character was made manifest up to tn,
end as the last word she uttered be
fore the flame stopped her voice for
ever was "Jesus." Ten thousand mel
wept, some English tried to laugh ant
one of the most violent among then
threw faggot on the pile but she wa,
expiring as he did SO and he was takel
i'll. His comrades took him to tav
ern and tried to revive him with drinE
but could not He said distractedly
Il saw dove escape from her moutl
with her last sigh" Others read il
the flames the word Jesus, which she
repeated. One of the King Of Eng,
lands secretaries said openly as he
returned from the horrid scene, eve
are undone! We have burned a saintv
Thus, the white spirit of this heroine
winged its fight back to the God that
gave it.