Year: 1861

them without their consent why dare to cast it back
without the consent of Him who gave it.n


Il know not how to reason with thee, father, yet
wish to die"


''Thou art not prepared"


"When will be?'


CATER long vigiIs ceaseess prayers deep and true
repentance. Live to do deeds of good to those who
sufer-pave your very road to heaven with kind acts,
and He who all things will remember and reward
you"


"Father, know that you are good and kind but in
deed would rather die and go to meet him whom
love"


The good priest that her mind wandered and he
determined reason with her in the dark and toruous
channel to which her brain turned.


"You love Rinard?" he asked


'Love? Q, it were too weak word if a thousand
tongues did echo it. TO say half feel for him. loved
/ hated murdered him-and now my heart is burning
up for him-for him alone


"Iou would yet meet him?"


30, holy father, yes point me but the road to him,
and never, never win pause till am his bride
more be he surrounded by torures and pains unknown
to the darkest fancy which rackeda maniacs BRAIN


Then listen, daughter, and will tell thee"


Il will, good father will"


Enter with me the holy convent of San Ursula where
l viii introduce to thee the mother abhess. She will be
good and kind, will supply all thy wants Each morn,
when the red sun rises upon the EARTH bend thou thy
knee in prayer for the restoration of Rnard
the pardon OF his sins-each moTn when the sun cen





eve when the vesper bell tolls soemnly, and speaks
calmly to thy soul, do thou yet the same.


Then when midnight is at hand kneel one hour be-
fore the crucfX which thou shalt frd in thy cell and
pray unto him who died that which it symbols, and
to his holy mother to nercede for and with thee at
the throne of the universal. Thus child, thou shalt
prepare thyseIito meet him whom thou lowest And do
ever good deeds Thou hast jewels; things that thou
shalt never more need Sell them and distribute aims
to the poo1i aid the sick and the suffering No good
deed ever falls to the earth"


1t was strange how the good old mans words calmed
down the stormy reason Of the erst maddened woman
A new light seemed to break in upon her-Sae became
STILL her dark eyes flashed not as before her white hands
were crossed upon her breast and her bosom was at rest


Il will obey thee, father" she murmured ~ will
never come to this wild place again. viii live; live to
do good"


so, would that all lived to do good" murmured
the priest then peace, unity love- bliss and universal
harmony would be, and war, discord hate, revenge,
murder, misery and wrctchedness, would not"


Then the priest led Angela back to the house of Al
varez, calmly conversing with her the while, soothing
down each rebel thought pouring oil upon the troubled
waters Of her soul; administering the sympathetic balm
of consolation to her wounded spirit.


1t was new years day; new years day in Hayana-and
but few days later when described the happy union
of four CT cur sweetest characters Upon tile pnta
low point which fronts the entrance the harbor OF
Havana, w0rkmen were busy in erecting scafolds upon
which at noon that day twenty three human beings were
to be publicly executed. They were the pirates who
had been captured by Guermo, and upon their own
confessions were condemned 1t was strange day to
choose for public execution, yet as it upon
Friday and also day when the slaves and persons
of the lower orders could be free from labor and could
see the terrible example, the governor had decided upon
II. Therefore four long beams, stretched from many
scatfods prepared


Long the bright sun had reached It's highest flight
the vast plaza was crowded with people; men, women
and children, Of all ranks, grades and colors.


1t nearly noon and already had the twenty-hree
miserable creatures been led forth amidst guard of
soldiers, each with the hcmpen cord about his neck
which to end his illspent life They were a pale
and haggard set chose pirates; for though they could
boldly have faced death the bloodstained deck they
could not meet it calmly and as well thus before
gazing, sneerng crowd.


The governor toe, was on the spot the executioners
only waited for the bell Of the great cathedral to toll the
fatal hour At this moment vessel with full sails and
gay flags streaming from her mast heads seen en-
tering the harbOr and loud glad shout from the
vast crowd as the flag Of Guieruo the brave re
ccgnsed.


And now for little scene that occurred at that
ment on board of the Nina. Two females stood upon
her high quarterback; near them stood several gentle
men. They were Guiletmo, Edmundo and their two
brides, and the noble conde de Solano.


''What means that immense crowd2" asked Blanca Of
her husband.


After gazing at it moment through his telescope he
replied


at is assembled to witness an execution"


"Doubtless some of Rinard's band!n sighed Edvardo
and then he added, 'the governor has pardoned me
would to God he might spare them too 1t is awful to
see men die in that wav'


go, it isn responded Nina 'somc of them are brave
-perchance they would never sin again if spared now
o, brother can they not be saved?"


q doubt me much the governor alone can do it. If
they are to be executed at noon they have scarce an
half hour to spare"


can half hour might save them if YOU and my father
could gain the governors ear9 cried Blanca


Owe might responded Gufermo; for your sake l
will try"


And then he bade his crew bring the vessel to an
anchor close off the shore had boat lowered and with
the conde by his side rowed swiftly toward the land


The crowd cheercd again and again as they saw this
and viva eli don Guilernol viva c don Guermo." was
heard or cycry side. In a few moments they were on
shore, and freely did the crowd open passage through
their midst for the hero and the cOpde And aIe stood
the poor prisoners their fate so near and their terrible
captor there too to be Il witness


The governor saw who it was that advanced 10 meet
him and he bade his guards clear for them the place of
honor next his own side And when his old friend the
conde de Soano came near he rushed forward and en-
braced him. then turning to the Young hero by his side
he greeted linn in terms of warm praise. And then he
glanced at the time and saw that but five minutes more
were left for the prisone and as hehade his newcome
friends to scat themspes he also cave orders for the