{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
woald admit. and looked towards the exc
cutioner, who now approached to kindie the
Ere. His movements caused some OF the
outer faggots'to fall. Upon this, the flame,
ing torch was laid down, till the wood couid
be replaced. The Bohemian saw the torcn
resumed, and in the same instant he heara
the cracking of the lighted straw. me
rapidly extending blaze spread round the
pile, while seizing the last moments that re-
manned to him on earth, Huss prayed aloud.
He was proceeding when the rising name
seized his beard, eyes, and eyebrows, ana
an involuntary start threw, the cap from h's
head. His voice was again heard ABOVE
the roaring of the volume OF tre, ~h!cn
now burst from the top of the pile behind
the stake. Utterance failed HIM; but his
uplifted ewes evinced, in that awful moment,
that his heart was still awake TO devotion,
though his tongue is mute forever. Ills
face became violently distorted, and bow
irg down his head he was seen to expire.
Enough wood had not been provided, and
the fire failed before the mortal remains OF
the martyr were more than half consumed.
His clothes had been thrown on the pile III
aid of the faggots; but all was insufficient,
and new supply of wood was necessary
The burning being at length completed,
his ashes were carefully collected, carried
away in cart, and thrown into the neigh
boring river, that admirers of the bohemian
might possess nothing to recall the memory
of their martyr"