h words of penitence."

"Oh horror! art thou a man and speakest thus!" exclaimed the priest.

"I was a man; I know not what I am; let me return to my kindred clay,
and hide from the face of the earth the monster at which ye shudder."

He ceased, and his features stiffened into a horrid tranquillity more
appalling to behold than his wildest ebullition of passion. One last
savage look he cast on his prostrate enemy, and then, with a firm step,
he walked away to meet the punishment due to his crimes.

The wretched Theodora could not be torn from the mortal bleeding remains
of her adored Gomez Arias, until the paroxysm of her grief was
succeeded by insensibility. In this melancholy state she was borne from
the fatal spot, while sorrow and compassion swelled the hearts of every
one who had witnessed the events of that disastrous day!

CONCLUSION.

La douleur lentement m'entr'ouve le tombeau,
Salut mon dernier jour! sois mon jour le plus beau!

_Lamartine._

Three months had now elapsed since the death of Gomez Arias, and the
people of Granada were again rejoicing in the success of the Christian
arms. The insurrection of the Moors was now completely quelled; the wise
and prudent conduct of the queen had saved the country from the horrors
attendant on a fanatical war. The individuals admitted to the counsels
of Isabella were in general men of enlightened understanding and
philanthropic dispositions, and though some few voices, swayed by
fanatical zeal and religious intolerance, opposed themselves to liberal
measures, yet, happily for Spain and honorably for her ministers, their
objections were over-ruled, and the more beneficial and milder course
adopted. A full pardon was proclaimed to the rebels. Moreover it was
promised that they should enjoy the same privileges as the Spaniards,
and that no compulsory measures should be adopted to make them embrace
the tenets of the Christian religion. Free permission was given to every
Moor who should prefer passing over to Africa, to remove unmolested, and
with full security to his family and property.

These judicious resolutions answered the desired effect. The Moors
joyfully accepted the offers of the queen, and the greatest part of them
came immediately to lay down their arms at the feet of the Alcayde de
los Donceles, and other chiefs who still were carrying on the war.
However, some Moors of the higher rank, who refused to su