Christian heroes and martyrs . nd bears. Perpetua, and ayoung woman named Felicitas were hung up in nets, at first naked;but even the brutal assembly of spectators, who delighted in scenesof horror and blood, demanded that they should be allowed theirgarments. When they were again put into the arena, a bull, goaded intomad fury, was let loose upon them. Felicitas fell mortally was tossed, her loose robe rent, and her hair her robe over her once more, she hastened to the side ofthe dying Felicitas, and gently raised her from the ground. Thesavage bull made no fu
Christian heroes and martyrs . nd bears. Perpetua, and ayoung woman named Felicitas were hung up in nets, at first naked;but even the brutal assembly of spectators, who delighted in scenesof horror and blood, demanded that they should be allowed theirgarments. When they were again put into the arena, a bull, goaded intomad fury, was let loose upon them. Felicitas fell mortally was tossed, her loose robe rent, and her hair her robe over her once more, she hastened to the side ofthe dying Felicitas, and gently raised her from the ground. Thesavage bull made no further attack upon them, and they weredragged out of the arena. But soon the fierce multitude wereheard clamoring that they should be brought back to receive theirdeath-blow in public. Having kissed each other, they were ledforth into the arena again, to be despatched by the sword. Per-petua fell into the hands of a young gladiator, unused to suchscenes, who tremblingly wounded her ineffectually more than once. -- >• y ?.
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