scanty and shivering with cold my grandfather stepped softly and hesitatingly to the bed side and the forlorn sufferer in his usual accents of kindness the little man in black seemed recalled by the tones of compassion from the into which he had fallen for though his heart was almost frozen there was yet one that answered to the call of the good old man who bent over him � the tones of sympathy so novel to his ear called back his wandering senses and acted like a to his solitary feelings of esq g he raised his eyes but they were vacant and haggard � he put forth his hand hut it was cold he to speak but the sound died away in his throat � he pointed to his mouth with an expression of dreadful meaning and sad to relate i my grandfather understood that the harmless stranger deserted by society was with hunger � with the quick impulse of humanity he the servant to the hall for refreshment a little warm nourishment him for a short time but not long it was evident his pilgrimage was drawing to a close and he was about entering that peaceful asylum where � the wicked cease from troubling � his tale of misery was short and quickly told � had stolen upon him heightened by the of the season he had taken to his bed without strength to rise and ask for assistance � and if i had y said he in a tone of bitter despondency u to whom should i have applied i have no friend that i know of in the world � the villagers avoid me as something and dangerous and here in the midst of christians should i have perish l o whim and opinions ed without a fellow being to soothe the last moments of existence and close my eyes had not the of my faithful dog excited your attention he seemed deeply sensible of the kindness of my grandfather and at one time as he looked up into his old benefactor s face a solitary tear was observed to steal the of his cheek � poor outcast � it was the last tear he shed but i warrant it was not the first by millions my grandfather watched by him all night towards morning he gradually declined and as the rising sun gleamed through the window be begged to be raised in his bed that he might look at it for the last time he contemplated it for a moment with a kind of religious enthusiasm and his lips moved as if engaged in prayer the strange conjectures concerning him rushed on my grandfather s mind � he is an � thought he is the sun � he listened a moment and blushed at his own suspicion he was only engaged in the pious of a christian his simple being finished the httle man in of esq i black withdrew his eyes from the east and taking my grandfather s hand in one of his and making a motion with the other towards the sun � � i love to contemplate it � said he u tis an emblem of the universal benevolence of a true christian � and it is the most glorious work of him w ho is itself � my grandfather blushed still deeper at his he had pitied the stranger at first but now he him � he turned once more to regard him but his countenance had undergone a change the holy enthusiasm that had lighted up each feature had given place to an expression of mysterious import � a gleam of grandeur seemed to steal across his and he appeared full of some mighty secret which he hesitated to impart he raised the tattered that had sunk almost over his eyes and waving his withered hand with a slow and feeble expression of dignity � � in me � said he with a solemnity � � in me you behold the last of the renowned � my grandfather gazed at him with reverence for though he had never heard of the illustrious personage vol ii whim and opinions thus announced yet there was a certain black letter dignity in the name that peculiarly struck his fancy and commanded his respect c you have been kind to me continued the little man in black after a momentary pause � and richly will i your kindness by making you heir to my treasures in yonder large deal box are the volumes of my illustrious of which i alone am the fortunate possessor inherit them � over them and be wise � he grew faint with the exertion he had made and sunk back almost on his pillow his hand which inspired with the importance of his subject he had raised to my grandfather s arm slipped from its hold and fell over the side of the bed and his faithful dog licked it as if anxious to soothe the last moments of his master and testify his gratitude to the hand that had so often cherished him the caresses of the � animal were not lost upon his dying master he raised his languid eyes � turned them on the dog then on my grandfather and having of esq given this silent recommendation � closed them for ever the remains of the little man in black notwithstanding the objections of many pious people were decently in the churchyard of the village and his spirit harmless as the body it once animated has never been known to a living being my grandfather complied as far as possible with his last request he conveyed the volumes of to his library � he pondered over them frequently but whether he grew wiser the tradition doth not mention this much is certain that his kindness to the poor of was amply rewarded by the approbation of his own heart and the devoted attachment 