Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-12-23

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a. va ti"' IKE sNeiuerlS JACKS 'he
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tho Sila' H In L,ooue"'GS' l S at, eNc.u''l'go
I,o Ill IT. 10 ",o Ii',ageu lrlar s'roue 5o"uru,
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III Is 100 late, SAID Nlcodemus, drawing forth
Il cuugel IRON beneath his cloak do not hinder
me now, lor my Dlackthorn reverences not The
Iheaas@el ahe iloly fraternity OF Falroak. Hold
OH say exclaimed he as some OF his heth-
rem roughly attempted TO seize MN; mold OIL,
ana mar me not III this mood; or to-day Will
hereafter be called Tie Feast OF Blows. Nay
men, IL you VIII not, l strike may you be
nlaTkeu put not manned
Ane lrlar Oegen TO leVel lew OF The most
i'ST'u'G 81 u,i, as ne SPOKE
"'i ueoi iigiI'iy aS my cudgei VIII let me-
Pu'Sueu. ne s'rlke ihaiscrInlhateiy. ana
Ml''nu' l nance protest May dressings toI-
"" ,nese Olo"S! bro'ner Cuck' grieNe that
you nave 'hrust yourSet withn my reach
HoIN 10 ''io Aooot' some OIL ye, lor,-miseraoIe
.p'I me II nave la'u nun low Man Is weak ana
i tIis must Oe a.ohed Tor by lasting Where Is
".,''or OIL ''Hs miSciiiel' Miller, where art
u'ou
''''''l COullluGu 10 ABOUT MIN
very Justify for several minutes; but, before he
could deal with the miller as he wished, Friar
Hugo's brother, who was on the floor, caught
him by the legs. and suddenly threw him pros
rate. He was Immediately overwhelmed by
numbers, bound hand and foot, and carried to
hls own cell; where he was closely confined,
and most vglantly watched, until the superiors
OF his order could be assembled. He was tried
in the chamber which had been the scene Of his
exploits: the charge Of having rudely raised
his hand against the Abbot, and belabored the
holy brotherhood, was fully proved and ere
twenty-rour hours had elapsed, Father Nlcode-
mus found himself enclosed, with pitcher of
water and loaf, in niche of a stone wall, sin
the lowest vault Of Fairoak Abbey, where he
was left to starve when his water and loaf had
been consumed.
He soon began 10 feel round him, in order to
ascertain if there were any chance Of escaping
from the tomb 20 which he had been consigned !:
the walls were old, but toerably sound; he con-
sidered, however that it was his duty 10 break
out il he could; and he Immediately determined
on making an attempt Putting his back TO the
wall, which had been built up to enclose him
forever from the world, and his feet against the
opposite side of the niche, he strained every
nerve to push one of them down. The old wall
ton, and with his feet firmly planted against the
net work, he made such a tremendous effort
that the ancient stones and mortar gave way
behind him; the next moment he found himself
lying on his back with a quantity Of rubbish
about him, on the cold pavement OF vault, into
which sufficient light gimmered through gra-
ting, to enable him TO ascertain that he was in
strange part OF the Abbey. Indeed, lac soon re-
Elected that lie must have broken through into
the Arroasians. On further exploration Of
his new retreat, Nlcodemus had no doubt but
that he was IN one Of the vaults Of the silent
monks; and in order that he might not be rCcOg-
nized as a brother of Faroak, he took off his
black cloak and hood, and even his cassock AMI
rochct, and concealed them in few stones in a
corner Of the recess from which he had just lib
Grated himself. With some difficulty, he reached
the inhabited part of the building; after terrify-
ing seN Gral Of the Arroasians, by abruptly break
ing upon their medtations, he at length found
an old white cloak and hood, arrayed in which
he took seat at the table Of the refeciory, and,
to the amazement of the monks, tocitly helped
himself TO portion OF their frugal repast. The
Superior of the community, by signs, requested
INN 70 sta!e 'r'". and what he wasi but Nicode-
mus pointing to the old AToasian habit which
he now wore, wisely held hlS peace. The good
Iriars knew not how to act: Nlcodemus was sui
Iered to enter into quiet possession OF vacant
cell; he joined in their silent Geyo'l9ns' and act
ed IN every respect as though he had been an
ArroaSlan all ms me-. =, b,
ny ueSreeS 'he goo" MONKS became rcco"c'ITU
TO ms presence ana looked upon MN as OrolI
en- lie behaved most NiscreelIy Tor several
hohthS; Oul at lehg'n' having grown weary oil
oi 1reau, Waler' ana n silGHce, ne, one evening
S'G'e over ,he garueh-W'il' FesoNIhS 10 nave an
eel:P,e ana some mnlnSey, sP,Gea WIN il.lle
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