Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-06
I'fe Ievzl and tho Architect.

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4 C@rions L@.c"i q. tie Drid-eo Of Ljnyi.aLeu
"Sir," said the guide, ",be pcor'n ali prsved
the Abbot of Elnsie,!Icn. who ruled al his
country then, TO bnil them =, lri1n,. an1 mo
advertised for buiI3cr So H." c~a,c From
all over Sutherland. Inf u.h.., fbn,, .,, 1,,,,
thy Eeuss roared and ra,mni ovrr ,hs r,,.I.y
! thv., Shook uei. hcIIs ...} w..;.. 5.al: l..n,,
! ar.~: o"lv two r,.n.a:u,f
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! I..INrrht, snI wrI hnosvu j.. .l,s, .:r.sfr,..
We snam 10 io leu. atauu here x....j ,.u.,n,,
Christian, for IL boro the SAUNA. l:.,uc ,lgr
! have, gentlemen.
so il appears" sail the ten ucat!.,qaa. s,y,
YOU Al architect: :"
| Il haze 0nly Iulls mil!-6arna rs vet" rpriio1
Ii" cthrr ~but cane fo lock st.n.is Hu. 7
cannot 10 i: iaFa studied, !. for fry, ,:,ys md
! vaa make uothinr Of i, and rou ~;y, ! M IF
! ! had gotten the reward l'-a!A he ston".,7 .nl
sighed, as he tlou,ht Of the luccvct maiden
! 1t home. WHO was as poor rs I.e WIS
| At is l1r. for ulu theu?" said Tic .al, ;3a2.
"Ah, YOU fancy Won can do itr'
| "Gb. yaq. m, rarf2;7. f.ava l,no eo,.or,.
tasks tlan that.7
! and what plan have you. may ask?
a shall. ,lsow au arch si.1;1y ucrcss the tor
! rent"
| "Indocd. and when viii you faislo'.
4 think viii 10 it this evening"" sail tic
| tail man, carlIessiv.
"Ah:' saGI Christian. lauch;cr, @whv. yor
must be the Gcvl!'
AT YOUR service" be- answered p0':.cfy.
Christian loohc,l al him. {nt SIN: re, nv M,
tvular about him, except that his ewes were
very Brilliant
IF yon would Ike the credit VIC will do the
work tOr It considerations"
and what may that ue, p1ay!'
Of }ou viii SION 1lis coni,acf. c.iv;oo mo
your sou1."
Christian did not exactly like that. A cold
chill ran over him; and he vas Just going to be-
gin his PRAYERS, When q y0ur peasant n,rI pas
scd al01r The mountai1 sin"ir,,
The poor youngtelow thooGht of the sweet
voiced blue-eyel maiden at home; Thought, TOO.
that the other was some architect amusing hin.
self with his countrg simplicity. and half afrait
half laughing, he signed the contract.
The tall man folded it up and put it in his
pocket, raised his hat politely, and disappoar-
ed.
Christian went to the cove below there,
where he passed The night He had half for
gotten what he had done, and regarded the
whole as joke but in the morning, as he walk
ed out to take list look at that place, Judge Of
his horror when he saw the bridge built, and
his own name OF it as architect.
He flew to the Cure, where the Abbot was
staying, told him all, and besought his help.
1--WE will do all we can," said the Abbot
Gerald
In half an hour afterwards there came a
knock at the door, and the tall man in black
was there, and the good monk opened it.
"Good mornings" said the former; "yon
have piece OF my property here, they tell me,
Abbot"
Now, Abbot Gerald was no more afraid of
the devil than Swiss is of an Austrian.
'Ilush"' said he quickly; "dont wake The |
young man let US talk the matter over; come |
in."
The devil glanced into the room, and saw |
nothing but an old woman, and III bed at the |
other end form, which he recognized for tie
young mI-wrights by his clothes.
"Fakc seat" said Abbot Gerald, and poin |
ted to chair behind the table.
lyon are very polite" said the devil, sitting |
down. Il thank you kindly" and he noticed that |
there was chess-board on the table.
You play, then, Abbot Gerald" said he.
"a lIttle, said the Abbot; 'but it is not
worth speaking OF. The chief matter is, that
you cannot have that youngster."
"Oh." said the devil, eve will see about that
the contract is in perfectly good form"
III Is litlle care about thai" SAID the Abbot,
put ehe scandal OF the thing; and you know
1nat II SET myself to work you'll have tough
lime OF IT,.
- uoh t1lhk tnat your conduct Is decent
sad the deVii.
not decent! you scoundrel" SAID Gerald IN,
p2SS'Un' 3TI {, /. /
""cI'' tiero' t1en' ask your pardon--i
spoke hastily; but be reasonable now. Come,