Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-01-12

"You forge, the seventh Elm, my son. ,ha,
Of prids: il /, ,ha, shieh has ruined angels,
and il NAV ruin you"
"I win watch over il, fi'hsr, and you will
bs nv helper"
"Ths ,ain. guard s'd Sls', you, my dear
SON."
"Amsr' said III. artist. and retired To hi,
house. where he passed The remainder Of the
dsy in prayer.
Al The hour appointed, he wen, In III,
place OF peetnr; bu, the walk wa, deserted
there wa, neither old man, nor woman, nor
child
Tbs srehit,e, walked ,lons for few mo.
ment,, fearing the Temper might fail Of his
word. Twelve o'el"cL, ho~e'er. struck,
and a, the very l1d stroke
"TIere am" said loud 'nj foil voice be-
hind the artist.
He turned. trembling, tor he did M, rseoE'
misc the familiar voice, and indeed change
had cnmc over ,nice. and form, and fgure. II
Va, no, The little old man with piercing tyes,
pointed be,td, and black ,uuoul, he saw
iins Young man vt from ivenly 10 twenly.dvs
y,,r Of age. Of striking figure, With large
and pale forehead. 'aro~,d, 5, !, we're, by
the lines of ihoechl
ln ons hand hs held lh, plain, in III, other
the compact. The ari'i could not hot rocoil
step NJ two, - dlzIcd vas he by the ima.s
of lhi, internal he'uly.
"Ah now, aud hr, This once know
YOU. anil you neei no, tell yoor nrme; You
ars indeed ,h, very i.aeisr, the Demon Of
Prde."
"wcll." ,aid tho T,mr,sr," 81 have not
deceived You are YOU ready'"
Yes, bat. before ! '.su,-'hOw INC the
plan"
"Ip,v dear enough 10 ensure me a sight Of
my purchase"
That d, hir-lcoI'" aod. Orrolling the
plan. he held j, ou,, ba, w.,,ou, leaving hold
himself
The architect I'D ., the monk h,d desired
He took the parchmeo' b, cns corner whilst
,hs Tcmr'cr spread II ou,, ,nd while by the
lrh, u the moon he ir,oured d, with his
eyes. no slipped h.' other arm below, and
touched with ih- ncrrd r,Iic the hand which
the Dc,.l held ,ho 5l,n.
4 great CIV followed. burn, to The hone,
the TcmPirr bounded up ard let illl the plan
into the architects possession.
"ln the name oflie saints. cneJ,hc 'Hi'I
making ,hc scn Of ito cross With the relic,
"i.p,u sapn."
The rcmr'sr urered , terrible loud cry o.
rage.
u know sto laugh, you that; i,,,wicE
of some priest
Again Inc artist Invoked tie holy name,
and waved the relic before him
Then the Temp,cr be'ook himself TO his
ir,l form.
"Iamcopln,rcd. bu, marx me-, this church
or which am robbed, thou ,.,lI never dn.
i,h. and lhy name, cr Which lhou das.r''t
innorll rcnonn. ,hallse forgotten andun.
known. Ad.cu' lake care Jest ,urpr.'e thee
in deadly ,a."
And. Nth or. bound. he ,frars into he
Rhins. Nho,e v,,es closed over hln, his.
,,nr as Il they cnclo,,d rcd.hoi iron.
The happy archneo rclurcd to the CITY and
his homo. where he funi hi, mother and Ia.
rhsr CIemen, engaged in PRAYER or him lie
told them all that had pa,,,d. The poor wo.
man w,pt. crossing hsrsc'i, tho monk rDb,ed
b, hands. srpaud,nc hi, own clcyern-''.
The arlN told him the last words Of the
Temper.
Well" said the monk, "he !, more fair
than thought, since he forenarns Won. no"
&, b, yoars to Keep on your guard, aod TO
avoid IN occasion Tor moral sn. Once mors
beware Of prjs.'
The archi,rc, PROM ,ri wa'ehfdlnes', and
the monk returned to tie convent, leaving
him the hapPies, man Po,slhlc. His mother
also len him, not above half understanding
rha, had passed, but haPfy because her 'oa
va, so.
Leh alone, ,hc artist, without leaving hold
of the plan which had 50 narrowly COS, him
the lo,s Of his soul knS.i down and poured
on, prayers and blessings 10 the saints for ihr
help g,rcn, then he lall himself down to
sleep, with the plan rolled uP hcncalh his
pillow, anil slept, AID saw lh, cathedral in
hi, dreams.