Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-07-31
OLD SERIES.

"I am an angel" said the Master Thief,
" sent from God to let you know that you
shall 30 taken up alive into heaven for your
piety's sake. Next Monday you must hold
yourself ready for the journey, for | shall
come then to fetch you in sack and all
your gold and your silver, and all that you
have Of thi, worlds goods, you must lay
together in heap in your dinlns.room."
Well. Father Laurence fell on his knees
before the angel. and thanked him and the
very next day ho preached a farewell ser.
mon, and c1pounied how there had como
down an angel unto the the big maple In his
garden, who had told him that ho was to bc
taken up alive into heavea for hi' piety's
sake and he preached and made such
touching discourse, that all who were at
church wcpt, both young and old.
- the Monday after came the Master
Thief like an angel again, and tho Priest
tell on IN. knees and thanked him before he
was put into the saek but when be had
90, him well in, the Master Thief drew and
dragged him over stock, and stones.
low ow'' grolned the Priest inside
the sack, " -hcrc,cr are we going"
"Thi. is the narrow waywhich leadcth
unto the kingdom OF heaven" aid the
Master Thief, who went on dragging him
along ,iIl be bad nearly broken every bono
Ia hl. body At last be tumblci him into a
eo1se.hou-i that belonged 20 the squire,
aud the gees, began pcckins and pinchins
him with their bills, - that no was moro
dead than alive.
" Now YOU aro in the lamc- of psrs1-
tory, 10 DO clcan,.I and purified Tor l.lo
everlasting" saiI the Master Thief and
with t'nt hc went his way, and took an che
gold and silver, AMI all the Gne thing. which
,ho priest bal laid ou, together Ia hi, din
ing room. The next morning. when the
coo.c.srl came To let the gor-a out, sho
heard how the priest lay IN the sack and
JgmolneI himself IN the golso.hou'g.
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