Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-05-05
TIE THIRTEENTH CHIIE
a LEGEND OF OLD LONDON.

earnest conversation together in the oak
panneled parlor of a small house abuttinr
upon St. Paufs Churchyard The one
was soldier, the other was a priest
The former was habited as an officer of
the yeoman of the guard-his morton sur
mounted by a plane of feathers lay be-
fore him on the table and his rich scarlet
and gold uniform shone gay and glisten-
ing IN the sunshine. He was young
man, bat vice and unbridIed passion were
stamped, like Cams mark, upon his face
! His eyes were bloodshot; his mouth coarse
and sensual, and his whole bearing fierce
and staggering. His priestlv companion
had thrown back his cowl, probably for
coolnesss, and disclosed features. the ex-
preston of which, like that of the captain
of the guards was evil, but which. unlike
his was partly redeemed by an appear
ance of lofty intellectually. The priests
forehead was high and massive, and his
eye deep and bright. As he glanced at
his companion, his thin, pale lip curled
lnvoluntarlly, and the scorn of his smile
was withering. But the soldier perceived
1t not as he carelessly set aside The silver
stoop from which he had been imbibjng
plentiful draughts of sack and remarked:
: And SO, Bully Frlar ! thou hast ab-
solved all my slns-truly their names was
Iegion-but that boots not now; they are
rubbed away like rust from a sword blade"
Doubtless thou art pardoned Have
! not said il e" returned the priest. And
as ne spoke, his lip curIed more palpablv
than ever.
That swaggerer, pinned by the cross
bow bolt al Thames = said one of the veo-
man of the guards, beginning anew the
muster-roll of his transgressions.
Think not of 1t, replied the priest.
And the murder done at the Bank
side 9
Forgiven
And the dcspoiIing of the Abingdon
mercer
nave abSoived
Ana the vow broken 10 Sir Hide
brand Grey
Il will not count against thee"
- Aud the carrying off the pretty Mis-
tress Majority g
Hath been atoned for"
"And oaths, lies, imprecations innu-
merable ?" reioined the captain. g No,
so much that / care about such petty mat
LSiS Luz NI1EIl one Is at confession, one
NAV as well make clean breast of it,"
" in the name of he Church. | absolve
thee. And now, Captain Wyckhamme,
thou must perform service Tor me.
1T IS tut reasonahle. Thou art my
hciPer III inaIeIs sPirnual-l am tame III
earthly matters we serve each other,
Father Francis"
The worthy Father smiled. 1t is pos
S'ole that ne deemed the arrangement a
.c..' et''er one LOT il"'"eiI than ms military
lriena.
iherelore say toe word, continued
NycShamme "and 10! my LountItuI
forg!rer OF tEans9resSions, l am thine, for
go3J or cvil.
Fa;her Francis bent his keen, black
eye steadily upon his COMMUNICATING
as If he would peer into his soul. Al
length he spoke slowly and ralmly-
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