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chapel and all these people that thou seest
collected are to be witnesses Of his marriage
with Carine.'
Matthias smote his breast with his hands
and the sides of his mule with his heels
and galloped through the crowd shouting
out that nobody should be made slave
that day but he. The chief of the Monas-
terry, on learning what was the matter
smiled and said That the porker had a
previous claim; but the monks, who, per
haps, looked forward to the enioyments
which the merchants wealth would afford
them, ingeniously suggested that he had
the best claim who had hesitated the
least. Carines opinion was asked; and she
seeing both of her suitors resolved heart
lessly condemned the porker to liberty, and
said, Let the chain be put upon the neck
of the merchant The ceremony was i'm.
medlately performed; and, whilst the head
OF the convent was preparing to begin the
more interesting rite OF the marriage,
brother Boag, the treasurer of the monas-
terry, set off to take an inventory of the
wealth which had thus fallen under his
jurisdiction.
1t is said that Matthias never gave a
single thought to his lost property, being
wv lnuCll uDeOIDtu III tOlltll IltllDR lnt
charms of the beautiful Carine. The only
stipulation he made was, that he should be
allowed to 90 out to the pasturages with
her; and, next morning, he found himself in
sober seriousness helping to drive Naharah
and its companions down to the water 4
side.
Meanwhile tho Governor of Tarsus heard
what had happened to Matthias, and was
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be saddled and his guards to be mounted
and set forth to the monastery. and sum
moned the chief, saying, Know, o Monk
that Matthias is my friend, and 1t cannot
be that he shall be thy slave, and that all
his wealth shall be transferred from my
city to thy monastery. lie is "a liberal cit
izen, and may.no lose him from amongst
US The Governor spoke thus bv reason
of certain loans without interest, and pres
ents, lover and above the purse and the
string Of pearls which the merchant had
presented at his first coming;) with which
Matthias had freely obliged the Governor,
who also hoped / continuance Of the same.
Whereupon the chief of the monastery hid
his hands and was humbled; and the Gov
ernor and he parted with good under
standing aud agreement.
1t fell out, therefore, that after month
of servitude, Matthias and his bride were
called before an assembly Of the whole mo-
mastery, and informed that the conditions
imposed were simply for the sake Of trial
Nearly all the wealth of the merchant was
restored to him, and he WAS liberated and
led back amidst applauding crowds to his
palace at Tarsus. Ofcourse he made u
liberal donation TO the monastery, over and
above a round sum which Boar the trea-
surer, had not found it in his heart to re-
turn with the rest. being II just and gen
erous Nan, he not only relieved the Jew
from the consequences of his wager but
made such presents to the Christian tailor
that he had no longer any need to ply the
needle for his livelihood. Tradition dilates
with delight on the happiness which Ca
rine bestowed on her husband. who used
always to say, that with wealth or without
wealth. with liberty or without liberty,
she was sufficient to bring content into any
house, and to make the sternest heart
happy illustrated News.