, 1859-10-21

uOuE VI peEii-tnen Triumph, EeWdTu, In6 priest 5
blessing, and the joyful "YesT before the altar.
how dark the straight, stony shaft Hold there
is the trap-door. Lawrence, and the assistant who
accompanied him, pushed Gabriel through.
"Thats itT cried lawrence "you'll see the
iron steps and the clamps to hold on by outside
only keep your head steady. When It's your time
to come down, hail us, and well throw you rope
ladder, with hooks. Farewell I" And as he said
these words, Gabriel had passed through the trap.
door, and with feet and hands clinging to the
slender iron projections, felt himself hanging over
tremendous precipice, while the cold evening
breeze ruifled his hair. He had still, burdened as
he was with the banner, to steady himself on a
part Of the spire sculptured in the similitude Of
rose, and then, after two or three steps still higher
to bestride the very pinnacle, and wave his gay,
gold flag.
MAY God be merciful to mer' sighed the
poor lad, as gancing downward to the busy street,
lying so far beneath, the whole extent Of his dan
ger flashed upon him. He felt so lonely, so utterly
forsaken, in that desert Of the upper air. and the
cruel wind strOve with him, and struggled to wrest
the heavy banner from his hand. Annie, Annie,
It's for theep be murmured; and the sound Of
that sweet name nerved him TO endurance. He
wound his left arm firmly round the iron bar which
supported the golden star, surmounted by q cres-
cent, that served as O weathercock, and with the
right waved the flag, which tapped and rustled
like the wing Of some mighty bird Of prey. The
sky-how near it seemed grew dark above his
head, and the lights and bOnfres glanced upwards
nom tne great sty below; But the cries Of re-
yolcing came Mintly on MS ear until one long-
conunned shout' mingled win sounds Of drums
anu uumpetS' announced the approach Oh Leo
Pola; r a,
.Ao...', z1ai a.. nIz.a! long Iye tne Emperor p :
SSVa.u Ts ~ 1aDrlei, ana Mayeu ms uanns. Prouuy
But the deepening twilight and the dizzy height
rendered hlm unseen and unheard by the busy
Ing ueeP VOICE ol inc eatneurai CLOCK Ooleu tne
hour:
NOW my task Is ended, sald GaDtlel drawing
sgn o. TeIei ana snlVerihg IN tne cn'ny Dreeze.
No~ nave Ony 10 get uo"n anu give inc
S's =,
IloLe hssy ~" slVMy 'nn " nv ,.SS SseJleu'
ne Degan ms oescent. Oniy ONCE nc iooke9 up
waru 10 tne goiuen star and crescent, now Degln-
nlng 70 LOOK coiorless against tne daik SKY. :,
"HaT SAD nc, doesn't LOOK now as II
tnat heatnenlsn TURK o. crescent were noudlng,
aaa wishing me IN evh goou nght1 DC quiet'
HOnamlneuE -.
A few courageous steps landed him once more
amic tne petals o. tne giga1tlc sc1ptarea rose
'-. -. ~S' %
vantage tCr ms ieet 70 rest on; -, :,
ne iuried nls banner ugnIy Tge.nef. anu
snouoeo; ha,o! lawrence! AiDer'' nete' ulrO"
me up the ladder and nooks'
10 answer. ~,
MOT louuly ana snriily uiu "aOf'ei rei'etA'e
'De N sali.
not word, not 2 sur below. .......
gn! g,,l H,a Oa.l ss y. nav nssS ~ 49, s.IIr, ii,v
U. neNe tnSy aiien aseePs SEeu uio PVO1 HllOW
q, aloud and the signing wind seemed 70 answer
IKE mocklng aemon'
what shall DOL Wnat VIII become OF
meT -. !. L., -. a.,
NOW, enveioped IN carknesS, ne oated ny SUI
one hairs breadth to the right or The let. A
painelsensauon OF ugntness eame acroSs nis cnes''
ana m ns SOU grew piIter wi1nla nun =.
.Ihey nave let me mere 0I 81 p1IPoe ne
mgttered through ms clencnea teesn. lne 'OrcneS
below wili shine On my crusneo Dody
Ihen' auer moment; a,
No, no the sacrlstan could not 1na itin m ms
heart men porn Of women cooid notdOI Iney
wal CONG, tney Ausl cong! -, a.. .,.n...
put Wnen .ney 1ld not come' ana tne PineisSs PiS
darkness tnlcKeneo aroun9 MN, 80 tnat ne eoIlu
not sec ms nand, MS ueatn anguish gEe" W 'ne
Pitc1 o. ns9my
ne creC Mh sne EmPSrTs S.r' Ml Oa nO. ,ac ,nsd
sucn parDarity; NoDle aeopoio' neiP' Vue "o'u
fC% my yTS ~ would rS save et me- Gina ho,D omDousv
around the tower seemed % answer :.
Here ! alone am emperor ana tnlS y my w
main M, .,..,.....,...
Mhlle Inls was passing, two men s.oou eOnfer trs
sung tCgetner 2. tne corler VI @uarA s@0e'' ~'O''
nom the rejoicing crowd: me,
Haven't ! managed i weIlr" asked % one. -.
Ies nen neVer reacn 'ne grOunu a'i'e' u'''e1'
the S0cr1St0n~