The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-06

one within call But think, Master OFT.
kar, you anl may as well keep out of the
way tl the fellow has dropped like II ripe
apple from the stem"
Aud so the two villains took their way
down u narrow street, ami appeared no more
that night
Meantnc, dark shadowy hend sat on
one side Of the leaves OF the scnlp,urod rose.
| and hissd In Gahriel's ear: " Renounce
thy salvation, and ! will bring thee down
in safety"
May God preserve me from such sin, Z"
cried the poor lad. shu,l'lcring,
Or only promise to Z w mc your Anne
ana III save you,
VIII Yen hold your tongue, you wicked
spiri, :"
"Or jas, say that you will make me y
present OF your FIRST born child, and ] viii
bear you away IA gently as II you il,atcd
on down
"Avauut, Satan, I'll have nothing to do
with gentemen who wear horns and u tail. :"
cried Gabriel manlulIy,
The clock tollcd again. and The gardener
aroused by the sound ani vibration. per
ceived that he had been asleep. Yes be
had actually slnmhered standing on that
dizzy pout, aud suspended over tha, fearful
abyss,
Am really hcrcy" h asked himself, M
he awoke " or is it II fearful dream I've had
while lying IN my bed p
A cold shuider passed through his frame,
followed by burning heat, and he graspcd
the pinnacle with convulsive iig'tncss. A
voice seemed TO whisper IN his ear
Fool this is d,ath, ,ha, uuknown an.
gush which DO man shall escape An.
| licipilc the moment, and throw thysc'f
down.
Mus, | then, die 7" murmnrcd Gabriel,
while the cold sweat started from his brow.
Must die while lie is 80 PLEASANT q,
Annie. Annel pray Tor me tho world iB 80
beautiful, and lite is so sweet.
Then /, seemed ~ If soh wings noa,cd
above and around him, while gentle voice
whispered
Awake, awake The night IL far spent,
the day Ia nj hand. Look up, and b. com.
ioricd.
Wrapped IN the banner, whose weight
helped 10 preserve his eqailIbfjm. Gabriel
s,lli held on with his rumbed arm und, with
~ sensation almost of joy, watched the lirst
dawn lighting up the roofs of the city.
Far below, IN the sacristan dwelling. the
old man sat, iondIy cIaspiog tbs hand al a
handsome sunburnt youth, hls long lost SON
Arnold. who sat 10y his side the Iiyo'ong
night, rccoun,ing the adventures which had
bcalIen him IN foreign lands, without either
father or son feeling the want oI sleep.
Al length Arnold said
" ! um longing 10 sec Annie father. !
dare say she has grown 10 fine girl. How
s my friend Gabriel who used to le 10 fond
ot her when We were all children together p
Th. acritan sprang irom hiA seat,
"'abfi4! Holy Virgin had quite
f9rrott.n him
4 rapid explanation folloscl. Master
joss and bi8 son FASTENED towards tbo ca
thed-al, aud met a Albert on their Nay.
"Where IL Gabiic? cri-fi the sagfisian
81 don't know, ! have not seen him since
BE- climbed through the trap dpor. "
" lirt Who hyped bim down."
~ by, you yourself, Of eourAe,' replied
albert. with a look u, ag'onshnop.. Law
reno" told mn. when We came down, that goa
had undertaken 20 do it,"
."Oa the Williams. tie double dyed scoun.
dteisl Now ! unirr stand Il all. gr01ned
the old man "Qlck Arn1l. Alb. ri
Come for the love Of God look up. hook up
10 the spire."
Arnold rushed towards the square. snd
7 1 l..g,, tf. i,,L a.
dat,n~cs OF s"a. disccrnsd through The gray,
uncertain mofuing Twilight something Hat
,erlng 90 the spire.
"'iis be Il must be, still living"
80 GoI :" cred Master Joss, - where are
my keysl o 'ha, ~ may no, be too late. .
The keys we're found IN the Old mans
poekrl a'd all three. rushing through the
clthalrai gate, 1ar;ei up thr stairs. the "a
cfi.ian, IN the dread excitement Of the mo
mcnt moving as swiftly as bis young cotn-
psniogs.
Albert. knowing the trick Of the trap
door vent through II frat.
Cal. Quito him. lad :" exclaimed Mas.er
jas.
a treatA.ess plasc.
3" / bear nothing stirring zald Albert.
"nyt c4a sse anything fton 'hts. III climb
ot+r ti> rO.e
E'ageiy did l." su'moan' III" periloas pro
trci an an1 of.rr f-w f1oneg's of intense
anxiety be- r. appeared Il, the trnp-door.
There certainly u figure siaodiay on
to- torf. bat 'ti.nt Cabf.el--'iis ghost -
4 ghost. you dram ng Jgadgrhsad, '
shoa,ei Arnold. '..I<., ne up" And h.
Dyap 20 climb with the agility Of y cat.
i'fz nny bs shou.ed oat. Come on,
couie oa. Z, lar ~ you Gao. have him
,.auk God Bot qg'ck tine j. precious
-pocily aud deity they gave him aid
and a, leog,h hs'l.uncgn.cipa. figure, still
wrspl~d ~ The banner. ~ss brooyh, dowh
10 s1.F'y.
Thpy b0re him into the Adam and
I've jad him iy a warm I'D and uru,sd