, 1859-01-06
The STORY Of 4 YOUNG PRIEST.

MaHF times HuflH~ NY TltHb!cS. l. THct q
thin. slight man, whose dress 7ctokencd his
calling knew him for TIE priest Of tlc lit.
tie Catholic chapel in the village. We formed
m ;scquainance-1 sought Zone with any
hut aticr time we came to bow when We
nl'.t. aud his eyes wpu}l rest upon NV face
with an expression rs if he were conscious Ct
my E1lIt7ing. There Was something about
him that Interested lno strangely! lie had
one or ttns" faces wllc! Something's glenn
u,,oa you in unexpected places, which give
Gnu IL sudden thrill, as il you hal known
tlc,n i'll s,.n.c dim remembered liz, or if not
proa" to indulge il such idle iAncics at least
t1. feeling that their history las been wild
anl evc!ltfu1. 1Ie Was pale, the ghastly pal.
}.,r of illns.. sGt always lnnt him in gloom
fir tempest, fnr, like myself, be seemed impcl-
lr.l abroad by the spirit which th" contention
Of tile elements evoked Large eyes uf unna.
tural lustrc lighted Ills FEATURES; masses t,t
black hair fell al'ut them: the lp7 were
compressed rs If l.a1.ituatrl to concealiny
emotion, and the 1.-The form moved will
quick, uneven tread. as though each lostfall
crushed sosnr forbidden passion.
Thu. man hail s14ti;rcsl: conl,l sec that in
every lo,,k aud movement. Through years
O: struggle he lIa'l gon" mp to that height
truu whence tlle >oul ltnnhs calmly down tln-
ui the past, and Writes on the heart that
which the ecni!ent Inscribed On The tlour Of
her convert cell Not happy, hut contcnt!"
Ilar,1ly knnw iow our acquaintance grew
into daily intercourse, hu: We were friends
brtn7r either Of us were cunsciuns oft.
On" Jrcary Sabbath, when a tlrizzliag rain
w,s falling, and the Ky wnre I'S 1ule:t. must
1.aen hue, I tt'n|1 the path which lei tn thu
iiItlr church. Il was tlt snrl If storm which
]
p"st | Iuvcd-a terrible whiriwind would
have had e,inetbi1. il, u1iSnn with my own
spirit, lut thai suw rain EAtt"ring m the roof
could not brlr. 1t ffcrtcl In" intn !, frenzy.
sought t1lc chapel. though lad never H.
tered II | suppose | WAS 'npa!led there, for
1,rl;vyr in rrc$tutimcnt=, AMI that visit WAS
thu hronniny cf I'LL intercourse which has
let l,F.in= eject upon NY }if'.
Il lave ntyrr seen Won here bcfrrc.' lie
said, after a pausc.' Can claim yuu Us one
Of ,J,r followers Of tho cllarc! y
Il am no C.tho'ic.'
lie did not appear to heed tbc nbruptncss
| Of my resp"l.se,
We altcn mrct, and Trough not given tn
| court the society Of strangers. I have many
| times felt inclined to address you'
Another pcr-"1l should ut that moment
have answered rudy, Int there was some
| ling about him which forbade tile thought
| Il nrrsuaellenes* i'll his voice and lanyua &c
w!,,st slight accent betrayed thr foreigner
nieh had peculiar influence upon me-.
Il shall he glad III ka"w YOU hciter, re-
| piled: as u minister say no.lling-yor
c,al1l not grant nln ab-ulutinn.'
Cod only ran 1n tha:,' returned he, sol
cu.nlv; trust i'll Hint
liz linked his arm in mine with ret!nti
i. T..
liz in il, and W passed out ot the shadow,
c'.urc!, together. Neither OF us spoke Us vi
walked down tllr street hut when We CAM
rear his .laelliuz. Lc SAID kindly,
Will you not z" in :a,l rest. 1"ur grca
Inus,, must ba Lonely t1is llrcary day-com
in. beg
anl nut oyer.y;el,ling at any time, suffer
ing makes mt still less compliant. hut tier
wiz somc1hiuE in Ills manner which l coul
not resist. went in anil *pcnt the rest T
| the day ard The evening in his parlor. II
talked much. on many subjects, and fun
nv companion Il man of wonderful knos
edge, rel,ed by travel ard association Wit
tue world. Wl"n addressed lin in Italian
his face lit ul with the GLOW Of pleasure on
feels at hearing his native tongue spoken i
Il Gar-olr country. thoa .h deeper shade .
sadness followed the transitorv CLEAN, as
tllt. Tuscan accents had only awakened sol
rowtul memories.
How ,r,aryelcd ut the chance which cou,
have flung him in tltai hualblc smt, So I:
from tic station that his talents and ac1uir
,nentS s,:onlI have assigned him. lie VI,
yc1us. nut oyrr rllirty.tivr, yet there was /
Youth iu his lace. aEd when | Looked again,
SAW not only sorrow, hut d:aih: Many tim
$, sharp. dry cough interrupted his spcec
:,,l.l n bright rcd burned on bis wasted chcc
Ills ,,ast history could not unrayel. hut Il
future Of lis rilsrlmase vas easily told. Iii
tied to span! knew the autumn lcav
would cast their gorgeous pail above
gravc-he was dying.
After that visit VT mct daily either in
study or at my house. We talked and re
together, WI ccnytrsed as fcw ever do. as
never shall again with any human lseiI
, Years h,yc passed since that SUNNI: RI ha
wandered 1lr-%nllvrel Elure-tuilt n
hopes an! s%2n them crualble 1T NY teet--l
feel the Influence Of that mans prrset
get.
- Though cac', day revealed something 4
in inv companion. felt that tren then I
mt really know him: hut discovered Il
= his suffering WIS moi buried IN The past
). vas still with him, strong and uudyine.
" Weeks passed on; the summer deeper
l. | anil began ta wau.. The skirs purrled
y eppre=siy' gorgeousncss. then grew pale
intense heat was over---the hoar frosts pear
On the mountain shrubs at carly dawn
'ot forest leaves put on a glowing ripcncss---
great change WAS coming.
Before Octnber Was halt gone. while
- summer seemed struggling to retain hcr $
creicnty, the skies spoke beautiful tales, :
r. the river gang md murmnrcl, l kacw I
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