The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-14
TIE
TIE
Canon Of Oanaleja.
A Priest with two Consoienoee


INV dshshtil rsrdinou more te.uvfu' thaA
the daughters Of siou in the browning DAYS a thss
beauty tbrce times he thou sccurscd, thou ascis
nNing soul.s'sve-, What frantic mother can dc'S
on Us diving -hi,i With the love year To thee thoa
fair demon ~ wrath know hee-1 know thea
u gu angel n sin Thou wilt walk with me frou
the grave 10 The juigmentsea aid there wilt thou
plead against n Y iover-thy nlighted che Were
IL not for ihoc, sweet te,rayer, should be as well
with Heaven a. I am with man. Oh that some
spirit-,LAt some unsrcn hand would pluck this
Have no friend who could ravish this undoins de.
light from my sahtt viii no one, holy Mother,
do me . friendly violence. and save my soul b,
breaking my beat' Il there no onet'
''Is there nobef" Csmposcllo repeated. After
lcng Iaise,
most certainly not HI. own.
Murder thieves s-pio Jscintsl sacrleeel'
shouted the Canon then frsnticslly snatching W
The two casks Of treasure, he hurriedly locked
.hern W N hts cupboard. ard opening little place
IN tue base On which stood The cruciGx. he nav
Deposited VI. bey.
y nan who can deceive thee like thyseN'
5cipio stayed long enough in the room to observe
Al This, an whe, the Canon bad recommcncoi
his shout ng, scpio was snusiy in his lair. nna
'rump' ting through bis rose, A " to snore liks
distant thunder was one q the cardinal virtues.
-, The alarm passed oh, and he Canon supposed
thst The sounds were the deception q his heated
irnasn.,ion; The efTcc, on scipio WAS quite differ:
cnt. Ills religious scrupes 70 The app rorriaton Il
this money had been easily removed He was de-
tcrnined TO stand the friend II the Canons bctiev
Conscience; and, consequently, the Canon'a friend
also. He took his measures pr,dently. lie pro.
cured three good mules and o winc-csrt; and, the
very next night, h, removed NIL the good Canon's
w'ckei tcinitauous-all--all Scpio was too good
on artist not 10 make clean work Of IL. lie had
Also srnas mind 10 remove all thess hurtfu temp.
tntions IRON Jsc'nts also -hc loved To serve his
tcniions
However, oil the Cnnon's accumulated noneva
were ed ttesN yy,D .rakks nd Uhtr
day broke, srip'o and his masters evil conscience
were many miles on the road n Madrid.
od Cs'npoeeno bore hisloss very we'll. lie rightly
Judged " no had stood bis friend on the occasion,
and gave no orders or information that might lead
70 his apprehension. We do not say that the priest
did not feel the first blow severely but tme ana
his own good sense eventually restored eQuanntys
and new hoard began to accunula'e.
But scpio, the uplucky scipio-the upright re-.
lever OF mems consciences, met with nothing bus
m'sfortunes. The very hrst night he lost his way.
and be and his mules but b. more especially, 40
he could not grsze, were nearly starved Tho ncxs
day be was robbed spd cruelty heateu Luckily for
BIN aud his future happiness, the rogues broached
cssS that really contained wine-they oil goN
drunk and srpio had the good fortune TO steal the
money once more
When he got to the firsa provincial town, he was
suspected Of being one Of the very robbers by whom
ne had leen plundered, and, as he could not give
the most satisfactory account Of himself he wss
inarc' ~ Of 10 the capital q the province, where
was supposed he would meet with justice. lie hAds
sme before his eaG'd,e to 'sers, the mo-
new in an out-of-he-wny ana oisused stable
lie lay for some months. In prison. but justice
took notice Of him at last the law discharged
him. because, being penniloss he had nothing
ordered him 10 be whipped, because che could NOT
prove bin a rogue, and he could not prove himse1
an honest man
He begged his way back W where he had depo-
sited the treasure but he fell III on the road. IN
fact, ok months Of misery were his before be Again
got hold II tie money thss he dared not use.
~ would APPEAR, that Scipio bsd also, like the
worthy Canon, two conscience HIS superstition
m ght have had n,pch 70 do with the matter. re
this o. II may. he determined n take himself and
the source Of his troubles, back to his old master
No sooner lad he made this resolution than his
checiulness and his health returned. Everything
Irosrercd with him obstacles seemed removed -
II by cnchantrnent. and things that appeared 70
him difficult mud even impossible the most commoD
occurrences imaginable.
He arrived In nearly the same manner A. thst II
which he set ont tho Canon's snug habtation,
about the fall Of q ne sutupns evening. He felt
Some treors notw outstanding the Integrity OF h,9
purposes aud this occaNoned him 10 delay, I'LL
night, bis entrance into the cottage.
lie well knew an It's approaches, and st mid.
night made bis wa,' unnoticed 10 bis old pallet
Everything was as &c had len IL with the exceps
ton that ~ welcome him II was dressed out In .
full suit Of dust. He brought tic gold and diver
In his room, and the proceeded 10 the CAnon's liz
| tie orstory. The 81 rrsce Of death-its security
slso-werc there. me cavity In the base Of the
crucifx contained, usual, the key He Possessed
himself Of II, and openins tho cupboard, restored
the lost gold 70 the exact s!tuAtion from which,
many months before, he had distracted 10. After
| replacing the key he retired 10 his room, and,
shaking of little Of the dust, crept into his old
| bed.
Towards morning, and before tho day had
broken, Cnmposelo arse and came into his room
| to pray. HIS thoughts wsndcred; the old tempta.
tons we're slowly gaining upon him. lie bad
lIn aased but little, AMI he thanked Heaven for 10
| with sorrow ful heart Mechanically he went to
his closet, and there his bewildered eyes met the
! dangerous, the too much loved, and the long os,
| enemy. Alas IL WAS met friend. IL was soon
brought out into the middle Of tho room, again 10
ba ClOntcd over and fell. To enjoy the cravings 4
| his appetite was his first Dpu,se--to wonder and
~ fear the next Had miracles really not cease,i"
lie was relieved from this state OF suspense.
10y hearing snoie that could come from no organ
but Scipio. lie went into his lit,e room, and there
| he saw him sleeping Ike one who had done good
I action. IS MASTER was not slow To arouse him.
After Scipio hal well rubbed his eyes, between
\ imprudenee, lear and affection, he tus addressed
| the Canon;
| Pardon me, your reverence, but have brought
back Que OF your bad friends. 1t never cid me any
good."
'Nor me either, Scpio. He is too much for US
We will get rid of him again, and you shall assist
\ me"
Very shortly after, the palings were pulled down.
| scip.o aud Murgartta were married IN the little
| chapel, anu settled upon an extensive vineyard
| their own properly. In due time number OF aims.
houses around the spring, ana the practice ~
| leaving presents WAC wholly discontinued. Jacints
was promoted into q s1rs OF goyerness OF the char.
| ", and every body ueeted with the place grew
! very halpy-the old Canon now with only one
| conscience, the happiess.
| We are sorry, however, 10 add that tie redpeSs
Of me waters pissed totally away, and shat the viz
the, Of the sDr fell srepute, Lecause al m