The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-24
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and to the surprise Of all the neighbors
went aud sat down BY the side of the Chris
! tian tailor and, taking his hand Whispered
to him. Close thy shop, my friend, anc
lead me, that may see, as thou didst prom
ise, thy Wits and thy child. -
(Which child?' said the tailor. 81 have
now three, Gorges, Lisbet. and Hanna
An of them said Matthias, and alsC
the ebony black girl, Zarifch -
oh said the tailor, Il have set he
free, and she Is married to the pudding sci
Ter round the corner. "
1t seems" said Matthias to himself
THAT tits the law of heaven that every mar
/ shall marry.
The tailor shut MP his shop AMI took the
merchant home and showed him his domes
4 tic weaith-that is to say his pretty wife
/ his three stout children, and coal black
4 girl called cara, who was SHcading dough
in the court yard, .-+fr-r ,-.- ...r
| My friend said Matthias, what woulds
thou do if the powerful would say to thee
| thou must be deprived of all this, or else
| lose thy liberty aud become a slave?'
Liberty is sweet, y replied the tailor
Struggling his shoulders, ''yet some live
without it; but none can can live without
| love"
Upon this the merchant went back to hi,
palace and mounted his mule and rode tc
| the monastry, wheve he found thecourtyard
! full of people. Il am come said he, To one
Of the fathers whomhe met in the gate way
ito give up my liberty and my wealth fol
the sake Of Carinc. ~ .
''Itis too late, was the reply; "Skankel
the porker has Just driven in his pigs, and
they are putting chain upon his neck and
all these people that thou seest collected
are to be witnesses Of his marriage with
Carinc.
Matthias smote his breast with his hands.
and the side Of his mule with his heels, and
ga.loped through the crowd shouting ont
that nobody should be made slave that
day but me. The chief of the monastly.
on learning what was the matter, smiled and
said, that the porker had the previous
claim" but the monks who probably looked
forward to the enjoyments which the mer-
chant wealth would afford them, ingen-
iousy suggested that he had the best righ,
who hesitated least Carine's opinion was
asked, when She seeing both of her suffers
resolved, heartlessly condemned the enam-
blCil pUlhGA W IJtlty, anu SdlQ, IdtI LHt
chain be put upon the neck of the mer-
chant. The ceremony was Immediately
performed and, while the head of the con-
vent was preparing to begin the more inter-
esting rite Of the marriage brother Boag,
the treasurer of the mona>try set off to take
an inventory of the merchants wealth
which had thus fallen under his iurisdic-
tion.
1t is said that Matthias never gave a sin
gle thought to his lost property, being to
much absorbed in contemplating the charms
of the beautiful Carine They only stipula-
ton he made was that he should be allowed
to 60 out to the pa3turagcs with her; and,
next morning he found himself in sober Sc
oiou.nass, helping to drive Naharah and its
companion down to the waters side.
Meanwhile the Governor of Tarsus heard
what had happened to Matthias, and was
stricken with rage and caused his mule to
be saddled and his guard to be mounted,
and set forth to the monastry and summon
cd the chief, saying Know, Q monk that
Matthias is my friend, and it cannot be that
he shall BE thy slave and chat al! his wealth
shall be transferred from my city to thy
mona-t ~. He is liberal citizen, and /
may not Use him from among us. The
Governor spoke thus by reason Of certain
loans without interests. lover and above the
purse and string Of pearls which the NOR
chant had presented at the first coming,
with which Matthias had freely obliged the
Governor, who also hoped the continuance
OF the same. Whereup6n the chief Of the
monastery hid his face in his hands and was
humbled; and the Governor and he parted
Al '