, 1870-11-27
The Abbot PAphnutiuas

From Se1fbnerx Monthly for Dsresbtr.
HT HklxS HcSr.
Low On the gray ssone 1sooF Parhnu.tus knelt
scou,E1rR hi. breast, and drawing ughs hts belt
"oGod. dear God - be cried,
Ny stnful tesns and called upon Thee nleht
And Wit taou teI me- NOV which .ains of thine
am most IKE. and u there boni os slgn
That can ind him hy aud VIII MIN mere,
That we may dwell ~ brothers close aaa dear:
Silent tie river kept its gentle now
beNk alh The walls: the Ash Tees 70 and ITO
SwayeL Aieut, rave q Sigh; a sunbeam lid
It's bar along the Abho,'a beads, which made
9pna waen there
As fast taeir smoolh.WoEn balls he turned aud
And tlemnled, thinking he had been too bold,
Eul suddenly, with solemn clarG and sWeat
IL The high iawer, rang out the vespet bell:
And suhtiy hidden IN the rea!!ns tones.
Mrooiou> dtorpt,R from celestial thrones,
These words the glad Plpauut,us thrilling heaz,l:
81 BE not sfta.d! In this thou hast not erred:
Of al my sainis. The one xhose heart most snlts
| To thine Is one xhn, playing r9eiy 1n'ea.
In Tic great market place gees up ohu down,
White men and women dance, IN 5ondet town-"
| o. much rarhnuttus wnndeseh, a. he went
! TO robe him Tor the journey Ua! wss spent,
And cunning night hsd spteal and LIS her snares
When to the g,itwnnR ioEn the ABBOTT came.
Wtth secIet shudder. halt Alright, halt shame,
I Cttae COHie0, Ne U!EkNA III kue OAOUUtl& tulVuS}
| And With reluctant feet wAa borne along
To where. b! torches ttlci s'sre and smoke.
spoke
eaen wercs .. ~ pure men with shrinking fear !,
The fr.ghteue.i Abbot said, t.the man seek:r
70, as DC spoke, man recled, di1z5. weak
h.as! sse1s s TT R hs y
ana ptoks.. 0u.ctted tee Absot with sruan,
! c. has %ntRVa ArFY3 fF+ fRhf hH4 4xlK
70 man: waas doest 1lou WIN these vile bands
of ha'lcts God nasa told 10 me thou AT
H,s Ike ~ nv and I n1es ese I he:e
Fer na1ght but nndn2 iheeA~
! TIE player lifted u2 his blood shot eyes.
AEd stanmete't !a.unkenly-.m Good father, lies
Ssat time thon seekest SAINTS! one single deed
Cnhand mt nov: Another dance bee1na~
"aod cannof lie: Some deed shon hast I'D dine meet
For SERVING hlm. Btthtrk hee now, aEd tell
Where WIS !, that the blessed chance hete1:"
Ilal-soherti BY the Ahoots voice and mlen,
Tue player >poIc ayu.n: 4.No more xetu
Ot sewing GOO than 1t no God there we're;
! BIT Eow DO remember me OF her
| That Oncu saved lsum hands ot rphbcr-ncus
| whose chief was. know wondered thtn .
:. What lcw blood could have qui.kened in ny
gave her, spine ny self. Of our rich gains
Ttr.e 1untIed pieces Ct Epott geld 10 fec
l!eE husbsnd and her sons from Slavery:
Nn: lcyr ot Eed hsti caught to do witt this:
lhhGw utrn. love Him not: do mol miss
Snr flnh him In the world. {lora uly Slns- -,
Suw lck mt 60! AI1thef dance teSihs."
'.Yes, kotH lue Abbot gently said, And 1cos
Ills ktssp from oi1 lis aim "Ia', hrotAer, look
i Gta has taRs TO Thee this one got.l deed
So fa!'y cocntctl, MEL tEou not 1axe he'd
Til. self, teEen berns Hing" =,
Then hoTrnaIl Rfow.
Alone and sad. whcie he hAtl thought to 20
triumphant With a New fuuElf htGtner saint,
The Abb1t went: but vain he set Restraint
EIHn his wo1dtHbg thoughts: through prayer
The q,srsiiSn tver rang, "Waas coul,. t;oa wan:
As >strt OF Eesrest Elm to me, who Tan
Abide Go sin OF thought OF deed,
1hrc. days
The Abbot wert his patient. slle1t ways.
! The river iepreh IN FeEt,c, slcnt nnw
| The c1Uls'er wall: the ash-trees to n2l! fro
sway ed Silent, sigh: the shtFd night cana,
| ! Low raprirC at tile coistef duoE, In slIiiue
: 1hcn Paphnnt.us rose,
Ills pale tart Etuslied read With Joyful CLOVIS:
I | The mGuks II anger. speeches. woIdcr stood,
ecflnE this raQahond 10 brotherhood
Made 30 so1n welcome. blt the Aofot said.
"O.trUtheIs. this Iute-plaJtf III snch steat
: Is held VI Gtti, that wheu IN i4neitness
, / knelt and prayed for so1nuIf.w saint to bless
a Our house, Cod spoke and told me inia ran
Uamt,
) ! AZ his Who ssoul.l he orohe. when he came"
!, | II dust tur centuries. The wurld has Kept
| M fGCO1d OF thttn tayt this fXfes which Seta
li4t t-oOtfess lesson: still tho world foITetS
! That God KNOWS best what hearts arc counted h
Q StlIl men deby Tn. thing Whoae Sign thcF niss;
= Still picus souls prsy us rspnnulus praye6.
q Fer brother souls III taelr own semtlance mule ::
!, | Aud slowly learn, with nntC17c8 AMI complaint
:. That Fubicals an'l sinners m1J be saints.