The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-01

no' afraid that sSs ~isisS Goodnan may Else
ss: and to :ss Say Peter the
where he lies than If he were corpse stretch a.
81 Il. oi S: by
triekiing blood along the floor, he has fed
from the hut. When We requirs him. he can
were to live for q hundred years yon, can tell
you, Coy, have put mark upon his face by |
which he can ever be from hanceforth easily
and shen to examine into every nook aud COR
nar of this abode of wckedness. We can DO
30 Ieisurely, and we can do 30 unmolested.
But hist bist! what heavy moanins' snoring
est is Ralph replied; that wicked man
has given him some honeycomb, which i fear
has poisoned him. -
"'Poisonr exclaimed my father; poison
poor, helpless child! Obi no, no, Guy; the
worst crimes have q canse, and there could be
snoring noise is not made by q child; it comes
from . full grown man or woman but we
shall find it out before we leave the hut
Come, no first show me where is Ralph :,
with these words led my father into the
dark cavern, pointed out to him the place
down which had fallen. and then, when his
sig ht had become accustomed to the obscnrity,
brought him over to the corner where Ralph
| lay buried in a profound sleep.
- Ny father first placed his hand on the boys
heart, then marked attentively his breathing,
and then,' looking up to ME, said, His blood
fowsregularly aud heaIthily, his breath comes
naturally, there is no poison here
| "'Then why" asked, sis he buried in such
profound sleep I wherefore did he talk so
much of the honey they had given him Why
I fancy dead mans scull to be a birds nest
tons put to him IRp' he examined the boys fin
gers, which were still clammy with the honey;
he then examined the honey, smelt 1t, but did
not taste it, and then exclaimed ~ IT,. ,
Now, Guy, understand 1T all. The wood
man, Doubtless, is a magician; he ia one of
those vile wretches who still breathe the air of
heaven, aud yet have sold themselves. body
and soul, to the great enemy of man kind; who,
in exchange for their eternal happiness, have
acquired the means whereby they may, for a
certain period Of time delnde the senses OF
and has practised some of his he!lish arts on
this poor boy. This, then, is case which is
beyond the skill Of an ignorant layman it is
a difficulty The knowledge and the piety OF
, . the good monks will speedily battle all those
hellish wiles. shall, therefore. bear the boy
in my arms to the Monastery of st. Vincent,
and sure am that fiom thence be will be re-
stored in perfect health to his afflicted parents;
and with tho boy shall take this honey, SO
3 that they may see of what magic materials II
is compounded. The wisdom of the Church
Guy, is ALWAYS might;er and stronger than the
cunning of the devil. And look here, my boy
and see to what degradation Beelzebub is a l.
ways sure to reduce his votaries; see how tins
wretch-this maJiciGn-for such am snre he Is
having parted with his hope OF Heaven, that
His blood-see how, to satisfy his sinful PAS
sions and crafty his gross prope2sitiess having
! forsaken the Church and forsworn her saving
sacraments, he is now reduced to the condition
: of tho most terocious beast, and takes pleasur,
in feeding upon human flesh! Look, we can
!; not stir a step without crunching the bones OF
d some baptized Christian he has devoured anG
look here-oh horrible and INDUSTRIOUS sight
these barrels filed with the mapg led limh:
of men and women, and these are preserved il
y brine, so that his foul appetite may always b
IS supplied with q food which cannot be though
Of or named without loathng. Come, Guy
como from this place. come at once for there rel
deeds Of this abominable cannibal.'
eve hurried out of the cavern into th
room where the woodman lay helpless, with
Is ing with agony, his hands still covering hi
face, and he uttering not one word-no, no
81 even q single groan. My father bore the sleep
ing Ralph on his shoulder, but the boys slice!
e was now as tranquil as an infants-as placid
it as gentle and as profound
IF "There was the stiffness of death in til
l. apartment as we returned to it. MY fathe,
20 Come, boy, now first to the monastery OF 81
y Vincent, to deposit there the sleeping Ralph
b then to his parents, to tell them he has Zee o.,
1t mother; then to the good Count William, i
N order that he may arrest and convey this male
e factor to the stake, as q magician and q muI
o derer. And now, Guy, as we leave this apart
'; ment do you as do, and repeat the words a
It ter me.
d as he looked down upon the PROSTATE mar
y and exclaimed, 'The cross of Christ be betwee
r me and you and every other evil spirit
d Gle spoke the words, and was on the poin
20 of turning out of the door of the hut, whe
N again we heard"
10 The shrill, long, monotonous blast of trum
v v pet, issuing from tho Christian encampment
70 thrilled with its shrieking sound the group c
q listening soldiers.
d Guy Of Mascon and all his armed comrades
40 started to their feet.
"The time for storytelling is at an end, tn
moment for action has come. Back, back, mer
% with all speed to our quarters. Hark! tn
~ signal for recall is now sounding from ever
/, side of the camp. Away, away Alfred of Yorl
~ carry thou the hauberk and battle-a1e of Phil
=, of Brefney. Before the sun has set the latte
10 will, hope, be deep set in the brain of an un
. believer. An unbeliever, Alfred-not, like TIL
y, ~ friend, an unbeiever in Peter the Hermit-bu
IS gross, sanguinary, ruthless Mahommedan un
N believer. Away! away"
10 The words of Guy were followed with til
y regular, heavy, although quiet, tramp of well
y, disciplined soldiers; and in a brief space G
Is time there no living thing discernible be
q tween the outermost entertainments of tn
- Christian camp and the waters of tho Oronte
= but one, and that ono was the person describes