The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-10
ADVENTURE N 81. pluts.

Enghnd Sonsof the first things l prom.
ised pylelf pr. lnnding was % see St.
Pauis; aud yet it's 4 singular fact, that
up To- theyeiy end OF my sojourn there,
/ had never bean inside the great ca
ttiedrpl.tn,oi i4uy .4f 90 fa6ii rii a
III felt II impossible to- go, back and
face my relations and; friends, II ]
couldn't say that I'd seen ST Pauls;
and / made hali.a.doaen) plans, at vari-
ous times loi ipaying IL q visit. But first
one Thing interyened. and then another,
till,my last day in England had. come,
my pilgrimage iinperformed. This last
day, however, Ihad kept clear Of en-
gagements, on purpose 10 see the place,
But befbfa / was out OF bed in the
morning, j had q telegram Of import
anee, which took me OF post. haste 10
the elstern counties; and 1t was past
night o'clock in tho evening before
reached tile shoreditch station, on my
return Journey. ,,,..4-s s,.,,,st ,,St
Now 4 'Nas bound 10 start early next
morning, 4. reach Liverpool in time for
the steamer, and 1t thus seemed as II n
were my fate 10 miss my last chance Of
entering ST. Paulls. SEill. Iwas, deter
mined not 10 throw away q Sohanee. II
might be That Tie cathedral was still
osen; and ] picked OUT q fast-looking
korse from the rowof hansoms, and bade
the driver putme down in the shortest
nossible time at the corner Of ST. Paul's
church.yard. " uyIQIHT l
AS descended from the cab, and
stood on the edgeoi the pavement look
sngup at the giant bulk Of the dome,
The clock struck nine. Tie sun had set;
but high overhead the goldenrball and
cross stood out against the sky, still
FURNISHED by the evening. glow. AL the
lower part OF the building was in deep
shadow, rendered still darker by the
thick coating Of SCOT that encased IL;
but theupper portion, towering clearof
houses and chimneys,5 and swept and
sweetehed by the winds and rains,
caught CLEAN Of brightness from the
clouds above, aud rbiSed itself white
and fair into the evening sky.
The traffic Of the day had slackened |;
tlefeswerey few pedestrians, and only
an occasional cab ratified by. The big
warehousesb bud retired from business /;
the shops were shut the city seemed
to sleep. ST. Paul's, also, was closely
fastened up. II misgave me that all !
should SEQ of u would be the outside.
Bending back my neck, and gazing
pySStds atthel huge dome, saw that
ih6batlthe great golden cross and ball
was tracefy as Of cobwebs, and men
like flies were crawling about those
slender flaments6 lStout scaff1ldings
and thick cables they were, NO doubt |;
but from the street they Looked like
the delicate fabric OF the gossamer.
walked quickly ronnd the church,
hoping 10 find some doorway open,
some aceess 10 th9 interior. The iron
gates were all closed, the doors were
fast Paul's portals look as inaccessi;
BILE aud f0rbidding las the rocky flank
Of q mountain. 1 was determined
to find my way in, II possible /; but !
kney not hsw 10 set .Abopt IL, Gould ]
,haye come across anything that looked
like q deanery or saeerdptal residence,
] should have made bold to- knock
thereat, and ask tile occnpiers for the
key, Bit I could find nothing OF the
sort. Even at n bun.shop, which was
tstill open, where I inquired as 70 the
way Or getting into tie cliurch, sthe
people knew no more about St. Paul'b
i ftan II IL had been o thotsand miles
distant LII. ,.u
n Began % ieelT Respondent abOnt
tile matter, bnt went ronnd the church
once more till Icame 10 the end Of the
south transept-the shorter limb Of the
cressL-and looked yaeantly up ut the
fine semi. circular portico, with It's tall
columns and flight Of steps. All this
time, j never thought OF there bcing
ANYBODY living inside, VI st. Papl's |;
1should as soon b6yG ex pected 10 meet
With t4tnibhei 9partthapts IN the Chta.
.e9nbs, pri family residence IN the
.dfoati 1 esp,ieIi, III liz iabsls formed, 81
THE nave md tfansept ID Tie western
side, 10 window If6m whieh came the
faintgleamiof alcandleaoI stood and
pokedccbetweenlth lthesfailings, and saw
that somebodySwas moving about with.
In. There Yasie bird.cagel in the win.
dow, OH the sill outside, some red
hbWer.pots. Presently, sSmebody, came
10 desk near the window md Began 10
Eite IN Old na1i, iSitli white hair (
Ill could IonlymAkehim see me, per.
haps be wonld take compassion on me,
and let ma ip, Butt wasn'k likely that
he should see me. Looking from the
light room into tie twilight outside, IL
iSSeharilyifdssibia thatalle sh0uld see
san5thinasttI thuhghtlof Aihging . tpeB.
.bls attle window buf AZ yasiaigood
,diStapsa ofIj Lmight break the glass,
and be taken into ,clstody. IL sqye, q
< few AhrilI whistles, holding my fingers
in MY nonth !; but II vas Ill of no use.
'nhelbld m1ns didn't tufhlhs head!! gla
Once agiint i had almost given Tie
thing up, aid gone hotde .ibnt just then
the light disapp ppeafed from the window,
ohndnil @ils iHfknehs. " Was the old man
totfatosbed, lIswnndotod, or had, hegons
tegtopaabolk amodg tho ctypts below
Should Iisae his light present. twink
ling in those high windoYs2 Did he
couch IN some stone gallery, OF fihd d
restlhg,plaSs III theg golden bsiiY whilst
.Iwasi thus bpeenlatinR, 4 heard d door
softly closed. .ar footsicp ON Che stone
staircase, aud the iron gate at the bot.
,,iomcfehked on ia hinges: Il hpfane
iorward,a aud lmet q gnly.hehded old
man With a thin palhd face, who was
Just opening the. iron grille.
with al tho eloqIenee Of which ] am
master, i haspught himetD do me Ihe
COED oalco Of Losing meinto tiiesacted