The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-11
The Anti-AGonGPol

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haps staring me in the face, and on the |
other riches and grandeur offering them
selves to my grasp, the evil spirit got posses /;
sion of me- and in an ill fated hour spoke !
the words that sealed the doom of my mas
ter and his family. l cannot dwell on the
subsequent details: l cannot speak OF the
agonies I endured. | saw them hurried in
to the town. saw their pale faces; my
masters gray head bowed. in anguish on
his breast. l saw her, that gentle saint,
whom from the earliest childhood | had
revered, hooted at and jeered by the mob.
and the young daughters weeping BY her
side The little boy too, rougher hands
than mine were carrying him now, and
when he saw me standing amidst the crowd
| (for strange facination made me follow
them on their wayto the PRISON. he called
to jacques to come and take, him. It's
strange. that man lives through such a
murdered them all--all but the bey.ss Him
1they kept in prison for long while, and
lthey sent him away, know not " here, Tor
| left my. native place soon. after my late
MASTER IS execution became q twanderer on
fthe face of the EARTH. a very Cain, with a
j stamp of reprobatisn on my brow. Alusts
AS might have. been expected. netet
reaped. any. worldly Advantage fromspy,
ccrfiniea. The man who lured Tine to, it got,
POSSESSION, of the counts .estates.d 1 know,
i nbtsid whose hands. they shaFe remained.
i Now Gan. yen wonder that fhaye neyer ven--
ltured since. IT, put my foot ina church, ! bat
THAI, T have, lived. az ;, xcommunieatel.p4 put
Cast; md that I die, as, I'haye:Kyed Is =
j !, A, fearful groan burst FROM, the breast. 81
the1urhappy. man, and turning his .fdce
away from. the priest he Remained sileht,s,
Ih.sTh e CROSSE sand the Ahbie. 80 =.
The cross! .Jacqutss exHlaimei Isle
sent me this cross. She never knew. shat /
had betrayed them She MAS, gratefaal %
me for having favored their escape. O.my
God, it has often seemed like an Instrument
of torture. this cross, which she begged the
jailor's wife TO give. me, and whit her
dying thanks and her blessing. Look.
look y he cried, and he convulsively grasp
ed the little enamelad cross, 's'there are the
initials, E: NJ. and there he continued
with still more despai ing accent. and lift
ing up at the same time the curtain from
the wall near his bedside, there is her
picture. | knew where it was hanging in
the summer house of the chateau, and one
night stole it and carried it away with
me. But cannot bear to look at it, nor to
part with il, and SO hung that curtain be-
/ tore it. Are you going away, Monsieur
pAbbe!'
The priest had gazed a moment at the
t cross aud then at the picture. He hac
| retired to the opposite side Of the room. ant
= knelt down in silence. There, he remained
for few minutes, his face buried in hi
hands, while Jacques was watching hin
with Il secret uneasness. At last he ros'
$ from his knees; his face was as pale a
e death, but perfectly calm. Returning to tn
e bedside OF his patient, he spoke to hin
$ with great mildness, and at the same tim
f with an irresistible energy of voice ant
manner.
$ jacques" he said, .ihere is no sill
n which the Precious Blood can not was
y away. 1t is never too late to repent; am
3 if you repent, as l know you do, Ca
a absolve you from this and all your othe
G sins. charge you i'll tn name of the Lor
n Jesus Christ. your God and mine, instantl
: 10 make your confession, and to seek tina
pardon which | am authorized to brin
e you"
e There was something in the priests man
d ner which awed, subdued the hitherto il
IS tractabIe sinner. lie meekly complied wit
K the Injunction. and, in u voice broken. b
sobs. he made a general confessions; an
c when he had accused himself Of having
|, Judas like, betrayed his master. for III
l. first time his tears flowed freely. Til
|. Able - addressed to him few toucl
n ing words of exhor,ation, moved him
y \ deeper and more tender con rition: an
II then, as he saw there was no time TO loos
| he gave him absolution. The blesse
IN words were pronounced-the dying ma
l. ,forgiven-and in that narrow chanb'
of angles rejoiced, for sinner had repen,e
I'd Peace stole over the face so lately hardens
ne by despair.
C land, now" said the Abbie -. ..no
| that have reconciled you with God,
Nv ouly remain. that aid TO His pardon u
~ own forgiveness.
err Yours, Nj. liable - faltered the pen
ct tent, ..How have offended you p
ID Jacques solemuly replied the prizes
ly lit was my father, my mother. and my 81
ke tiers that you sent TO the scaffold. | am Z
nd little Paulin that you once carried in 20
N arms up that mountain path. Our Bless
% Lord has forgiven you, and l, too. forgi
in you with all my heart
ed Jacques fixed his eyes on the priests fa'
ed gazed on him an instant in unLiterable
"a constituent. gave one deep groan, and
n back and died
ne Tn. son of his victims prayed ferven
E and long by his remains; closed his ey
ry with pious care: and then went on his "
De- rejoicing that God had sent him TO atte
les THE last moments of one in such need of
he absolution which as a priest he had Civ
re- and of the forgiveness which none but hi
be self could have granted.
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