The anti-monopolist., 1875-10-11
The .Anti-MonopoliSt.

hans 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 i'll fateu hour spoke
the words that sealed the doom of my mas
ter and his family. | cannot dwell on the
subsequent details: | cannot speak OF the
aqonies endured. | saw them hurried in
to the town. | saw their pale faces; my
masters gray head bowed. IN anguish on
! his breast | saw her, that gentle SAINT,
whom from the earliest childhood had |
reverel. hooted at and jeered by the mob. /
and the young daughters weeping by her
side The little boy too, roughcr hands ,
than mine we're carrying him now, and |
when he saw me standing amidst the crowd i
| for a strange facination made me follow /
them on their way to the prison. he called
to JACQUES to come and take him. Tis |
strange that man lives through such Il.
moment need not tell you the rest. They
murdered them all-all but the bey.s. Him
they kept in prison for a long while, and
they sent him away, l know not here, Tor
l left my native place soon, after my late
masters execution,I became wanderer on
the face of the EARTH, very Cain, with a
! stamp Of reprobatien on my brow.
:. ...As might have been expected. | never
reapel any. worldly advantage from ~ VI
crime. The man who lured me to. it got
possession, Of the counts estates. | know,
not iii whose hands. they ahave remained.
i Now can you wonder that T>haye never ven-
tured since to put my foot ina church, hat
r that have lived. an communicated put
I: cast; and that die. as I'haveKyed Y: =.
\ fearful groan burst frdm the breast Of
+ III r,pr ,no,, and fprp nof
:; a w, y5from the. priest he remained Silent
1.-The crossv? SAID the Ahbie -
The cross .Jacques" exclaimed. -.She
sent me this cross She never knew shat /.
had betrayed them. She was grateful I o
me for having favored thei: escape. q. my
God, it has often seemed ike an Instrument
Of torture. this cross which she begged the
jalor wife 10 give me, and with 1t her
dying thanks and her blessing. Look,
look - he cried, and he conyulsively grasp
5 ed the little enamelad cross, s.there are the
!. initials, f. NJ, and there he continued
with still more despal ing accent. and lift
ing up at the same time the curtain from
e the wall near his bedside, e,-'.there is her
. picture. | knew where it was hanging in
t 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 ii, and SO hung that curtain be
t tore it. Are you going away, Monsieur
Y pAbbe =
: The priest had gazed a moment at the
It cross and then AT the picture. He had
d retired to the opposite side OF the room. and
e ysnelt down III silence. There he remained
i for Il few minutes, his face buried in his
! hands, while Jacques was watching hin
;, with secret uneasiuess. At last he ros,
IS from his knees; his face was as pale a:
L death, but perfectly calm. aeturnlng to tn,
e bedside OF his patient, he spoke to hin
5 with great m!iness, and at the same time
of with an irresistible energy of voice anl
manner.
IS 'Jacques,'' he said, there is no sill
n which the Precious Blood can not wasi
v away Ii is never too late to repent; an'
IS if you repent, as | know you do. | Cal
a ahsolve you from this and all your othe
lc sins. | charge you i'll tn name OF the Lor'
IA Jesus Christ. your God and mine, instantl
e. TO make your confession. and TO seek tina
pardon which | am authorized to brln
le you
&c There was something in the priest 5 man
ii ner which awed, subdued the hitherto IN
is tlactabe sinner. III meekly complied vii
,s the injunction. and, in a voice broken b
= sobs. he made n general confessions; an
le when lie had accused himself OF having
4, Judas like, betrayed his master. for tn
Il first time his tears flowed freely. In
Il. Able - addressed to hiM iew touci
IN Elng words of exhoratien. moved hlm
ny deeper and more tender con rltlon; an
1T then ~ ne saw there was no time TO loos
| he gave him ab>olution The besse
on words were pronounced-the dying ma
n torgiven--and III that narrow chasnbt
OF angles rejoicel. for sinner had repente'
nj Peace stole the face 30 lately hardcne
he by despair.
he And now" said the Abbie -, mo
| tha, have reconcied YOU with God
ow ouIy remain, that | aid to His pardon II
NJ own forgiveness.
-er Yours, NJ. rAbbe9" faltered the pen
get tent. "How have offended you -
nj jacques, solemuiy replied Inc prie-
ay III was my father, my mother. ana my 81
Ike tiers that you sent 10 the scatfold | AIN Il
nj little Paulin that you once carried IN 20
m arms up hat mountain path. Oar Bless
CO. Lord has forgiven you, and /, too. forgi
ain you with al my heart
ted Jacques tixel his eyes on the priest tai
red gazed on him an instant in unIiterable
pa constituent, gave one deep groan, and +
en-. back and died
lnr In son OF MS Victims pFayea ieFFeh
e 4 and long bv his remains: closed has ey
AIRY with pious care: and then went on his "
be rejoicing that God lad sent him to atte
les me last moments of one in such need of
the absolution which as priest he had Civ
re- and of the forgiveness which none but hi
be- self could have granted
Ties
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