, 1877-11-04

wait Gods summons contentcdly in my own
house, or, if it please the King to call me
ont again upon, the tel1 OF battle. lou
look for the gallo"s; rough, swift death,
without hope or honor. is there no difference
between these twof"
ssAs far as to the moon,' Villon acquiesvcd.
'tBu. ii had been horn lord OF BriSetout, aud
yuu had been the poor scholar Fruucls, would
the difference have been any the less! Should
not have been warming my knees al this char
coal pan AMI wuuld not yun have been gropng
for iartflings IN the snows Should not l have
been tlc soldier, anu y,u the thief !''
''A thief !" cried tue old man. II thief
If you understood your words, you would re-
pellt tucm.''
Villou turned out his hands with gesture of
inimltable i!npulencc. If your loyds,ip had
| done me- the Louor to follow my argument!' tie
said.
IL do you too much honor In submitting to
your presence" sad the knight, *'Lcarn to
curb your tongue when you speal5 with old and
honorable men, OF some one hasticr than may
rcproyc you il sharper fashion, And be rose
aud paced the lower eud oi The apartment,
struggling with anger and antipatty. Fi1ion
5urreotituusly retilcd his cup. and settled hill-
self more comfortably in the clair, crossing his
knees aud leaning Ills head upon one
hand and the elbow against the back OF
the chair. He was now replete aud warm;
and he was nowise frightened for his host,
having gaugcl him rs Justly was possible be-
II
was fur sptnE, and III Il very comfortable fashion
all; a1iI he felt morally certain Of safe
departure on the morrow.
..rcll me one tning,'' said the old man, paus-
| III Ills walk. ''Arc yuu really thief.'
''1clalm the sacred rights OF Aospitality,' re-
| turned the poct. 's My lord au:'
You ore very young the knight continued.
III should never have beea SO DID," replied
myself with these ten talents. Tney have bcen
| my ynursing mothers and MY nursing fatilcrs.''
gu may stlil repent aud csaange.:
| II repent daily said the pue:. s.There arc
lew peopl- more slven to repentance ttau poor
Francis. As for change, let somebody cs4ange
! my circumstances 4 must continue to
cut, Il, it were only that he may continue to re-
+'Jl,e change must begin in tho hcart,'' re-
] Turned t.e bid man spe,nDly.
! 'alv dear Lard" answered vtl1on, "do you
rcajy 1atry That / atea, ior pleasure! hate
>t'al:n2, IKE any other p'cce Of work or OF
eal,~s But mnst cat, must drink, /
must mix In Society Of some sort.
What the devil! Man is not solitary
anirna1-Cui Deus Jo"'inans fradu. Make nc
kings panller,- make me abbot OF st. Dennis !;
make me bailly:t Of the Patatrac; and theu I
shall be changed indeed. But as long as YOU
leave me the poor scholar Francis Vilion, with
out larthing;,why, Of course, I remain the
| saIne.H
..The grace OF God is all-powerful."
| SutulA 1E HeIEttC W uHtSLl0U SAID
Francis. 1T has made you Lord of Brisetout
aud bai1ly Of the Puta:rac: It has given inc
nothing but tile quick wits under my hat and
! these ten toes upon my hands. May help N.Y.
| self to wine! l thank you respectfully. BIZ
Gods grace, you have very suuerior viut-
| age-''
| The Lord Of Brisetout walked to and fro with
| his hands behlnd.his back. Perhaps lie was not
yet quite settled his mind about lnc parallel
tetween Thieves and soldiers; perhaps Eiilon
| haai Interested tliiaa by some cross-thrcad of
symDathy; perl,aps-ais wits were simply mud
| o!ed by SO much unfamiliar reasoning; but
whatever the cause, be somehow year1,ed to
convert the youn. man TO better way oil think
tl:e, anu could not make up his mind to drive
hltn iorth again into tie street.
! incre IS something more than can under
stanu II, this he said al length. Your mouth
IS lu1l OF subtletes, aud the devil Las led you
sety Lar nstray; but the devil is only q very
NeaS spirit before Gods truth, and ali bis
suotle1ies vanish at word OF true honor, like
DARKNESS at morning. Listen to me once more,
u ! learned long aso that 4 gentleman Should i've
ch1Taifously and lovingly to God, and the King
ana MS LADY, and though have seen many
| strange things done, have still striven to COM
nana my ways upon that rule. It is not only
written in a} noble histories, butin every mans
hear1. II be Will take care to read. YOU spLak