Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-01-18
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| heart. E1f'tt- ~as8 sstts4 Z #sfl5'ss+ - .
ALAS = size cried, show much an,
to blame that i ttsitated TO Tell
You the truth ;'nltsthe 10y OF qyanr
presence made me hesitate tosbreak
the spell. Yon know thai. my name
lis Angelica, and that J. ltend the
sheep belonging to the Ably OF
Carmola, but l did not tell yon
that / am q bond-slavc to the Abay
and may not wed with any man
without the permission OF the alb
bot. - = -'...... s'a
'Oh that is simple enough = the
artist cried, booking at the future,
rose-colored, lover-likc. iii go to
the abbot at once
/ The maiden would have detained
him for she had more information
to irnpart, ont Lussac hurried off
towards the Abby's gray walls.
The old father abbot, grave and
grisly man, listened patiently to the
lovers prayer.
'Certies, my son. he said. Il shall
not say nay to your request, for am
glad that the maiden should receive
so good an offer, and am a so pleas
ed that our house should he able to
secure so talented gentleman Us
YOURSELF
The Frenchman started. and the
abbot explained
Bond slave to the abby had Angeli-
cas- father been; his father bond
slave, too, and the father before that
father; and in the law twas written
not only that once a slave always a
slave, but that he or she that welded
a hond-slave must become bond
slave. too, and their possessions go to
uhe church.
| In blank amazement Lussac lis
tene l, and then. with all the shrewd-
ness Of the Gaul, knowing the churcl's
greed, he demanded to know the price
they set upon the maiden, and pledged
himself To pay the sum.
Gold will not hug her. .he abbot
calmly replied If you desire The
maiden you must yourself become :
s:ave.'
Away. then in hot haste hurried
the lover, mad with rage, and to tht
great Visconti he appealed.
The tyrant ..eard the story. Ant
nodded his head sbrewtlly.
i Leave it TO me- he said. I'll bri1s
the abbot to terms, and you shall
have the maiaen.'
And so great Visconti mounted hi
horse, and. with his train, rode off t
visit old Father Abbot.
With many a smooth word the ty
rant told of his wish.
The slepherless for my gold
, smith, was the purport of his speech
And straightway the abbot said Il
him nay +; no mincing Of words, bu
plamptIy and promptly, no!
Then the tyrant grew enragetl, AM
swore that he would take the girl b.
force.
1t must be over our dead hodies
, then = cried the grisly abbot, reso
lutely 'and that done, find me
priest, if you can, that will dare t
2 we'd the Iond- slave of the abby with
! out The consent of the church,
+ The Vis:onti bit his lip and he ga
n loped home. Powerful as was th
= tyrant. he did not dare to slap anotl
er church in the face.
sI'll find you 4 dozen fairer tina
!. She he said, to the goldsmith 1T
i Of no use TO oquarrel with these terribl
e monks, especially when they have tt
sight on their side
d But the Frenchman loved the mai,
: and like a lover he yielded.
q Give me the girl, and take me al
all l have ! he cried.
! All Milan assembled to see the q
:. of faith.
First the goldsmith by due proce
of law, turned over to the abbot h
shop and goods and then he DOM.
J" tue bond-slave garb, and was wcGd.
% by the old abbot himself, to the. girl
II Submission gives YOU quoth 4
lc monk, 'what no force on earth con
re- take. Procl aim it now aloud that
YOUR own free VIII you became
8. bond-slave.'
i do, and glory in the act, for ;,
;, love that inspires it, Lussaa sal
4 proudly,
- The monks and the bond-slav
Us moved off towards the abby, but
p, the city wall The old abbot halted q
us spoke:
My children, the church gives y
its your freedom. her rights being rect
ed nized, she claims nothing
re And SO, through his great love,
4 gallant Frenchman Won his hri
:. wheA both power and riches failed
- a pedagngue told one of
J., scholars, SON of the E herald ];
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= the liixt."
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management OF fertilzinS mater