Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-01-01

emy's face very white. He got alarmed,
and felt his heart; he was stone dead.
The poor monk, whose hatred was oi
a mere femin inc sort and had never been
deadly, was seized with remorse, and he
beat his breast. and prayed in earnest in
stead of repeating Pater nosters, "prcces
sine mente dictas," as the great Erasmus
call them.
But other feelings soon succeeded. His
enmity TO the deceased was well known,
and this would be called murder, If the
body was found in that yard, and his own
life would pay the forfeit.
Casting his eyes round for a place
where he might hide the body he saw q
ladder standing against the wall. This
surprised him, but he was in no condition
10 puzzle over small riddles. Terror
gave him force; he lifted the body,
crawled mp the ladder, and placed the
body on .he wall-it was wider than they
build now-then he drew up tho ladder,
set il on the other side, and took his
ghastly load down safely. Then, being
naturally cunning and having his neck 10
save, he went and hid the ladder, took
up the body, staggered with it as far as
the porch of the Knights house, and set
it there bolt upright agains. one of the
pillars.
AS he carried it out OF the yard ne
heard q window in the Knights house
open. He could not see where the win
dow was. nor whether he was watched
and recognized; but be feared the worst,
and such was his terror. be resolved to
hy the place and bury himself 10 some
distant monastery under another name.
But huwe He was lame. and could not
go ten miles in day. whereas hundred
miles was little enough to make him Sc
cure.
After homicide, theft Is no great mat
leI ut IteoINtu w DpiAo" 'hc ihu4'ANi
mare, and turn her aditt when she had
carried him beyond the hue and cy. So
he went and knocked up the malster and
told him the convent wanted flour. and
he was TO 20 between times 10 the miller
for a sack thereof. Now the convent vas
good customer to the mslster, so La
lent Ffiar Richard the mare ut u word,
and told him where to end the saddle and
bride.
Richard fed the mare for q journey and
sadded her; then he mounted and -ode
at iootpsce past the convent, meaning
to 90 quietly through the town, making
no sir, then away like the wind.
But. as he passed By the Knights
house he cast a look askant to see II that
gbastly object still sat in the porch.
No; the porch was empty.
What might that meanP Had he come
to life ? Had the murder been discovered :
He began to wonder and tremble.
While he was in this mood there was 5
great clalter behind him OF horses feet
aud clashing armor, and be ielt ne was
pursued.
The Knigh, and his man sst together
drinking hot speed wine and awaiting
daylight. Tho Knigh, would no, go to
bed, yet be wanted 4 change. "Wiii
daylight never come?' said he.
Twill b, here anon" SAID the solder
lin half sn hour"
Tne Knight said NO, it would never
come.
The soldier said be would go and look
at the sky and tell him Tor certain.
BE not long away said the kuight'
with a shiver, "or the dead friar will be
taking thy place here, and pledgiug me.
Stuff said the soldier; hell never
trouble you more"
With this he marched out 10 consult
the night and almost ran against the dead
iriar seated in the porch, white and glaT-
ing; this was too much even for the iron
soldier he uttered 8 sharp yell, staggered
back. and burst into the room gasping ior
breath. He got close to his master aud
stammered out, The dead man sitting
in the porch" aud crossed himself ener-
setIcally, the nrst time these thirty years,
The Knight stared and trembled; and
SO they drew close together, with iheir
ewes over their shoulders.
Wine !" cried the Knight.
"Ay,7 said the soldier; but go not
alone. He'll be squatting on the cask
else
So they weut together to the cellar, OIL
ten looking round, and fetched two
bottles.
They drank them out and the good
wine, falling upon more of the sort, made
them madder and bolder. They rolled
along, holding on by one another. to the
porch, and there they stood and looked
at the dead frlar and shuddered.
But the soldier swore great oath and
vowed he should not stay there to get
them hanged. Thereupon furious iii OF
recklessuess succeeded to their terror
they got suit of rusty armor and fastened
it on the body, then they saddled an old
war. horse that was kept in the stable only
as "Reminiscences, and tied the friar':
body on him with many cords; then
opened the stable doors and pricked the
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