Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-30
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sion9"
"Would," cried the host, "that the
rascals were with the rest of their pack,
and was paid for their entertainment"
at the same time telling Howleglass how
he had been imposed upon.
But" said our hero, "could you not
take bail for them9"
eyes, said the man, 81 should be glad
to have good bond, and then let the
pigs out of the sty.
"You wretch!" sold Howleglass; IL
will see whether it cannot be done for
love of charity" And he fastened to
the curate's house, and said to him, "Sir,
I entreat you will lend your hand
to pious work; mine host of the-hath
suddenly become possessed. l think
he hath a legion of devils. l beseech
you to try if you can exercise them, and
you will be rewarded"
'sThat," saith the curate, "I will do
willingly; but we must wait few days
we must do nothing in hurry"
"Goodr' said Howleglass; "and in the
meanwhile I will bring his wife, to
whom you may communicate our inten-
ton
tLet her come" said the curate, sand
will see to it."
SO HOwleglals went back and said to
the hostess:
II have found good bond for your hus-
band, if he will let you go with me to
speak to the party"
This being agreed to they went to the
curate and Howleglass said:
"Here Is the mans wife; now let her
hear what you have promised
every good" replied the curate; ''if
you will only have patience day or two,
good dame, will call upon your husband,
and hope to set him at rest.'
"That is good hearing" said the hes
tess, and fastened home to acouaint her
husband who, satisfied of the curate's re-
spectabll1ty, gladly permitted the blind
men to go free. Howleglass having thus
settled matters with the host, took his
departure, leaving the curate and him to
decide the question as they best could.
Then, on the appointed day, the hostess
waited upon the curate to receive the
amount Of the blind mems bill. Then the
curate replied:
otis by your husbands orders you are
Gomez" to which she assented. eyes, [
thought So" said the holy man, cit is the
devil that makes him talk of monty
"Nay,n said the wife, "please you, sir,
not the devil; it is he himself who wants
the money!
CAV" said he, II am told that the
devil has prevailed with him, though l
trust, with the grace of God, he may yet
be restored"
"Well,'' said the hostess, 81 see how it
is; when ill-disposed persons are averse to
paw, they make inventions. And she went
home complaining bitterly of what the
curate had said But the host himself
was so enraged that he ran out of the
house, with piece Of roast beef which he
had upon the spit in his hand, and hast
ened toward the curate's, who, seeing his
approach, made the sign of the cross, and
calling his neighbors to his aid, he told
them that the man was possessed. The
host; running toward him, cried, in loud
tone: "Yo GU snail pay! you shall pay! all
present crossed themselves and stood
round the priest, who ran a narrow
chance of being spitted by the demoniac,
who was with much difficulty driven
away. All the efforts of the holy man
proved in vain to dispossess him of the
bad spirit that made him continually
harp upon the curate's money, which he
never ceased to demand, though the fern
er assured his nelghbors solemnly that he
owed him nothing. still he repeatedly
tried to rout the evil spirit without sue
cess; and the strife continued between
them as long as the parties lived.