The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-13

the Eighth bestowed upon my respected
ancestor, Sir Anthony Browne, included
Battle Abbey and the lands belonging
TO il; and mighty short work he made
of the poor old monks, il all tales be
| true. But after they were expelled, it
began to be whispered that one monk
still remained in the old walls, and that
he was not to be driven out by either
king or lord"
My wordr' cried Burdctt; that s
just the Black Friar of Norman Stone
over again, Do you remember with
what dramatic energy our old tutor used
TO repeat that verse
beware, beware OF the Black Friari
| lie still retains his sway
| For he Is still the Church's heir,
| Whoe'er may be the lay.
| Amundevile Ia lord by day,
But the monk Is lord by night;
Nor wine nor wassail can raise a vassal
To question that friar's right"
"Well," pursued Montague, "when
my worthy forefather came into his
property, the first thing he did was to
give big dinner in the great hall of
Battle Abbey (f he found it half as
tiresome as the dinner l had to give
when came of age, the impiety must
have been its own avenger), and they
lighted up the old place with perfect
blaze of torches, and held high revel
till midnight. And then, all of a sud-
den, chill blast of wind came moaning
through the hall, making all the old
banners and mail-coats along the walls
clank and rustic; and the huge door
swung slowly open, and in the midst of
the guests, no one could see whence or
how, appeared the shrouded figure of
tall monk. 1t glided like shadow up
to the dais where my ancestors was
seated, and said, in deep hollow toice
that seemed to make the very torches
grow pale as it spoke:
Anthony of Cowdray! thou hast
enriched myself with the spoils of Gods
Church, and for that deed His judg-
ments are upon thee and thine. AS
snow NETS in the sunshine, SO shall thy
race decay, until the end come; and it
shall come suddenly, in one day, 10y fire
and by waterr
1t was strange enough to note how
Montague's light tone deepencd into
tragic solemnity as the dismal tale pro-
ceeded, and how the shadowy impress
of doom ON his handsome face came out
palmer and palmer with every word.
The anxious look in Marion Went
worth's eyes grew into absolute terror
as he ended; and she seemed about to
speak when the walters entrance with
a dish of fruit interrupted her.
AS he entered Mrs. Wentworth, evil
IDENTIFY wishing to change the subject,
spoke TO him.
Waiter! when did you say the night
illumination of the falls was 10 be?"
Thursday week, gracious, lady; bu;
it will hardly be so good as the one We
had last year, when they sent a big boat
over the falls, hung all round with
lanterns"
WAS there anybody in her?" asked
Montague.
what do you say, milord9" gaSped
the old man, with stare of blank
amazement.
WAS there anybody in the boat?"
1.-The boat, MilordP The boat went
over the falls, l tell your
"Well, why shouldn't somebody 90
with her to keep her straight
"Why?" echoed Johann, goaded be-
yond endurance. "Because we Rhine
landers are no fonder of being drowned
than other people. I've seen many a
silly thing done in my time, but man
shooting the Schaflhausen Falls in a
boat is a thing I've never seen yet and
never shall"
The sudden CLEAN in Montague dark |
eye and the glow on his handsome |
features sufficiently betrayed the wild |
thought suggested to him by the honest |
Germans last words. The significant |
glance exchanged between him and
Burdett showed that the same idea was
in the minds of both, though the latter
accompanied his look with a warning |
gesture, reminding the reckless viscount |
of the effect which the words that were
just about to break from his lips would
have upon the two ladies. But when
they had retired, Montague could con
tain himself no longer.
GLORIOUS idea! Wen do Itch,
Sed?"
'Do itp I should think we would,
After the Gueule d'Enfer' Rapids in
Canada, this thing'll be a joke! Never
seen il yet, and never SHALL eh? Wen
give Mr.. Johann another story to tell
tomorrow, one that'll last longer than
any OF his present stock"
Our two heroes were not the men TO
loiter over any enterprise, however
desperate, upon which they had once
resolved, and they lost not moment in
setting out in quest of boat. But to
find one was no easy matter Some
were unscaworthy; others failed TO
please the critical eye Of Sedley Bur
dett, who, with all his recklessncss.
knew better than to leave any chance
uncared for in match where life itself
was at stake. More than one conscien.
tious native, on learning the nature of
the proposed expedition, natly refused
TO have anything TO do with it, nor was
it till late in the afternoon that they At
length met with a less scrupuous nd.
vidual, who, on receiving the full value
OF his boat in advance, and handsome
gratuity for the use of her, consented
10 let the English madmcn" have
their way. He agreed to leave the boat
in readiness at convenient SPOT, and
then took his leave.