The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-05-13

"Then come and see the xnan hin
self. He Ia now in London--and I al
entirely at your service" al il.
In half an hour more Romayne wa
presented 70 wsll-bred, amiable gentle
man, in the prime Of life, smoking, an
reading the hevspaper. The bowl Q
his long pipe rested on the Aoor on on
side Of him. snd handsome red an,
white spaniel reposed on the other. Be
fore his visiton had been two minutes h
the room, hs understood the motiv
which had brought them to consult him
and sent fora telegraphic form. a
my. sss$Ard win and the book an
forward tito your address by passenge
train this afternoon" he said. II will
tell him to put my printed catalogue Q
the library Into the parcsl, ,sin easel hsy
ny ethss bosxsxhiHhnAysbe ss,uss h
youy.- sir -sM s'f---1s' ~ 81 4
With shese words he dispatched tn,
telegram to Tho Office. Romayn,
attempted 70 mako his scknowledg
nents. Mr.. WinterAsld would hear ne
Acknowledgements. -.i rrn f-aa
H"My dear sir" he said, with smil.
that frightened his whole face, '.yo,
are engaged in writing 9 grest historical
work, and I am an obscure oountr,
gentleman, who IL lucky enough t.
associate himself with tho production o.
new book. How do tyop know that
am not looking forward to complimen.
tAry lins in the preface3 j am the
obliged person, not you. Pray consider
me - q handy little boy who runs on
srrrands, or the Muse Of History. Do you
smoke p ..', .,... 81. -
Not even tobacco would soothe
Romayne's wasted and irritable nervea
Father Benwell cheerfully accepted q
cigar from box on the table.
Father Benweu possesses all the
social virtues" Mr.. winteraeld ran on.
/" He shall have his coffee and the largest
sugar-basin that the hotel can produce.
lean qsite understand that your literary
lsbors have tried your nerves." he said
to komayns, when he had ordered the
coffee. "The mere title Of your work
overwhems an idle man like me- The
Origin Of Religions an immense
mbtectI How far must We look back to
find out the frst worshipers of the
human fsmilyf Where are the hiero.
glyphics. Mr.. Romayne, that will give
you the earliest information : In the
center Of Africa, or among the
ruined cities Of Yucatan2 ? Ny owl idea,
g IN ignorant man, is, that the first Of
all forms OF worship must have been the
worship Of the sun. Don't be shocked,
Father Benvell--I confess have GER
tain sympathy with worship. In the
East especially the rising Of the sun is
surely the grandest Of all aobieets-the
iss' sisss' sa1 Ss .sz 22e;.. VIA
ol his creation" yiliial Z ftslit 90 "
"very grand. no doubt" remarked
Father Benwell. sweetening his coffee.
But not to be compared to the noble
sight at Rome, when the pope blesses
the Christian world from the balcony Of
Saint Peter's."
-4 80 much for professional feeling p
said Mr.. WinterHeld. "But, surely,
depends on what sort Of
man the pope is. II We had lived in the
time Of Alexander the Sixth. would you
have called him aAoble sight p
"Certsinly--st 9 proper distance"
Father Benwen replied. briakly. "Ah,
you hsritics only know the worst side Of
that most unhspfy pontifri Mr.. Win
tsrileld. vs have svsry reason 10 believe
that he felt (Privatsly) the truest re-
meese.s
-"I should require very good evidence
10 psrsuads me Of IT,
This touehed Romayns on . sad aide
of his own personal experience. "Per-
hsps." he Gid lyon dopt believe in
= ~
Pardon me-" Mr.. Winterfeld re-
joined IT only distinguish between
false remorse and true remorse. We
will ssy NO more Of Alexander the Sixth,
Father Bepweli. 1--we want an illus
trstion. ] viii spply it. and give no Of
Tense. Ttus rsmorss depends, to my
mind, on . mans sctusl knowledge Of
his own motives--by no means . com
mon knowledge. In my experience. Bay,
for instance, that have committed
some serious offense-
Romsyne could not resist interrupting
him. "Ssy you have killed one Of your
fellow creatures" (" he suggested.
VERY we'll II I knew that I esllyl
meant 10 kill, for soms vile purpose Of
my own, and II (which by no means
always follow ! am really capable Of
feeling the enormity OF my own crime
that il, q I think, true remorse. Muir
dsrsr, - I am. ] have. IN that case, some
niworth still i4t in me. Bnt. IL
did nos mean 70 lin the man-if his
death was my misfortune as well as hi
-And II (as frequently happens) an
nevsrthsiess troubled by remorse, thu
true esuse lies in my own inability fairly
10 realize my own motives before l lool
10 results, / am the ignorant victim O
fsiss Semorss; and II I will only ask my
self boldly what has blinded ma TO th,
true ststs Of the case, I shall find thu
mischief due TO that misdirectsd ap
prsciAtion Of my own Importance, whicl
isnothing but ssctim in disguise."
e,q- i entirely agree with you,p sais
Father Rsnwell; at have had occasion
10 sAy the same thing in the confess
ional."
Mr.. winterHsld looked ct his dog