The National tribune., 1890-12-04

time an old piece Of paper outen that cup
board when you thought nobody was look
in And, then, Brian, meant TO have gone
right up to him and turned The subject hom
my concern to bis, by saying: Sir, what
makes you afecrd Of that paper that you
hide il so and 20 10 conjnriu' with it alone
and at night?' Fur you know, Brian, that
both old Brad and Archy believes in the
deyll and his imps, in witchcraft, spcrits, The
black dos, the gray cat,
AND EVERY SORT OF SIGNS AND DREAMS
Bless you, my friend, that you meant 10
tell the truth and shame the devil. But
now, perhaps, the old man viii be persuaded
that the witches and not we have taken his
parcr and returned itn
Archy j. the worst, because he is so on
sarlin. Old Brad j. wicked; Archy is too
queer TO understand himself, OF Let any body
fathom bin oul."
They say, Perry, that a little learning is
sdanger1us thing, but from what you have
told me ] ihnR well Of Mr. Archy, because
] have seen priests like him before"
"Pie-tsY Like ihem yer over at Peters
willie and HaIpar's Frrryy"
Ies, Catholic priests. The man never
eondenses into the gown, young lady; his
natural haiHa breaks forth and Is magu led
in the % nisterial Office. Ny poor father,
having some convcyances is often set upon
by his clergy to drive them around the city
upon thrir cwauds oi charity -otbcr,gi-o
begging. Just before came up here a rich
pIlcs'-ihai is one who iuhabits M ineiitu-
tlon ike palace aud is iis supreme mas-
tcr-madc the OLD man drive him an day
long, and never asked pappy in for food On
reireahmeut Fathers horse, wagon and
personal time were all thrown ID Free lie
hoped that The comfortable iather would
sometime weary and eat N0t so, Perry
Wrapped up in bis muniGccut begging feat,
the priest who had started out with full
stomach, pushed father Till after dark. and
81 the ,asi aiace they gave the b,gaar case
OF beer Al least, says father, III get a
bottle of that beeI!' But when The priest
got 10 his marble palace be ordered the poor
devo'ee TO carry the beer up 10 bis sumplu-
rooms lor his own private drinking, and alb
fenl 81 muitering n cheap Lasin blessing on
father dismissed him TO the night and his
sense o. injury"
] won't do that, my dear friend; yer is a
young pheasant al briled fur you; ran il
down alive. And yer is some warm squirrel
pic"
Just what ] want, Miss Perry, though ]
was wondering what told that story ior
o, now ] remember! ] mean that mr
Archy IS IN tie tadpole, OF very young frog
stale Of tne priesthood; single man, self
consumed. burning for praise or promotion
and iauEitd By the settled, small conditions
around him. But ID is better TO see him
fierce and generous than Sly and avaricious
The cnrse 81 Mamm0n Is The worst of an y
20 ho~ glad ] am 10 llyur yer defen' dear
krchy Indeed and douhc-deedy. love
him as nay brother Him ana ven viii be
the best Of friends when you can both see
Things from She same place and that place
shall De-, pray, py happiness"
"lIy gear Perry, ID IL not the place for
grace tbe heart for amy man 10 be sbso.
lutte. TIE priests and preachers hector, and
~ no mau answers them ihcy become finally
intoleran' ol any reply. Why,
HAVE SEEN a SENATOR
Gslave-h.idcr. 81 iiistrue--commenc todictat,
10 nir some speech or treatise he was laying
Out Ie commenced 10 talk All polilencss
Of couIse. j tool, him down and said moth 40
Aztec awhile he raised his voice and hect0red
loud J took il al down as meek as a Nav
morning IL seemed 10 me after aw bile that
he WAS getting quite close 30 me aud bring.
lng his iist dangerously near my face, but
Htil ] took him down. At last he roared
like mock auctionecr when the solitarg
innoc.al Is about 10 escape and brought hi,
face down 20 mine aud hissed DO you
dare deny ID, base-bom rogue and foreign
peallencp? Dare il my word!' I took that
down, too and accidentally Hmiled at M,
unnecessary passion Well, 90 my astonish.
ment DE slapped me in The face and seized
me 10y the hair like a maniac. Merely die.
tatiHR words unqueslioDed had made him .
despotn
Perry was excited at TIE jdea Of Bria.
being struck.
What did you do then, BrangD