Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-28

evening PRAYER, when the doorbeil va.
sipss1isls ring and hot discussion was
Iezf'i gong ON III the anfechAmber. II
! grew more and more excited until Dora
4 i.a,spena. hoiding csndlestick On high,
Y b;srss into the room to inform the canon
that siabsrIy dressed woman, who
looked Ike bcggaY. insisted On seeing
Il him az once. Like a soldier at the so,,,ts,
4 Of the reveilie, the canon sprsng frusu
bis bed, and scarcely waiting to clotls
y himself went out into tine antechan ner
10 meet the stranger. The water va.
streaming from her garments, for The
/ rain had wet her to the skin.
oh. nnsss holy man. she exclaimed.
Z entleavoring to kiss the old priests hand.
my brother is at his last gasp and win
not confess He is dying like dog.
ss'f'fFr, End pardon me for speaking ~,
Come. good sir. fry 10 move his hardened
i,'saff. 81 that his sinful soul rnay ma
'hu. b" laahehe1 into another world uE-
Iar.i,ned
Who IS ypar brother. MY god
woman:
The notary Ros:s.-
The eare1I eazad in a4soflisiunent =
Z the ss9IAans shabby garments. and a.
4 she read his thoughts she stamnerssi.
4 Il am cigar maker. anil as ms eys
4 -ishf Is ps1r can earn only a seaniy
iiye hood Ny brother Il rolling il.
4 wealth. hut he never gives me sii,,,is
&cens- He has a wicked Issusekeerser y. -
makes way with all he has. and here 81
|. with my four little ones, obliged 10
earn rnr bread by the sweat Of my brow.
4 Bat 10 not think that have come on az
fcount of his money or because xislI
him to leave il 10 me. was born rs.,r
and shall die poor. and should not care.
il it were not for INV children But do
not want my brother TO lose his soul. i
lido not want him TO BE- condemned fog
ever"
"See here, my poor woman" said tii.'
canon. already touched by her yeIie \
meuce, Il ain not capable Of convincing
any one nor moving his heart. Go I'd
Father Incienso."
"Ah, father, that priest may be ytr%
good, but there is no other man as int
ly as yon are in Marineda. We, the Il
gar makers. would put yon ahead Of the
pope himself. II you do not wish "a
come say 50. but don't tell me to look fer
any one else. for if You do not perform
this miracle not even Christ hims' ID
could do So
Oh, human weakness. As she spos.
the canon felt an inward satisfaction
and said:
"Dons Ramona. give me my nmbr.,
la"
"Your umbrella" snapped the house
keeper. Don't You know that it is iu
tatters, like the banner of the LIterariDa
and that I was obliged to send ito b
recovered
The canon besitated for il moment ard
then said timidly:
We'll. bring me my cloak and my o..
hat and my muif'erT
He left the house with the woman ar
the rain beat down on their defenscl
heads. while the heavy gusts of wind "a
most took their breath away as il ,iru,
them along. The rain penetrated his
garments and chilled the poor canon t,
the very marrow.
"Oh," he Thought, IF only had 81,
|of wine OF brandy, II could only war
myself by the blaze of II good fire.
After long tramp they reached III
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