Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

in the thunder and the wind. The Devil too ragged
openly upon the earth; he skulked behind the hedge
rows in the cleaning; he laughed loudly in the night
time; he Clawed the dying sinner, bounced the
unbaptized babe and twisted the limbs of the epilep
tic. foul fend skunk ever by mans side and
whispered vainies in his ear, while above him there
lowered angel of grace who pointed to the steep
and narrow track. How could one doubt these
things, when Pope and priest and scholar and
King were all united in believing them, with no
single voice of question in the whole wide world?
Every book read, every picture seen, every tale
heard from mother all taught the
lesson. And travelled through the world
his faith would grow the frmer, for go where he
would there the endless shrnes of the saints,
each with its holy relic in the center and around it
the tradition of incessant miracles, with stacks
of deserted clutches and silver votve hearts to prove
them. At every turn he was made to feel how thin
the veil, and how easily rent, which screened
him from the awful denizens of the world.
Hence the wild announcement of the frightened
monk seemed terrible rather than incredible to those
whom he addressed. The Abbot's ruddy face paled
for moment, it is true, but he plucked the crucix
from his desk and rose vaantly to his feet.
Lead me to him!' said he Show me the foul
end who dares to lay his grip upon brethren of the
holy house of Saint Bernardo Run down to my
chaplain brother! Bid him bring the exorcist with
of Saint James from under the atari With these
and contrite and humble heart may show front
to all the powers of darkness"
But the sacrist of a critical turn of
mind He cutched the monks with grip
which left its five purple spots for many day to
come.
Is this the way to enter the Abbot's cham
Der without knock reverence, SO much
'Pax Uobiscmm'?" said he sternly. "You were
to be gentlest novice of lowly carriage in
chapter, devout in psalmody and strict in the
cloister Pull your wits together and answer me
straighty. In what form has the foul fend APP
peared, and how has he done this grievous seattle
to our brethren? Have you him with your
own eyes, do you repeat from hearsay? Speak.
man, you stand on the penance-stool in the
chapter-house this very houri"
Thus adjured the frightened monk grew camer
in his bearing though his white lips and his startled
eyes, with the gasping of his BREATH told of his in
ward tremors.
eff it please you holy father and you. reverend
sacrist it came about in this way James the SUBJ
prior, and Brother John and l had spent our day
from sext EDWARDS Hankley cutting bracken
for the cow houses. We were coming back over
the fve-virgate field, and the holy subprior
telling us sanity tale from the life of Saint Gregory
when there came a sudden sound like a rushing
torrent, and the foul fiend sprang over the high
wall which skirts the water-meadow and rushed
upon with the speed of the wind. The lay
brother he struck to the ground and trampled into
the mire. Them Selling the good subprior in his
teeth he rushed round the field, swinging him
though he were a fardel of old clothes
Amazed at such sight, stood without
ment and had said credo and three ayes, when the
Devil dropped the subpror and sprang upon
With the help of ST. Bernard | clambered over the
WALL but before his teeth had found my leg. and