The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-06-28

kIlS4EstA y10~ w AGACtGl OIG VI XVII
advises you to take loose grocery stor'
then, with lighter heart and a stoutel
courage that the young man turnec
1 from the Abbots room. while the lat.
| ter. following him 60 the sfair-head
/ finally commended him TO the pFotec'
zion OF the holy Julian. patren OF trav-
ellers-
Underneath. In the porch OF the Alb
hey. the monks had gathered to give
him q last G0d-speed. Many had
brought some parting token by which
he should remember them. There wa
Brother Bartholomew with a crucinz
OF rare carved ivory. and Brothei
Luke with a backed psalteE
adorned with golden bees. and Brother
Francis with the Staying OF the Inno-
cents most daintiiy set forth upon
velIurn- All these were duly packed
away deep In the travellers scrip. and
above them old plppln-faced Brother
Athanasius had placed a parcel OF
sirnnel bread and ramnei cheese. with
a small flask Of she famous blue sealed
Abbey wine. SO. amid handshakIngs
and iaughings and blessings. Aiieyne
Edricson turned his back upon Beau
lieu.
AT the turn OF the road he stopped
and gaxed back. There was the wide~
spread building which he knew so wsil.
the Abbot's house. the long church. the
cloisters with their line OF arches all
bathed and mellowed In the evening
sun. There too was the broad sweep
Of the river Exc. the old stone well.
the canopied niche of the Virgin. and
In the centre OF II. the cluster Of
white-robed figures who waved their
hands TO him. A sudden mist swan
up before the young mans eyes. and
he turned away upon his journey with
a heavy heart and a choking throat
1T Is NOT. however. In the nature of
things that a lad of twenty. with
young life glowing I'm his veins ana all
the wide world before him, should
spend his first hours OF freedom In
mourning OF what he had left. Long
ere Afieyne wns QUE Of sound Of the
Beaufleu bells he was strfding sturdliy
along. swinging hts staff and whisfllne
as merriiy as the birds I'm the thickef.
The road along which he travelled
was scarce as popuious as most other
roads In the kingdom. and far less so
than those which lie between the
larger towns Yet from time 10 time
more tnan once was overtaken by
strings of paek-mufes and horsernen
In the same direction as
himself.
The night had already fallen. and the
moon was shining between the riffs
81 ragged. drifting clouds. before Al I
ieyne Edrfcson. footsore and weary
from the unwcnted exercise found
himself I'm front of the forest inn. which
stood upon the outskirts OF Lyndhurst. |
The building was long and low. stand- |
Ing back little from tho road. with /
two fiambeaux blazing ON either side 1
of the door as a welcome 20 the trnv~ /
siler. From one window there thrust i
forth a long pole with a bunch Of |
yreenery tied TO the end OF ff--a sign 4
that liquor was 60 be SOL within. Asl
A1ieyne walked up 10 10 ne perceived II
hat IL was rudeIy fashioned out OF I
beams of wood, with twinkllng hts
III over where the glow from y hin
shone through the chi-k KS. The roof
xas poor and matched: but In strange
contrast TO IL there ran all along under
he caves a line of wooden shields,
most gorgeousiy painted with chew
ron. bend. and satire and every
aeraidic device. BY the door horse
stood tethered, the ruddy glow beating
strongly upon HIS brown head and pa
lent eyes. while hts body stood back
n the shadow.
AIieyns stood stfll In the roadway for
/ few minutes. rejecting upon what
~ should do. II was. he knew, only a
'ew miles further 10 Minstead. where
ifs brother dweff. on the other hand,
1e had never seen this brother since
.hffdhood. and the reports which had
.orne 10 his ears concerning him were
Iaidoun TO f1fs advantage. By all ac-I
cunts ne was hard and a bitter man..
4 might be an evis start 20 come toI
,ss door 80 late and claim the sheIferI
II his roof. Better 20 sleep here at
MS inn, and then travel on 20 Min
tead in the morning. If his brother
you'd take him In. well and good. He
you'd bide with him for time and
10 what ne might 10 serve him. III, on
ne other hand, he should have hard
ped hfs heart against him. he could
ufv go ON hls way and do the hest he
ss9hf by hfn skin as n craftsman and
srrfveuer Az the end Of n yesr he
Youid be free 90 return 20 the cloIsters.
Or such had been his fathers request.
raonkish upbringIng. ore year IN
he world after the age OF twenty. and
hen a free selection one way or the
sher--}f was strange course which
nj been marked ont for MIN. Such
= n was. however. ne had no choice
1f to follow IL. and II he we're 10
n~fn bv making n friend OF his
rofFyer. he had best wait until morn
,u before he knocked at bis dwelling.
the rude plank door Of the Inn WIS
lar, but as AIleyne approached it
sere came from within such q gust of
al be stood lYresofuts upon ths
,reshold. gummouing courage, how
gcr. and rejecting that IL was pub.
I dwelling. I'm which he had an much
s11f as any other man, he pushed 10
zen and stepped into the common
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