Year: 1872




Never mind, my man." sail the
Squire, laughing; Just go back and tell
him for me that he muet prove his skill
first. If he can steal the roast from tbs
fpit in the kitchen on Sunday. while all
the household after it, he ahall have nv
daughter. Just 60 and tell him that"


So he went back and told the youth,
who thought it would be an easy job
So he set about and caught three NaIcs
alive and put them into a bag and dress-
ed himself in some old rag-. until he
looked go poor and filthy that it made
ones heart bleed to sec; ard then I've
aneaked into the passage at the back
door of the Squre's house or Sunday
afternoon, whth his bag, just like any
other begsar boy. But the Squire him
self and all his household were in tho
kitchen watching the roast. Just as
they weTs doing this. the youth let one
hare 60, and it set off and ran round and
round the yard. in lrent of the houee.


'Oh. just look at that hare = said tho
folk in the kitchen, and were Cor all run
ming out to catcL it.


Yes, the Squire saw it running too.-
"OA, let il ruu." said be !; there's no use
in thinking to catch hare by running
after it,"


A little while after, tie youth let the
second hare go, and they saw it in the
kitchen, and thought it was the same
they had seen before. and still wanted
to run and catch it; but the Squire said
again it was no use. 1t was not long
before the youth let the third hare go,
and it set off and ran round and round
the yard as the others before it. Now,
they saw it frem the kitchen. aud still
thought it was the came hare tha: kent
on running about. and were all eager TO
be out after it.


"Well, it is fine hare" raid the
Squire; "come let's see if we can't lay
our hands on it,


So out he ran, and the rest with him
away they all went, the hare before, and
they after; so that it was rare fun to see.
Blu: meantime the youth took the roast
and ran off with it. and where the Squire
got roast for his dinner that day don't
know; but one thing know, and that
is, that he hal no roast hare, tbonsh he
ran after it until lac was both warm and
weary.


Now it chanced that the Priest came
TO dinner that day, and when the Squire
told him what trick the Master Thief
had played on him. he made such game
of him that there was no end to it.


For my part" said the Priest, 81
don t think how it could ever happen to
me to be made such a fool of by fellow
like that


Very well-oHly keep sharp look
out said the Squire; maybe he'll
come to see you before you know word
of it But the Priest stuck 70 his text
that he did, and made game of the
Squire because he had been taken in


Later in ths afternoon came the Mas
ter Thief, and wanted to have the Squire's
daughter, as he had given his word
But the Squire began to talk him over,
and said. "Oh, you mu.t first prove your
skill little more; for what you did TO-
day was no great thing after all -
Couldn't you now play of good trick
on the Priest, who il sitting in there.
and making game of me for letting such
a fellow as you twist me round your
thumb ;"


"Well, as for that, it wouldn't be
hard" said the Master Thief So be
dressed himself up like bird, threw a
great white sheet over his body, took
the wings of goose and tied them to
his back and so climbed up into great
maple which stood in the Priests garden.
and when the Priest came home in the
evening the youth began to bawl out


Father L,wrence, Father Law.
renee for that was the Priests name.


"WhO lie that calm me ; said tie
Priest


Il am an angel raid the Master
Thief, 'sent from God to let you know
that you shall be taken up alive into
Heaven for your piety's cake. Next
Monday you mu., hold yourself ready
for the journey for l shall come then to
fetch you in sack. and all your gold
and silver, and all you have of this
worlds goods. you must lay together On
heap in your dining room.


Well Father Lawrence fel. on his
knees before the angel and thanked him
and the very next day he preached
farewell sermon, and expounded how
there had come down an angel into the
big maple in his garden. who had told
him that be was to be taken up alive in
to Heaven for his piety's sake; and he
preached and made such a touching dis
course, that all who were at church wcpt,
both young and old.


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