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The Record Newspaper 03 September 1898

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M.

STORY.

FOIJC

Boladeras' PACIFICO.

FRA

Temple

as

in

Carmichael,

(Montgomery

Just opened into the street gq out rang apologetically. darkened door was by a; figure I whom had no sort of wish to en I had of whom perhaps, a counter, sort of vague fear and dislike. But This I now withdraw. could not become kind of had very figure streets. All familiar to me in Tuscan with my life long I had been familiar of religious it in the world's heritage I had never But exchanged pictures. nor had I a word with such a figure, the sound of human hitherto heard across of any the lips speech come one of them. was a Franciscan friar who It my door, and he humbly darkened ask an alms. As I had come to at him it stood gazing curiously, of those seemed to me, by one psy us freaks which visit all chological I this that had enacted at times, scene in another existence. But I and memory was Reason wrong. was came It not I who to my aid. scene in another this had enacted Sterne who had but Laurence life, in this, and he has de enacted it " The Senti scribed it for all time in Blessed be Lau mental Journey." rence Sterne, who, having sinned the of discourtesy the most sin against courteous

of all

mankind,

Firm

of

to

attention

to

their

Change

that the All articles

same

draw

and customers maintained.

has

now

on

hand.

18,

headed, tween

sole

his

fierce

sun,

protection and stood

twisting

against there

&

and

orders on

to

W.A.),

old friends them will be still entrusted thei bear, the will premises assure

by the in

etc.,

most

celebrated

great

makers

M'DOWELL Jarrah

Timber

and

Wellington

TO.

&

CO.

OF

PROPRIETORS Telephone

467.

W.

A.

STEAM

TAT

too.

he began, signore," giorno, a demure with courtesy. quaintly " a thousand I demand pardons I musical. His voice was very mild blue eyes and looked into the.

National Library of Australia

held up

lit

back diffidently, with childlike

called to ask an he answered.

Passi,

alms

!

of powers persuasion hall and stood expectant

DRAKE'S

TEES

(C/o

entered on the

the door

mat

BROOK.

"

I went In here," on, as I pushed " before me: into my study." " O quanti libri! a What lot of he cried books!" in unfeigned sur " It almost me reminds of prise., what our convent used to be !" library " I asked, Used to be ?!' ..mightily: at his of niy books..' pleased praise " Have now ?" you no library

ALL'S

CHARLES).

J.

,,

107

MONSTER,

?

Perth.

Barrack-st.,

PRIZE

:

"Alas,

LIST

:

;

Bank

of New

South

J.

T.

HTJGHES

of

(late

PRRMIRR TEA

&

J.

GJRQCERS

CASH

BLKNDEKS,

ana

AND

WINE

DOHENY

P.

Adelaide.)

MERCHANTS,

waited,

for

on

receive

clients NOTE

HAY

314

Deliveries

;

-orders.

Country

every

daily.

attention.

EAST,

PERTH.

Free

for

Sight-Testing

&

CLARKE OPTICIANS

AND

8 Royal

JOHN

MURRAY

GLASS, in

Novelties

Table

and

&

BUILDERS'

GENERAL

Importers, IRONMONGERY,

REQUISITES, ROLLED

Co.,

270.

Agents

for.

John &

and put gentl«nien

gave

pious it back

the

law.

now

for

own

property,

so

AND &c.

WATER See

STUBBS, 351 Hay

BRASS

JUGS Prices.

our

.

Perth.

Street, &

FITTINGS

PLUMBERS

TUBES & FITTINGS, GALVANISED STEEL GIRDERS (All Sizes),

DailkS'& Melbourne; Son, Ltdl, Sons', London, Fire Brigade- Appliance.

Alston's

in

to

their

bought But

it

is

a religious two of the own

to

of

out

us

up to auction-

it

us.

We

it

body

to

fathers as

names

and.

against

their

he in

was

he

said,

our

Windmills;

Telephone

358.

the

on

wall,

and

in

an

instant

before it with hands clasped emotion. was It the strong " of Death St. Francis," by Ghira coloured landaio, of reproduction the Arundel Society. he had satisfied When his hunger of gazing he turned to me, and his blue eyes were moist. " The signore is a Catholic, then,"

BOHEMIAN

'

Merryweather

convent

picture FANCY

Decorations,

&

DRAKE Ironmongers

No.

EARTHENWARE, VASES STANDS,

FLOWER

Latest

& STREET.

Telephone GLASS

Perth.

DYNON

236 CHINA,

KNAPP,

SPECTACLEMAKERS,

Arcade,

our

turned

"

came

"

307.

Telephone

They

it

exist

and personal possession." private " Then if these two fathers turned traitor could turn out. they you all the convent." again and sell It was an inconsiderate 'remark, drawn from me by curiosity, surprise, and the study of law books. Fra " Pacifico shuddered Al slightly. not so mighty God, will permit great a he answered, calamity," devoutlysoul! I had meant to Simple be so considerate, too, and avoid all Yorick's and yet here I was, pitfalls, at the very outset, sowing new poison ous seeds in his mind that might bear all the bitter fruits of suspicion and distrust. for Fortunately me, fell no they upon ground in which rank or poisonous weeds would grow. sit But down," I continued, for we had been standing all this time. He was about to expostulate, Tus can fashion, when his eye caught a

ADDRESS—

ST.

in

own

of

Families

still

friar too. laughed, " he answered, and

again.

hold

a we to obtained are now the Leading Brands Licence, prepared supply and Wines of SUPERIOR C9lpniai;Alba-ap4 St.9t?/ QUALITY, Spirits Knghh in the best bouses", of not halfless than one gallon, quantities mported dhect froip dozen bottles.

Having

are

you;

asked laughing.

I

life

Two

IMPORTERS,

SPIRIT

when

pressed'1

ence?" The

of

(late

forty

where nobody, says the prior, looks at them because they are in Latin and: treat of theology." " how But have you been ' sup

Wales.

DOHENY,

Foy and. Gibson).

over

ever

died,"

HUGHES

not

signore,

library,

,

Reference,

no,

or odd volumes so. They took our books from us when we were sup and put them in the town pressed,

Menzies Cup, 5,000 at 5. run 1st September, at Menzies. Caulfield Cup, 25,000 at 5, run October 15th, at Caulfield. Melbourne 1st, at Flemington. Cup, 25,000 at 5, run November run November Prince Of Wales 9th, 5,000 at 5. Stakes, December 26th, 5,000 at 5. Canning Cup, run CanningyPark, Perth Cup, '25,000 at'5, run 2riid January, '1899. 26th 1899. 10,000 at 5, run Handicap, January, Anniversary 25,000 at 5, run 4th March, 1899. Newmarket Handicap, Monday, 1899. Sydney Cup, 25,000 at 5, run Easter

the

s

in,,

him

bare

looked in to the room back in fancy at where Hotel Dessein's Calais, met with Lorenzo. Yorick Father " was the same attitude of Here the same "thin, entreaty," spare " same the mild, pene form," pale, same freedom from the face," trating " all commonplace ideas of fat, con his And face, tented ignorance." " looked forward and looked as too, looked to something beyond this if it world." was friar's embarrassment, The he found the door thus when great suddenly opened upon him by the a of the manifest house, signore

come

Let me en passi, prego I said, "to come in!" you," held the door open wider. I, The friar a low made me and obeisance, a with smile that acknowledged my

Perth.

Streets,

SAWMILLS,

"

instead,

treat

Merchants,

King

said

I

you ?" Fra Pacifico and his eyes wonder. "I had but of your charity,"

be

it

friar,

won't

variety.

ATTENDED

SATISFACTORILY

him.

to a friar

away. " Passi,"

carat..

etc.,

liked

"

apologetically more I The his fingers. the more at him did I wander

foreigner, " Buon

Jewellers

Of Address,

and CLOCKS WATCHES Kings, Bracelets, Brooches,

;

was

and

in

Then I had never spoken and there was about this as about Father Lorenzo so a such an air of de simple grace, in the whole cast of his precation look I and figure that would have been bewitched had I sent, him empty

Perth,

Street,

of

Stock

JOSEPH

moving

from the sin that day. was name and Pacifico this friar's " no He was Fra" his designation. or but a simple father, lay priest Franciscan Obserbrother of the was of coarse His habit vantins. a brown faded and threadbare ; stuff, round his knotted cord was girded feet were covered his sandaled waist, dust of a Tuscan with fine white at my he had. appearance high road which the small black lifted skullcap

15,

PROMPTLY

by the

confession of his crime made that it gentleman, impossible any a monk with should ever again treat Leastwise he saved me discourtesy.

of

Beautiful

REPAIRS

Watchmakers

careful attention to all manufactured Jewellery

stamp

CO.

AND Murray

B.C.

standard guaranteed A Magnificent

Bar.) the hall door to the house bell

I

Buildings,

(The Oldest Desire

HARD

.

OUR

" "

if

that' he has a, picture of holy founder." Your holy founder," I answered, the product of one Church, if the "

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