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248 WEST IIIGnLAXD TALES.
would take. They took tlie young man's measure and
began the dress. The dress was ready by twelve
o'clock. They could not Avork any longer as the Sun-
day was coming in. He left -with the dress, and when
he found liimself a short way from the bishop's church
he put it on. He had got a key to open the church
and he went in. He at once went to the pidpit. The
doorkeeper casting an eye in on an occasion, while a great
watch was kept over the bishop, he went and said
there was a light in the church.
"A hght," said his master, "go and see what
light it is." It was past twelve o'clock by tliis
time.
" Oh," said the doorkeeper, coming back, " there is
a man preaching in it."
Tlie bishop drew out his time-piece, and he saw
that it was the beginning of the Sunday. He went
running to the church. 'When he saw the brightness
that was in the cliurch, and all the movements of the
man that was i^reaching, he was seized with fear. He
opened the door a little and put in his head that he
might see what he was like. There was not a language
under the stars that the man in the pulpit was not
taking a while of. When he came to the languages
which the bishop understood, he began to denounce
the bishop as a man who had lost his senses. In the
bishop ran, and down he is on his knees before tlie
pul{)it. There he began to pray, and w-hen he saw the
brightness that was about the pulpit, he took to heart
the things that were said to him. At length he said
to him, if he would promise sincere repentance, and go
along with him, he would grant him forgiveness. The
bishop promised him tliat he would.
" Come with me till I have a little time of you,"
said he.