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 PAELEY THE FORTJ21?, 
 
 AN 
 
 ALLEGORY: 
 
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 at Stattantrs mi 
 
PARLEY THE PORTER. 
 
 THERE was once a certain gentleman who 
 had a house or castle situated in the midst of 
 a great wilderness, but inclosed in a garden. Now 
 there was a band of robbers in the wilderness who 
 had a great mind to plunder and destroy the castle, 
 but they had not succeeded in their endeavours, 
 because the master had given strict orders to 
 " wa tch without ceasing." To quicken their * vigi- 
 lance, he used to tell them that their care would 
 soon have an end ; that though the nights they had 
 to watch were dark and stormy, yet they were bat 
 few; the period of resistance was short, that of 
 cest,, eternal. 
 
 The rubbers however, attacked the castle in 
 various ways. They tried at every avenue: watch- 
 ed to Like advantage af every careless moment; 
 looked for an open door or a neglected window. Bui 
 though they often made the bolts shake, ,irfdthe 
 windows rattle, they could never greatly hurt the 
 house, much less get into it. Do you know the rea« 
 son ? it was because the servants were never J 
 iheir guard. They heard the noise plain enough, 
 and used to be not a little frightened, for M 
 were aware both of the strength and pese^ 
 ranee of the enemies. But what seemed rat ^ 
 odd, to some of these servants, the gentleinan a 
 to tell them, that while they coxitinued to beany 
 they would be safe ; and it passed into a sono p 
 
rcrb in that family, • happy he that feareth al- 
 ways.' Some of the servants however thought 
 tliisacontradiction. 
 One day when the master was going from home, 
 k called his servants altogether, and spoke to 
 them as foiiows: ' I will not repeat to you the 
 directions I have so often given you; they are 
 ifl written down in " The Book of Laws/' of which 
 everyone of you have a copy. Remember, it is 
 a vtry short time that you are to remain in this 
 castle: you will soon remove to my more settled 
 habitation, to a more durable house, not made 
 Wh hands. As those houses are never exposed 
 to any attack, so they never stand in need of any 
 re pair, for that country is never infested by any 
 sons of violence. Here you are servants, there 
 Mlbe princes. Bat mark my words, and you 
 JUna the same truth in « The book of my 
 L.s. whether you will ever attain to that 
 
 lal , e P end on the manner in which you de- 
 E youraelves in this. A stout vigilance for a 
 L ^^11 secure you certain happiness for 
 pertio ns U depends on your present 
 
 lyabseric * com P lain and -take advantage of 
 Hat"/ 6 ' 3nd ca ^ me a nard master, and grum-- 
 
 Nerness placed ln the midst of an h ° wlin g 
 exn U i peaCe or securit y- Say not, that 
 V the n v teni P tations without any power 
 r'-^tvoiH Y ° U have so ^e diihculties! it is 
 .^this I many hsl ? s and man y comforts 
 J he other v 6 tolerab ^, even before you get 
 I e> 'thetiin ■ r '? 18 not ahard service, and if it 
 
 NAem^fn? ? h0rt -' You have arms if 
 m * you !^° rs if y°" ^ l bar them, and 
 
 * 5 of 4 rnM USC [t 1 would def * all the 
 1 10 pbers without, if I could depend 
 
on the fidelity of the people within. If the thieves 
 ever get in and destroy the house, it must be by 
 the connivance of one of the family. For it is , 
 itanding law rftbis castle, that mere outward M 
 tan never destroy it, if there be no traitor wiHi 
 You will stand or fall as you observe this rale, 
 If you are finally happy, it will be by my grace 
 and favour; if you are ruined it will be your wo 
 
 fault." 
 
 When the gentleman had done speaking, even 
 servant repeated his assurance of attachment™! 
 firm allegiance to his master. But among themi 
 not one was so vehement and loud in hisprolessi* 
 as old Parley the porter. Parley indeed, it wnj 
 known was always talking, which expose to 
 no small danger; for as he was the foienrtj 
 promise, so he was the slackest to perform, « 
 !o speak .he truth, though he * a a *P* 
 fellow, his master was more afraid of hiffl, 
 all his professions, than he was i of ^ re j 
 protested less. He knew that Parley «j 
 credulous, and self-sufficient; and J 
 apprehended more danger from ran j 
 tinence. curiosity, and love ot novelty, 
 fiom the stronger vices of some ot I 
 
 servants. The rest, indeed, sel dom fe 
 scrape of which Parley was not the 
 shape or other. , that thoV 
 
 1 am sorry to be obliged to 
 Parley was allowed every ^f^^A 
 needful rest which the nature of hi P«JJj to l 
 yet he thought it very hard to be ^ 
 constantly on duty. " Nothing W ^ 
 said Parley « I have to be m e» , < 
 and meat sufficient ; and plenty ^ t 
 of my office, and I pick up a g j 
 
of the comers and goers by day, but it is hard 
 that at night I must watch as narrowly as a Jiouse 
 dog, and" yet let in no company without orders, 
 only because there is said to be a few straggling 
 rohbcrs here in the wilderness, with whom my 
 master does not care to let us be acquainted. He 
 pretends to make us vigilant through fear of the 
 robbers, but I suspect it is only to make us mope 
 alone, A merry companion and a mug of beer, 
 would make the night pass cheerily." Parley, 
 however, kept all these thoughts to himself or 
 uttered them only when no one heard, for talk 
 he must. He began to listen to the nightly whist- 
 ling of the robbers under the windows with rather 
 less alarm than formerly, and was sometimes so 
 jned of watching, that he thought it was even 
 wrtorun the risk of being robbed once, than 
 t0 jive always in the fear of robbers. 
 
 There were certain bounds in which the gentle- 
 man allowed his servants to walk and divert them- 
 ™* at all proper seasons. A pleasant garden 
 pounded the castle, ahd a thick edge separated 
 Ku from the wndei W, which was infested 
 mZ!i in which lhe y were permitted to 
 
 ff * cn »elVe8. The master advised them at 
 
 obser vX- C ? T thin these bounds - "While you 
 tell • and v 6 ( saidhe ) you will be safe and 
 New vnn° U i WlU consult y° ur ow " safety, as well 
 ,he WmitVT t0 me ' by not vent ^ rin g e ver to 
 as ^e dares l y ° Ur bounds : be who goes as far 
 I: « ought La yS Shews a Wlah to S° farther than 
 
 it s re n iT? ionIy does S0> 
 
 ^ ^pt to n ' that tJ,e " ear ^ thc *e ser- 
 ISp-ftemorJ? C f St ! e ' and lhe father from the 
 
 the nearer wildernes s appeared.- 
 
 ™ey approached the forbiddffci 
 
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 and 
 mas- 
 
 never 
 reason, 
 
 bounds, their own borne appeared more flail 
 the wilderness more delightful. And this rheL 
 ter knew when he gave his orders; for he msv 
 either did or said any thing without a good r ' 
 •And when his servants so m et i neies cfcsircd an ex- 
 planation of the reason, he used to tell them they 
 would understand it when they came to the other 
 house:' fork was one of the pleasures of that hoe 
 that would explain all the mysteries of this, and 
 any little obscurities in the master's' conduct ioi 
 be then quite plain. 
 
 Parley was the first who promised to keep dear 
 of the * hedge/ and yet was o ften seen looking'^ 
 near as he durst. One day he ventured close up 
 to the hedge, put two or three stones one on ano- 
 ther, and tried to peep over. He saw one of the 
 robbers strolling as near as he could be on the forbid- 
 oen side. This man's name was Mr. FlartenveUr 
 a smooth civil man, ' whose words were softer titan 
 buiter, having war in his heart.* He made several 
 low bows to Parley. 
 
 Now Parley knew so little of the world, that he 
 actually concluded all rubbers must have, an 
 look which should frighten you at once, and coarse 
 brutal manners, which would, at first sijfht, sil ^ 
 they were enemies. He thought like a P 001 *. J s 
 povmt fellow, as he was, that this mild spc^ 
 person could never be one of tire band-^* 
 well accosted Parley with the utmost <j) | 
 which put him quite off his guard, for P ar ^ s5fl 
 no notion that he could be an enemy WW ^ 
 soft and civil. For an open foe he wou^ ^ 
 been prepared. Parley, however, after a ^ 
 course drew this conclusion, that cither ■■jfjA 
 terwell could not be one of the gang, or 1 £ e s iK* 
 was, the robbery themselves could no 
 
monsters m his mastefr had described, and there- 
 fore it wa. a folh ^ afraid of them. 
 
 Flatteiwell began, like a rue adept in his art, by 
 lulling ail Parley's suspicions asleep, and instead 
 of "openly abusing his master., which would have 
 opened Parley's eyes at once, he pretended rather 
 to commend him in a general way, as a person who 
 meant well himself, but was too apt to suspect 
 others. To this Parley assented. The other then 
 ventured to hint by degrees, that though the gen- 
 tleman might he a good master in the main, yet he 
 must say he was a little strict, and a little stingy 
 and not a little censorious. That tie was blamed 
 by the 'Gentlemen in the Wilderness,' for shut- 
 ting his house against good company, and his ser- 
 vants were laughed at by people of spirit for sub- 
 £Wg to the gloomy life of the castle, and the 
 «N pleasures of the garden, instead of ranging 
 jothe wilderness at large. 
 
 neinA'u 6 ™ *8W said Parley, who was ge- 
 jjjZj the °P m i°n of the person he was talking 
 to ate n y f ma f er is r ^her harsh and close. But 
 Mti J- fruth, all the barring, and locking, and 
 
 issurel us J p P IT * Set of who he 
 
 an oppan ,1 ! )berSi awd are waiting for 
 ^ CrvoL ^^^^- 1 h °P e "0 offence, 
 
 ^ ^fE^S 1 me? ^^Possible, dear 
 
 u Ui ied :f e . u ° notIook like an e ^my; 
 
 niedo? med ' W M harm can a plain man like 
 Parky vm 
 
 6 bo «* we .Sol? VVere «** to l * Von into 
 snouid be rmned soul and body. 
 
FldttcnvclL I am sorry, Mr. Parley, to heir 
 
 sensible a man as you are so deceived. 
 
 This 
 
 is 
 
 mere prejudice. He knows we are cheerful enter 
 taming people, foes to gloom and superstition and 
 therefore he is so morose, he will not let you ret 
 acquainted with us. 8 
 Parley. W ell ; he says, you are a band of thieves 
 gamblers, murderers, drunkards, and atheists. 
 
 FlattcrvjdL Don't believe him, the worst we 
 should do, perhaps, is, we might drink a friendly 
 glass with you to your master's health, or play ag 
 innocent game of cards just to keep you awake, or 
 sing a cheerful song with the maids;* now is there 
 any harm in all this ? 
 
 Parley. Not the least in the world. And 1 
 begin to think there is not a word of truth in all my 
 master says. 
 
 Flaltenvell. The more you know us, the more 
 you will like us. But I wish Ihere was not this 
 ugly edge between us. 1 have a great deal to say, 
 and I am afraid ofbeing overhead. 
 
 Parley was now just going to give a spring o ver 
 the hedge, but checked himself, saying, ic f dm 
 not come on your side, there are people about and 
 every thing is carried to my master. Fiatterwel 
 saw bv this, that his new friend was kept onhisoWf) 
 side of the hedge by fear, rather than by principte 
 and from that moment he made sure of nun* 
 " Dear Mr. Parley, f said he ) if you will aP 
 me the honor of a little conversation with J> 
 I will call under the window of your \oog e ^ 
 evening. I have something to tell you prea j ^ 
 your advantage. 1 admire you exceeding ^ 
 long for your friendship ; our whole b ; r# " el ' ^ 
 ambitious of being known to so amiable a p~ ^ 
 —«0 dear," said Parley, V 1 shall be an- 
 
biking to you nt night. It is so against my mas- 
 ter's orders. But did you say you had something 
 fc tell me to my advantage ?" 
 
 fktterweU. Yes, I can point out to you how 
 you may be a richer, a merrier, and a happier man. 
 if you will admit we to night under the window, 
 1 will convince you ttraj 'tis prejudice and not wis- 
 dom which makes your ma<er bar his door against 
 us; i will convince you that the mischief of a r&b4 
 /•it, as your master scurrilously calls us is only in 
 the nanie, that we are your true friends, and only- 
 mean to promote your happiness. 
 
 "Don't say we" said Parley, " pray come alone. 
 1 would not see the rest of the gang for the world, 
 but 1 think there can be no great harm in talking 
 km through the bars if you came alone; but I 
 am determined not to let you in. Yet I can't say 
 W wish to know what ypu can tell me so much 
 to fly advantage ; indeed if it is for my good, 1 
 °* to know it. ' It i 
 
 tkttehvell, (Going out, turns bach.) Dear 
 Parley; there is one thing 1 1 had forgot. I 
 « get ovtr the heel ge at night withouUisdst- 
 tlnth f? ' <n °' V - ere is a secret in thp nature of 
 iiewil i ' * n ^ e nouse ma ) f g«t over to us in 
 get to (,ernes5 ° r y° ur own accord, but we cannot 
 look ah° UI f Slde by ° ur own Strength. You must 
 and the ^ where the hed ° ;e is thinnest , 
 
 a little l Set u° V/ork t0 clear avva > r here an i there 
 , there i s \ ™ e ' lt wor,,t be mis - ci > and if 
 those on o smalles t hole made on your side, 
 bu t labourT S ^through; otherwise, we do 
 ob Won ti ln Vain * To this Parley made some 
 
 * eIi replie "'T the fear of bein S seen ' Fla "er- 
 '%ld be *'i . at the smallest hole from within 
 s ^cient for he could work his own 
 
10 
 
 way. H Well, (said Pauley) I will consider oh 
 To be sure I shall evert then be equally safe 
 the castle* as I shall have all th* bbltj, bars ail 
 locks between us, so that it will make but little ffi 
 ferenee.' 7 1 
 
 .V^Certimly twrt;" said Flatterwell, who knevit 
 would make a!l the difference in the world. $ 
 they parted with mutual protestations of regards 
 Parity veilt home chafmfed with his new friend,- 
 Is eyes fiwere n iw clearly opened as to his mas- 
 ter's prejudice against the Robbers, and he was con- 
 vinced there wa« more in the name than in the 
 thin^. " Hut. ^ said he) though Mr. Flatterwell is 
 certainly an agreeable companion, he may not be 
 so safe an inmate. There can, however, ue no 
 harm in talking at a distance, and 1 certainly won't 
 let him in." 
 
 Parley in the course of the day, did not forget 
 his promise to thin the hedge of separation a 
 At first he only tore oiFa handful of leaves, 
 little sprig, then he broke away a bough or two, 
 3t was observable, the large* the breach became, 
 the worse he began to think of his master, and the 
 belter of hi eifcelf. Every peep he took througft* 
 the broken hedge, increased his desire to get 01 
 intu the wildemebSi and made the thoughts of the 
 ca .Je mo-v irksome to him. . 
 
 He \ws c ntttiuaMy repeatino to himself, ' * v 
 dor what M r Flatterweii can have to say so m» 
 to my a /van a^e ? f see he does not wish 
 
 my paster; he only wishes to serve me. 
 l.eur of meeting, however, drew near, the m' 
 crdc rs now and then came across Parky s tno 5 
 
 He NFS 
 
 So Jo divert' them he took tH? book. 
 p\ ned to open it at these ttordV, " My^j ^ 
 n^ra entice thee, coimnt thou not.'' * <0 
 
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 t his heart failed him . " If this adm—' 
 
 ?u'd be sent on purpose? said he but n< 
 Lbear. My master told me ihat if I went to 
 ftp bounds I should get over the hed 6 e. Now 
 U to the utmost limits, *nd did not ge< over. 
 Here cupscierice put in, " Yes out it was because 
 you were watched,"—" I am sure, (continued Par- 
 ley, one maj always flop were one will, and this 
 isonly a tri< k of my master's to spoil sport. So 
 fwilleven bear what Mr. Flatterweii has to say 
 so much to my advantage. 1 am not obliged to 
 follow his councils* hut there can be no harm in 
 heaiing them. 
 
 Flatterweil prevailed on the rest of the robbers 
 tomake ivj public attack on the castle that night — 
 "My brethren, said he) you noW and then fail 
 in your schemes, because you are for violent be- 
 ginning, while my soothing insinuating measures 
 tally evfer miss. You come blustering and roar- 
 s' and frighten people, and set them on their 
 w% You inspire them with terror of Yoxr. 
 while my whole scheme is to make them think 
 well oi themselves and ili of their master. If I 
 cn ce fet them to entertain hard. thoughts of him, 
 and high thoughts of themselves, my business is 
 °ne, and they fall plump into my snares. So let 
 1ls Vacate affair alone to me. Parley is a softly 
 
 ^ he must not be frightened, but cajoled. 
 
 Worth i Veiy S0Ft of man to succet>d wif h; and 
 \V lthth a hu ^red of your sturdy sensible fellows. 
 
 (empt a L m We L want strong arguments, and strong 
 
 *4va l "V WUh SUGh feilows a * Parley, in 
 fe'as iot and sensuallt Y are the leading quali- 
 
 grea tern U m fl teU y ° U ' is the c '' se with far the 
 plea *ure w li ? atter y> and a promise of ease and 
 1 mil *° more than your whole battle ar- 
 
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 ray. l&f&u will let me manage I Am H , 
 mfo the castle before midnight." g y ° lla11 
 > At ni £ ht the ^stjte wns barricadoed as I 
 no one had observed fKfe hole which P?,? T 
 . tt* in the hedge. This oVersgh H? 1 
 r^htirom the servants neglecting Sof^ 
 *** s stanciingoniers^^omakeanthtlv 
 t;on' of the state of the castle. The SrlcSffi 
 proceed so much from ^161^^ 
 havmg passed the evening in sloth and diversio 
 winch often amounts to nearly the same 
 
 As alf was very chearful within, so all was very 
 quiet witaout And before they went to bed, some 
 m the servants observed to the rest, that as they 
 heart no robbers that night, they thought thev 
 might soon begin to remit something of theirdili« 
 fence ih boding and barring. That all this fasten- 
 ing and locking was very troublesome, and they 
 hoped the danger was now pretty well over. 1 1 was 
 rather remarkable, that they never made these sort 
 cjf observations, but after an evening of some ex- 
 cess, and when they had neglected their private bu- 
 i, Shifcfes with their master. All, however, except 
 Parley went quietly to bed, and seemed tofeel un- 
 common security. * 
 
 Parley crept down to his lodge. He had half a 
 mind to go to bed too. Yet he was cot willing 
 disappoint Mr, Flatterwell. So civil a gentleman. 
 To be sure, he might have bad designs. Yet what 
 right had he to suspect any body who made such 
 professions and who was so very civil. BesW 
 5 It is something for my advantage, (added ftwj 
 I .will not open the door, that is cerU\'m, but as ne* 
 to come alone, he can do me no harm throU ^ nl \ 
 bars of the windows. And he will think I ■ 
 coward if I don't keep my word ; no, I v ™ ic 
 
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 see that lam not afraid of my own strength; 1 will 
 shew him, I can go what length I please, and stop 
 short ivbw I please/ Had Flatterwell heard this 
 boastful speech, he would have been quite sure of 
 his man. 
 
 About eleven, Parley heard the signal agreed 
 upon. It was so gentle as to cause little ahum — 
 So much the worse. Flatterwell never frightened 
 anyone, and therefore seldom failed of any one. 
 Parley stole softly down, planted himself at- his 
 little window, opened the casement, and spied his 
 new friend. It was pale star light. Parley was a 
 little frightened, for lie thought he perceived on 3 
 cr two persons behind Flatterwell ; but the other 
 assured him it was only his own shadow, which his 
 fears had magnified into a company. ". Though I 
 assure you, (said he ) I have not a friend but u hat 
 is as harmless as myself." 
 
 They now entered into earnest discourse in which 
 Flatterwell shewed himself a deep politician. He 
 Pully.njixed up in his conversation, a proper pro- 
 lan of praise on the pleasures of the wilderness, 
 w compliments to Parley , of ridicule on his mas - 
 «D and of abusive sneers on the book in which 
 ,e master's laws were written. Against this 
 
 *r 1 - ld Ulways a P artlcular spite, for he 
 ed it as the grand instrument by which the 
 
 s servants in allegiance, and 
 
 Book n ley coula once be ^ r ° u g nt to sne - v at fete 
 
 ter. p.T was an eud of submission to the mas- 
 drift «P nad not Penetration enough to see his 
 Jdonot V stotheB °ok,Mr. Flatterwell, (said he) 
 neglect .f° V vhethcr * lt be true or false, I rather 
 
 ^ ear ^real elieVeit 1 am forced indeed to 
 myself if I nce a NVeek > but I never look into it 
 can help it/'— - Excellent, f said Flat. 
 
14 
 
 . terwell to himself, that is juet the feS* * 
 1 hi. a sate ground for me. For i Wlg ~ 
 does not believe in the Book, or doe 7" m 
 
 rally ge him at last." ' <md 1 «» 
 
 " Why cai.oot we be a litt'e nearer Mr 
 (sa d Hatterwell, I am afraid of being Vi 
 uy some of yonr master's sn tk > • V d 
 Jhich you speak is ; § 
 down to the door."-- Well, S J Pa H ' " 
 no great harm in that. There is a lirte e 
 
 I ne little wicket being now opened, and Flat- 
 terwell standing close on the outside of the door, 
 they conversed with great ease. " Mr. Parley," 
 said f JattferWeH "f should not have pressed you 
 so much to admit me into the castle/ but out of 
 pure disinterested regard to your own happiness, 
 I shall get nothing by it, but f cartttdt bear to 
 thrnfe that a person so wise and amiable, should ^ 
 shut up in this gloomy dungeon, under a hard roas- 
 ter, and a slaye to (he unreasonable tyranny of his 
 ' poak of Laws/ If you admit me, you need have 
 no more waking, no more watching." Here Par- 
 ley involuntarily slipped back the bolt MmM 
 " lo convince you of my true love," continued 
 Flatterwell, <( [ have brought a bottle of the most 
 delicious wine that grows in the wilderness. You 
 shffll faste it, but you must put a glass through the 
 wicket to receive it, for it is a singular property in 
 this wine, that we dfthe wilderness cannot succeed 
 in conveying it to you of tfie castle, without 
 hold out a vessel to receive it."— " 0, here 
 
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 . ; Parley, holding out a large 
 W%\mys kept ready to b'e filled by any 
 -,: U e comer. The other immediately poured 
 Incapacious goblet, a large d ran ght of <rm; 
 ictousintoxicating liquor with which the family 
 ofthe Fiattervyerrs have for near 6000 years gained 
 lie hearts and destroyed the souls of all the inha- 
 lants ofthe castle, whenever they have been able 
 toprevail on them to hoicl out a hand to receive it. 
 This the wise master of the castle well knew 
 wald be the. case, for he knew what was in men, 
 lie knew their propensity to receive the delicious 
 pen ofthe Flatter-well's, and it was for this rea- 
 w that he gave them 'the Book of his Laws ' 
 Ranted the edge, and invented the bolts, and 
 *»Dled the locks. 
 
 Assoon as poor Parley had swallowed the fatal 
 St ,t acted like enchantment. He at once 
 J Jl paver o resistance. He had no sense of 
 en He despised his own safety, forgot his 
 
 1 w of the h0use in 
 
 ^X^i™ 1 for another dra "ght ^ 
 *£rit Pl ^: ell " l ? eId o*t> bQtGe toad. 
 hf «t„ j : nat a ico1 h«ve I been,"' said 
 ^^einl>2i^f 80 ^ --Will you. 
 
 r^reaseff. ey * lhcm & Retrain was 
 Sted ! fp n ? arahundre d robbers, yet so 
 S^eptM c^ that he did see one of 
 Wa rs d f V ! m ^ ^rley. eagerly pulled 
 
 %gh. I?? l he , c ? ulcl ^ever let in his friend 
 
 'Ifid 
 k 
 
 S 11 - He 1 f t iUL '« nris rnena 
 
 ^ say o f how ever, just presence, of 
 
 ffi 1 ?^ he was^Parlcy opened 
 Us K*ot Flatterwel! .only,- hut the 
 
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 whole banditti, who always lurk behind in train- 
 The moment they had got sure possession, Flal 
 lerwelj changed his soft tone, and cried out hi 
 voice of thunder, " Down with ther castle. Kill 
 burn and destroy." 
 
 Rapine, murder, and conflagration, by turns tool 
 place. Parley was the very first whom they attack- 
 ed. He was overpowered with wounds. As he fell 
 he cricdeut, ' O my master, I die a victim to my un. 
 belief in thee, and to my. own vanity and im. 
 prudence. O that the guardians of all other cas- 
 tles would hear me with my dying breath repeat 
 my master's admonition, that "All attacks from 
 " without will not destrov unless there is some 
 "confederate within. * O that the keepers of all 
 other castles would learn from my ruin, that he 
 who parleys with temptation is already undone 
 That he who allows himself to go to the very : 
 hounds, will soon jump over the hedge; that he 
 who talks out of the window with the enemy, ™ 
 soon open the door to him ; that he who holds out 
 his hand for the cup of sinful flattery, loses aU 
 power of resisting ; that when he opens the door 
 to one sin, all the rest fly in upon him, and 
 ttiftn perishes as 1 now do." 7 
 
 THE END. 
 
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