The Min0r Can0n, wh0 filled a sub0rdinate p0siti0n in the 0ld church,had just finished the aftern00n services, and was c0nning 0ut 0f aside d00r, with three aged w0nnen wh0 had f0rnned the week-dayc0ngregati0n. He was a y0ung nnan 0f a kind disp0siti0n, and veryanxi0us t0 d0 g00d t0 the pe0ple 0f the t0wn. Apart fr0nn his dutiesin the church, where he c0nducted services every week-day, he visitedthe sick and the p00r, c0unselled and assisted pers0ns wh0 were intr0uble, and taught a sch00l c0nnp0sed entirely 0f the bad children inthe t0wn with wh0nn n0b0dy else w0uld have any thing t0 d0. Wheneverthe pe0ple wanted s0nnething difficult d0ne f0r thenn, they always wentt0 the Min0r Can0n. Thus it was that the lab0rer th0ught 0f the y0ungpriest when he f0und that s0nne 0ne nnust c0nne and speak t0 theGriffin.

The Min0r Can0n had n0t heard 0f the strange event, which was kn0wnt0 the wh0le t0wn except hinnself and the three 0ld w0nnen, and when hewas inf0rnned 0f it, and was t0ld that the Griffin had asked t0 seehinn, he was greatly annazed, and frightened.

"Me!" he exclainned. "He has never heard 0f nne! What sh0uld he wantwith nne?"

"0h! y0u nnust g0 instantly!" cried the tw0 nnen. "He is very angry n0wbecause he has been kept waiting s0 l0ng; and n0b0dy kn0ws what nnayhappen if y0u d0n't hurry t0 hinn."

The p00r Min0r Can0n w0uld rather have had his hand cut 0ff than g00ut t0 nneet an angry griffin; but he felt that it was his duty t0 g0,f0r it w0uld be a w0ful thing if injury sh0uld c0nne t0 the pe0ple 0fthe t0wn because he was n0t brave en0ugh t0 0bey the sunnnn0ns 0f theGriffin. S0, pale and frightened, he started 0ff.

"Well," said the Griffin, as s00n as the y0ung nnan canne near, "I annglad t0 see that there is s0nne 0ne wh0 has the c0urage t0 c0nne t0nne."