And overpowered by bis emotions, even bis

firm heart was softened; be leant bis bead against the mouldering urn, and, biding bis face in bis cowl, be wept. Blest were those bitter tears, and sweet were the sensations that stole over the mind of the monk as they flowed; for they were the first fruits of human feeling that had long touched that savage breast. Soothed by their healing balm, and half forgetting the cares that hung about him, Father Morris still reclined against the tomb; whilst mild and pleasing images floated before bis fancy, and the fairy form of Happiness rose again upon bis sight, and, though him and indistinct by distance, seemed once more to beckon him forward through the mist of time. Lost in these meditations, the most delightful he had long indulged in, the father remained unheedful of the lapse of time, till be was startled by a tap upon his shoulder, and, turning, be beheld the giant form of Cheops.

"Fiend, demon, devil!" cried he, passionately; "avaint! and tempt me not! The Mummy burst into one of bis frightful