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                  PADRE IGNACIO Or The Song of Temptation 



     PADRE IGNACIO Or 

The Song of Temptation 



                        BY OWEN WISTER 



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     At   Santa   Ysabel   del   Mar   the   season   was   at   one   of   those   moments 

when the air rests quiet over land and sea。 The old breezes were gone�察�the 

new  ones   were   not   yet   risen。 The   flowers   in   the   mission garden   opened 

wide�察�no wind came by day or night to shake the loose petals from their 

stems。     Along     the  basking�察    �silent�察 �many´colored       shore    gathered     and 

lingered     the   crisp   odors   of   the   mountains。   The   dust   hung   golden   and 

motionless long after the rider was behind the hill�察�and the Pacific lay like 

a floor of sapphire�察�whereon to walk beyond the setting sun into the East。 

One white sail shone there。 Instead of an hour�察�it had been from dawn till 

afternoon in sight between the short headlands�察�and the Padre had hoped 

that   it   might   be   the   ship   his   homesick   heart   awaited。   But   it   had   slowly 

passed。 From an arch in his garden cloisters he was now watching the last 

of it。 Presently it was gone�察�and the great ocean lay empty。 The Padre put 

his glasses in his lap。 For a short while he read in his breviary�察�but soon 

forgot it again。 He looked at the flowers and sunny ridges�察�then at the huge 

blue    triangle    of  sea   which    the   opening     of  the   hills  let  into   sight。 

;Paradise�察─  �he   murmured�察   �need   not   hold   more   beauty   and   peace。   But   I 

think I would exchange all my remaining years of this for one sight again 

of Paris or Seville。 May God forgive me such a thought� ─�

     Across the unstirred fragrance of oleanders the bell for vespers began 

to ring。 Its tones passed over the Padre as he watched the sea in his garden。 

They reached his parishioners in their adobe dwellings near by。 The gentle 

circles of sound floated outward upon the smooth�察�immense silenceover 

the vines and pear´trees�察�down the avenues of the olives�察�into the planted 

fields�察�whence women and children began to return�察�then out of the lap of 

the valley along the yellow uplands�察�where the men that rode among the 

cattle paused�察�looking down like birds at the map of their home。 Then the 

sound widened�察�faint�察�unbroken�察�until it met Temptation in the guise of a 

youth�察�riding toward the Padre from the South�察�and cheered the steps of 

Temptation's jaded horse。 

     ;For    a  day�察  �one   single   day   of  Paris� ─  �repeated    the  Padre�察   �gazing 



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through his cloisters at the empty sea。 

     Once in the year the mother´world remembered him。 Once in the year�察�

from Spain�察�tokens and home´tidings came to him�察�sent by certain beloved 

friends of his youth。 A barkentine brought him these messages。 Whenever 

thus the mother´world remembered him�察�it was like the touch of a warm 

hand�察  �a   dear   and   tender   caress�察  �a   distant   life�察  �by   him   long   left   behind�察�

seemed to be drawing the exile homeward from these alien shores。 As the 

time for his letters and packets drew near�察�the eyes of Padre Ignacio would 

be   often   fixed   wistfully   upon   the   harbor�察  �watching   for   the   barkentine。 

Sometimes�察�as to´day�察�he mistook other sails for hers�察�but hers he mistook 

never。 That   Pacific   Ocean�察  �which�察  �for   all   its   hues   and   jeweled   mists�察  �he 

could not learn to love�察�had�察�since long before his day�察�been furrowed by 

the keels of Spain。 Traders�察�and adventurers�察�and men of God had passed 

along   this   coast�察  �planting   their   colonies   and   cloisters�察  �but   it   was   not   his 

ocean。 In the year that we�察�a thin strip of patriots away over on the Atlantic 

edge of the continent�察�declared ourselves an independent nation�察�a Spanish 

ship�察�in the name of Saint Francis�察�was unloading the centuries of her own 

civilization at the Golden Gate。 San Diego had come earlier。 Then�察�slowly�察�

as   mission   after   mission   was   built   along   the   soft   coast   wilderness�察  �new 

ports were establishedat Santa Barbara�察�and by Point San Luis for   San 

Luis Obispo�察�which lay inland a little way up the gorge where it opened 

among the hills。 Thus the world reached these missions by water�察�while on 

land�察�through the mountains�察�a road led to them�察�and also to many more 

that were too distant behind the hills for ships to servea rough road�察�long 

and   lonely�察  �punctuated   with   church   towers   and   gardens。   For   the   Fathers 

gradually      so  stationed    their   settlements     that  the   traveler   might    each 

morning ride out from one mission and by evening of a day's fair journey 

ride into the next。 A lonely�察�rough�察�dangerous road�察�but lovely�察�too�察�with a 

name like musicEl Camino Real。 Like music also were the names of the 

missionsSan   Juan   Capistrano�察  �San   Luis   Rey   de   Francia�察  �San   Miguel�察�

Santa Ynestheir very list is a song。 

     So there�察�by´and´by�察�was our continent�察�with the locomotive whistling 

from Savannah to Boston along its eastern edge�察�and on the western the 

scattered chimes of Spain ringing among the unpeopIed mountains。 Thus 



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grew     the   two   sorts   of  civilizationnot     equally。   We    know     what    has 

happened since。 To´day the locomotive is whistling also from The Golden 

Gate     to  San   Diego�察   �but   still  the  old   mission´road     goes    through    the 

mountains�察�and along it the footsteps of vanished Spain are marked with 

roses�察�and broken cloisters�察�and the crucifix。 

     But this was 1855。 Only the barkentine brought to Padre Ignacio the 

signs from the world that he once had known and loved so dearly。 As for 

the   new   world   making   a   rude   noise   to   the   northward�察  �he   trusted   that   it 

might keep away from Santa Ysabel�察�and he waited for the vessel that was 

overdue with its package containing his single worldly luxury。 

     As the little�察�ancient bronze bell continued swinging in the tower�察�its 

plaintive call reached something in the Padre's memory。 Softly�察�absently�察�

he   began   to   sing。   He   took   up   the   slow   strain   not   quite   correctly�察  �and 

dropped it�察�and took        it up again�察�always in cadence with the bell。 

     ��musical score appears here�А�

     At length he heard himself�察�and�察�glancing at the belfry�察�smiled a little。 

;It is a pretty tune�察─�he said�察 �and it always made me sorry for poor Fra 

Diavolo。 Auber himself confessed to me that he had made it sad and put 

the hermitage bell to go with it�察�because he too was grieved at having to 

kill his villain�察�and wanted him�察�if possible�察�to die in a religious frame of 

mind。 And Auber touched glasses with me and saidhow well I remember 

it��'Is it the good   Lord�察�or is   it merely the devil�察 �that makes me   always 

have a weakness for rascals��' I told him it was the devil。 I was not a priest 

then。 I could not be so sure with my answer now。; And then Padre Ignacio 

repeated Auber's remark in French�此 �'Est´ce le bon Dieu�察�oui est´ce bien le 

diable�察  �qui   veut   tonjours   que   j'aime   les   coquins�拭─  �I   don't   know�   �I   don't 

know� �I wonder if Auber has composed anything lately�拭�I wonder who is 

singing 'Zerlina' now�拭─�

     He cast a farewell look at the ocean�察�and took his steps between the 

monastic herbs�察�the jasmines and the oleanders to the sacristy。 ;At least�察─�

he said�察 �if we cannot carry with us into exile the friends and the places we 

have lo

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