urch of his patron
saint, wherever that church might be found; if there was not one, then
that a church might be built and endowed. Upon investigation, it
appeared that there was no such church in either Holland or the Low
Countries (for you know that there are not many Catholics there); and
they applied to the Catholic countries, Lisbon and Spain, but there
again they were at fault; and it was discovered, that the only church
dedicated to that saint was one which had been erected by a Portuguese
nobleman in the city of Goa, in the East Indies. The Catholic bishop
determined that the money should be sent to Goa and, in consequence it
was embarked on board of my patron's vessel, to be delivered up to the
first Portuguese authorities he might fall in with.

"Well, signor, the money, for better security was put down into the
captain's cabin, which, of course, was occupied by my noble friend, and
when he went to bed the first night he was surprised to perceive a
little one-eyed old man sitting on the boxes."

"Merciful Saviour!" exclaimed the commandant, "what, the very same
little man who appeared here this day?"

"The very same," replied Krantz.

The commandant crossed himself, and Krantz proceeded:--

"My noble patron was, as you may imagine, rather alarmed; but he is very
courageous in disposition, and he inquired of the old man who he was,
and how he had come on board.

"`I came on board with my own money,' replied the spectre. `It is all
my own, and I shall keep it. The Church shall never have one stiver of
it if I can help it.'

"Whereupon, my patron pulled out a famous relic, which he wears on his
bosom, and held it towards him; at which the old man howled and
screamed, and then most unwillingly disappeared. For two more nights
the spectre was obstinate, but at the sight of the relic, he invariably
went off howling, as if in great pain; every time that he went away,
invariably crying out `Lost--lost!'--and during the remainder of the
voyage he did not trouble us any more.

"We thought, when our patron told us this, that he referred to the money
being lost to him, but it appears he referred to the ship; indeed it was
very inconsiderate to have taken the wealth of a parricide on board; we
could not expect any good fortune with such a freight, and so it proved.
When the ship was lost, our patron was very anxious to save the money;
it was put on the raft, and when we landed, it was taken on shore and
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