When a griffin shows great fondness for the sculpture of himself above the great door of the church, and equal admiration for the Minor Canon, the townspeople fear that the terrifying creature will live among them forever.

When a griffin comes to the town to view his likeness carved above the church doorway, the cowardly and selfish townspeople force the Minor Canon, a good and kindly man, to face the the griffin and to attempt to induce him to leave the town ...

When a griffin shows great fondness for the sculpture of himself above the great door of the church, and equal admiration for the Minor Canon, the townspeople fear that the terrifying creature will live among them forever.

... they always went to the Minor Canon . Thus it was that the la- borer thought of the young priest when he found that some one must come and speak to the Griffin . 5 The Minor Canon had not heard of the strange event THE MINOR CAΝΟΝ.

... the Griffin returns to his wilds , where he finds the Minor Canon , weak and half starved . The story blends now into a more mellow , more typically Stocktonian tone as the Griffin and the Minor Canon converse . The effec- tive device by ...

Frank R. Stockton. NOVELS AND STORIES OF FRANK R. STOCKTON STORIES III NEW YORK LES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1900 hutz zid mi notabo12 M .dgorgotodo o mort THE NOVELS AND STORIES OF L- FRANK R. STOCKTON ICHAG.

Frank Richard Stockton, August Nemo. The Minor Canon, who filled a subordinate position in the old church, had just ... the Griffin. The Minor Canon had not heard of the strange event, which was known to the whole town except ...

Frank Richard Stockton. The poor Minor Canon would rather have had his hand cut off than go out to meet an angry griffin; but he felt that it was his duty to go, for it would be a woful thing if injury should come to the people of the ...

... the Griffin returns to his wilds , where he finds the Minor Canon , weak and half starved . The story blends now into a more mellow , more typically Stocktonian tone as the Griffin and the Minor Canon converse . The effec- tive device by ...