Legends of Holy Mary
page: (TitlePage) [View Page (TitlePage) ]LEGENDS or HOLY MARY Mal eoc Xve 0ttl 190 Sycamore .k page: iii[View Page iii] LEGENDS OF HOLY MARY. VI' u Y C'4 )S . Ys "3 ,y 'I ". .,t I F FU, P Ul ; IA,.3i fu Ax J IN a td c f tboit i ia no vhollycit~0 i V f n dieotiui *hioahut8i*p1IIfte Ai- t h a tit}dog it judge ~a dgtb e. fth of ift i i i. :Tr'Vrldy~Se tA;AjAm dibf the ~hto*+ sn izIb &mother thusazds .ai etbe* uI ' stfr th d-ep3 iof ;hr3 hs aswhte i big 4anoiug aft 'd " hv por iited = " faitff6 r gathe it iand i-o4u ; "az; page: iv-v[View Page iv-v] PREFACE. There was no philosophical nor educated sense of duty here, but only the pure human love, sown by our Lord in the little heart, as He sowed the wild flower in the field, and as et uncorrupted by this world. L I If Now, our Mother-Mary's heart is a human fal ersubhi podeigronMdtally lalldbe /iis- nshingahu : bfsinkuhaliab arauven'its p iato sidia ts itiddpitym ahid tderneslad ?ley a t nakesum h8i'ei o:g r o0 aiD the I a tfibuts ofi fo"""/ieand sep sje it ilhwith Ai efaLIauwealtln dh~mdbetI mlei s herdd w hild hete r I melynbthyHis iheanityr-4rastainless~i fahnlt leMaUfMdafctsae . nenr AHs isa-and teris aber ; host $.heendter' andCf ed dti hbbdnmunhk k ibeddinWdAeelopd~i 'iarAhe mothentoh sie sbaid attribuayto a degrw n by 1atinable.,byh mheaef othes childrenmndwheadybahavehhougg~vel M ~ # th t you{will Wguison[ Elbhe Ajtholio'is es loveyhb #hsai allfii geszthhbhherR ge piti geaAfeh~ e r&W iay amayfor soth ayare,' ones 1itbhr kwdttig do btrt ahema nan m ti)heti afd nI iteorbith bji the=aldhemyhef he Weit hi mnohibr :is euidhobA abpdwei inJhdL* yanmeaPRnitBiablie hensiblo by us*hhka deritIibtliM be whO,1in! jdditionat o data tfe oft ugIan gloryq and 'pity God{1o tithi uan;4 it heaven. a ? a r ; VIi J"p P r This is why we offer little ,l ik ti to our tl, amd, through her and for her, to her children. Let who will, old or young, read this book with a tender and devout heart, and he will reap benefit from it. The. place of the Critic in heaven, if place there be, has not yet been re- vealed. The place of the loving soul is known. Think only how far a little real, true love may L IV Pgggg IT page: vi-vii (Table of Contents) [View Page vi-vii (Table of Contents) ] Pd" ()A w t-iatIdfn Ii dflbuiii pt , F O 'teb gAt miPi4s6 -0o h dud t r ~a -dfieow i 'mouldy o Ioth .,x 1 , ... 6ux: r 1 i&" and; if gat 8 in :, : spuit byf ]p$ u a i.pm 1Y :;: 11Par8 to; *tt Mary, and consequently a benefit to us. iJ 'PsfJ c : d , F i, =2 c" ;X~I M L' j ,{A fr 'r?1-fff l Tlfr)~ f~'()o u" t sjjjii 1 ) i iit r~d Aw 1 j CONTENTS. THE SIRBEBEQUY............. 9 OUR LADY OF GUADALOUPE es."".""""".""" .. 21 ifSTELLA MAR18,1.".......................... 28 SISTER BEATRICE............................. 8 THE KNIGHT 0OF CHAMPPLEURY, ............. 43 ST. AGATH ... ...'...........................568 ' . " page: viii-9[View Page viii-9] I / " "} s f " e I " . j " f rp 7 }} . j 1't) f k1 j)r ?y ""}""" f""""f"t. + f " r . . . r 'Cif ! -;) r f., a , ..........f; 1 i; / : 21t1 ; G t t " . a s " f t s 1 . . " ".. r r "/'f Z , a f ? r , , s ® ~ -." . . ../ h I;": ~f "' ,r 4} 'f/ . I !' 0 . J i j S} j s ;t; 'trii* f !'t} "r K mot l .1P a ~fx [U % .{ " ,"E " t i f l ! tAr 1 . ' 'f rli " 4 i"" !i~ rl 6t ..7 i s7 t4A t, 1 i$ S ' rtHE 8IR EU1Q f ; Y4 t{ {n, S _ ' ,u t C r + "i ''i.}i ' t.i h i,. F a 4 ij WnN,{ at the voice t r: xt w. uf"to Q nrZ, ; ii 1 P' S ~f Q0 R i"}3 Wof f 1 d 1v t the Holy Laudy} "~ 3 "11h l p t" ,a efi r C ii1 Y°t .] ;14 , ' 9 s &the, Grar, Cont f TROLJd I -OW. o " 4 3 1 page: 10-11[View Page 10-11] 10 LEGENDS OF HOLY MARY. But his young wife, then about to give birth to her first child, was deeply afflicted at her husband's reso- lution, and opposed its fulfillment strenuously. The baron did all he could to induce her to consent, and the aged count then spoke to her: "I also, my daughter, have crossed the sea; I went without my father's knowledge and against the sad OfP1 he ua wheh I came back with honor. Ce ny, dear~ y, your baron can not revhisliiig go forth to battle for the Faitbi{&$) Mo cc aisar r 3 Is thirty years old, an4 that is t lae of grg actions for gentlemen. Should he remain at home he will gain 01i~I i hteM , t + f . '' Mat9isr/t e i lady yieldedI % t Ie claireleet bilved t ft ik t e abfott , aid thik'ty tared followers. ' M 66th0 lally'Wpt % to ly',whet1ihfe our ifart- Bier bfidfIggipbWAdi f . g)"A =heyon blfeell ftin-CmaW 4:ibap0 will i eihaselbyl and N Hhit~DitR 4 L1 fithfihusliauyshonl,a hd# agbNt tel Q MJ.., . Hstheii1 her toi'h '.thef, whoimdrJ 6hfht Vjt+iM4fH'ovan gad@ofr Qdeft i% him in all peril, and bringhi m d aTnthemcoin t ib d bkisgeiii hi i al er+,and brngleih @@i i lasa hsu ienthe couatsb e s ci d si mb l k yo Y sciaairdtheic fodlie4 and tl4y1afte 6iibiii . themselves to our Lady of Victories, sp iti o theirAiha gei detArths m ) V fIm W;t W Time paaedddatthe "4d y " hid4 hd1% commenced their duties in Pa 8 &-" aW giggg a tsem nd -h i iidnta"fal Wh1Mf f 1 1 e6 put dbubldiigeroint hid adoubtb0e i Wdit his counsels, for he had honor to win for his boydi9 niow In bidso 2 ~e iai mid begr~'a ?g f R l swa°t =oi VbMdegoodtwilla s ' bot ele ad si bg an c - aulsitlrikidh .. nf#'%kb .ide,31 4i .4 page: 12-13[View Page 12-13] L OR'119AY, MOY. v T *eb. r p F* !his k#iiirhe he himsef was pierced. with woun4~ t ,la bt~wlch t ' f w W i ~piafvwpifed bO; g tpi d4t his deetri. ..t Meanwhile, far off in ~ h beuago# ip4 f; S ~ trrt~aighire ehtlb When the, Saa'cens eaW t* plu d thbe ies oE 1 A iet,, *, 4,they A W Ad- tTheSirdYde ' t4ad ifs. 4Ji0110119);'d *f So they wrapped him in a cloak and carriedJim Mfr ,bewom, M. " It .14 d Yh Bt c fP% aiti *Y fandk1' t t 3 e' "LY S 1~I& 6hed iau t di ' d)Jn; , (rhe i Lr " dvY h6N' th SY 1Vim t ig _ tic 9=WY~& ~~ 6Oi Sr 4 BI DE lC "' page: 14-15[View Page 14-15] 14 t } 94 ), r f i he th ; of theSaraeuns, and .they fled into t ' itr ti ii R, aoid i soon afterward departed, in ) p% 1en op { t.y~4d 9u1d qfv n y: ,. r to li vealone obr 1mjemor-tand )vit.hope. °,.-.. }I OR & MlylKo.:sI D CQIu hef- -T 0, , I odg had given him. binothed haope, wh page: 16-17[View Page 16-17] bread, and fiat, .sun-heated water rethj4l spend, making in at t}i1l6 thoupla tho pladfor my soul unt#r4%iI* Fth e . ann~ld aid l .IL i thSOf 0 THl 5I .DE PBCRQUY :, 17. stod .,obe dehji m i Sbeoi sh e dt fLthe:f "P#y fell from hiSi im%..$rSo ~ell, belei ig *W*athe raW he attempted- to niove% ands f &;tl~btI he coutg4oa so, with freedquyf-, t oo gal'*e°ke g The n h6jes{hilIW tl pou i .~i hriv~iba~dOi, Udlolwi oi~d~ im anaodM14ht tbe : hL t n.i44ie wo Lw lid reobguiner that was, Wtake and f-e a~d& faliig ,upon hi knee , he ~heartiy : taed :God,. oul ;r RThe; bWi«dsoeng; aboey 41m i jli trx0 flowers, 164ig unfamiliarj r=Y . wood~cutr et his - drk, tier kpglt =ppM h, sawt..h esein ga te a lr f naked am & tb soI's listered arid :tanned, by. ithe sotu hif h shaved, akid° hi h m hot~~e~ iJ bushy bke 4; Ftook the g O Chbal for apitr The , bar00,b lc evr,:g*!0obaee, dn4 qw o e~ taighi r ad dahi tniJe p bt-4i. w 1oftant they Moore. To' this tl0 -Poo~elw~te1lA rep lie d i I F r io h th a t, h & a dt 4 i&..1S u o "at .the o f d f I i d rt 'i! d as , g ood friend . if deed , eu .resae .~tl a u'foe -17am, awutte~t1'afgJ? , . I-tb 0uAtY .a page: 18-19[View Page 18-19] LuGMN a OmiuOL MARY. rd'ssald the ttei; "is the& forest-of:. Greqny. li4 nthei1fmishtborderdiaBut you:are doubtless adshirdeked hariner - ; But the barniad owbphi'lelf.upnV the=earth and iededdhi aoiith e inofocros. 1iO ;GOd, insithigli and ostlne oiful" so he praydj:"O osoihol'Marygou Lalyandfour'help, dur queei land niotheraccept yinf thanks :for this irle fm=eliv ane." Then risghe asked, fi th ed'lord r stiahlivb4 if the lady andthe touthbbAlirof Grequy were wel'" . B t the ' odw t c ieraia, "What ld you know off: loide Alas,4heCdunt26rard went, years ago, E.kbnhbarted toth# grave, weeping for his sons slaiaiin iPalestine:,Then }thelorditBaldwin, who re iged alnedeie ioeduld' ;aid have deprived the lady and the heir of their lands, and she, Worn out wilthhopelessweeping for her husband,:harassed by* her brehein4a- uthpiotested 'and urged "by her Atle4 hatry!Wsecond tithe, has consented at last, and willtirday#be wedded to the Sire deRenty. Ooireo pt oheeastle; yon.viU'get a good alms there. fA~41 followed the swoodctittdr to the,.castled Iheaedlwajyouttreparatioa and bustle. The *zituels *duldYhave:stopped;'the'poor half-iaked pilgrim, asking him if he were an escpedislave. .anI oiih,#ighk a ilgf rom b 'yAnd theL-sead yuaiuesso# imodstget~ Itondste SThoe, tdeu a I. &A 4ReMia ilad undr speakit-daQ d&thelBdr v4nuwtJoety-a dres ing sho febr ba 4 ai) insBnerg Baeshpreypuilm u4aveJ w ah bhyd 1iThe tdigli kat dohn nd np sboadfter wr~tha lpappe+ lplead,'ando freyi red with weeping, but robed .ia4&4ela ornad with jewels, and followed by a gay and jocund train. Raoul knelt before her. "Noble lady," he said, "I come from beyond the sea. I bring you news of the Sire de Cieqay,' for ten long years a"slave in Syria." "Alas," she answered, bursting into tears, "This can not be true. My lord, his brothers and his fol- lowers, fell, fighting against the Paynim. "Raoul de Orequy did not perish, lady, he stands before you now. Look on me, 0 my wife, and recog- nize your husband, once so dear, despite his wretch- edness and the change that suffering has wrought upon him. See here, my half of our bridal ring, broken and shared between us when we parted. I bring pledgeof faith kept loyally, back to you now." page: 20-21[View Page 20-21] !A$d the* with bey"h *ellhkiwtt t 1he l [of - O uy E f tthee azis1s f 4r rla -lc~ but u l frgot ae$ L S rdXg} hi t i 1 bx~.id .~b~idFpa'#as wihew) the 'w v ow¢ 'b theqreuait te,' l~ i owed/by W fieir #uit the chapel of our Laydsipbuwd~te gbtutauthokit ia4rndez'Ozl WsMavyy " ii _ ! : d 1 s a r ' 2 ,, 1 . r'b ' T t; 1'' 4' ' 4 e4 '.1 '{ 7 .1 ' rt / f ' . 4 t ' r ~ ; :F . ' //1.+' +. T S 4 4 ~ 444 W " '3 3 ,114 'd 2 4 ,' } tr t pr. ! 7 i'R a j ,. /4 44 ,-E 44 a 4 't T i~ 3 ,,') }?j, 444$a 4 } 4 ' 7 '4v4 40p /y am .1 }( ' " R) 4 4C 4 W 44( : 4 '4i44 f.- 4':; 4 .re~ ' .+ t '4' 4 ^t . 4 t '4',,.:l '. 7 ' S 4' I '1 _ 7 rf84Afydt" rld914 mai~y 1b4i God hathhoeuthvp~t~g of this world to confound thb ; Shorty aftr theMe w 4ee v .t1,&frue tAhwarha newly conrs eadunfryhian °t .ia m i~ner b ad ins - e dzawing robin-, , The :pei pkain, from the ~iherd boy ioii#thedI} ,ic ,k ar the cattle' drlverenx4hb'; ~ hs~ legeiid ofxhertg edziess to; Msxiop'mA J 1D teomr°rW( aft theoocjie by Crethee lived iyoiing .iad intoth iU 'e~ This Indian, A & dheentoonveited kid rnaptbaiz into the Church by, the name of Juan Diegd i hd ma1Tid hd;ls t womb 1of his! nation, and the pair .ied wiI, an agd ualt= pbuntlen i devoted t&4hei r religion. a1very :St dida . heda 21 page: 22-23[View Page 22-23] 22 LEGENDS OF HOLY MARY. of May's Mass, Juan walked to the capital to assist at the holy Sacrifice and to pray before the altar of our Lady. On histoad he was obliged to pass a hill known in tkudeIbr jbjac Th i I c4Mted' spot tor there in p tg iese people hd adored an idole which they called the mother of the gods, .eI a kea*sedi theelde,iwoudbiemensber tha 0igt;idelandwoulkde;f puhisakabfor tlpaiihtr4ztbyto thetrii&Mothgofthe faith ful, to Mary Regianderis uin : ouWeU; llitve appened on thethfef December 1&8, chenfo owed isa rase taintdebate along thew foot of Mowtl'Tpejajaejhe e ard; toia.swn- prie, iingling withe imleym thie -he" wa eingingysoada of mostF* ondies meelody4 as pdadlooke abou4 tbimforth sobrVe'of. these sounds. Theyseoied todisuefroda rioWy tinted glorious kloudwhich4u, thdraportgrtce :vee1tipidofth&ehi,. bAs he saw thiacloud ;he feh ukpio ea atti hadnttatoicejAa.ed - yri mhy r ame d gently rcommanetd iao i nount MS6nsoon ashehad recovered-from this astoni h ient heobeye, climnbingup the se ascOntinntil, ho had. reached.the top. There; -edO pon, a OUR LADY:OF GUADALOUPE. 2 thkonetofiwondrous brliancy sat a adimbitifl, ajestidgentl; eerene,(andid,&i l-oir From het ihce and even;freominerrobes, light asthown out, which clothed the very rocks withrgeldeh and P sied aispid der - ita a{d ,Therbaribe of Jaa 6easst; hmigsah miightyf iu simpicit , understood aR dat once 1He:4IMw tbhat h ei ws iuthenpresende ofi Marybhs el4 1 he knelt before ei, she, with1ineffableosweetness, said to himh: "Where were you goingAmy soun't " "To hear the 1Massiofathenble Virgin at 'NMexico" :1 "My stn," -saidthe}1adyp yournanestion pleases me,and Ihive longeknowndyourigoodnes oof heart. Ianmthat Vigin Mary,wiom yoirse lov to honiori and I desire that.iehuich be built b e upohthis spot,'whence my-gry4 may desbendaupon ill who are faithnhly :detoteddtoithe, dause of myA eternal Son- You* Juan, Ohall be mynnmessengdr4 . YyThe Bishop ofMexim at that ime aas Juan de Zummarraga, IpiousdlI deareFi pnciscawy lir- ticularly renowned for prdene& To:himouIa- dian, full of joy, hastened and' fulfdlliisimission with simplicity.and- evident tiethfulness. Nevertheless, thecommunication was of such great importance, page: 24-25[View Page 24-25] Wk .JOUDB OR UGLY M A Yk 00 41wer& .Gttaflyune eotedlland, ll pbilit (00ssef-4ootibn ,onthe:.ptof thoium lv~dr, tlha~ thd,#e hoheitated.-and~final cds The poor, fellow, not understanding', k *bat iq Q* 506lW l4khut be d' t ted, W ent the IhIU Q Ipfid - R re.hwrtk1s e o"oeesi JmR8Q:,sari.agfin thbt weet face df adoianaAgaint she spoke, asking him how he had sped opt hiJer~ rand. lie told A iJaxu&i h 4 t fot he-; i ilty of u n ~ n a . dr august a, mis- sion, but Mary bade him be- of good couriage,i ad t o ld -I'- Mm t r it er n @nay i a the bishop:j J n4 ibeye d:;x- but t the : prol*et eoeivrcd 18 S l e' r*4 withd kiud eseA#hut witbhzdoubt. hr r theb said$9r K K !Fhe "i Ah " xdJua ,r4'I know what I W,. do I ibrig msy ods uncle Beknait,the f t tine. So he hear&.Massaudevot#atd went~ homeb. On 'g8 aydlof;-owkz& th4 saoed, vsiont as.,,before, and told 1is rep ilm tthe,,blessed virgin. l "Toix wrtw,'r she a nrped "i will gird -Yon a ,Jtaf-wet on.MwadU svilge's ;ll determineds toi .Uaevh uno sfr ta ompanion thenext day. I s fl e e imv fo~~e tho Id ~ , o S, J . Thai ep ~~rey"n I' &p erUAi iu b i ,y x zi} b M plis'o fr h UiE1.o hyefy&r pIf4 fht th F glwi uB obi o ii d rIo B ' fl~j$it )they w 1I 6 ate t W f:4{ W~ !YyUt nle' oho"es I r "s d jifl: 't&m iSra ("Ra F L: t A 1 1. tZ ci { (= "CC~ from ' + t"= rado 4 oMBp ifdrdr Goo to the bill top of Tepejajac yonde riI'oth& _ tm*a i t ~prhwesai up&Iad thA Y 3 page: 26-27[View Page 26-27] ter ',o 0 10 1 'F tra 1 nfl #fdst 50oJilinroLbtgp~W~sntfaLD e Mar.abeith tt ircdf Indian; orrath i ii d i r hurried off to tell the Bishop. Mon ek tiet To him the Indian opened his rustic mantle, tmAo, Sensn panedendie elsk p~aozei of our Lady, most entrancing in its beauty, y& hbi dpn of thbar Next day, with Juan *Dgi heb di Iaot and sis colypro o+& **ammMes beT#e- so~eilli kaiaseiillpktebtegpoinitmoulint OUR LADY OF GUADALOUP27 precise spot where he had seen the vision, but as she hesitated, a fountain suddenly 'burst fo:h and to this hourhas never ceased to flow. And here was erected andestill stands the splendid churebrenown ed throughout Christendom forits miracles, of our Lady of Guadalou : one favored shrine for Mary, the Mystical jr- ud i +: t m ti 'anTo~ 1 hh y bo Ien [i~ S be . 'A a c ad 1 1li j 1u° j b f .!ojt s w e lt.taiqb DIa I, ny.d n k m2To qid"nd'm 0'io m i2 07C £Vw arm Idf no ':suP page: 28-29[View Page 28-29] Tii winter that ushered in the eighteenth century was unusually turbulent; stormy and disastrous; a foreshudder of nature; piophetio as it were of the polital tempests and convulsions which were soon to shake the world. All sorts of'calamities aftht4 the earth, and the broad seas, maddened by hurri- canes, covered the shores with wrecks. But commerce went steadily on in spite of every natural obstacle, commerce cui robur et aa triplz circa pectta est; which confronts the plague for the sake of gold, which would, to use the Hollander's famous expression, redden its sails in the flames of Tophet, if it could hope to sell its pepper and its cinnamon there. So then, in February, 1700, a merchant ship of Havre, was seen braving a- furious tempest on her return voyage from Lisbon. The crew was staunch, the officers skilled and fearless, but the Ihull had been shaken by more than one st~d w1 was fouler-and of omen more *diretve Vr l aba I *had oAh f idrk and. shtbokah g e had' i h ke( A! I~bur J ,a ¢ r ilrdAhe4e tM0eler. .IL a u t ;o s6&to r- a4tt ib e ~W~',ai t hr Or ntericS, iau~ ehurih t' 'tween Oakatid J o rut th ii1d* o r ;f we~wre paga&n .tbei, *h f Tfey; ze thAt ceuflt Y 'Aoderw' 8the3[ ' W ixe j4sjd t ' " Yh I sjed l: ~rnM Mwbil4hei no one knew what had become of t odd a i 6f' Rei -tOp Th __- page: 30-31[View Page 30-31] LEGENDB~O? HR0141ARY+ *mdtheiupo r~r ho. tiihnaa pig gait the neigliborbe Jod t r, tf t' = x) { i b ~ ; : i~t_ ,' " * ~ ~fhepb~t d1gV t tboo a. a flock, unhindered Iby the &Qgp r~pkt~ ie ow ( f, tek , *tiran4j the w i ld fl o w e r s f a it i _1oA t$9§eit er fit; S ;e )e df "awA#4JrA. til tired, and then to lie wg p a ga~~0ite pfupI4q t ±-;enh~ig44gIus. W top 44,dWk . war J I - W- UA~rw9(W Ik MFfAO*I * fbffl4ojLA*Opwj wt W Iaii~i t lwid lo. w faM an i . ai The crew, nearly all Norman, had arapwi the Ave Mafris k; Wf 4O~hWt#I11A de w hing4tht d~f~ i I 663is iIp i w f'd i Jdhid :)III tll b hh 1buil rsd quiv Ired and seemed to be { not. Let us pray 4,0:' J* tr . 'l' ( ~~ t3 .4 page: 32-33[View Page 32-33] 'I LDQ ' '' MARY. }igti : aid he ahouhey b~ 4up~y,&b ifiOdevimu c'1t the wind lulled and the turbulent billows Luand " Oh, our sweet:Tdf Bieau e" }ridout' the bi rhet ' M Cher 'of God "nd~Q enyof the world, I am thine for everioeY' f x I STELLA MAR1S. 3a The youngest, of the three had not knelt down, nor prayed, and now, when reproached by ,his elder, answered coldly : I can seein this the goodness of God;, but Ido not so lightly abjure in y religion."- The Portu e as redt wramlyJ "A Protebosom ~of the Church, abjures nothing but his mournful errors. yo,thos aete& ndilV@ iid*, iktwb.hvjl Be ioul o.d, ndl4'lnghis cap :knet vaut , Aboe,.thespli . -, sun lit eob k ~foreuna k, od, if "a bu4 Hof gl iysmiinseroueW audwit e iltejzdeY 1 }aT Fbes "wIbghamis, i r .1J*;dyi '-tf iv& nceour d. t, pd hkq Ai 8XS*-of khe- SeaM . ' 1 , ..L r^ t./ 2 fo' i } r t i j /Y { 1 : i i }r , J i 17 y , I } . } er J' , L * e ,fr ' 4, 44l r' ,= . t {," .I' Cf j i? "., L .. yr1'. ' 4i.,t~ eif.? ' f Fi' S . f "d s f S t . li tj Mr j P: page: 34-35[View Page 34-35] .V 8ISTBR BEAfiI,.ol- J#awob Nur .ka 14 we ud a ayuo '1 2 5: t i udT. u~~hdi bods o uud so bw ae ; ob I Jd;J oD P mubo" udddi i fr pI Id ' i ~ou t eigarsvu wwp vypil ona n s x a rdd eAA*4W i A a ib n o kilmr d sadyndsn s ia ebudD numee n eiru.f tjbef qi iy dehr aduItai/ Jithefek In eigab t-dievotin tidge ldfssMeVin, e.denta siedtocoert eiif herse ~ui lf -espeial o er s erv J~,ie young girl. naleddsgihed r inddturat shd as admrk skfet eodeiiireis&t bapualy, rodor anddtl go inth iac o n hire,e ntsedi her*w f ais anrlet anong4he In her great devotion to the blessed Virgin, shedh sired to consecrate herself especially to her service, and so much grace was given her in return, that she Sbecanme an honor and a blessing to the convent. At eighteen years, Sister Beatrice, to an innocent heart, a spotless conscience, and a soul filled with serenity, added a gift too often fatal to its possessor -the gift of remarkable and almost perfect per- sonal beauty. Of this, however, she thought nothing, 34 I ands Ldas if rh e aiotdtl. sheo.1 She iveddthenlifeini sat' ; steps at ethb e d#elf Virgis iap4I$ of M wit tliodegingsthiwa- Yt Sdli1o81pf "aj the irea estblesi tiprayengl r a ods *u a dglesgat eto tiifiethi wls~ greatest recreation was to adorn the alatreolEftwi Lddyinthe-ch p: ' f:embrideft gichW*eife er satp* rene* eshdyddeesi~diesa addfet "idepdnedthsp toniitiswihdhenaed or ttin froaxma ai~iastheiose, violets and lilies of the spring. Iina; ad :js GTh& holMkitnWen wired BWtib,oandgthe s~gdebappg aeMtosay, Madyalus s d4 -ghaaldved that c ch"d'" yeppin ej her eistia, ad mdw hehpiby ng her especialP04tikwMoh -kept heraav the yhhpe 1 ndd y intrt'tighe twitih&eikysiU thei ctirs hiielfeltdlpttair&n naonseit ag~ pmo d; i I ar 4'1)#qqufe' juo ^i fhe and ypnntlyndfOng$ewr biodgig sthi ong* a di l dtygitoW d thegyrinl i rbfij hb; pit alityH I;sfuydurseda dbegandMJ recover, but alas, he used the lingering hours of his page: 36-37[View Page 36-37] LKGl OWM O LY MARY. con '#t , fluk th #mido the toungJ;etrloey with * es re oiafo e {g1oie~indba~y oU thinwo i4 ,i #t titg frha kthIs :iFthe M "t t~ho~'.lea kydqH6 p4r1f* TM tn, ferh s, x.14 Iif retlh+ ~ai tudih u &ea fienip k itodenit tpi4f ~&IIOfr'to ia, ate' pexred fth purondlyly t, onvout~ooi t they night of the day he eft , j4 j lm I a a i nf hboii uwoa 4i W B *io kept that promise. ,;. ' r goo ri ter ry e e h Cep, sol , te4 a e'tc rhe-i=hpel, ° o ino a o to J.betrw thes i nag4 that good Ithe ~whom b~Jo Yws uboiit t fhb s~but wom? yet' she Ju ; sely ioved ~~i~holy i gi " 3se, *irmired, a e o o: and my only support until this moment, .; auj " } . l N1ow E nd Butxsae z ,.r w dra a i w ypth iL 4/iia,50IBTr MTU~ "* Y l~WOiE"8r hb VAa*iy Of oih Lady es~i,~dtslig*vt to lose it,' turned a vm", and with one 8*1{ of. le Gthe $ohap t " 1 # Y 3'. 4f ' 4 e 1' #.8he eoteyedtdsdbteworld: ienoeit bj h ote'oofdishonorand a of' vice,} and i het at f d~shoior aid veeher:jonmby~ a fi h 86n-fosaenbydherf/temptwsoo'ehibO tihe os& For f ftien~rye r ek h' s jreIhO o ini sijuthappy, frie dles8,-iM OmorPei At lengthxitpl rd o~ rhr e l sakeo to t fhe ; rai r ou 1n .;J - d :tlonu w iy hours - of ti t tis s he ha4 Ebrb i 1e tught: it was; aolheiwbom .bh M ave ihee & faitb di e i ii~hl iha y of Iwi olw¢ *ep t the flw r hca' i iU fry~ I I page: 38-39[View Page 38-39] 16 LEGEWS'' t' Y8LMARY. that: Lary was her .only, hope,; she acousiuhxql '~mtfl 1 hit ~wp ufojed she always -venerated h This was hW. prayer, and Mary, -M hrloft;r y, b rd 4t Astion P , rS o *o~fomf het " hd-,,and rp op udifr ;Whti rney. jrp eii i s, ~toad . aineatof tihe coarsest . geptshs is rith c i bidd a i..yt fseb. atdit Witf where e~l ,d Ja ed, h} . te ms alke4 ui' ia yyft 4 dlI a whs~oen d sa aspt ?v b khd' pps trpiaf ad* itU sa aI0z o a the,-sound of the bell that sumnmoned{*hecomrnwniy ii I g * h 'DETE d p wec 'etiaea t thabbt 1kge4o wid d~ reia t r _ h broken heart at the feet of her Redeemer. " ~ki~6sh d=Mh 6igt , died there with the rod* t4~ lew hb wsi Zind ° ;fe sI ' 'yards f dtob dtritn foods t3the paor. ee d° awit ou anion iof-.her (former il a nd th t 8~ los vere a r U t.. dtN i " Why do you tremble so ?" asked the si~t vgerty. .z4,, ;t i e dI have b n fron"ag t:dlkne ad haei iffed-DMnucl'Tansered Ahe ~eO tIt1 Then forcing, a little strength, she sAid :' : t , j5ag - i'esisteriedtked atfheJfrn$i o~i ale "Do not tremble and grow so Ohe-iii the ad page: 40-41[View Page 40-41] 40 flEGW46' ot u1MARY. au@Alydkfe~dninthe Iest fdbin gesi-e? Rbo.re@gno mwja lpe presed driM upo her 4t foPsikan"'n'dd aid tWhat ha bteof 8esto e f ledh Jjeds ry dk h Y ust B angltesd,. sietssI khior nd shela itk down ate= sisters fot A hegeilysisedhet and sid oi c 'Oomfe in; snoe you one knew Sietr asdeel go in thereto the hapeg youcanssee her aafe a2,bko3gent.4~ I0 K . sanneed sheI see the Sisted Jeatrice' Bati tis adetler one of "hat'e. ;i ft is ndt Ahe B' "Ys 5 tib" e a urowadeardIster Beatice for thirty years the joy and g )oiffoftaems:4 &ofwabroughtepp ereghe has ben e ouis- tine for seventeen 'eaytethe modeSafeat gaddb ioqq;dthey-deer field d ei bless Vigin- Go in there to the-h puddhIlarp yer, f- - %efr wo w manit knowinge hther sbe were awake or dreaming, obeyed.' M 1h 4oorJ* I ij , aSSTaaER ARIe 41 knelt' aid riiiov dd'upon her Ikie ;tward"thet.e.a Whn'she raised her eyes iftwas to ;ho &*, g than=flled bor witi rpidatienoaie neie U oh the'aitarT hemeraf eare49a tW4; l$ a ided 4ilotriEt h hlo#°ds iireia fiv heogg sutf i&r Ma4iea #u$.f years before, when radiant, pure, sinlesstndUsppy . The figure smiled with wondrous tenderness, and' coming toward- her, placed in her hands the keys, those very keys which,re she fled, she had laid at the feet of Mary's image. "Here," said. a voice of ineffable music, "here are your keys. You gave them to me when you left, and that none might know of your flight I have filled your place, performed your duties, and person- ated you. Your penitence has obtained your par- don, and I know you will sin no more. Go then in peace to your cell, resume the habit of thesister- hood, and with it your duties in the chapel." Then in a cloud of glory, our Lady, for she it was, rose from the ground, and smiling pardon, dis- appeared. Such is the Legend of Sister Beatrice, taken from her written confession; and by her confessor's advice kept secret till her death. Then, according 4 page: 42-43[View Page 42-43] ; vz press of te~ 1IAS . (& t Murs Sol': :' b~ - ~d nt a jd"yixi.ms's 5a'.t/ a / ',9i 1 "'dh '{ S q } £ - !! } t t p ' r . - rI it _. ' w , f " tl t , S ' A 8 S U jf Is;! ' s 3 sS sasal. :d a TEKNIGHT OF OUMPFI b i x r; A the t ltIth l ~ i }h + in- the. p v1niceof;.thampsguei% kngt;.i*ho~e~ endiure was imo e 1la ish . f oiio*nfr 1d anid e it°1 hlltie a ';in s ties i a ftTlaat h'Mfe 'thd" J' es xadfr, *~o , whops nwdesty a d; simp eig odrderh Mota=l soliue. n w teung1al,iisttrsid -ed and subz~ieiene tert1*'' rs & ngt oyof -and lda as ff41tdo ccnpl toejt i ir f#,he 43 0 "{ r page: 44-45[View Page 44-45] /1 44 LEGENDS OF HOLY MARY. Lord of Champfleury, it was announced to him, that the Count of Champagne, his suzerain, was coming to pass a few days on his estate, and would halt at his house for dinner. The knight, who loved vanity and magnificence, fell into the darkest melancholy ; he left his house, and sought a lonely place, where After wandering about for an hour, he stopped in theiligdl f desetpliW edhr0s h diaef dwn o. $beyjgra in a spapse gete fou4W~yagQti lelosed.abydev en witheredhesbankeesi uth pasgiringsentae hiaeheie tgdef,ae ndaaloiwg iavainda his id raag a ige ar y .he umightghbe ebablWad d e ieeivo thepr9posedarvisi* in s tig nanr4 without pa iig that) thel*y was drawingst a ese1(itwasin AtlJ x#thif May), besuddenly heard the rQpid st ,, rgafahorseman apptoahi yghiL e hashened .to dy histears, rse up, and folnd 1im f ithe pRwesentof o nman 41 l#A aid imposing; stat ie, but gloemy aspect, moo4ed an p ArAkI hore aa black as ebony, , e lolokoedt hi attentively, and was sure tht'4e had never-eenbit ,before , 'Tha unknown djiounted. ~"XNe 1 a giggeat~ irowible, Sire deOhaipfeury," said he with an apperance. oi interest:: '4 Qiot. be offended, if Ibegate know the cause of:it;mEer- I' THESNIGHTiOF OHAMPPLEURY. haps, however, I know it eifdy.mIfdhdh youti donsent to do xme' homage cin rlie reiyowad replace ifQihinsa htila pditionyres o lgftib you greater fichesttnos ydutiiedlst.'? 'h Th asfihed hdigh Iiefehe plidd, ruin- e4the stranger anew. e.wadilldiblaet, and'there wastnoteoa ~f~arsieithiere e*hisimntle; or on thetppigsof hishoselto-in diase imigh1 soverign";2n either adr he sues tadt tensasof any kind.4,Atlasti the Sire of"Ohampflehtyfspokw J"My suzs n" saidp'isstheoiint f&hau pagne. Whatever I can 'destoydenetiatt1&i not .dsir the vith offaidflitr, whiAhI IV,p sworn toAuiiIWi glddly performipwhen,# nt that your promiseaareriesioi- Bdfrrt f 41N1 must know whoyeu°a r&, v}l .v a T "When we .bavmadeyougreeinitf" ajiBred the black knight, yen shalb knb' me. Th h gewii hich Id'requirea-oes not i anf way'inter e withthatwhich yoenowest the:Oou=ofUhani pagne, your suzerain, who in two days' time intends,( with.a -lbr giant edite, rtoastop'foiri dinner t your manor-house." 'd 1heseslast' word crull*' recalled to the knight hidesperatersitua on. .' . t r' "Whoever you, maybe ' hesaid atast aft a page: 46-47[View Page 46-47] 441 .;L E iENJ7 . O MOLE: M " i.i omnent of : tie,'fd ifit trint me utterly, roily 4~h~r , ~ ve nself iupto .you, fair I pw41 wa ! akhpitof;death; but "b added , t of agony, ityts- ka b tf a -J~~~i asefd(helIc bgh~11~y ~beaobi1 bifieihugh dsxy.vnames.:aye perbaps sd tiuge r~Cni ia ear, and youprju# d i mrw* i Mill i xe41 ajI ie rho,ince, an uuertud *' a ilOW t; Yo s aifl me 'the 6k!3eti c; t ~ b r thatflen JangeVwho m8tanE' aiured h Sire of b aupfluk, ire~ a th tto .xant, he;ajse d his hnsinsticitr t j, :o eethosipgoaf heicros.wr& The stranger hastily seizediisar n.A.f. Y r'top,"as lhe,iwi th~taitagitated voioe, "w lhat you' wee bout tto do3ispainfl re: . I oah to s&veI you; but farm me yoniare; or;thd vey t ,d. of dlsgraoe ,but .I anJerstore t YOU~ ric iesoldn 3Q1S't i~~~ 4 e. Jrr flt ~~t" f' t..I doubt it not,"anwered the k night bitterly w "but I will have none of yotr gift" k-f{ IAs you please," said .-e.other y= "in: two days then, when the Count of Champane arres- "' The knight s# ted; Then;. aspa'if fsointed'by a Ia T-E~ilGEVOt 0 EMM Y. 47 laceifemi th lokge r, h}esi Mn iie homage to wliiohybu:damk-1 asje t me?" : uj "It: 4017 ?+ =atsel't°plie'the flnd; fho pau edi frabm m cl e$n he I in 14 * :: fr ti 4hfiMI L4 A ef aamntee; thet fu tselitn161 the ait YUi#o i1 b tndU V mLvh, kigthn h e 1i vatedion* reeItind joP slsiidgnatt his4 ,nh i b eI whiohi=nede itself felt i r a' p ee3I toets.. " frdegiee hs dgtion aiaed, itself down; he thought that the rebel angel migi have demahded soee g iw ek~e; that 1he a . ba -gain, eotIl iyl~ntteredlk m"a.4 hesikt dg ivie that it wets ih s this ~ ic iet proposed. a;.; ,j ; rs }3 . .. ip "Only bring her here,"',-id=1,the~lb~ knight~ "that is- all[ ask ;,on this d1a y ext y~arbinjg e'ur wife hero =lone wok Uru without ,having twae her of ourezontract. The ts'iyen~~ page: 48-49[View Page 48-49] N ^ crc5p . _ # 'r; '; ,C which:was thatthe knight should 'AAA''.I (JJ r1 end this second osegrdih4npn aig iag ath ig sho ;eV ith- d (Mggloe e' 'y;cls '. l~ e4L,. t i {. ho w1djxdvo ai M agyehOldiedgM geigee ask'nothing fuso other declared to him that begfamust Ji~gyarbdtite de s~auy deiergg ba1ia~th- " Wi ,i r I I P3 j ;ty,f ijlry t' , though { I ew a; r 4sb ps, od he I Alt~ I THE KNIGHT OF CHAMPFfaURY. 49 had committed^a drim Willbbcker yfir s Ahird act was to him as the last drop which mid&theb of horroroveriow. "Renounoe the leed V irginii'he cried 1 se two crimes which de troy my ti, 1hallntIArthed renounce the Mother of 0ed,o-athe apatro and protectriess of own Marie?" The fiend started at the meA "If I renouneeher,7 thought the knight, what support, what respuree shal Ihave; left to make it possible former ever to4be reconciled teo -(ds -Nor he continued, speaking aloudI will iver abat t tiislast degradati n';yytave led me t ofaw you have ruined me: let unrate done, and do thou leave'me', .He'wasodetermined dhatdhe demon, eeeingthat he might lose .ll if he passed him to eloyeon this point, contented himsdfwith what he had ilredy gained. Then he told theknight ef asecet oere in his house where helwnid'ed iiAmnense 'asus of gold and heaps of jeeI after whiohthe nnted his horse:and disappred. The kight, greatlfagitated, returned home.:.e found} the promisEd teeedindthe prece pt where he had been di to seek rthenr ; ad; gathering them up,=withoutadendidge any one 5 'I page: 50-51[View Page 50-51] : tG'tD 'OF HOLY= MAIW. fnYky wh4c4 lhd di ade them' his ownre4 , vedlordbhetpietevbit: He received the Count of Champagne with shoh magneenrce:th itthose who 'believed him tohave besahi d knewnot What to think; and they *ere astilymore anased.*hen,-On ono of}the'barons in the count's suite reinding himthatSt. iernardi was at that time preaching4he 'second crusadeaAnd inviting=im tofllow nde r the:banner ofihis king, uLmtb elYong, herreplied that patieuo ,ugge- :' akfeaieW a;bo r he o of - thetyeaF, t rathe.begge toofer ,tothicoainta bserain tw hndred' mark"gold, tokfuidU thiei~qZpzqatmofi hi erppg Th pea ced this liberal sum with gratitude; and t e;owho1e 1bg plimented the=ire deChasp etry;aho s ooii a this'lenarge his pi his cowle ind he; mosta#nejtgeuos aneitaud. di finguisekh1 imelf Agtha evpr, byr hie mg concand thepenerof bis aerinmnenk ;Bibadthisitv Wemared 4hathe ha e4 lt all his former gayety; and,,4 g i bre)apo s tlog.9i I y oigkig yly tsreg4eglthghepergads4ronn(#ffs4tetios$e wligh; je ,p4Jggdthe p petio s whicb *, tigled ia~elf ce hapotof dirtmein a THE KNIGHT OF'IOHAMPLEURY. could -not suffio to deaden the: anguish. which pierced hi very souls when he 'remembered. i4jl fearful promise which he had given;. and:signed with hissowe blood; his heat was slowly wa1ing awayiwithin ,im "hisnights weresleepless;,his happiness only a splendid pageant withnodalitf. He could no longer feel any of those 'inipulses whidh lead to prayer; oni the contrary, if ever he entered a church, he was seized' with a trembling horror which drove him from" it; so that he never. dared assist atany of the sacred offices. He bad reckoned{onIfaking use of this year -toyreoneile himself with oil; but a bar of iron seemedtobe fixed in his heart between remorse and repentance. His: wife gave him fa little son just four months before the anniversary of the fatal compact. The knight, whose pride revolted at the idea}1 confessing from what source his riches came, ad never revealed to any one his dreadful secret. IIt was only at the moment of:fulfilling his engag ment that he regretted he bad not etinsulted some learned religious; but it was 'now todrlate. One single hope'remained to hhn,--is young wife'so pure nd pions,-could 'it be that heaven'would abandon her in her need ? When the fatal day'wasfcome, he called hi to page: 52-53[View Page 52-53] THE KNIGHT OF1 OHAMPHEI RY. 53 , hi, -and said:.. We have a jomey to take to- 4+y. Get ready, for we must mount on horseback imedi tely. The young lady placed her little son in the arms:eofberservant, said sher prayed, aud followed her husband! "Shall .we soon return?" she asked. Oh, we are not going far,".answered the knight, vaguely, and hastened, their departure. =After the pair: had,-jousyea&o'i for about a quarter of an.hour, they cane to a little chapel ebasecrated to the 'blessed Virg i;ud4the-ady of Champfleury, whose tender devotion to her gentle patoness the knight well knew, begged his peris. :ion to stop for; a few seconds in this oratory; for she never'apassed a place dedicated to the blessed Virgin without pausing there to offer up a short prayer. Accordingly, he gave her his hand to dis- mount, and xe nailed himself at the door while she went in, holding 4he two horses. The lady remained but a short time in prayer; and, as soon as she,re appeared:ythel knight replaced: her inte saddle, andstede. on by herside huddering inwp y more d-m iorey:the nearer :they: approached their jour- ney's end. Never had his young wife,-of whom, now that 'I~f he was perhaps abodt to lose her, lie felt°bitterl: that he was no lodger worthy--never hadhis sweet Marie been so dear to him., Her beauty,;full: of* modesty,,the serenity of her countenance, her smile sweeter tha everelaiead from:him at once respect and tenderness. But.he could only sigh:he fell; himself a; slave to the compacta he hadi signed!; andhe-stoodIntdo great dread of him6to whohm he-had bound himself, to darer drn foria modst of drawing back from the fulilment of his'pledge; although it seemed to him that to:insteh away' his y tug ai d virtuous paraer would be.s"t ar from him heart. Hot team- from time toliine rolled do ai cheeks, and his breast havadwith sighs when he beheld the seven withered chestnut trees, undef which his interview with the black knight had taken place. Involuntarily he drew nearer to Marie, and' would have taken-herShand, but dared not; he could only nurmtr, 9My diar Matie!" *j " You weep, "she answered, "you' tremble; have you any sorrw ? "Oh! let us move on," he cried; "I may4unot delay." A fe ling which he couldhot'aceonutfor had arisen' 'within him toward his companion,-a deep sentiment' ,of veneration, such -as we pay to ''+ s :OF 'EOLY , Y. page: 54-55[View Page 54-55] 54 .ENDSO HOLY MARY. tb' saints in heaven, absorbed .very other.. He dared. no{longer even look toward. her, but spurred %n hias horse in despair. As soon asthey reached the spot where the compact had been signed, the'hk horseman came, g~lopitg followed this tine bynumereus squires, claddlike him i:black. But he,.ad: no sooner; misdI hisfeees tdward the-lady whdyut the Lord of Ohampfleuy had; brought hi,tha he grewr p4 dhuded4b~I ~a a gne the gounfds and seemed sfraid to wadance a single step.: '"Di loyal :man," said he at last, addressing the knight, "is'this your oath?" What i" replied the Lord of .hampfleury, "am I not here pnctual to the :hour' fired? I have brought you more than my life.; but ,am under your spells " The .ompact is signed with your blood, base andidishonorable man," interrupted the demon, "and you have enjoyed all the fruits of it. Were -you not 'to :have brought your wif;eto this place? in- stead of which you are come with. my inveterate enemy." he-knight, in no way comprehending what- these words meant, -turned toward his companion. 'An aureole of light surrounded the lady's brow; and arm I HT a IeZY thedhiank 1iosema,as tiauleugaafgre# Iggg,4medgwmtapplikked, dedjg The truth was this:-the ba4: of )hmm yiferys bak(gop ^,94 .;ayI.epinkf tht chay r ofihe hinge4 rgin"gdp edsegddese o ingy fei her knees before the revered- image of the Qu-n Metg e Stof "!dbadutk1nhe A a ,e4f;Vie. AiAer ~4Mdu he lylAkmpyA irl khhto feggnnga "amfeigg o M o ment, felt his mind and spirit overwhelmed ' Rit thwdw iA bisihorse tofa a f bet ohl ssbeyovd Marie, andagk eher .ronfor1ih still:belieyedbhati was she whom .hehadbrought; and the aureole;-whioheoireled Ter bronneppear to him only; a:t he onseling sign of theprotiesion oh $hyblessel Yirgin, 1 t ate lagt. thladyspoks a8dwith that voiee,fuAlOf celestialharmony, and camimg.. all they tumults o" e:; shesaid te thi demos i Svil piri, didaeo eiimas thy pay a0womana ho trssjn mt 'Will thy nisemrbe pride be neeragu Z:it: eom nt abaptisee.e nor to aggravate thy pains; but I come to lift up page: 56-57[View Page 56-57] . E D VOLtKAtY ot tiae!&]DianraiLpsastasyg and to iiithra from thy h anotheuilt premse which thou didw# oonstinbii sigamY iThe Spirit ofidaukneIsbowed: his head, slowly yields thei rche Adwithdew aln'inournful am s F _7s1 s ~AThe kight derwheind, tlee himtself on the ground urs atoe:tf thMe blddVrin tohed&imand ia that imoment' ie euhdegsfi whato il d lofla{fsna Whol10gar, dthebsslng of being able to pray; adonfeddedith :&b as aas n- 14&g= braiateltie &iorinityof bis'falLo R'isee son, sid the blesse d iVfging "and flowtha forivendasimore easy to God than sin to yeai but reinwmlier your=ransgresalony and r S*onpride and premimption for even" SThe Se e all the erroaches *he addressed to hink; an, th' shell led ,kn back to his wiferho *aa not yet awakeWhens-e'asrseaIt lastfromn thib yairko&loud eldspyhse-saio hhu aiidknseling beside her. The blessed Virgin had gone back inte l~apan and there only retflnd her; holyAiiage, e"ta end p eidli itsilittle iusliefabenaolel The knikhtteturned to his hosbeith his beloved wife, THE KNIGHT OF CHAMPFLEURY. 57 and confessed to her his enormous sin, and the un- expected help, which had dragged him back from the abyss. From that day the Lord of Champfleury was no more celebrated as a proud and brilliant knight, but as a model of piety and charity. ' F.1 $4r .X Iq t l ' l ) i " ' i .. . i- page: 58-59[View Page 58-59] '.' r ) I ii - A LEGEND OrST. IAk A. Tn.Consul Quintianus reclined in one of the chambers of his palace, at Catana, at the foot of Etna, in Sicily, in the company of his ugly favorite, Lippus. The patrician "sipped his wine languidly, and the spy stood obsequiously near. "Lippis, this life in Sicily is a cursed bore. Here the emperor sends me away from the delights of the city, and instead of filling my coffers, as other pro- consuls, I find the people so infernally peaceable, that there is no chance for a single confiscation. Decius is a good' enperor,-a jolly soul; but he has given me. a hard lot. Tell me, Lippus, what canI do?" "Marry a fortune," answered the favorite, curtly. "Marry a fortune? thou counselor of impossi- bilities! Where is a fortune, in Sicily ?" 58 1' , -, . , A. LEGEND .oF ST. AGATHA. DU "Truly, your highness need not .go:,far -hee is the daughter of the Catanian patrician, the "peer. less beauty, Agatha. She i;wond()u0'ioh, igheit- ing all.the'fortune of two wuile$e ndhbUr ther.' "Aye,r Lipps,,now thou.todhest'my reat roughly.. I know Agatha have .fir her and been refused." ", "Refused? Are you Quin ignot MEa e you the, emperor's peweraud-you evawdetewledg aof the world, and talk of befg rjeoted hyte jrelaal "Ny ny god4o ppg! li r :pus!I wooed not1 as a green boy,;butwith artad power :s and though I won the ;faherIwas :.b et dbythi daughter." .' ,a , A slave glided into the apartment. "A meeseo ger fro ;Rome woldsee you "I will see him here; let him came." A,- The messenger entered, nd touching higJipswith his hand advanced and handeda'roL#qfoparchmet to the proconsul--- "From Decius, the most ighty emperor." Quintianus unrolled the parchment, and read withoutspeaking a word until he ha& ished the scroll. "The commagns of the emperor shall be obeyed& page: 60-61[View Page 60-61] 4' 60 M3ENDS OF HOLY MARY. lUppm, the dogs must be let loose upon the tris. tians. Liipus rubbed his hands with glee. "I am glad,. I am gla4' he exclaimed. "Iknew Decius was faithfsl torthes old gods; who let us do as we please. Now yourhighnesacan havle Agatha." "How ?" r"'$ha a Ohristianm . . ' Ikmow it -or that, she scorned men She way bethrothed toaIaeGallilean I" "Well, Governor of Sicily, have you not racks, ahnglFmsakeds t/put before your. bride, earid the power tod make her choose between them and the honorable alliance with yourself?" "Lippus, you are too great a villian to know man kind. The arts of terror fAil on those who look to another world for their reward. r'The' Ohristiams are' very obstinate. I must see Aph odi a." Theni -ial messe ger retired, and 'Lippus went A lady of right royal mien was bending overher embroidery, in the midst of her maidens, in her chamber in the palace of the patrician' of Catana. .I I A -END IPOF -T. ,AATHA. ,61 She finished the last little'cross that:was tooi-na meut the stole, and leaning her elbow onTheamrble work-stand beside herreclined her head upon her hand. "Oar lady is sad," said Lucia, the fair-haired Thracian, dropping her work and stealing gently to the lady's side. "Indeed, Lucia, I am,1ad. Shall wehave strength to bear up under thismurderous edict of Decius?" "My lady need not fear. Quintianus loves the patrician of Catana, and his household will not be disturbed." "I know not,,Luciar-but do you think you will have strength to be faithful?" "I doubt it not, sweet lady. Shall we sing: for you?" "Oh no, no. Sing not, gentle Lucia. Let us sing when we have conquered. I will go and pray." She arose,--" Nay, follow not, maidens," she com- manded, as she saw them ing, "I must;go alone." " How strangely our lady talks," said the maidens one to another, when she had gone. :"I could weep to see her sosad." ;8he has awful bodings of evil from the edict of Decius," answered Lucia, "Yet why should she?" Hark! 'Tis the tramp ,ofhorse inthe ,streets page: 62-63[View Page 62-63] 0a TRENDS "OF HOLY M R. without. The-sound.of -their footals goes, Angii *lenginfront of'the palace.Why does the ioish cse? , Have the horeinen vanished so sooni The tread of armed feet and the clang of armor are .hairithe greitecarridr. The 'aidens lok at chSetnoiidgh sf's&ddnlyipae etes breath- less with haste and afflight. { "ly, madams{fly Ihave sent the lictors to the other;ro is; Irto the secret passage! Quick ! Quick 1?': "Whhtia the matter, boy ?" asked Lucia, calmly. "Do you not seethe lady Agatha is not here?" "Oh Mis Lucia ! take our lady quick, and go; fly, maidens, fly with her! The lictore 'e here, with;Uppus." A shudder of horror ran through the group of maidens atthe nayie of Lipput* Lucia snatched the stole her lady had been 'embroidering. "To the secret- passage, girls.!":she said; "I will pass the oratory and bring'ourladya She ,entered: the.oratory in haste. ,"Lady, we must fly;- the-lictors are here." "Are they come so soon ?" inquired- Agatha, calmly. rothei, Lucia; and you and my maidens pray fdr de."' '~ Iwilhwait for you, lady" -! ' - I A LSE. D1' OF ST. AGA F. 603, "'Ndchild;, i tilstgc. H~ktkie oldattwa sabres in the passage!-begone!" Arisingd66 ...ii d oofthildntd the eoret"$age: "OAde dldsave ydireelf?" Sheind d the maiden gently through the doorway, adbldsing the door resumed her kneelinibi pesuebefor-the crucifix. A rude blow shattered the door'of -the oratory. The lictors were upon her.=;r d "B ny trength, OGod;"'sh'e said aid shd *as torn from the altar. III. 5Qtintisa n youtare bdtla '°hild4 ; These words were spoken to the consul bgAphroe disia the witch, in the private hambe, ,wherewe lire sedahid with'lippus :t ,r "So it seems, Aphrodisia, sinbeI mst seek counsel f you this'Chiristi girl baff le me. Iefdir her 86t l; she Amils atjieib pity., 'I offrlerl ewn sular dignity, and the possibilityof:beriimperial throne; and she murmurs half to herself; of reigning with Christ. I speak t, jer of beautiful gardens, troops of slaves, balmy odors, delicious viands, soft iftaic idravoltptdbd4Adeliglfaadilek hin n- itablarinif} e j queny-set. pal hro- page: 64-65[View Page 64-65] 1 64 LUEiNDS OF HOLY MAY. disia, thou pmotie onw a's weaknessk bat am isto dol'" :"Dof"answered the1iahaggwile fiaashed ',n her siah black eys:A'emove the obstac that lges4 twaa you andher " cIs there,but -one?, " s'But one."I "What is that?". Her innedenoelGi e her up to meforafew days." "To you?-to be the associate of your six daugh- ters?" "Even so." "Can you do ,any thing? I would i etg have her'tet "leave her tome I" "It is a hemsh business to let yob have her but Ilhaver o other e soLre P". t ais ;well!" thehag turns4. "NIw Chita esintthat once gave me alme and ade I ave you, inmypower." iv. Thirty days passedand Agatha wa in the home of thes witch andh xdepavedldaghters±,With I ALEGEL~rD;OF 5, T. ALGH. 65 many tears she implored the protection of ,God, and triumphed! Aphrodisia, baffled, returned to the consul.- "Wel,,kphrodisayy wer agdein anhieydng you o que sori in gingmeme ofiT Is it complete I" 'i eando:'nothi ,Quintianus, :unessOu allow me. to tear hers'- nd&theahagstetchede ber long figersas if tSgrpple ber ictimn:k 'Nothing ? Helliandhiries:1 !Iwill;do some- thing!. . wll Stry: the rack!mSh tthinksJIfeat to torture patric ai'a-daughter-godslI.She;shal find I. fear nothing-nsot Jove IimselfG.o awayj Aphrodisia;;yod are a driveller!bWhat! ihiotheie slats Iasend the lictors for Agathap tho: Ch istiand I wlljudge her myself:" In the dark judgment-hal,'mid the doars hangerson of' a cruelefouit, Agatha was stretched upon the rck. Her sides were torn wFithiron hooks and then burned with flaming torches, and she Suiled. Hers breasts were cut of, andshe re- preached; the F comsul with having forgotten his notherin the lact Bleeding andfainting but with a spirit uboken and a faith unflterifg, she was led lack to prison, page: 66-67[View Page 66-67] Val, LUGEMD O HOLY MARY.' V. h the darkalgeon wih :wndasulandaged;y aidloosii forth; bl '=ly the patricians daughter: Nature was exhausted, and -her spirit t~abi :. Inthe thiclkedaskness otth W4d. mid- its dank b keringihe felt. It was the tortur of the L ,Imagesqof what;she had seen)icndh ad,idulinkthe thirty-days in the:witch's brthel, assaiedform: and lifi infthe impenetahle glom Andp lewddigurs seemed to pasao tendsfrin dthe celand the air -seemed to ibate with acuadsfher .e}suleathed. Theymocked havtihideous gestures a .itmsie andfor a long time, she knew not *bethern the liveduand breathed a their; utatable:deformity, or whether tesso hadtotteed A nitahrone within, her. So live;inithe soul;the impre ions .made o, itbrough the: outad enses; by,: bjecte no mOrejpresent. The dreams ;fthsemfarerfter he has jau 1ed, are fon week plahing waVes,:ernd, daing spray, r ii oodagdhe. diu f #pmpetsthe rear of Wtilleg : ra nipd Abo rino g sol4ier's peaceful pillow, and squadrons charge ;to ad fro, in his sleeping fancy. So the brutal jest, the lewd I "I A LEGEND oF ST. rAGATHA. 67 threat;, the indecent song: rang; through therloom of her dungeon in the ears of;Agathasand sones of uniutterabl horror seemedto pass ifelike before her stunning eyes: . :y She; bmrt iito tears" O God .4farysavation1! this is too muchi heave me nfs desertme notin this. tlour of trial' andcovring her eye with her hands she wept. SSddenlypeacebegan to come.ova her trheart. A soft -light, like ,that which in a ,loudless clime erimsons tip.glowing .astshortly after dawn, stole through the dak: cell. As it= grew, hues of un- utterable beauty were seen to flea, undulating init, and be lost to the,;eye in its increasing brightness, It shone through ,the 4amp stone allsethiough}the iron ;gates through the tiled.roofiand with its subtle power penetrating their grossness, madeptli: thans- parent andviewiesswas the purest air. Then Agatha beheld in whose presence she had.suffered and wept.:- Far, far-away through the illimitable but thronged space, she saw thesource jof the light whichntranced her, 4. blaze of-light inaccessible. Beneath;it, and nearer .to her, wwas a thronehigh. over albeside this ineffble iamr, on which sat in majesty thelOtOmI- PRmIEI na. Lower still, and next to Him,)sat page: 68-69[View Page 68-69] 68 LEGENDS .OF IROLL U RY. the Queen of men and.angels. Furthor- :down, in circling ;bands ther nine choirsaof angels,rankupon rank Belowthen still, arranged inidistinguislbl e bands, the apostles, martyrs, confessors, ,4itgins,.. the electof God. The light.sthat fell upon.them from above seemed joyitself and each.countenance reflected back- its radiance in smiles' of rapture. Neither did the ranks seem stationary in; the glitter-. lg space; but there were movements from rank to rank, and to and fro, which seemed to' awake har. monies of unutterable sweetness.. And now of a sudden all eyeswere bent on Agatha. And from the, hoir of'the apostles its prince came forth, and with inconceivable swiftness descended through. the shining bands toward the .prison .of the matyr, He.came near to her and she felt :the illsf} his touch, and knew-that her lacerated body was healed. "Courage ![Agatha,",he said, and his voice was like a gush.of music from ethereal harpstrings. ;..And "Courage; Agatha%!"-fell on her ears in the mingled tones of the countless people of the skies, deep and clearas the sound of mighty winds and waters, yet soft. and sweet as the music of a 4ream- "-Courage,' Agatha!" and the Queen of, angels, bent from her high throne a look of love, upon-the virgin, "You shall soon be one of these," and she pointed with her v d 2 T I A LEGEND OF ST. AGATL. 69 sceptre to a radiant bandnear to her, Back through the soft light, winged;his.iway, the prince ofdhe apostles..".!Theolight faded,,the vision flodbut the, peace remained. VI. t" , "So, the sorceress is cured? ]Knives and pincers,, the rank and the flesh-comb take no;effect upon her. Let us tryfire!", And the slaves bring huge kettles of living coal,, and spread them over the fragments.of broken pottery on the paved floor of the judgmetaJl, and they seize her and roll, her., naked.body,.over the fiery and jagged mass. "Bear her away !" said Quintianus, after enjoying the scene for sometime, "She must be dead;" She was borne, to her, dungeon. The vision atill flitting: before her, she said: ."0 Lord,; my Creator, thou hast ever protected me; thou bast taken me from the love of the world; receive now my soul," and expired. Hark.! as Quintianus leaves the ;judgment-hall: a wild commotion in Jthe street!. The jar' of the earthquake, the' crash of falling walls and roofs, the shrieks of rmaimed victims! "It is over," said page: 70-71[View Page 70-71] 70 e LEGENDS OF HOLY MARYO Quintianus, when the shock passed. "It is but begun;":shrieked the, shrilivoice of Aphrodisia, in the doorway. * Tbe oceiabof fi.is r lling down from the mountain I The end has come'?. It was true. From the crest of Etna was pour- ing out wave upon wave of fiery lava. It was careering mad! .down the slope, over vineyards and eti~y; itr, n irresistible torent:. r Stretch forth athenm of thy ewer new, 0 rilbri stay the torrent of fire with the strength and influence of mightyaRome"; Oa it 'oame, hissing and crackling and seething, towdrdtheuldoomed city. cMy treasure I!my treasure!" gasped Quintianus. "It is in the house of Agatha. It is the price of her death. I must-save it!I' and he dashed madly toward the burningAlood. Scarcely followed by a ale h reached the-house "and entered; but the torrent did -iot wait for him, and,-he was buried in the liquid mass. Onward itbounded, roaring and resistless toward the square where, with blanched cheeks and chatter- ing teeth, the citizens were huddleditogether. So," said: Aphiodisia grimly, "we are to ride on fire Inthell.a "Can not the gods save us?" jaculated a citizen 'r . ^ii 1.') y ' f L4 A LEGEND OF ST. AGATHA. 71 so unused to prayer that he dropped his money-bag, clasping his hands. "Gods, fool? there is no God but Agatha's!" At that moment a cry arose. On the outer rail-. ing of a balcony, which the flames almost licked, stood a female form. The hands clasped a bloody veil, and the lips moved in prayer. The cheeks were unblanched, and the hands untrembling. "It is Lucia," shrieked Aphrodisia, "with the veil of Agatha !"* The torrent seemed to have met a barrier. The waves from the rear no longer urged on those in front, but mounted above them, forming a wall of fire, whence forked flames, like serpent's tongues, darted toward the square which they could not approach. At length they began to recede. " The virgin has saved the city !" shouted the people, " THE GoD or AGATHA Is THE ONLY GoD." * The Catanese tradition is, that the veil of Agatha stopped the approach of the lava which threatened the destruction of the city. Ys
