Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-27

"DavId" in five acts, with battles and choruses, was
performed by the comedians, in the National Thea
same play was represented al Vienna; and while the
Congress was held therein, 1915, il was again per-
formed with the utmost possible splendor. The back
Of the stage extending into the open arr gradually as
cended TO distance sufficient TO admit carriages and
horses and to allow the evoluti0ns of at least live
hundred Austrian soldiers, infantry and cavalry who
habltcd in the characters of Jews and Phliis'ines
carried muskets and carbines, defed and deployed
charged with the bayonet let oil Their firearms, ana
played artillery to represent the battles described IN
the BOOK of Kings. The emperor Alexander OF hus-
Ia, the king of Prussia and other moharche WIN
cir ministers. and the representatives. OF diieIeht
courts, at tbs Congress- attended these plays Wmch
were exhibited al the great theatre lander Wlen) to
crowded audiences, the usual prices OF admission
In another of these yeritable productions, we are
told that Sr. Francis, of Paula, was Calabrlah,
and at fifteen years Old shut himself up IN cave III
a rock on the coast. Before twenty he was joined
by two others, and the people built them three cells
the number increased ard 30 arose the order OF fiar
Mnims which means the least OF the friars. Coh-
slant abstinence from flesh, and all food mace OF
mix or eggs one OF Their rules. In l4f9, belng
invited TO Sicily she was received there as an anger
from heaven wrought miracles, and built several mo-
nasteres" He prophesed, held burning Goals III ms
hand without being burn, restored his nephew 10
life cured people Of the plague, received The most WIN
a cord ABOUT his neck on Maunday Thursday diea on
the I'd of April 1903, aged ninety one and was pa
rled till 1862 wien the Hugonots burnt ms bones
with the wood of cruchx. BESIDES thus, u Is related
that the elements lost their force against MN; 'hat
he walked upon fire; entered into burning oven
without harm; and made sea voyage on his own
cloak, instead of ship, and had companion Oh
board with him
According to another account he was much wor-
red by the devil. Once while he was at prayers the
devil called him three times by his own name. An
other time he was so possessed by the hend that he
had no other way to get rid of him. than by stripping
and beating himself with hard cord, crying while
he did it. "Thus brother ass thou must be beaten i;
after which he ran into the snow and made seven
snowballs intending TO have swallowed them # the
devil had not taken his leave. Then whole parcel
Of devils came one night and gave him grevous beat
ing this was because he lodged in cardinal palace,
and il occasoned him TO shift his lodging. Alter
wards, when a, prayers he upon lhe roof OF the
house whole companies of lheseinfernals. lie was
bird fancicr. bird sat singing on fig tree by the
side OF his CELL he called it to him; the bird came
upon his hand and he said to it" Sing, my sister,
and praise the Lord and the bird sat singing TIL ne
gave il liberty to 90 away. Going TO Venice with
his companions and hearing birds singing IN awood,
he proposed to sing the canonical hours but the
monks could hear themselves for the chanters OF
the grove wherefore he enreaed the feathered CHOIR
to be silent, and they remained SO till he gave them
liberty to proceed. At another place, when he was
preaching he could not be heard for the swolo"s,
which were making their nests he said to them
/" Sister swallows il is time for me 10 speak as
you We said enough, be quiet" and so they were. II
was customary with him. when one of his frars had
committed fault to take off the frars hood, and
throw it into the fire, from whence after staying
there proper time he commanded II To- be restored
TO the friar and the hood then taken out OF the
fire without having sustained injury More to the IKE
effect and equal credibity related of this saint IN
the Golden Legend.