The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-09-27
Miscellany.
The Marvellous Legend ermou,serro,.

The Marvellous Legend afyIou,serrnt.
In an article in the Atlantic Monthly. for
october, Bayard Taylor gives an interesting
account OF the now decay ing but once power
full monastery OF Montserrat.
The monastery owes its foundation to
miraculous statue of the Virgin, sculptured by
st. Luke, and brought TO Spain by no less a
parsonage than st. Peter. In the year $50,
some shepherds who had climbed the mountain
i'll search OF stray goats heard celestial harmo-
MES among the rocks. This phenomenon
coming to the ears OF Bishop Condemar, he
climbed to the spot, and was led by the
music to the mouth OF a cave, which eXhaed
a delicious perfume. There, enshrined in lioht
lay the sacred statue. Gondemar and his
priests, chanting as they went set out for
Manresa, the seat of the diocese, CARVING If
with them; but on reaching a certain snot
they found it impossible to move farther. 1be
statue obstnately refused to accompany them
winch was taken as sign that there. and
nowhere else, the shrine should be built
just below the monastery there still stands a
cross with the inscription, Here the HOLY
Image declared Itself immovable, $780,
The chapel when bultwas intrusted to the
plous care OF Fray Junan Garin, whose her.
mltaSe Is pointed out to you, on a peak which
seems accessible only to the eagle The dew
IL, however, intereIed, as he always does in
such cases. He first entered into Rio,iloa
the daughter of the Count of Barcelona and
then declared through her mouth that he
would not quit her body except by the order
or Juan Garin, the hermit OF Montserrat :.
Riquilda was therefore sent 10 the mountain
and given into the hernits charge. A TENN
tation similar to that OF st. Anthony's follow
ed, but with exactly the Opposite result. In
order to conceal his sin, Juan Garin cut Off
Riqullda's head, buried her and fled. Over
taken by femorse, he made his way TO Rome.
confessed himself to the Pope, and PRAYED for
punishment proportional TO his crime He
was ordered to become beast, never liftino
nls lace towards heaven, until the hour When
GOD himself should signify his pardon.
Juan Garln went forth from the panal nras
ence ON his hands and knees. era yied hacl, to
MontscrIat. and there lived seven wears as .
Wiiu ANIMAL eating grass and bark. and new
er liftinS his face toward heaven. AT the nnd
OF TINS time his body was entirely covered
with hair, and it SO happened that the hum
teis OF the Count shared him as a strange
beast, put chain around his neck, and took
him TO sBarcelona In the mansion of the
Count there was an infant only five months
oIo, IN lts nurses arms. No sooner had the
chlld peheid the supposed animal, than IL
gave loud cry and exclaimed
"Rl.e up, Juan Garin; God has pardoned
thee" Then to the astonishment OF all. che
BEAST arose and spoke in a human tonoue
lie told his story, and the Count set out AT
once with him to the spot where Rioujida was
buried. They opened the grave. and the
maiden rose up alive, with only ROSY mark
Ike thread, around her neck, In comment
grafton oil SO many miracles, the Count found
ed the monastery