The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-06-18
An Abyssinian Saint.

Some OF the stories of their saints are
very marvellous. Perhaps one Of the most
grotesquo is that of Gabro MENUS Koud-
dos (Slave of the Holy Ghost), who was a
great saint from his birth-nay, more, he
was born a saint. No sooner did he enter
the world than he stood up, and three days
after his birth he bowed his head thrice,
saying, in a distinct voice: Glory be to
the Father, and TO the Son, and TO the Holy
Ghost. He never tasted of his mothers
milk, nor during the whole period of his
life partfok Of food or drink OF any sort
Once, when praying IN n mountain, he fell
overa precipice 200 cubits deep. Two angels
immediately joined their spread wings UNI
der him to support him; but he refused
their assistance, saying that he trusted in
God alone for help. Another time he was
ascending a very high mountain, and, be-
ing fatigued, the Holy Trinity came and
assisted him. Many other equally absurd
md almost blasphemous stories are related
Of him. At last, after o very long life, l
forget how many years, the Almighty sent
Azrnel, the angel of death, TO take him.
But the saint refused to die, saying that, as
he had neither eaten nor drank,
he could not die. So all the saints
came to him in turn, for the
purpose of ~persuading him TO leave earth
for Paradise ST. John the Baptist frst
addressed him, saying that he had gone
the wny OF all flesh, Notwithstanding his
many privations and sufferings. Gabo
MENUS Kouddos, however, at once met
him with the answer; Eyes; but Vou
could not fast even for forty days, but fed
on locusts and wild honey Thus he
replied to all the saints, and at last even to
the Virgin and our Saviour. Still, how
ever, the DEGREES Of the 0mnipotent
must be obeyed, and his life was
taken from him. But then there was a dis
pute among the elements to what was to
become Of his body. The earth refused to
receive it, as he had never partaken of her
produce. A similar refusal was made by
the water, for he had never taken q drop
within his lips. The fire had equally
strong objections. SO the saint was re-
stored TO life, and taken up.alive into heav-
en-. His tomb rs, however, shown at
Zoukwahla in Shoa; but it is said TO con-
tain only one Of his ribs, which, at the
time Of his ascent to heaven, he took out
and left on earth as o memento for his fol-
lowers." ..a. ts.Il .1N .r
FEARFUL PUNIsHMENT.-Th authorities
at Naples, intending to terrify the brigaDds
who abound in the vicinity of that city by
an example Of the most terrible punish
ment, condemned TO death two brigands
who had been captured, and directed that
the execution should be performed by two
other brigand prisoners, The crowd that
stood by TO witness the execution cheered
the executioners, saying that they now had
a good opportunity to display their prov
ess. One of the e~Xecutioners, stung by
their taunts, accomplished his task at one
blow, and tho head of his wretched coll
league rolled down over the side of the
hill. The second execution was q horrible
scene. The blow had 10 be repeated ten
times, and then without putting an end to
the sufferings of the helpless victim. 'De-
Tided by the other brigands,' says the mar
rator, 'Pizutti threw himself like a fam.
ished beast upon the body of the still
breathing Sierra, plunging his dagger into
every part of his body. 1t was the most
terrible scene ever witnessed, but with al
this Sierra was not yet dead. AT last the
captain saw fit TO interfere, and u revolver
discharged In the err of the mutilateC
wretch brought the dreadful proceeding Il
q close"
A MosI S"ChSpALoUs TAN will shortl,
come Off before the Seine Tribunal, in Paris
between a New York merchant and his wife
q Parisienne, whom ho married two years
ago. The unfortunate New Yorker discoy
cred, recently, that his wife had, previous
TO her marriage, led a most dissolute life
and had several illegitimate children. III
employed q detective TO ''work up the case
and as his wife refuses TO consent to al
amicable separation, he is going to give hel
the benefit Of a public trial, with n detailed
history Of her past dmOtrs. The New York
or is the senior partner of a large commits
sion house, which has a branch in Hayre
Tia axcuraioniata of the National poo.a n
Trade, eighty-ive in number, went over Id,
Lebanon Valley road to Harrisburg, and re
turning Monday afternoon, went upthe Read
ing road 10 Mount Carbon, where they re
manned at night. Tuesday they visited a por
tion Of the schuylkill coal region, after whiel
they will visit the Carbon, Lehigh and Lu
) cerne regions.