The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-15

MESSENG gu. SUNDAY, SEPTEl
sas g. ;;s.s e i. duty would
these aus. ssss not ass aas y
within these tents, without having first asked
plary is bis piety, that The has been remark
able to such degree for his humility, meek.
ever seemed to be rather a leader of monks
than the commander Of soldiers.' When, tnen,
the mghtiest of the great IN the Cnristia t
how dares any one less than he to violate one
of orr ordinances! What vulgar soldier wonia
presume to do this o. yes, now to do sn, so
the young Irish knight, thou hast told me,
sho wed great humanity in his bearing toward
thee: could it be he that. having recognized
Oh!-uo-no-no-a hundred times no to
that suggestion of yours, lady," said the maid
her dark pale cheek now re. irish
| soldier Was soft and musical, and as IoIi ..
sweet tones as the song of the nightingale
but that harsh, horrid voice that came but now
! croaking in our ears was harsh and ominons'
I and as il reeking with the airs OF the grave
! yard. Oh! let us think no more OF 1t there
| was nothing more meant by the words Sna M
I the rude exclamation of some uncouth ana III
nurtured warrior, or brutal camp-follower.
Think of it no more. but talk to me o. me
wonders of Christianity; talk 70 me Oh tuss,
Holy Land. Oh. I do 50 long to know the
Il viii speak to thee e. thoa wshsst, IN. mg
her thin cold, pale hand the pressure Of ths
tell thee that which will surprise thee Per,
respecting this crusade. This mighty army
thou hast now looked upon; all those mage
and streamers denoting tho Iest,ngpaS sSos o.
. varfa gated colored shields, red. and blue. and
, green, and purple, and those high upliftsd
, Standards upon their golden staHs, Win n sne
> and majesty, and magni6cence, and glory Of Of
war now gathered about Antioch-a wall OF
steel, and hre. and valor All this mas spffnn 9
9 us, in consequence Of tn. words Of man nan. SO -.
q poor, that he has to beg oven for . goblet OF
9 water; of a man so humble that ms paLeniG .
= are not known; Of o man SO contemplate In
f appearance that charity alone would seek nun
d out as an object for it's benevolence and yet
it is man SO wretched 90 fofof n 'G Ghnr nhs
# headed by its supreme pontif, and has convey
n ed together the whole chivalry of Chr,sten
dom This humble poor man is Known H.Tnt py an ND
he has been listened to, and he has perio5mee
this miracle, because he is Christian. and ap
,e pealed to Christians on behalf OF nssS To-,
10 maiden, as she listened to the words OF I'M
se Eyes" continued Gunhilda, her weak !, AM nS
a. fragile frame forgetting its weakness In ne
d. enthusiasm. this is Christianity. To ressu
.. the HOLY Sepulchre from the hands Of unbe
ne LEVERS the husband has parted from MS VIII. o
v: the children from their parents-nay, eve
ne lovers betrothed in marriage have postpoui;sS
If the day of their union until Jerusalem pc III
st Grated. speak of that which DO know sI m
e. child. Let me tell thee of an incident wni ,
n. am sure will be pleasing to thee to near; nle
s- years ago my husband and wero vis't Ths =
ed the court of the Duke OF Burgundy. Ln 81.
to young princess Florine, who had then atts,ne
We her sixteenth year, and amongst these festiv
to ties was n grand tournament, aS wnlcn =.
iy gentle cousin Florine presided as the queen
ID Beauty and truly never was the title borne !.
h one 40 worthy to wear it, for hers was %
Dir loneliness of Innocence and girl nooa w iS
ey makes a woman most resemble an ange
no Famed a. England is for its fair-haired nm
ife snowy nccked women, well-known as fla ~
me and celebrated as is Spain for the exquisit
se- ness of form and gracefnlness of movement
ian it's beauties, yet in Florine, as in the perfectie
Of at once combined together To win her smil
ar. and to claim the reward of valor from b
hand. men entered the lists who had cast {
,!m n' with them, as with all others, were your
Aa, knights who had never before held lance
.ea hand but in the tilting-yard. During one .
last the conqueror was declared to be youl
un knight in dark armor, with black shield wit
W: ont any device, and who, when called upon
am announce his name and rank, flung himself
Ieo his knees before Florine, and declared it to
~ that of the prince who had come to the COZ
eer- Of Burgundy to claim her hand as Swe
, ,e o1 Prince Of Denmark! Aud thus wes the Wet
o. o. in the tournament made known to Florine, q
OF thus did sbe for the first time behold the x
M IN liant warrior to whom, while she was still
tN91' child, she had been betrothed! wooing
ioi commenced had 10 impediiuents to encount
~ ~ but those which the extreme youth OF DC
tne parties presented and then 1t was determin
SesS upon that in two years from that time the m
r riage of two such illustrious personages shot
9l he solemnized in the presence of the Pope.
"a was in accordance with that deternlinati
.ne that Prince Swein of Denmark and the Prime
ian- Florine of Burgundy were ut the Council
,u Clermont in Auvergne. Both were pres
az az when His Holiness spoke the words ha
ese, read to you; both were moved by the So
ana divine impulse that actuated the multtu
mo ~ and both feeling q stronger love of God tt
y 70 of worldly attachment for each other. resol'
20 OF to take up the cross and not be united in m
tner rage until (if such was the will of God as
rces garded them) they should be permitted to
a tha In, and be present at, the capture of Je
S SALEM"
COM uOh what oood and HOLY creatures t