, 1874-06-28
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dark-eyed Italian girls, who. with
their bodices gay with flowers, and their CO.
quettish stiletroeB in their hair, displaying the
bright balls at the end which proved that they
we're still free, danced to the martial music.
contadino lay on the grass - veritabe marigold
in coloring.-and played with bis dog. An artist,
near by, aketched the scene and.
YOUNG MONK,
silent and thoughtful, stood with his finger On
his lip, after tho manner Of the Italians, gazing.
Mrs. Haughton's eyes rAmbled over the pretty
picture, hut her sister Margaret's attention was
concentrated a. soon Is she eaw tho young
monk. 4 vas variety Of expressions played over
his face, while his national lore Of the pictur-
eAque seemed for moment to be holding down
some disturbing unde1uuEreut OF thought. While
Margaret watched him, the eoldiers passed, the
music died away, and two dirty old Roman beg
CARA shook their penny boxes for bait, and held
out their skinny hands The struggling waves
came to the surface on the young mans face as
he turned abruptly and preceded the party into
the church.
Tho three wandered up and down within, and
paused to laugh at Berninis saints, whose colos-
sal figures fill tho inches in the twelve columns
Of the nave. "Whst stormy mind Bernini had.
Sec how lie t2nctured all his scholars; for be-
.aid Mrs. Haughton. ''Look At the streaming
garments and the great angry knucklee OF st.
Matthew" "Yos, hls figures always seem to
| represent fierce demoniacs, whose members per-
petualy war one With another" added Margaret.
'.Ihe whole body. however, generally joins IN
good hard fight with the clothing" laughed her
brother, sand Matthew would oyidan.ly have
couquercd in few moments more - wish,
said Margaret, half-lmpatiently, that some Of
these priests would battle with their robes that
seem to hold in the superstition and wea1ness OF
ages, throw them OF, and
CONE FORTH MEN"
] "Ah! they, too, would be petriiod half way"
said Mr. Haughton: "The Church would prove
dared show fight. But I thought the court OF
the monastery was your especial desire to-day,
Margaret. Suppose hunt up sacrlssan. Ah,
stay here ia monk, and he turned to black
robed figure near them, and aired his poorest
Italian, which, alas Was also his BEST in asking
him to show them the monastery-court- The
monk led the way. up the left aisle, through the
| las. chapel.
The rain Was falling gently down into the
green little garden, in tho middle OF which two
! porphyry pillars guard rare marble well, ~
which, saith the Church-legend. sat the
| woman of 6amaria- 4 richly wrought
frlezo of mosaic and marble is sup
| ported by double rows Of columns. Enthusiastically
| mosa,cs and carvings. aud resting on the marble
| bslustrnde thai separates the garden from tha
| logela that surrounds it. This legsla-a broad,
covered, pared wal-contains relics. bits OF has-
relefs, ana ood aans set ~ *n0 na" a,1o
i.as"d das;raa Re.ch,nq thia obair. Marcaret
!aovasa es ohanra Tor moralizinr. MildFed. u
| sabe said. 'ThlnA OF the great men who have
| sat here, the wisdom it has held, and now be-
hold, alas how its glory has departed. ana
s1e lunpes ms' tist made her h.if.rayersnt
80 ~ ~ .I,rano
Mr. and Mrs Hauehton walked on, but
nAeat0s 20 aas na,.t,ht e;1ht ~ second rnw at
n.y. lnf ~, eau at,,c.nnd and tawdry. beh,nd which
| ofnaad or haIf-ononed wooden shutters
ea,naio, +ba nresanoe Of windows
1estaAGa 1tra -oo,1s eaid tho rnonk in En-
,.t, T." III fora;"n sccen1 sThis is no lougex
ehsn, WIN .,, to.e.su h.,. ahont trantv mnn1s
,<;t ~ snrna ~ hem serving AZ nr1ests and
ny -pis ~, sIno y. ' dn y hfarcaret tnrnsd
on;ct1v .nd looked at him, rTsas the same
4uc1H' "ne 'ouAo" 10y. =, f-ont ~ tha churc and
tass suo ~ na La.ts n1aona II Tave,,ed
even :" r1s .ne naey5 aa1sy e1AsNHn r1pnrs.1oSs.
| Eavarthe1esg there was that in it that drew
NeseltneieS az .ue.1 1,ad n,,ita n.tnrallT few
mnments after. rs she pointed upward Tie
nloteutn t!. tuansd' har oaatnres and sar litte
t,:sa a,,t;,,1 IN haifonan hind. 1T is yis-
n'to astt.n3 ~ eIa..nat Tha t;rv 1,ead bohhal
1toi, t as.a sao s;da - the other and low gentle
aout ~ ts s;tb tha soft Tainpatter upon their
1e vnn "1rn arer Tead tha Prisoner of Chill
IL, ,7n asked thu strange monk. "perhaps this
~ , A 49, ~, that poor hrorhar'a hone. its
Ls1ie w H. rc,,so |.11 ~ fraedom" "But there
sose ~ - 49, .ls.na hera ara there2" said Mar
alo no W., for@st y.,,r talk hefora st. Mat
Eases.7 t ioI sta9 a9tEs For .nswar .sTardon ma:
nassed a. xon smoke and could not but
passeu e. ou t,;tla confuscd a. sho tlescend-
aGa5 a o1b 1Hs throna TO reioin her brother and
SUI eu aloAn 'u0 'AAo @@
r. ia vary ba.utiful here" eaid ehe, II and
STRANGELY FAMILIAR. i believe it's the columns !;
sIey ~ ~, 81 81 - 1w,st.sl md rrh in decoration
a.lse, w. a. iiko child'a odd macin-
ana y y. nacea Ino in Hoe III this
.hgh . ,oat ~ to a Legends and fancies
n1 1nn@ ~ smc, snirn1a and curves. can half
raad 4 story unyseH in that column there, for in
stance every 'm,s.s satha so ot braken sold ossc
me- a!'u h;.aeisnb;c ~ :. Can Won not g;ya
aTne - 5u Frate FIippo ia my name but, II you
want ssollss. st,r and there the slab on which
thu soders arc ~ said to have parted Christs raj
tnu nt soau'e'" ), "a oA'N ~
n'gns Ti'. .o-ro ront o7av mite delichtful show
e<, them 1 vafious 1ec., and told tbem quaint le-
oa oends " At lat thew reached marble slab sup
6el4u7. -. 'N": .of;,t,1 ,o-,h-~r "a