, 1877-01-20
TIE STORY Or SAINT ZITA.

for sy = SERGEANT rr CuNPASY1
Ono Hundred Art! Faurth fiIfnos fu1lntceEa.
TIE STORY UF SAINT z1TA.
fInw = Genorse Kttct,rtl-tInfd isccame thu
Patron En1nt Of Gnnks.
.Sf'r Fork t1'nrlt.
In the Italian Acknowledgement !rnfcgy. hcaa.
roll, nlntevtr you ;lcasc to call tt-tticsc IA n
saiut Zta. anil SMUT Zita Is the patrpn saint u
copks and kttchcn.mai,Is.
Saint Xfta was a Hcnucse cook, desntcfl to her
master anil mistEcts,-..!!l mrrc devoted to
11cavcn nud heavenly thtnga. Tic jenplc IT tic
ln,,,sc we're kindly lnfk, fairly xcll-to-tn, anil
not ncltcl to Hetid'c pr find Iault With Z.tI so
LUNG as dfucr VIA lc'rly at tn" appointed fius!r.
tue ii her application tr spiritual thlnHs, fur the
toOkcrv nf {ic:!ua Il simply hctIisll.
1t Is, however, written that nc cannot ffr!c
twu masters, and Zita, while serving rs faith
fully sic nf4lt litr earthly lnrls sul.ttiincs
neglected her kitellcn's carus fur thu rare III her
soul. She attended church aa we might say i'll
yct,rately, aEl'l with oil hcr sI III ahl attchtn
IL sometimes happened that dnhcr was II frw
minutes late, Or the EOist Wad 4 3rtl: burned.
She promised not to olItt1li asatn, nnrl WAS
again reiI'statcl; bcs:tIcs then, ~ now, ,gttol
c"uks were rAtc 10 Gcnon, and sue gould not
easily be replaced.
One day Lta's master aud mistress garc n
t1!nnGr, a rare, a,neuu,rabir, Il mohI'iri1tat thing
III HeHua, mud she WAS cnInIHadc.l to surp4s
Her.eat. HLs!hL At AaWf!t sAe WrHt ~ !uafkFt
brought hack two huge t'a>kcts ol as, feal, inwl,
a,'I iru.t; t1eh.-for IL was 80 ly,-lcloEc even
kidding fire, hasttrcti tn the Glldrrh to tLy
prayer. Wills oa her knees, aasnsbcd In icil-
iatiuiI, tic fell itu all Utbttay. Mass was Gul-
ciu.,cd. MON raruc, h"ur utter hour st'c rcnao.
cd kict ling LsfurG tc ultar with no Thought Ut
time, the surth, .llnier.
When at last ztl,. with o sigh, returned to
herself atul stepped from tlc thufclI, "lat 'sas
hrr llorrur and surprise IL ece the sun-scttlns!
1t was tllnner-iEnc, antl tAc vegetables were nut
even washed anh paEcd: Sic would bc iEnu-
innue!y tl,lVtu t1oin the house, atia 1ler lIln'-
ccnt lnabtrr would el1f!er inr her fault. IT.
causr, look yo,i. they do not give dtnucr.paftlct
without due proyo alton Ut tieuoa. \ dinner
Il grave, M Important, atfa! fur those win
give it, aud lntcycs t'g, uns,al, and curious foF
h1rs say wien, tile guests being assembled,
there would be no dinner waiting. for t.lcnl,t
The ltusts would be snccFcd a, la'RioonGu.
loMtcd ut In ,hc streets, a1' driven from
suecty. She, tuu, would be- suine.l, for how
coul,l she ever find ano:Ecr p!a-c after leaving
Ulc under such cIrtuin>tnnccsf
Tue humble antl pious woman would not siarc
| minded luslutt her pla c-that was only tu.t
expllton of her trlmc-,bEt that she sthu'd
| l,aye involved In the calamity her employers
(k,tl people, though Lax In observing tnc slatu'
Rived at the door she WAS incl'nrsl to fir, but
remembered It wa4 euwa1u1y and uuchrist All tn
srck to arotl 4 punishment 80 jusilf tluc.
There was nn patron satnt o( etNs ut that tinc,
hh4 VIl1tf uEilb4C tclGCt bIE9 2HC
llcr. eli to Heaven, 1rayug for strength! TO
cnablc her su bear htr affections. This done,
she husnhly hit rcs'lutc'y entered thu house.
On tle kltehcn Atcr she pn'lsed; eixr'''ste
cannot hc, aud yet IT must" st!c s4it 10 lerscf;
4'lir.rr is ln course lFrcparatton. The Mistress
has missed INC nud given MT tll'-thei, st,f fur
another ets None tlc sss .l.a!l M l's alsI.,: @ :,
ss a'lya.,ed few stt "r'.ci , al ,!r ''Fa3 ~
tint sscw.'' the said. ''ls up IN her bu Ines: |
with little outburst ol human frailty, Which
was promptly rcrrcs:c;!, 'bit That COOK Is my
equal" 30 saying kl,e entered the Kitchen.
a. she did 81 size hcarti ruff round like lhe
r,istltng of wings. hut. seeing i!o "ls., roneird
that Il WIS tie sirrns pt kcr acsninFlfscd k1r-
ccksur, win, MIS- doliLticss nlnyin.: ni'nt IN the
pantry. The range WIS lit, the stcwpans were
grange. Size lifted The lids an,l tasted. ~ w!s
wrong,' SHE said, "Iu th[nk!nS that this cuok
was eook of my class. sllc1ss'1'c Tic strings of
whosc apron | mn MT w"rthY 10 ilnlWsc.
carried to such perfection But where IL tho
coukt How tan sueli M Astist expose sl'el IL
dlnucr to bein. oyertlaner' bhc grntIy eet the
s!mn'cr'.g. meats back from thc frc; aud then
observed TINT tho rc Tas ncitlcr red NOR acrto
1t was ialtlbeHt blue ua1lr, with luint odur
Uf INCENSE. ~
More and more amazed, she went up to the
dnlng-rooll.. The table WAS set with exquisite
"Wcll, Zlta," sad her snlstrcss kindly. con.
tcmplztIng the tablc with pride, "is d!nncr
| rra.yf"
"It IL. Glgnora,'' rcplIcl.thc maid; "dlnner Is
reaiy Ia .eryc, but Ito nut tec an,lody."
(" Not eer anylu,iy! No, If c,llSe iIat. The
gtlcl,s arc uut in ttc terracc with your master.
Yuu and nsc ulunc III the is'I,s."
ZIta piuc!e,l hersclf to bc quite sure shc was
not dreaming.
She served tho dinner. 1t MAS L tsinnrr that
--!!!l TMy rt!I' srsals of i With cc.,asy
and ave n tho 1au,ilrs III ttf'rc descended lru
the guests. wfcrr llaye lcrn iathfnliy isrhcrstI
the traditions of it tor mura than Two erls'
turts.
Xit4 lad lad only to render thank. to Heaven,
for. M yuu will kusc Iea.iIly gnr,scd, thu ahgrls
had txi.n .'Acshlon Vi The pt'''ls Girls kitr!!cn
while she was IN her rapture brlo,e the altar.
What Il pretty picture Il must have hern to
SEQ the ,l!IpIrI rhcralhs ls!vls as Mnrillu drew,
without u .snlt,;) l.uyer'n$ trun pm to PIT,
with little upruns nlnl waite cIps, tInlsLlHC tlc
sauces a!l tastin- the dishes from tho tips VI
their pink fingers!
such IL the story of Faint Zta, MS tula to this
LAY by lie pous cooks ot Genoa, whom, alas!
NJ gngcls elrr ass!st.