Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-02
An OID-WORLD STORY.
Martin Franc and the monk of 81. An
thOny.


tBv Henry W. Longfellow.1
Tn times If old there lived in the CITY of
Romo, a troiasmon named Martin Franc
,l,n L,, n snrios Of misfortunes had becn
ro1,,,aj from, onulcnre ia poyertv. but
,,n,n,t,. wh;cl, generally makes men
L,,,,i,i, AMI lnbnr;nns only servol to
n,oto lin, nro,,J and lazy md in pro.
nnrt;on rs he crew poorer and poorer. he
rrew also nrouler and lazier. He con-
tr;veI however TO live along from day
70 law Inv now and then powpinp silken
rohn IF lis wife or selling silver spoon.
~ onn,o ntber ,riin saved from the wreck
of lie he,ter fortunes and PASSED his
t;n,a ,,Ioasontly onouyh in lettering about
tho uin,ls ot-nloco and WALKING nm and
low ~, ,ha eunuv side of the street
Tla saw AI,rruer;te- his wifc-vos
ool,j,rotaJ tbrnupb thn whole CITY for her
laort,. Lor viii AMI her virti,o She
,,,., u,,,tta ,;tL the hlockest owe
the wbite.t tooth and the ripest mt.
hro,r,, nhaol, in al Normandy nor foure
woe, ,alI onJ ototelv her hands and feet
nost Jol;cotelv mn,,lded and her swim
,,';mf, o,to ill., t;,o mot,on of n swan In
bo,,,S7;eer 1oys clio had benn the delight of
thdp rr;clost troJesman in the citv ond tho
enyy of Tho fo;rost danes
rho fr;ends of Martin Franc like the
fr;anIs IS nanv a ru;neI man hefore md
a;noa 5osorteI him in tba Iav If odver-
e.. 0s III thnt had eoton L;s d;nners
ana drnnl his wine nni battered his wife
nnno anmnht Tho narrow alley and humble
Iwal,;nn 81 the broken tro1esmen save
ona. al thot one was Fr;or On; the
omr otam of Tho ohbew If St Anthonv
He wns n little iolIy red. faced friar with
loor in lie aya and rather a Ionbtfnl
ronutat;nn bnt ~ hn WINS n kind If trov.
al'na aayetta onJ alwSvs brought the
Iotest news and oossin If the civ and
hos;i.s was tLe nnIv nerson tbot con.
dcscenIeI to visit tIe house of Martin
Eronc.N in t;ne for the want of n hetter
no was cons;dereJ in the liobt If n friend
Tn those constant ossi,luities Frior chi
had lis secret motives If which the sin.
nje haa,t Of Martin Franc was entirely
,S,n.nsnic;o,s The teener owe NJ his
u;fo Lnwever soon discovered two faces
rndar tLo hood. Inf she nersevered in
r";snanstrr;no tha fr;or's intentions and
~ Jaxtornnsiy turning aside anv eynres.
s;ons nf raJlantrv thoi frli from his Inns
T., ,l';s ~, Er;or I'm; wos for a lone
t;n .n Lont ~ hay and Martin Franc nrc
served IN fine Iov Of noycrty and distress
tb,t consolation of MI this worlds aff1ic
t;omsNa friend :. Int finally things came
w s,oI, a noss +hot The honest tra1esmay
a,oJ he avos and wondereJ Lo boi
Tpon os,oa,a 60 Iono Wherennon bc wa,
;rronornnt enonab IN thrust Fr;ar On
- H. atroot hY Tho oborIJore
W an ~ t;mas crew worse a,i
Ono SAIL, raI;c foIIowoI onoth
woi9 ~ Ioat s;,l,a,, raho wos nownoJ III,
iaa, a;iror s' srnon all mnt;j ot IengtI
. ,"es Mor.;,, Eromc wos forecd IN ,.dpa,
pooi Ill tn'' L. H. to;, IN ntIor worjs
t luz 80 ..nssoJ ~ him s,,I in no faco hn
nsfSn;! Iana'or;tn d;I nnt ovon ther do
VIZ ,"' t vs. ,hosa Jars tho ;umeJ;ot,
span i;oa h '"o % ,,' u"' soints waa mncI
suar' a,,n u 'lrov0lont t,om !, thss,
in nuau a'i ,ie,' "n tines omd no ther
tomu ai',, -" 80 mrohni;I;;,, ~ ;m,roy
;noth eu "o on6nI; t Nv anv Irclv chang
imS one aar 1 ho hr nI ' ohaut bv me- ,
,,nn,or oooncy abe Iotarminel IN tr,
m m,hat nori3 Inv yiona NV intnrces.;op viii
Nm. uU' ao;at ~ Hor L,siond Az
o onr P',ihU" she reno,rcd one nven;po Z,
tpn ai'5cSv Of If ST Hnthonv 70 Mace n va
t tiu " nouJlo and oifer her MAYER at fin
ai,ar yyl';cb stooI in The little chanel ded,
nun , WIZ ~. MI; ~ ''' 'fo' N>''