The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-11-23
JHE LfYR OF A TRAPPING
n Viait 10 the Monastery ~ Caethssinane.
kentucky.

n,,, 60, ,.,,,,,,a,, + a,1.'.' I,,.a,'s , C''.
inston. n.y. Tho fsr-lamed rrappis Monastery
the Abbey OF C;ethsemape. ia bore On nlirh,ing
at lie railroad station found little negro
boy officiating ~ baggage master. depot mas
w., ~ .o"". Wy, ,n.onuona. on IN, ISL
Ing ior suiuo 10 tho monastery no SAID that
sooa o, the ne
TO sorne ssdi,sa horace asross tho roaa hs
added thu, other Of them with free rein
would tote mo to the monas,ory. thanked
him. and started for the abbey on foot. Ascend.
ing long hill. came to u dense forest with
roads branching right and left. The stiffness
was painful. Ihere wore no birds anu not
even even tho piping Of cricket was hsard. fol-
cas.ion =, s,oru. bius and i,ts,.s. sra,uns
steoo,a ~ the nonas,orv ,rom IN. tan ~ rio
s s. vi .lie monastery rom .ae "p % .Ae
MIL IL was almost buried in donSo foliage.
Ten minutes later / passed. an unoccup ied
hous. and a dilauidAted min finn, Looked ns
c.n.nrv I vnrx,hi vc ,H Hs'u ,"r ,oie inan
.s onnstrv rr p"sny,n9 oos ,,,
snfe % SrsT , SnciHssd within Two walls T9
Win nn,ye w Thera @ n IrsnTny enye,Gu
hHrncnway, Eyerythl9S looked neat and trim
l" Roele rspDea shs do w't twice H WIN ne
sSsSn nn VIM tc frs Ta srSrus ee Iar
,nin,rb,"g my b.sdh1ss no rrefHed me 70
monx smiIsrv Snb,t"1 ' ,nnt ch,r, If @
Mns Va ~ ~ Vi -, H W., suiiounu az
n,"ne OF te irs sra nho "rsn daor OF me
natiJr On tts riEht oi ihe mai IL was scnntily
h,t,s y oho iour nara nent
VIE Ic SxH n r' OF nncard near the door on
i9r ia. -. ,niSn r Of thote se"kn. retreat
ih, nm ,,i W xaIa ,he n2or ,enmahv mo
.,"r,a n'' NJ" 1'as ,ua' ,ou " tno urvtr
' r. ,i 10 siI.ISe MHs SO nvmthIy mat al
i"i u,a innG'" 'Insn., Ti.nin .0,nn. ,
from Z distance. Troy were schosd and r.
tni, ~ ih ,,i hso " nun, npg ,eArH Ius
n Sm , ura"h over e taS f"ah slowly uescennihE
roi' o nc eWi,h uno nan nnm ni.tus me
tolh me INT INA, tho Abbot would be pieased to see
",ous low wv and .a fs;nnen ,e n ,hr, Sra
opposite, door; hs a,oysd - SLOW 5i,at ] noted
h,s ha' NE punched seatures ana hard bony
as ooksd ,ks h,Fsns s Z, aIS asf
sams ntera rcncnr t hi. o ls stP % ,cS
ana l. ont Bennath the strip was black
u nhm i;iffdis ms iset wore hidden III coarse
rsopsned and anoth@r monk il seoless w HH
Afs ASKED IS %hs' he SoTa see ,As Aeoo
ing sterny into my eyes. was taken com
pIo'eiy 10y s 81, i ue vas py ho means my
mlna a SANITY. solemn and demare man m but but
l3hha OUT very soon mat ne was sharp. quick.
ihe nnnners ana customs Of the outside world.
Wa Wa rs fti WIT i1, % soom saw 'Hat ne
wooden crnci!ix attached 70 his neck by a cord
Was In ms oo,t, AMI on ohe OF ms fingers
9b!ect OF my mission. " II is a favor very sol
m"nks are ali a., work Bui ~ Won sIa ays come ns
=, gree, distancs and might perhaHs s' f fS"s
n y. miShppoi,n.n,"nt WIN senu one ol them
to eff EaakeI h and he 1at4od In few
pnarod sapina Foow I mes. "a diI T', s9 W.
ridnr GUY o lIn me h hn n snTHnEh long cor
on"mon u tIa in'itsa ne to enter. You now
hoiiaSterS resr,Veu Soieiy LOT me monks. l
@ W,Ep ts sae ouisi al nr ~,
rin". TO- tr Wm,i"i hneS were the real
noihsrs ,,Sed w M HT'% were e 3ny TX
ann.s vnnniotaJ ann ,v Wa,s mere pare the
and ieath rpsrance Tks eeEo a ~ S t SS
sp.nS NV i wGnid be was compelled 70
worse s"1I 'haH app prison. $, ~, u,n.n,a,
or"n"i youur monk ei,tarad and u'r ns wa. val
"a e he " swcnt 5y ns Sh MAN, powsa S|Ty n1
world Would rys wi,h 10 be ob. =" u, ri ,. no
@TIss o DOW NY guide paSsed on AMI
There l saw many MONKS dressed in Witt it,,
Son srs N 10 n9 open ar az various trades
I,,nks nnd uaas ~ rnu ".ners reEuihs mems.
nmSthsr r VIZ ock Ume WhS morse
shoy,na ~ Mans at ca,,." "u ,nhu VII .H
ware b;isy but not a worJ was snot"n THAI
readily nnierstood yhev sosnNet ~ INV la w were
tsntnj and nnunv 'rheir MINI frcs% s.cn.
ma The rnnnrknIla WI W ttir tae.i
in,nrossed nv N"0'0 "-4''oi''s' VI 'neif t'e'h
Va r'i.n,nroa ths bau Nv priJ, i,forr,a,
niuost nern,tuni s'l,ur. rhr n, Was one ot
oxrept When recitns the nnicns of the cb,T,ni
On onsnin onnthnr dnnr wa I,econ i Io ~ "
kiic.i"n Ihn frSt tbiny ssw ,v,s n IL ir r,ts
Mia 81 u, A. SS,, n,n w " 90 u-o
tmhla viii goos ,yc;"b;rt- xaaLa, o otio o. 4
trianp,inr 1tte nincns ~ ~hIaot iron IN, INV
rattisa in i'm s,aIas ,ike sinnns ia ys az.
urin,J tbn nres"rihma ~ ~ 70 ,nu'tI
monE Fnr nino n, Snths in e,nh u ya az, ea w
nonEa live on ms hra.d AMI son" n,,.Ja fr ~"
,ha v.unt nhina iy,r r. r,r, ~ run gu gu
Tho otf"r nj rec nor,tl,s ,onen ,sv ,np op liz
two meals a day. IL seemed impossibs thai
Jaw one oaS At least % 30 Su YEARS oI und