The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-05
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
In the meanwhile, weeks and months
went by. Two years had passed. Apge-
hque was now IA years of age and quite
womanly. When she read the Golden
Legend, she would have humming in her
ears, the blood circulated quickly through
the blue veins near her temples. and she
felt deep tenderness toward all these vir-
gin saints
Maidenhood is sister of the angels, the
union of all good, the overthrow of evil,
the domain of faith. 1t gives grace, it is
perfection, which has only need to show it.
self to conquer. The action of the Holy
Spirit rendered Lucy so heavy that thou
sand men and five pair of oxen could not
drag her away from her home. An officer
who tried to kiss Anastasia was struck
blind Under torture, the purity of the
virgins is always powerful: from their ex-
Quislte white limbs, torn by instruments,
milk flows instead of blood. Ten different
times the story is told of the young con-
vert, who to escape from her family, who
wish her to marry against her will, assumes
the garb of monk, is accused of some
eating herself, and at last triumphs by an
nouncing her name. Eugenia is in this way
brought before Judge, whom she recog-
nizes as her father and reveals herself to
him, Externally the combat of chatity re-
commences; always the thorns reappear
Thus the widest saints shrink from being
tempted As the world is filled with SHARES,
her1nits flee to the desert, where they
scourge themselves, throw themselves on
the snow, or in beds of prickly herbs. A
solitary monk covers his fingers with his
MANTLE that he may aid his mother in cross
ing a creek. A martyr bound to a stake,
being tempted by young girl, bites Off his
tongue with his teeth and spits it at her.
All glorify the state of single blessedness.
Alexis, very wealthy and in high position,
marries, but leaves his wife at the church
door, One weds, only to die. Justina, in
love with Cyprianus, converts him, and
they walk together to their punishment.
Cecilia, beloved by an angel, reveals the
secret to Valerian on their wedding day,
and he, that he may see the spirit, consents
to be baptisedn He found in his room
Cecilia talking with the angel, who held in
his hand two wreaths of roses, and, giving
one to Cecilia and one to Valerian, he said
"Keep these crowns like your hearts, pure
and unspotted In many cases it was proved
that death was stronger than love, and cou-
pies were united only as challenge to ex-
Mary at times prevented betrothals from
ending in a marriage. A nobleman, rel
alive of the King of Hungary, renowned
his claims to a young girl OF marvellous
beauty on this account. Suddenly our
Blessed Lady appeared, and said to him:
IF am indeed so beautiful as you have
called me, why do. you leave me for anoth-
err And he became most devout man for
the rest of his life"
Among all this sanity company, Ange-
hque had her preferences, and there were
those whose experiences touched her to the
heart, and helped her to correct her fail
ings. Thus the learned Catherine, of high
birth, enchanted her by her great scientific
knowledge, when, only Is years of age she
was called by the Emperor Maximus to
discuss certain questions with fifty rhetorl-
clans and grammarians. She astonished
and convinced them.
"They were amazed and knew not what to
say, but they remained quiet. And the
Emperor blamed them for their weakness
In allowing themselves to be , SO easily con
quered by a young girl" The fifty pro-
SCISSORS then declared that they were con
verified. "And as soon as the tyrant heard
that, he had so terrible fit of anger that
he commanded they should all be burned to
death in the public square" In her eyes
Catherine was the invincible learned
woman, as proud and dazzling in intellect
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20 be, that she might convert men, and be
led in prison by dove before having her
head cut Off. But Saint Elizabeth, the
daughter of tho King of Hungary, was for
her a constant teacher and guide. When
ever she was inclined to yield to her violent
temper, she thought of this model of gentle
ness and simplicity, who was at 5.years OF
age very devout, refusing to join her play
mates in their Sports, and sleeping on the
ground, that, in abasing herself, she might
all the better render homage to God. Later,
She was the faithful, obedient wife OF the
Landgrave Of Thuringia, always showing
TO her husband smiling face, although she
passed her nights in tears. When she be-
came widow, she was driven from her es-
tates, but was happy to lead the life Of pov-
erty. Her dress was so thin from use, that
she wore gray mantle, heightened out by
sloth OF a different shade. The sleeves of
her jacket had been torn and were mended
with material of another color. The
king, her father, wishing her to come to
MIN, sent for her by count And when
the count saw her clothed in such way
and spinning overcome with surprise and
grief, he exclaimed
Never before did one see the daughter
oil royal house in so miserable garb, and
never was one known to spin wool I'M
til now.n
30 Christian and sincere was her humility
mat she ate black bread with the poorest
PEASANTS, nursed them when i'll, dressed
Weir sores without repugnance, put ON
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