Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01
THE 0HARTREu Sc MONKS

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THE oHARTREusE MONKS.
Lore and Legends Connected with the
Ancient French monastery. sss
A native Of Grenoble who has known
this ancient monastery and its inhab-
itants all his life. and has Visited It on
ouvrier en- artistic and en- touriste at
all seasons Of the year, gives an &C.
count in one Of tho French newspapers
Of some OF the lore and legends con-
nected with its history. ut il always
with q sense Of fresh pleasure. : says
the writer Of the article, that knock
at me hospitable gaze OF the monks,
behlnd whichsa brother makes IN ex-
q Ntion M the arrival, in order to
sWAdt out lady visitors, who are nos adj
mitted. And with what i formidable
appetite, sharpened by wSak Tof six
or seven hours, sit down sntab1e in
one OF the three large halls bearing the
names of ancient French provinces, and
into one of which the pere procureur
q believe that IS what they call him)
shows travellers according to their
position, as far as the latter can be
Judged of by their dress and their man
fnefs. Nh $;.. y
~''In all tie three halls, at all the dill
serent tab ssIt yfooa sissexactly alike.
1t is the = rs yhly which varies. those
aho appea.1 I. wealthier among am
VISITORS pay xlightiy more thar tie
rest. As t. rae. fare, it is always si1nI,A
but abuna a9t, nd delicion. prepare
that is cos>say. fish or,s' Ms, .yeS; y
tables and butter, are 1ane t.. n lst"8
change from the meat Of Iiaa.5
table d'hote. The butte qpsdalty =
geoe- heavens, what r.; Kit is! a
veritable Gre % $p12eent At the fist
ence OF sut pg nlargasine.
Then there 4 4evitable little glass
Of ye'low ~ a. fch is. first offered.
as, aapeg vi then again handed
sio "a a,h NJ Nobody complains
4 t-e& fsy 'dn, "a, jhAis place the hqxss'
II g-sui' = ar fsr,. d tits ga the ~ W
raceaxof 4.rttiAin - re. heuler~rd Gales.
~ IL v hearo an eyewitness, ted
the>stcry of a, lacy NSho enteu.a we
monastery dressed. IN men 50 Glolles,
at the side. OF her lord and mas ar.
The fraud had been successfully &C
complishsd, and the fair intruder
visited calmly the; curiosities of the
cloisters WITCH were shown and ex-
planned by. q lay brother. But habit
becomes second nature, and nature is
| a terrible habit. AL at once the lady
in the dress coat called. out, Pardon
me. brother, but where has my hus-
band gomez The poor monk was first
quite stupefed at hearing sweet voice
come from behind the stiff, white col.
lar, and looked terror-stricken upon
the hypocritical overcoat and the fall
lacious trousers. Then some servants
came up, carrying an old armchair
into which they put the intruder and
carried her out of the monastery gate
':Here is story which does credit
to the old General du Chartreuse,' who
is said to be most Independent and
stiff-necked among the followers of tn e
t Holy Father.zz1t was in the arrible
year OF 1870. After the first defeats
which filled with surprise and with woe
French hearts all over the country
some young people at Grenoble founded
a Republican society o.; young mer
whose object it was to assist by every
possible means in the defense of thu
country. This society had the happy
idea of organizing a stage play for thu
benefit of the wounded, which was ;
prodigious success and realized 4,OO(
francs, an amount which the director:
of the Grenoble Theater had never be
| fore realized.
"We had, before the play was per
formed, sent number of tickets to thu
various authorities and notabilities O
the district, among others to the Gen
e1al of the Chartreuse, to the superior
of the Jesuits, and to the Bishop. Tn.
Bishop returned the tickets, but added
no money. The Jesuits kept them ant
forgot to pay for them, But from thu
General of the Chartreuse we got a let
ter to this effect: Gentlemen, we re
greet not to be able to be present at th'
entertainment you are about to give fol-
the benefit of our wounded soldiers
but as we should like to participate al
much as possible in your charitable ant
patriotic object we are happy to sent
you check for three hundred francs.
The graceful and gracious note wa.
concluded with a few words of tn ank,
for having remembered the inmates O.
the monastery. london Times.
Preferred to Be a Slave.
! An old negro, Madison Pitts, hastjus
died at Griffin Ca whose histOrv fir