New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22


having an impeachment OF speech, but Vincent ~
anxious that their faith be proclaimed aloud, and %
| terruped How is this, my fatheri canst thoc not
speak aloud and defy this pagan dog' Speak, that n
| the world may hear or suffer me, who am only thy
servant to speak I'm thy stead" Vaerius tod him
10 speak and resolutely he defed the governor who
was SO much incensed at the boys daring that, though
the bishop was only banscd Vincent was condemned
TO tortures His body was torn with hooks ana bis
flesh was burned, and finally he was thrown In dun
ceon. Then the glory came upon him. and the guards
saw lights and the place was filled with perfume, ana
Vincent asked them to join in his hymns Of praise Inen
Dacan though, to tempt him, since torture prevailed
not and had him placed on q soft bed strewn WIN
roses and his disciples allowed 10 come TO com
fort him. Such indulgence was the dsdain oil 'meehl
and he straighway went TO Heaven leaving MS Ddy
for the pro-cOnsul TO wreak still further vengeahceoa
The body thrown 10 beasts, hut raven gua''i
II and the wolf that near 10 devour 1t was en'0
or. Dacisn next ordered 1t treated like that ia
paricde and 1t sewed up in an OK hide and t'0u
into the sea with milestone attached 10 H.
When they who did this again to land. hsylns
cast over the body far from shore, they found ins
beforc them and fed In fear The sea dug eraSe ID
the sand and the body was hidden Ill Inc ume VI"
Il became the custom for saints TO reveal tnsr "n
Then IL Wa, miracul0usly discovered ana burid
Valentia In the Eighth Century the Christlshs ne
before the Moors and took their relies with tlem'
storm drove the vessel beyond the Pillars OF hercss
and the body left on promontory now oanS
Cane st. Vincent and ravens guarded 1t until 49,
when Alonzo l. In a boat guarded BY ravens 81 !"
Dow and stern took the remains to Lisbon, where '!
sim remain though there Is a story that the SAINT
again became restless and went 10 France TO sleep
the Church Of 81. GERMAN.
The milestone and the crow are -. Nncents syn
bos as well the fork which tore his flesh ID slen
and France many churches bear his name. as 10 aH
some in England, but there he Is better known ~
II yon doubt the truth OF his prophecy conhr4 J, y
then Oh Wednesday. the feast OF the CONVERSION ., ~,
one Thomas Passenger dwelt on London Bridge, n
THREE Bibles and star His place was Inc ons them
The Shepherds Kalendar, or the Citizens ana eouhu'
Mans Daily Companion which says:
II st. Paurs Day be fair and clear
1t does betidc happy year
But IL IL chance 10 snow VI rain,
Then will be dear all kinds Of gran'
II clouds or mlsts do dark the skis
.ireat stores of birds and beasts shall de'
And II the winds do file alOh.
Then wars shall we've the Ainedome OIL
That these directions were well founded nes s IN
be no doubt for they generally tcne'eu ~ resnx
ureIy wcn,d mai have been thr~ case had the e S,
not borne them oul year by year. though bsR psnra
complains OF the superstio'is man ihar ni " cr,sls
Day and ST. Swithin's. with the Tweve are M ""
which he believe against me anna Is, ly. on
which, IL r. rains, The tradition IS that it will AN ~
the next forty DAYS. and if II Is cleai al gay nr
days shall have rain. The twelve GaEs ai months
mas presage the character OF me G"eHe '
| follow. each day its respective mohln. s,c,s +
In Trivia the rustic faith III weather
NeVerthsess the festival of Paul did continue lines
pieAge the weather OF the year. ana IL III nr MET
the saint has fallen into dlsrepue a. "nc which yes
reason for wonder how any predictions can bs sentsr
ANYTHING I'm these degenerate days wheh W. c,n tel
thuf
what his day really Is. AS me eoiiue r ANCESTOR
and the art OF bookkeeping advanced or H. Of time
avarice Increased, and when they saw p.s ,orsn 10
Slipping away here and there unnoiiced tae, ,sI reg
worry about The clas rney got ans sl pope Gregory
doctored their books to make up for the Pasi cx
result was that every saints day In me ss ali s:s
nni ~ place and Il Is TO he wondered uat H. me.
% our Vi "w can you expect saint to revise Ms o s
teoroloey 10 suit such proceedings inat ,om aid 10
new style in the calendar and the sIisa Who hs.
mole argued against the alteration say,s r and co..
eare. the verses III ST. laus bs d hmshandman who
may have all their prognostics ,ne market. .
loss 10 know beforehand the fate 81 tl'r n nd 10
81 now and do moi mind bn in certain pir.s .ber
many they not easy gong. am iii no dragged 10
on the ,sa vn r in Inc hope tha break the ensS
NY rh verse OF The shepherds Kaendar dia nV further
nate with PassrnEer LII, n . nvn of Which
pr,dicton was only palaplra,c. lc and Doubtless
The observations on which II y dawn but they never
,nd hv things were as they said AMI no one shpr
whr Pail any NOR, than why Vincent 'nfhel r.
why .." nn,rno in his Antiquities" qnaln,.g
Paul did Indeed SSva lrOG that 1G'i hcaS
than al me npI,s' And why his day should " Of
Standing o the weird n ra,fG o ii nd OUT
an The feast OF the Conversion OF ST. lanl having
comarativry recent recognition In the na aTn
become popular in England sl,tr w" nroper saints
d,v coming on The day following ST. fs, ,Ir was .
swallowed up in it, and at HAT nme Of ST. Paul
POI been The subject OF many pictures Mo, dy Ona
"r' pan Of srics dealing with rs ile ;,h 81 %ter AZ
nct,,res he IL most often associated WIN ,rvu,ent
| FL. 'd,s,inSuishirg mark Is a sword the lns.'u
his marty rdom and the symbol Of biz QeM~