The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-06-22


den hair Humll,iry. pfudsnee. Mode
~. Rspss.. vssihity sad obsdisnce.
her se.t sse lssIs Assresusked and beat
,ifully white, we're standing 10 80 stli,
Dc ot supplcs,iou. These represent,
souls Who we're implorios. snd oertsinl
not 10 vsin. her al powerful inieresssio
for their salvation.
Brother Al.rsoder would then pant O
smother psgs Eve and Mary toSeihe
showing ut the same time sia aud redemy
. iion, the woman humilitsted aud the VII
giu exalted. 10 This book we're also 10 b
seen the well OF living water. the fountair
the lily. the moon, The suu and the er
closed garden Of solomon Song. the cit
OF God. snd many pictures OF the vir
ein.
Brother Morbo lie was seemingly one o
the s.ost loving children OF Mary, IL
spent sll his time cutting stone images, .,
that his beard, eyebrows aud hair we're 81
ways white vi h tust, and bis eyes per
p,tusily suoolep and runping with tears
bu, he was full OF strength aud JOY IL
spite OF bis great age, aud it was plain ic
see thai the queen Of the paradise wAs
grscioasly guarding the last days OF hei
child. Marbods sculptured her sitting
on = throne. with . nimbus srouud her
head; aud he was slwsys careful that the
fods OF her robe should cover the feet OF
her OF whom the prophet said, A garden
enclosed is my sister. my spouse. And
then sometimes be would represent her as
q graceful child. and she seemed to be
saying Oh. Lord. thou art my Lord
Diri de re,,tye matris Riede; Deus menus es
H. (Psalms III, IL. W gf
Ia the converts there we're also poets,
and hey would compose in Latin pre- Sc
and verse hymns 10 honor OF the blessed
virgin Mary; and tbsre Was even one
monk from Pioasdy who used to put the
miracle Of our lady into the language Of
the ,hs common people and in rhyme.
When bessw such rivalry Of praises
and so great harvest Of tributes, Bsrnsbe
was always lamenting his ignorance and
Alssl be would sigh. % he
would sigh. as be walked alone in the liti
tie shsdeless garden OF the convent; Am
very unhappy that l cannot like my
brothers worthy praise the holy mother
Of God, to whom have vowed the tsaderl
usss OF my heart Alssl Alssl l am
rough man aud without skill; and l have
Tor your service, Madam Virgin, neither
learned sermons nor treatises divided &C,
,ording to rules, nor fine psintings, nor
cut statues, nor verses count'
ID out into feet and msrohed by measure.
have nothing, alssl And then he would
,ro,r, and give himself up to sadness,
One day while the brothers were talk
ng during their recreation he heard Que
u them tell Of monk who could do moth
ng but recits the Ave Maria. This monk
vas despised for bis ignorance; but, when
,e died, there came out d. his mouth five
oses in honor OF the FIVE letters OF the
dsris. and his holiness was thus NANTES.
ed. As he heard this story, Bsrnsbe
moe more wondered at the st the virgins
GOODNESS. but be was consoled by the eI,
mple OF the blessed dead monk, for bis
ssrt was full Of zeal. and be longed to
Ialt the glory Of bis lady who are in the
lesvens.
Bot be sought 10 vain for means Of
oing this: and be grew day By day more
risved Till one moroios he awoks full
I Joy. and, running to the chapel rel
,sined there for more than an hour. 60.
" after dinner. From that time be
ould goevery day to bis chapel at en- Z
our when II was empty. and be spent
lere . great part OF the time that the
lher monks consecrsted to artistic and
ldinsry labors. He was no more sad and !
. no longer foAned. Z ttiip
SO singular 9 change excited the cnrioI l
ty Of the monks. sud they began to gos'
p as to the frequent retreats OF Brother
srnsbe. The prior, whose duty it was
pass over nothing 10 the conduct Of his q
onks without, scrubi.y. resolved to OBJ n
rye Bsrnabs in bis solitary devotions: 1
IA one day. when the brother was shut n
, Is usual 10 the chapel. came my lord a
rior. with two Of the oldest brethern, TO .
" out through the cracks Of the door A
bat Was going on inside. cI
Then they saw Bsinsbe before the altar b
the VIRGIN on bis besd. bis feet in the a
!, tossing up and oatcbiug again six cop
II balls and twelve klive. He Was play .,
Z, 10 the honor OF the holy mother OF "
ID, the tricks ~bicu u.a snpme,ly won n
IN 20 much praise; but, not unders..ud.
, that this simple man wss thus offering 4,
bis ons talent snd bis only knowledge =,
the service OF the holy virgin. the old
,nks cried out 81 the sscrilege. .,
The prior knew that Bsrnsbe vas incs'
BILE OF any such thing. ont judged that +.
poor man bad fallen from melancholy
% insanity; and they we're eli three =,
out to drag him by force from The
,pel, when they saw the holy virgin h.
ne down ths steps Of the altar and gem \;
with the foldof her beautiful robe wip :.
Ups OF sweat which stood thick on the :"
ehesd OF the jugsIer.
Then the prior knslt down With bis face :,
the marble pavement, aud reciled these \;
fds:
Blessed are the simple hearted, for they j;
III see God
Amebl answered the reverend monks.
,iag the floor.
Ertortiea IN Hsssisa viii.xss. th
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