The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28
ABBEY OF CETHSEMANE.
from tho Southwest,

from tho
nervous system. lie advised me TO seek the
seclusion and quictudc Of the Abbey Of Goth
senanl. and had TO obey orders. Gcthscmlnc
Is a SIN Nj station on the Knoxville division OF
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, situated
about .or'y.cight miles south % Louisville and
about fourteen miles east OF Bqrdstown. the
county scat NJ Nelson county. The little one.
horse vehicle which daily carries the mail from
and to the Abbey, brought me. Gfter II most de-
liRhtful trip over II splendid pike and across n
hilly country, here and there dotted with little
farm buildings. to the entrance o. the monastery
grounds. We drove through an iron gate. down
an avenue Of stately Gins. and came to n stop
before II lon, o%nc-1tory brick building that closes
the avenue. The arched gateway In the middle
OF the building IL crowned BY "a sort Of cupola;
. statue OF the Blessed Virgin smiles bonignantly
from a niche: underneath the words Pax Intran-
THUS In rough wooden letters. bid greeting to
the weary stranger.
A small, roughly made wooden cross hangs at
one side Of the door. My guide seized t.; u few
quick jerks and inside rang II bell. Then came
the noise % slowly dragging steps, the insertion
OF II key, md the door swung open. The figure
OF II monk, clad IN n habit Of a dark brown color,
the face covered by II flowing gray bcard. mp.
pearcd. silently he took the mail bag. silently
he received my little baggage. and silently. nfter
carefully locking the door. he mo,ioned me to
follow. we crossed II spacious yard. on two
sides inchoscd by brick walls, ON the third by the
building which just had passed through, and
on the fourth by the front Of the monastery it.
sell. n threc.story brick building. $50 feet lon;
md about 40 feet high. Upon the green lawn OF
th" ynri played the warm rays Of the sun: pa.
trllr"hal trees stretched their now barren arms,
guarding and blessing the ground: the air was
mill and bnlsamic.
Beneath AN arch, covered by evergreen. ,hcre
..,nls II, tho ,o,,r,, ~, ,h, ,ar, .,a,aa, a..
~. VII, ~ :, ~" "" VI"
we passed IL. On the back parts ~ the benches
.,-r,,,d,n, ,ho tu,,r, o,,rot i.,. 49,, m''a,
- :, 'n'E,' 'n,'' ',,o'ne W,"'-
wo";, ! read the words: n DIlCls Virgo
Maria" We went IN II few sion, ron, rnl
my ..,idc ,hr.w ,,o, iii, ,,o.. - ,,.a ,n n
=" "' '','" VIZ" '"' 'p"'' ' W" mum en-
tr'' O. an, through u smhl HH'r'h,ll showed
me into the parlo". Si;nntly lac bad, me sit
dow =. thc, ,r,c- d.,osi,in. , m, -, ..
w." '''' WV "oPos"'"t NV S''flrl hn"i
the ZOO. he disipncarc' and shortly after
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u" '''"''"E tue hr'''l ~ " 't'!'"r anu
en- ! Nc guest master The S'ac'ons room
Is furnished with ih, utmost SIMPLICITY.
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',''"'" ~ "ole"' co'h occupies me
Genre. - 'ew chairs with zane s"lts and stiff
back, are scattered along the walls, upon which,
arc . ,s.y ,,c,rros ,,,ii, nno" ~ "p1n WIN"
"' '"' "'."r'7' Wh''c opposite Tue door hni
abo"e tNc entrance into another room the figure
OF tho ,lyin- Relee,ner hang. fran, m. eros.
Tn""' u no carpet covering the floor; there are
no rs; hairs or divans TO rcm'ni one OF com.
for. n'.,se. o. ~ luxury. M rurt,i,. fl, e,roc,.
SuI III 4. Jr,pe the yindows. !, ,ry not,oa 80 n,
only @'lnl npologciically upon their stills; a few
red blossoms sDcnl, OF IN, out Aid, v,rlj