The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-04-24

Brother Ambro.. vhc.. -.c.-o,.
measure. drew N. b..t men sr,r, an
the country into the fold An -,ho..
vsr, Aapov tir... vh.r ...S a.,
whole hoc.he.A. ~ ,v;n. u.,. .,,.1
70 the tA,r.ty-hrcsh.r. Yo, n.
aovicea ve had n thin sour w,,a !.
ksso In ehe-h tAe,r ko, bfS,,,-. Z -.
Nv brothsra .reat plenty bu, NJ Il
oommo. vint.ss. Tor, he vho .v.aA.
In the Ssld.. - scll. A. io.a. - 1900
Inc .tons 49, o.,, - .,.k ~
bis eoura,aHk nialhsv ..s;od. - -
The. pious hresNer. vAo ,-.x& "a
preached Ana r,elit.t ~ Al - 49,
whJ spenf sykk .Asvr n fuuIsnatlrS
thu vis. .worls - c.r- v.o.A errsll.~S
F.thlr tkehard "a. - Ia. ~.
cask OF mellow. red vine sucA a. era
aled under the to,rve befo,. N AVA
down. Ara th.t vss r,.h, ss,c v.e.
not tASbe sAe Ga. vho 1, Ei.,r. "a
thoughtfulne.. could 49, Ii,ta..
9uish rood vins from Aa6,
.And Of all these. Bro,h.r Ambrose
wa, thu most devou& 10, .tt., mai.
inc the round. Of his e..k. And t..A.
;ng the cont.nt. that &h.x h.a rot
deteriorated. hs would .eei N. .vn.
nv ni.hs In thu warden wall vhe,e
und;sturbed ne might medit.t. al
.fternoon hi. ewes elo.ed l..t th.
h..vt,.. 40 nj. x-or,d .ho,ia A,..r.u1
hi. >houphts from tho.. ~ IN. r.vt
and only AN occasional .iuh shovino
how d.ep vere his inward .truppl.s
.Msapwhile I worked AZ INV wood.
carving IN nv Nttls cellar .bon hut
never did I become so absorbed In INV
saints and bishops as 70 forget nv
other duties OF emptvinu the nans
that caught the drippinps.
"And 40 our lives went hapn,,v m
until that fatal dav when the abbot
decided IN make ni,gr,m.o. IN
Rome. and was selected a. one Of
tho attendants. Oh. the homesiek.
ness OF II ALI The dav. In Tn. Anime
SHOWS. the niphts in the hard. hospics
beds. and then Italv. uph! Give me
NV Rhine wine and Nsckar and Won
NAV keep YOUR vintage Of italy. Most
OF all. yearned for brother Ambrose
NV whole-souled master and friend.
How I did long for his full round
blonde hodv when surrounded nv tho
crafty Latins in the court OF his holi.
ness.
"One nipht I dreamed Of him. yea
often he came into nv dreams. but
this was horrible and real as II I
had seen IL with waking ewes:
"Brother Ambrose was moving
slowly amonp his casks. noddinp to
this one. laying a friendly hand on
that. but when he came 70 the great
tun IN which we stand, he rubbed his
cheek against IL so af,ectionately that
could hear the bristles rasp against
the wood.
"Presently no searched among the
straw lying In tho corner till he found
a long. perfect tube, and then. climb
ing the ladder TO the top, he took
out the bung and gazing at the brim-
ing red linnor rs a worldly man
might ga. upon the woman he
adored. For several nom.
suuatted thus absorbed, then y
oontsnted sigh. he inserted II =!
and drew unto himself this I =,
sweetness.
II know not how long this Iasreu,
but gradually the liquor grew lower
in the cssk and gradually he leaned
over, following It, never once leaving
hold Of the straw. His eyes closed,
knew that ecstasy was his. and, poor
worm that l am, ! enMed him. He
reeled. he rolled. but still he followed
the wine downward, ever downward,
till finally the center Of gravity was
lost. he slipped, he smiled, and still
smiling, slid through the bunghole
and disappeared.
with horror I awoke, and would
have run and told my dream TO the
abbot. but he was stern man who
looked upon me with disfavor because
l loved not my Latin, so stayed and
told it to little Francesca, but she
could not advise me in such matters.