The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-09-28

VaFtNIN tFttt w y peUtteW tu4rts
When P-rusi. the fallen angel In G.. p.
fa-rsncss story n Pilgrimage ~. y.
putt~n 4 Coz. found himself repentsnt
pni asked 10 he allowed to reenter heaven
o. was announced to him that his fitness
fer 70 reinstatement must he tested by O term
81 experiences a. q mortal on earth. Ac-
roriiugly he was sent here 10 run q course
81 mortsl life. He was child and man. like
smother. With no memory OF his previous
stste. His mother. = vagrsnt. abandoned
him as soou ~ he was born. leaving him In
y rig sly. He grew up . swine herd. He
hsi an inquiring mind. The monks taught
him and in return he bothered them. asking
pilste'. question what In truth? He saw
y hawk kill = robin. He wanted to know
the reason Of such tragedy. How could
m act ~ cruelty. of complete injustice. he
permitted IL divine love really ruled? Here
vas purposeIess pain and undeserved
sudden death. How could they exist in a
God created, God dominated world?- His
search into the mysteries made him I'M
happy. as fhe case has been with many
smother. Cold despair swept over him
He pesicred the monks until they came
tn consider him dangerous. Tho monk
Jerome. n stern. inaexibls a sought to
cast ont the boys devils by the employ
ment Of holy relics, part Of the skull. hand
end three bones" Of q saint.
Really our young probstioner was full
~ gentle and religious feeling. There
j. excellent description Of him He was
pacing along. deep in meditation. Day
bal slowly dark~ned. Night had come.
Whit stars CLEANED. A great moon
crert from the horizon and hung. a vast
silver lantern. In the south. The trunks
end branches OF trees were silhouetted
kgsins' ii. Night birds piped and called.
There wore mysterious sobs m creaking.
The voices Of the wood bresthed about
him He was touched with tho familiar
ave or the forest At night. Suddenly q
resl IT urcanpy laughter greeted him.
BE stopped. with oars intent and flesh
Creeping 10 gauge the character Of the
boise, BIT silence the twitter and stir
Sh'ch ~ silence in the forest still lay
tn6lstul no shout him -" Then--ting,
tang. ing the reassuring chimes OF the
monastery boil proclsimed compline.
The sweet music. waited over a distance.
tou"he1 his sensibility. In the loneliness
end shadows Of the forest IL spoke Of hui
manly and divine ideals. Under the
prell ~ the moment he crossed himself
erd sank TO his knees. emotional. to pray.
In real humility he. asked for greater hu-
tiltv, and with simplicity prayed that
esnltv might not mislead him in his quest
o. the true
But The monks thought him formidable.
He vas 'r,nn"1 and cast forth. He trav-
ells1 He had experiences. He was
thrown lmong robbers. He was q groom
enl a soldier. He idealized . maiden.
khe trrnei out abominable. He suffered.
he remained good. For a filial test he was
STRICKEN with leprosy. He t~riumphed.
Satan vas worsted. The battle was
snds1, DUTY had won" At the last angels
came FOR him II was found prone in
the grave; his eyes, almost closed by ire
swollen flesh. stared at the rafters. Two
birds of black omen. disturbed. flew croak-
Ing from the doorway. So Peiuel found
HeaNens gate and was happy"
\ sorry With some admirable pictuing.
t' -" must say that we found 10 long
enough before the visitation of the leprosy
VIZ, B~radnlnch's STIRRING Ad, enturcs.
VI f. ". Jennings's romantic story
of L ndsr the Pompsdour" (Brentano's)