The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-06-04

home, the archbishop found his dead
body, and was convinced that what
he had seen was the wrath of the
oath-breaker.
Still another story is that of
Flemish Jew painter who scoffed at
religious things and refused to paint
a picture of the Blessed Virgin to go
over the altar of new church. For
this he was condemned to be burn
ed by the Holy Office. On the night
before his execution, however, the
Blessed Virgin appeared to him in
his cell. Converted, the Jew seized
his points and limned a wonderful
picture of the Virgin on the floor of
his cell. Later he was freed and the
framed picture was placed over the
altar.
Records. found by Janvier show
that a man of this name was given a
taste of the rack for uttering aiieg-
ed blasphemous remarks wien asked
to paint the picture of saint. But
he denied that he was a Jew, and
was freed when he consented to paint
a picture of our lady of mercy as an
altar piece.
Decidedly creepy is the story of
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hurrying to the house of friend,
was met on the street by a woman,
who told him dying man wished to
make confession. Yielding to her
entreaties, he went to howell to
which she led him. There he found
the emaciated form of a man who
looked as if he had long been dead.
The man told him that in ancient
times he had died unshriven and had
been blistering in hell ever since. AS
special favor, however, he had been
permitted to return to the earth to
see if he could find priest who
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Padre Lecuona thought he had to
deal with a madman. He heard the
confession and administered absolu
ton. When he told his story at the
house of his friends they scoffed at
it, one of them saying the hovel had
been uninha bited for many years. To
make a test of it the priest and COM
panions went to the house the next
day. They found the door covered
with cobwebs as if it had never been
disturbed When they finally unlock
ed it and went inside they found
nothing except fresh handkerchief.
The priest identified it as one he had
carried the night before.
Rather weird legend is that OF
Don Rodrigo de Baliesteros and his
raven. 1t is said that there is a
certain bridge where at midnight,
when the weather is stormy, one may
even yet near the ghostly cawing of
this raven, although the incidents
with which the story deals happened
three hundred years ago.
Don Rodrigo, it seems, was very
rich and very wicked. He lived in
palace, and he and the raven dined
from gold and silver plate, but that
the Don always went about in shah
by clothes, in spite of his riches. He
never went to church, and he made
fun of holy things. Suddenly he and
the raven both disappeared. On in
vestigation persons found in his
house a sacred image that had been
defled and was sprinkled with
blood. From this it was supposed
that the raven had beaten the image
until it had shed the crimson fluid,
and that Satan punished them both
by taking them to himself. Occas-
ionalfy, however, they come back
to haunt the scene of their misdeeds.
Rather a humorous turn is given
to the story of the Street of the
Somersault. According to it, a
Spanish gentleman, Don Mendo
Quirogay saurez, very rich and very
old, was much neglected in his dy-
ing days by his beautiful niece, up
on whom he had showered every
benefaction. He planned himself
to revenge himself in his will.
When the will was read, every
thing was bequeathed to the niece,
who was spoken of in terms of the
warmest affection, up to the last
paragraph. In it certain terms of ac-
ceptance were set forth with the
provision that if they were not COM
piled with every cent should go to
two religious orders. The terms
were that on or before certain day
the niece must attire herself in her
richest jewels. must proceed in her
coach at MONDAY to the busiest
corner in the city. There she must