The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-05

The storms. ~ NJ times me woodunea
wanfel % cut down this oid oak. bus
TIE hermit prayed Tor n, ard - tha
tree was spared. Finally. a crueily cola
winter came. STERN followed storm.
frsshsts rushed down the Forres- suuie
floaSed the Vai1av and many people
psrlshed one dreadful storm ewfpt
J through the valley where Father Bsr-
nardo and The vine dresser Lived.
Evsryona Insisted that ne hermit
was dedd and 10 enc wanted q 50 ue
the ruined Eurxe % hts reecae. hut
Mary insisted. aud when they came ~
the place where his hat had Htoo1
there was na NeNfiwa q ID Jeff. Her
father scnldcA hut Nary'a eyem wera
heener than His ara soon nhn afaenw-
cred the priest eilnEinF 90 che mfghty
branches - the oak. Iiis dumb dauKh.
teT had saved him Cor when the floo4
came be had climbed up into TIE tree I
ard there he had been Tor three aayr.
Suw his other daughter had conansl
and she took him te her home. - fhsl
good Iiernardo called on heaven W
bless Ms fwo daughters ana he praveN
that b. some way they mirhf he im4
nortaiised together
Years passed. tao herfaTt died. Mar
married and had two hnnuv Nena. tn
% oak waH est down ard made smu
wine eB-AH. one aay Mary nat n ~
cid art,ar shs remembered the oid -
and seeing the Niue caefa she Voc
dened how hts prayer could ~ ansf q.
- uew that the tree was Destroyed
Just theu the elder lad picked up
afock and fastened q crosn-~slrk - ID
with a barrel wsthn AZ thiH moment Il
"a
weary and restless. for he had bserl1
pushing over e picture. tha kiea "a
which was stlu hurn On his brala. Tas
man was Raphael Ard whsn ha saw
Mary and her Two bcys~~thsre BE-
fore him IN flesh and blood wmM fhs
lovely dream shmt had fioated IN hin
thoughtn lie coHId mnt wait for cAn-
vas ard brushes BE oniy had = penrr
with him. on wThaf could ne draw
lis eye fcii upon the smooth cover y
the nask. Quick1v ne Nketchea upea
tbs cover the outlines. ard wshen ~
left - carries TIE oak cover with ham
Prem that wuuerf 30 never rnmM
until he had painted the portralt e
Mary and her aana 50 the Maaoarn
delia sedia was painted and the pray9
= good Fafher Bernardo was an.
swered.
TIE Madonna asi Grnnauca - ~
ally less ~ a religious b ture tran 4
r. a portrait 81 ne parsnt type ~ r..
male beauty Indeed q fs tha YER
fact - this supreme purity that makes
g ona 81 TIRE hottest pictures ever
painted. II - painted IN such ffsht CO.
arH that four centuries have nnt
dinmed 90 brightness The plrsurm
ca pfiVateH ore ~ ire hair oonrea1ad
beauty - fhs VIRGIN. she does nof
raise her syes. rather she re5ogees IN
her child with rlad hashfulneas- An4
ths miami tbs beautiful boy held
securely ~ his mother vita bafh har
hands. EnEea sfrasEht out ~ she bio-
IRE. and has ~ me charm ana rracs
e haphasrs chHdren.
+ u indeed g most appealing pfr.
iure. No wonder thaf the Tuscan daks
p.he purchascd e loved "a best - az
bis possessions. Il - easy to raaf1m
Ihaf living a. - dla I'm those msanmr.
stifioua tirsna - soon believed 49,
I,irfure a. TIE holy vlrwfa hrsuwAs
BIN luck 80 g came about shaf -.
never went unun = camraf~r fkas -
ild not take thia pictur of Raps =
viii him. Whersver ha carrsea "a
1adorna. success followed NE mrrnM
rniA AZ ienwth tie time carua wghnm
aAs fsFres menarsd Rome. Tsnen. -
s9ue chance. riEht ca ths eve - hef-
'ie. TIE aainfed plcturs vaa not AZ
aaud. re wanted % salt. but there "a
- hoiding TIE enemy hack TIE daka
Nas defeated ard ~ lost hlm hslown6
pAcfure. ~ wm2 the ionm a. fhe Mm~
tonnas not the defeat " rs aroopn
.hat kiiied the 90 grand duka
hesding these stories IN rraetleal.
u fensscoia. e = hard 90 bellaTe fa4f
nen have loxet pictures vita aueh ~
snNiiy a. this bat see these p1esaram
co y@arneif ard they wEgl Ada vom ~
- Knoaly army - lowers that fnllgw
. their frntn-