The lives of the saints With introd and additional lives of English martyrs, Cornish, Scottish, and Welsh saints, and a full index to the entire work . at suffered or rejoiced; no emotionwent beyond his sympathy; his heart rose to see the glad-ness of nature, and melted over the distresses of the smallestand meanest creature on the face of the earth. Some of theanecdotes related of him in his relation to the dumb animalsare as follows. The blessed Francis, returning from beyond the sea, wastravelling through the Marches of Venice, and heard a vastmultitude of birds singing among the bushes. An
The lives of the saints With introd and additional lives of English martyrs, Cornish, Scottish, and Welsh saints, and a full index to the entire work . at suffered or rejoiced; no emotionwent beyond his sympathy; his heart rose to see the glad-ness of nature, and melted over the distresses of the smallestand meanest creature on the face of the earth. Some of theanecdotes related of him in his relation to the dumb animalsare as follows. The blessed Francis, returning from beyond the sea, wastravelling through the Marches of Venice, and heard a vastmultitude of birds singing among the bushes. And when hesaw them he said to his companions, * Our sisters, the birds,are praising their Maker. Let us then go into their midstand sing to the Lord the Canonical Hours. And whenthey had gone into their midst, the birds moved not fromthe place; but as, on account of their chirping and twit-tering, the brethren were not able to hear each other, theholy man turned to the birds and said, * Sisters, cease yoursong until we have rendered our bounden praise to they at once were silent, and when the praises werefinished resumed their song. -»{4. S. FRANCIS OF ASSIST PREACHING TO THE a Painting by Giotto. Oct., Part I. p. 94. [Oct. 4. ^ Oct. 4] S. Francis of A ssisi. 95 On another occasion, when he was preaching in the towncf Alvia, the swallows, with their perpetual screaming, in-commoded the audience. Francis had gone up to a pieceof high ground, that he might be seen of all, and had askedfor silence from the assembled people. But the birds wereflitting all about in airy circles, making their nests, chirping,and calling to each other overhead in the blue heaven ofthe Italian sky. When it became apparent that these sweetdisturbers of the peace prevented their human companionsfrom hearing the word of God, the preacher turned andcourteously saluted the little nest-builders. My sisters,he said, it is now time that I should speak. Since youhave had your say, listen now
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