. God's troubadour; the story of St. Francis of Assisi . le building, scarcely more than ahovel, falling to ruin, and abandoned. It had once been a retreat for lepers, but the [81] GODS TROUBADOUR lepers had been moved to that hospitalnearer the city which Francis had so manytimes visited. The older building hadbeen called Rivo Torto, Crooked Brook,from the little stream beside which it the Brothers lived all through thewinter, and, when spring came, so manyhad joined the Brotherhood that they hadnot room to sleep. Miserable as it was,Francis and his first Brothers loved theirlittle
. God's troubadour; the story of St. Francis of Assisi . le building, scarcely more than ahovel, falling to ruin, and abandoned. It had once been a retreat for lepers, but the [81] GODS TROUBADOUR lepers had been moved to that hospitalnearer the city which Francis had so manytimes visited. The older building hadbeen called Rivo Torto, Crooked Brook,from the little stream beside which it the Brothers lived all through thewinter, and, when spring came, so manyhad joined the Brotherhood that they hadnot room to sleep. Miserable as it was,Francis and his first Brothers loved theirlittle hovel, and were happy there, andfrom its scant shelter they went out tocarry joy and healing to the sad and to thesick. The ruined hospital long ago disap-peared and, to-day, it is not easy to findeven the place where it stood. In amongfields, where the corn grows so tall that onewalks as if in a forest, there is a tiny chapelwith an old well and a hut or two. Eventhe name has been changed, and if one asks a peasant the way to Rivo Torto, he will [82]. THE OLD WELL AT RIVO TORTO.
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