. The monk and the hangman's daughter. THE MONK AND THE HANGMANS I. ^-*N the first day of May in theyear of our Blessed Lord1G80, the Franciscan monksiEgidius, Romanus and Am-brosius were sent by tlieirSnperior from the Christiancity of Passau to the Monas-tery of Berchtesgaden, near Salzburg. I, Ambro-sius, was the strongest and youngest of the three,being but twenty-one years of age. The Monastery of Berchtesgaden Avas, we kuew,in a wild and mouutainous country, covered withdismal forests, which were infested with bears andevil spirits; and our hearts were filled with sad-ness to
. The monk and the hangman's daughter. THE MONK AND THE HANGMANS I. ^-*N the first day of May in theyear of our Blessed Lord1G80, the Franciscan monksiEgidius, Romanus and Am-brosius were sent by tlieirSnperior from the Christiancity of Passau to the Monas-tery of Berchtesgaden, near Salzburg. I, Ambro-sius, was the strongest and youngest of the three,being but twenty-one years of age. The Monastery of Berchtesgaden Avas, we kuew,in a wild and mouutainous country, covered withdismal forests, which were infested with bears andevil spirits; and our hearts were filled with sad-ness to think what might become of us in so dread-ful a j)lace. But since it is Christian duty to obeythe mandates of the Church, we did not complain,and were even glad to serve the wish of ourbeloved and revered Superior. anti tl)c?»anaman3 Having received the benediction, and prayed for33auatter ^^^^ ^^^^ time in the church of our Saint, we tiedup our cowls, put new soles upon our feet, and setout, attended by the blessings of all. Althoughthe way was long and perilous, we di
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