. God's troubadour; the story of St. Francis of Assisi . st goeverywhere and tell people to love andhelp each other, instead of fighting withswords and lances. Piero Bernardone had been willing to [65] GODS TROUBADOUR give his son money and clothes and horses,that the boy might be as gay as any of hisyoung friends; but Piero did not like tohave his money thrown away on all thepoor folk of Assisi. Before many days,Francis found that he had not much of hisown to give. He did have some beautifulpieces of silk and velvet and embroiderythat his father had brought him fromone of his long journeys. O
. God's troubadour; the story of St. Francis of Assisi . st goeverywhere and tell people to love andhelp each other, instead of fighting withswords and lances. Piero Bernardone had been willing to [65] GODS TROUBADOUR give his son money and clothes and horses,that the boy might be as gay as any of hisyoung friends; but Piero did not like tohave his money thrown away on all thepoor folk of Assisi. Before many days,Francis found that he had not much of hisown to give. He did have some beautifulpieces of silk and velvet and embroiderythat his father had brought him fromone of his long journeys. One day Francistook these out from the carved oak chest inwhich he kept his treasures. He spreadthem upon the floor and looked at themwith the trained eye of a merchants knew exactly how much money theyought to bring. The next morning herolled his merchandise into a parcel, boundit to his saddle, and rode away to Foligno,to the market-place, for it was the day ofthe fair. The square was thronged with people. Under gay booths in the centre, [66]. A POOR LITTLE CHAPEL BY THE ROADSIDE.
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