The Legend Beautiful

"Hadet tlion Btared, T miuf h.ivo flofl!" That i wh:iï the Viada snid. Tn bis rlnunlir :il1 nlone, fc'nceli&Kon tlio Hoor of tone, Ijiv.i[ the M -tik in dwp contrUi-m Far hissbiaof indecisión, Tinyed for mater ulf-dÁnial, In tomptalioa and íti trial; ]t tiu Doomlay ïy tlio rlinl. And the Mo:ik w;is all alone. Snd1cnly, M if it lihtenod, Ati anwonted splendor ttrigiitenovl All within him and without bim In tïmt nmtov p'-ll of itona; And lic smv th" bic wied fisfon (if oor Lord with liirhl ËlyHlmi CiUoo a voatuie wrnpped nboul l:im, Likc n fürmcnt round him tfarovrtl. Kot ns pnicific'l nnd riflin, Not tn ffonieeof puin, Ncit with ïilroflinj? tmnili anl fecf Did the monft hia mosteraee; lïtit M in the villapo stnHït, In the house or hr vest -field, BTftll m.l Ijiiii'? rmd blind he hcnlcd, Wluii hf walked in iialilee. In un ntitudo iniplorinfr. Randa upon hia borom rrosscd. ■Wcnili-iniy. WOtshippblgi ftfloring, Knelt the Monlt in r.ip'inc Uifti . 7,o;.l, ho thoPL'ltf. in he-ivon that itMjrocit "W'lio urn T, t):nt tlms thon dcÏKnosL To rovecü thvsolf to int ! TVho nm T, tïint fiom the oentor Of fchy glarr, thou ihonldMi enter This poor coll, in y (fuewt to lx Í Thrn nmid Mb onHntin, Loud tlio oonveni bell appaillnift From Ha b lf'ry GalHltg. rülliiifr. Rnnt thixufi!i court iind corridor, AVith perstnt ilci.ition He had never hctird bcfore. It waf nnw tlio ippointed liour WTïèn rjili', iti shine or showcr. Wintert cold or summer's beat, To tho ronvont portal cnme. All the blind, mul hult, a ml lmne, All the twirprars of the street, For Öie&s diiily dolc of food iK'alt thom ly tho brntherhood ; And their alnioner was lie, Wlio upon his hended kneo, Rapt ín aihüit ecstacy Of divineftt aelf-mirrwuW, Saw the Vision and tbu Spleutlor. Deep d i stress nnrl hesit.ation Miiif-'liHl with his adoration : Bboitld h: BO, orshould Q8 stuy ? Bhouid he ieave the poor tf) wuit BnilOTy at the convent gate, Till tin: visinn pMÉed ftway T Should lio fli'ht his ITeavonly gu.:wt, Slipht thii vi-iï:uit celestial. For a crowd of raged. bestial Br-gpar ut tho oonvenl gatfl T Would the visión tlu-u n'iartin ? "Would the visión come ngain ! Then n Toieo witbin hi breast Wiilsperod. aodfbly and clear, As if to tho ontward ear : "Dothyduty: thfttlftbent; Lesv unto thy Lord the rest !" traiihtwfly to bis fct hc Btartod And wirh loni"? look inteut On the Blem M vUoq bent, Slowly from bis cell departed, Slowly on hia errand went. At the gat the yioor wore waitinfc, Looking throu-n the Iron (rating, "Withthnt urior in tho cye Tïat is only .'een in thosü Who nmid the ir wants and woNs JI a th ■ sound ot thnt cloe, And t f lect i liat p,ia.- ■ 1 em hy ; Gro i fa ailiai Wltb disfavor, t r iwn ia lar iih uu savor Ot" the bread hy which men die '. But to-day, théy kr.ew nol why, Ijlic the KHte of Pamdlw Seemel the ronveiit fffite to riso, Tike ft sacrament divine Seeraod to thcra t1 bread and wine. In hia luait the Monk waa prayingi Thinking of the homelosfl poor, Wha thoy suffer and endure; Wiiai w sce nol, whnt wc see : And tliu inirurt] vöi( wylng: " Whfthioaver tliinjï tliuu docwt To tiio leat of mine and lowest, Tnat tliou dott unto ma T'no me ! but had the Vinion Cj.Qctohhn in licggar's rto:li:iL, Wou ld hï then have kucli ulonn ! Or hovp l:s enod wltli deririon, And huveftirjici uwuv w.t'i ÏOOthingf" T 19 hiironionoo pul Öi( n h? ion, FuUof trroiibloifouie ugíreetion, As ut lciifrth, viili humcd pucOp l'owards his ecll lie tunwi ni& )mo, And bebold tho a nv. nt briffht With a nipemutiu AJ Ülit., i.ilii'a hini;ti.)u eloud cxpnmUng Ovcrtluor, aud wull, and ceüinjf. fint Iip patled witli awt?-s1ruck tV-ün At the llufsbold of hiH door. Por tle Vidion still wm htamling As Lo Ififi it thi n beforo, Wben the conreo t bt-U Bppnllinrt I'voin the belfry fallina-, caUitig, Bummoncd íiim to íecd tbc POOT. Tlirouj;}i tin: long hour UlteTTClJng It had waited hJs return, Aii'i he l'tr '.i. D090B1 l'iinï OcMavreheudiiig all the meanino;, Whcn the Ulowod i'wion said, 41 liaüst thou Ktaywl I must have i!ed !" - ïifiNKY W. LONOFKLL.O'.V.