the-glories-of-mary

GLORIES OF MART. 251
EXAMPLE.
We read in the chronicles of the Capuchin
Fathers,* that there lived in Venice a celebrated
advocate, who, by fraud and evil practices, had
become rich c His whole life was very bad, and
it appears that he had but one good habit, that
of reciting every day a certain prayer to the
holy Virgin. Yet, even this little devotion saved
him from eternal death, through the mercy of
Mary. It happened in this way: Happily for
himself, he had a great esteem for Father Mat
thew da Basso, and urged him so much to come
and dine at his house., that one day the Father
gave him this pleasure. Having arrived, the
advocate said to him? "Now, Father, I will show
you something that you have never seen. I
have a wonderful ape, who is my valet, washes
my glasses, lays the table, and opens the door."
"This may not be an answered the Father:
ape,"
"it
may be something more than an ape; order
him to come here." The ape was called again
and again, search was made for him everywhere,
and he could not be found. At length, he was
discovered hidden under a bed in the lower part
of the house, but he would not come out.
"Come, said the then," religious, us go and
"let
ee him:" and he went with the advocate to his
hiding-place.
"Infernal beast,"
he said, "come
forth, and in the name of God I
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command you