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THE BAINBRIDGE POST-SEARCH LIGHT THE POST-SEARCH LIGHT BAINBRIDGE, GA. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 28 Troup Street E. H. GRIFFIN ' Editor and Proprietor Entered at the postoffice at Bain- fcridge, Ga., as second class matter Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 4»KE YEAR $1.50 HIX MONTHS ,-75 ADVERTISING RATES Advertising rate depend on position, number of insertions and other re quirements, and will be furnished at tae business office upon application. Official Organ City of Bainbridge and Decatur County TELEPHONE 239 JUGGLER TO OURLADY By ANATOLE FRANCE In the time of King Louis, there lived in France a poor juggler, native of Compiegnc, named Barnabas, who went among the villages doing /eats of strength and skill. On market days he would spread out on the pub- lis square an old carpet very much worn, and, after having attracted the children and the gazing bumpkins by some suituble pleasantries which be bad adopted from an old juggler and which never changed at all, he would assume grotesque attitudes and balance a plate on his nose. The crowd at first looked at him with indifference. But when, stand ing on his hands with his head down ward, he tossed in the air six sopper balls which glittered in the sun, and .caught them again with his feet; or when, by bending backward until his neck touched his heels, he gave his body the form a perfect wheel, and in that posture juggled with twelve knives, a murmur of admiration rose from the onlookers, ami pieces of money rained upon the carpet. However, like the majority of those who live by their talents, Barnabas uf Compiegnc had much difficulty in living. Earning his bread by the sweat of his brow, before more than his part of the miseries connected with the fall of Adam, our father. Moreover, he was unable to work as much as he would have wished. In order to show off his fine accomplish ment, he needed the warmth of the nun and the light of day, just as do the trees in order to produce their blossoms and fruits. In winter he was nothing more than a tree despoiled of its foliage ami to appearance dead. The frozen earth was hard for the juggler. And, like the grasshopper of which Marie of Trance tells, he suffered from cold and from hunger in the bnd season. Bat, since he possessed a simple heart, he bore his ills in patience. He had never reflected upon the origin of riches, nor upon the ine quality of human conditions. He be lieved firmly that, if this world is evil, the other cannot fail to be good, and thia hope sustained him. He did not mutate the thieving mountebanks and miscreants who have sold their souls *o the devil. Re never blasphemed ■the name of Gor; he lived honestly, and, although he had no wife, he did not covet his neighbor’s, for woman is thr enemy of strong men, as appears fan history of Samson, which is re- jported in the Scriptures. In truth, he had not a spirit which turned to carnal desires, and it would fame cost him more to renounce the jugs than the women. For, nlthough without failing in sobriety, he loved Id drink when it was warm. He was a good man, fearing God and very Aaoout toward the Ilolv Virgin. He ■fad never failed, when he entered a church, to kneel before the image of the Mother of God and address to her this prayer: “Madame, take cure of life until it may please God that 1 die, and when I am dead, cause me to have the joys of paradise.’ ’ II Well, then, on a certain evening after a day of rain, while he was walking, sad and bent, carrying un der his arm his bills and knives wrap ped up in his old carpet ,an<l seeking: fur some barn in which he might lie down supperless, he saw on the road ■a monk who was traveling the same way, and saluted him decorously. As they were walking at an equal pace, "Comrade,” said the monk, "how rentes it that you are habited all in green? Is it not for the purpose of taking the character of a fool in •ante mystery play?” •Mot for that purpose, father," re sponded Barnabas. “Such as you see me, I am named Barnabas, and I am by calling a juggler. It would be the most beautiful occupation in the world if one could eat every day.” “Friend Barnabas,” replied the monk, “tuke care what you say. There is no more beautiful callign than the monastic state. Therein one cele brates the praises of God, the Virgin and the saints, and the lifg of a monk is a perpetual canticle to the Lord. Barnabas answered: “Father, I con fess that J have spoken like an igno ramus. Your calling may not be compared with' mine, and although there is some merit in dancing while holding on the tip of the nose a coin balanced on a stick, this merit floes not approach yours. I should like very well to sing every day, as ,you do, Father, the office of the most Holy Virgin, to whom 1 have vowed a particular devotion. I would right willingly renounce my calling, in which I am known from Soissons to Beauvais, in more than six hundred towns and villages, in order to em brace the monastic life.” The monk was touched by the sim plicity of the juggler, and, as he did not lack discernment, he recognized in Barnabas one of those men of good purpose whereof our Lord said: “Let peace abide with them on earth!” This is why he replied to him: “Friend Barnabas, come with me, and 1 will enable you to enter the monas tery of which 1 am the prior. He who conducted Hary the Egyptian through the desert has placed me on your path to lead you in the way of salvation.” This is how Barnabas became a monk. In the monastery where he was received, the brethren emously sol emnized the eult of the Holy Virgin, and each one employed in her service all the knowledge and all the ability which God had given him. The prior, for, his part, composed books which, according to the rules of scholasticism, treated of the vir tues of the Mother of God. Friar Maurice with a learned hand copied these dissertations on leaves of vel lum. Friar Alexander painted fine min- atures, wherein one could see the Queen of Heaven seated upon the throne of Solomon, at the foot of which four lions kept vigil. Around her haloed head fluttered seven doves, which are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit; gifts of fear, piety, science, night, intelligence, and wisdom. She had for companions six golden-haired Virgins: Humility, Prudence, Retire ment, Respect, Virginity, and Obedi ence. At her feet two small figures, nude and quite white, were standing in a suppliant attitude. They were souls who .implored her all-powerful intecession for their salvation—and certainly not in vain. On another page Friar Alexander represented Eve gazing upon Mary, so that thus one might see at the same time the sin and the redemp tion, the woman humilated and the Virgin exalted. Furthermore, in this book one might admire the Well of Living Waters, the Fountain, the Lilly, the Moon, the Sun, and the closed Garden which is spoken of in the Canticle, the Gate of Heaven and the Seat of God, and there were also several images of the Virgin. Friar Marbode was, similarly, one of the most affectionate children of Mary. He carved images in stone without ceasing, so that his beard, his eyebrows, and his hair were white with dust, and his eyes were perpet ually swollen and tearful; but he was full of strength and joy in his ad vanced age, and, visibly, the Queen of Paradise protected the old age of he rehild. Marbode represented her seated on a bishop’s throne, her brow encircled by n nimbus whose orb was of pearls, and he took pains that the folds of her rob* should cover the feet of one of whom the prophet said: “M* beloved is like a closed garden.” At times, also, he gave her the fea tures of a child full of grace, and she seemed to sny: Lord, thou art my Lord!”—Psalm 21:11. They had also in the monastery several poets, who composed, in Latin, both prose and hymins in honor of the most high happy Virgin Mary,/and there was even found one Pieardinn, who set forth the miracles of ourlady in ordi nary language and in rhymed verses. III. Seeing such a concourse of praises and such a beautiful in-gathering of works, Barnabas lamented to himself his ignorance and his simplicity. Alas! he sighed as he walked along in the little garden of Ahe convent, “I am very fortunate not to he able, like my brothers ,to praise worthily the Holy Mother of God to whom 1 have pledged the tenderness of my heart. Alas! Alas! 1 am a rude and artless man, nnd 1 have for your service, Madam the Virgin, neither edifying sermons, nor tracts properly divided according to the> rules, nor fine paintings, nor statues exactly sculptured, nor verse counted by feet and marehnig in measure. I hnve nothing, alas!’* He moaned in this manner and abandoned; himself to sadness. i One night that the monks were recreating by conversing, he heard on eof them relate the history of a religious who did not know how to recite anything but the Ave Maria. This monk was disdained for his ig norance but having died, there came forth from his lips five roses in hon or of the five letters in the name of Maria, and his sanctity was thus man ifested. While listening to this re cital Barnabas admired once again the bounty of the Virgin; but he was not consoled by the example of that happy death, for his heart was full of zeal, and he desired to serve the glory of his Lady who was in Heav en. He sought the means without be ing able to find them, and every day he grieved the more. One morning, however, having awakened full of joy, he ran to the chapel and stayed there alone for more than an hour. He returned there after dinner and beginning from that moment he went every day into the chapel at the hour when it was deserted, and there he passd a large part of the time which the other monks consecrated to the liberal and the mechanical arts. No more was he sad and no longer did he com plain. A conduct so singular aroused the curiosity cf the monks. They asked themselves in the community why Friar Barnabas made retreats so frequent. The Prior, whose duty is it to ignore nothing in the conduct of his monks, resolved to observe Barnabas during his solitude. One day that he was closeted itr the chap- e las his custom was, Dom Prior went to observe through the windows of the door what was going on in the interior. They saw Barnabas, who, before the altar of the Holy Virgin, head down ward, feet in air—was juggling with six brass balls and twelve knives. He was doing honor to the Holy- Mother of God the feats which had brought to him the most applause. Not comprehending that this simple man was thus "placing his talent and his knowledge at the service of the Holy Virgin, the two elders cried out at the sacrilege. The Prior- understood that Barna bas had an innocent heart; but he thought that he had fallen into de mentia. All three were preparing to drag him vigorously from the chapel when they saw the Holy Virgin des cend the steps of the altar in order to wipe with a fold of her blue mantle the sweat which hurst from the brow of her juggler. Then the Prjor, pros trating his face against the marble slabs, recited these words: “Blessed are the pure In heart, for they shall see God!” “Amen,” re sponded the elders ns they kissed the arth. LEAVE TO SELL LAND | Georgia, Decatur County. | Notice is hereby given that the un- 1 dersigned has applied to the Ordi nary of said county for leave to sell land belonging to the estate of Felix ’ Flanders for the payment of debts. Said application will be heard at the regular term of the Court of Ordi nary for said county to be held on the first Monday in January, 1921. This Dec. 8. 1920. W. E. SMITH, Administrator, on estate of Felix Flanders. PETITION FOR CHARTER Georgia, Decatur County. To the Superior Court of said County: The petition of Bainbridge Grocery Company respectfully shows: 1. That is was incorporated under an order of the'Judge of the Superior Court of said county on the 11th day of November, 1912, for twenty (20) years, with the rights and privileges conferred thereunder, and was duly organized as a corporation under said order. 2. Your petitioner desires to amend its charter by having conferred upon it the following additional rights and privileges: (a) It desires the right to carry on the business of for profit to itself, a bonded public ware houseman, under the terms and pro visions of Section 2910, etc., seq., of the Code of Georgia of 1910, and thereunder to qualify as such and car ry on such business; (b) It desires the further right to deal in for profit to itself, stocks, bonds, securities, real estate and all other things of value. 3. Petitioner desires its charter extended for the additional period of twenty years, with all the rights, priv ileges and immunities given it under the original order and this amend ment, said twenty years to date from the date of the order granting this amendment. WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays that ’ an order be passed conferring upon petitioner the additional rights and privileges as stated hereinbefore. HARTSFIELD and CONGER, Petitioner’s Attorneys. Filed in office this, the 24th day of November, 1920. E. A. WIMBERLEY, Deputy Clerk Superior Court. Georgia, Decatur County. I, E. A. Wimberley, Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the applica tion for charter as the same appears of file in this officaf This Nov. 24, 1920. E. A. WIMBERLEY. Deputy Clerk Superior Court. CITATION—Year’s Support. Georgia, Decatur County. . To All Whom it May Concern: Notice is hereby given, that thej appraisers appointed to set apart and assign a year’s suport to May Bouie, the widow of Lee Bouie, deceased, have filed their award, and unless good and sufficient cause is shown, the same will be made the judgment | of the Court at the January Term.j 1921, of the Court of Ordinary. I This Dee. 9, 1920. T. B. MAXWELL, Ordinary Decatur County. Wood-Cash on Delivei EJSJSJSJSlBlSlilSJSlSjaiaiBJaJSiaiSEMaiSJB/gjg^jgigjgjgjgjgigjgj^^ We are glad to supply our customers with they must pay the driver when the wood is deliver, ’ can not charge it. We must Insist o nthis as J afford to hire a man to collect it. ’ e can Load Hogs on Thursday I will load hogs every Thursday, and if Vmi t, j for sale, bring them along, I will pay y ou the larges!™ fo rthem. 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