A Revolt in a Monastery
Rioting is infectious. It spreads irom the metropolis to the provinces, and foum England to France and Italy till the very men of. peace, the Trappiste, in their convent near Some, join the ranks of the unruly. Our mobs fight for work and wages; what the riotous monks are fighting iorwekhow not yet. A f.ew_. weeks ago the French monks arose'Ugainst their Italian brethren, who suffered a total defeat.. Hereupon the unfortunate Italials were bound and put into a dark cellar, Father Frauchino, the Superior, sharing the lot of half of his flock. The next proceeding of the victorious monks was to send a telegram to the Pope saying that unless another Superior was sent to them they would all leave the convent. The Pope's reply was a strict order to set the Superior, at liberty without delay. This was done, and Father Franchino has proceeded to Borne, witere he awaits further orders. The rest of the monks remained for some time in their uncomfortable quarters, the Frenchmen refusing to let . them go until the Pope should order them to be removed to another sphere of action. — Exchange.
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Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 140, 6 May 1886, Page 3
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