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go   by   as   yet�察  �only Antoni's   letter�察  �and   the   boy's   engaging   presence。   He 

would   take   no   definite   step   about   admitting   Stanislaus   into   the   Society 

until he did know more。 

     ;Yon want to be a Jesuit�拭─�he said�察�with thoughtful brows。 ;When�拭─�

     It was on Stanislaus' tongue to say�察 �Now�察�at once。; But he hesitated a 

moment�察�and said instead�察 �As soon as you think fit。; 

     You are a stranger to us�察�you know�察─�Canisius went on�察�smiling a little�察�

but pleasantly。 ;And before we admit men amongst us�察�we need to know 

that they have something more than a mere desire to join us。。 That takes 

time to find out。 Are you willing to stop in the college here for a while�拭─�

     Stanislaus answered promptly�察 �Of course I am。; 

     ;Not as a student�察─�said Canisius。 ;But as a servant�拭─�

     ;As anything you want�察─�Stanislaus agreed。 

     ;Well�察   �come    with   me�察─   �Canisius    said�察 �and   he   led  the   way   to  the 

kitchen。 

     ;Here's a new cook�察─�he said to the brother in charge。 ;At least�察�he may 

have in him the makings of a cook。 Can you give him something to do�拭─�

     It was not a very encouraging reception�察�although it was not so bad as 

it may sound�察�condensed as it is in these pages。 Neither was it meant to be 

encouraging。 It was meant to test。 

     Stanislaus was as cheerful as a lark。 He rolled up his sleeves�察�smiled at 

the brother�察�and waited orders。 The brother smiled back�察�and said�此�

     ;First�察�I think you will have something to eat。 Then we shall see about 

work。; 

     The   Jesuit   college   at   Dillingen�察  �Saint   Jerome's�察  �was   a   big   place   and 

numbered many students。 Many students mean many cooks and servers at 



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table   and   servants   about   the   house。   Stanislaus   took   his   place   amongst   a 

score of such。 He washed dishes�察�helped prepare food�察�swept�察�scrubbed ´ 

whatever he was told to do。 He ate with the servants�察�took his recreations 

with them。 And he went about it all as simply and naturally as if he had 

been doing nothing else all his life。 

     His jolliness   and kindness   won him  friends   on all   sides�察�as   they  had 

always done。 He kept up his prayers�察�you may be sure�察�ran in to visit our 

Lord in the Blessed Sacrament whenever he was free to do so�察�made all he 

did into a prayer。 And of course that irritated some of the other servants�察�

just as it had irritated his brother Paul。 And so he had no lack of teasing 

and petty insults。 But he just smiled his way through them and kept on。 

     He   was   perfectly   happy�察  �entirely   confident   that   he   was   doing   God's 

will。 As   for   the   work�察  �he   chuckled   to   himself   at   the   idea   that   Canisius 

thought this a test� �He would willingly do a thousand times harder things 

than that for Almighty God。 And after all�察�he said�察�it really was not so hard。 

Many   a   better   man   than   he   had   to   work   much   harder�察  �at   much   more 

unpleasant tasks。 And what would it matter in eternity�察�if he scrubbed pots 

and pans and floors and windows all his life�拭�The only thing that mattered 

was to please God�察�and just now this sort of work was what pleased God。 



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                            CHAPTER XII 



                               THE ROAD TO ROME 

     Canisius kept Stanislaus at his work in the kitchen and about the house 

for a couple of weeks。 He noted his cheerfulness�察�his love of prayer�察�his 

readiness to do any sort of work�察�and best of all�察�his simplicity�察�his entire 

lack of pose。 He saw that this Senator's son made no virtue of taking on 

himself    such   lowly   tasks�察  �and  he   knew�察  �therefore�察  �that  he  was   really 

humble。 

     Then he called the boy to him。 He said�此�

     ;If I admit you into the Society here�察�your father may still annoy you。 

It is better you should go to Rome and become a novice there。 I shall give 

you a letter to the Father General�察�Francis Borgia。 In a few days two of 

ours are to go to Rome。 You can go with them。; 

     Stanislaus was delighted。 He was come into quiet waters at last。 But 

Canisius spoke further�此�

     ;First�察�however�察�you must get some decent clothes。 Your old tunic�察─�he 

said�察�with a twinkle in his eye�察 �might do well enough for a noble�察�but not 

for a future Jesuit。; 

     So   the   college   tailor   made   Stanislaus   a   simple�察  �neat   suit   of   clothes。 

And   about   September   20th   he   set   out   for   Rome。   He   went   on   foot�察  �of 

course�察  �in   the   company   of   Jacopo   Levanzio�察  �a   Genoese�察  �and   Fabricius 

Reiner�察�of Li �g e。 

     They struck south through Bavaria to the Tyrolese Alps。 By what pass 

they crossed the Alps we do not know。 But Stanislaus saw first from afar 

the white peaks�察�with their everlasting snows�察�shining in the sun。 Then he 

went up and up�察�into cooler and rarer air�察�where one's lungs expand and 

one's step is light and buoyant�察�but where one gets tired more easily than 

in the plains。 High up in the passes he felt the cold of Winter�察�although it 

was as yet early Autumn。 

     Then   he   came   down   the   southern   slopes   of   the   great   mountain´wall 

that locks in Italy�察�and with him came the headwaters of great rivers。 He 

came down through bare rocks�察�then through twisted mountain´pines�察�then 

through green and lovely valleys�察�and so into the plains of northern Italy。 



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He saw the mountain torrents leap and flash�察�and grow always bigger and 

stronger。 He saw them slack their speed and widen their beds in the upland 

valleys。 He saw them grow sluggish�察�tawny with mud�察�in the plain。 

     He saw the many spires of Milan's wonderful cathedral as they drew 

near the city。 And when they tarried there a little while for rest�察�he saw the 

famous armor made there�察�hung up for show in little shop´ windows。 He 

passed   great   cavalcades   of   nobles   and   soldiers�察  �and   marvelled   at   their 

straight�察�slim rapiers�察�so different from the heavy Polish saber。 He heard 

Italian speech for the first time�察�and tried to get at its meaning through his 

Latin。 

     But   he   and   his   companions   had   not   over´much   time   for   observing。 

They were traveling pretty swiftly。 From Dillingen to Rome is a matter of 

about     eight   hundred     miles。   They    left  Dillingen    September      20th�察   �they 

reached   Rome   October   25th。   That   figures   out   to   an   average   of   about 

twenty´two miles each day。 Then�察�if you remember that they had to climb 

mountains the first part of the way�察�that there were delays entering towns�察�

delays   of   devotion   when   they   came   to   great   churches�察  �you   can   see   that 

many a day they must have equaled or surpassed Stanislaus' thirty miles a 

day from Vienna。 

     But it was pleasanter。 for Stanislaus than his first great tramp。 Now he 

had     two   good     companions�察     �with    whom      he   could    speak    easily   and 

familiarly of the things nearest his heart。 He had none of the uncertainty 

about the result of this journey which he had had about his former journey。 

He found shelter and friendship in many Jesuit houses on the way。 

     As   the   three   went   on   they  lightened   the   road   with pious   songs�察  �they 

heard   Mass   and   received   Holy   Communion   whenever   occasion   offered�察�

they   knelt   by   many   a   wayside   shrine�察  �a   crucifix�察  �or   statue   of   our   Lady�察�

scattered everywhere through Catholic Italy。 

     It did not take the two Jesuits long to appreciate Stanislaus and delight 

in his company。 He was so light´hearted�察�so merry in all the discomforts 

and   hardships   of   the   long   road�察  �so   thoroughly   and   simply   good。   They 

wondered at his physical endurance�察�at the ease and buoyancy with which 

the lad of seventeen kept up that hard march�察�day after day。 

     The   grasses   of   the   Campagna   were   brown   and   brittle�察  �the   trees   sere 



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and yellow in the Autumn�察�when they came to the Eternal City�察�the center 

of the world then as now。 The saintly General Francis Borgia�察�busy as he 

was with the cares of the widespread Society�察�found time to welcome the 

three travelers�察�and to hear Stanislaus' wonderful story in full。 

     And this time there was no hesitation or delay。 Stanislaus entered his 

name   in   the  book   containing the  register of   the novices�察 �on   October   25�察�

1567。 Three days later he received his cassock and entered at once upon 

his noviceship。 

     There were so many novices in Rome then that no single house of the 

Jesuits   there   could   hold   them   all。   So   they   were   scattered   through   three 

houses�察�each one spending a part of his two years' noviceship successively 

in   each   house。   Stanislaus   went   first   to   the   Professed   House�察  �then   called 

Santa Maria della Strada�察�and afterward the site of the famous Gesu�察�one 

of   the   notable   churches   of   Rome。   From   there   he   passed   in   time   to   the 

Roman College�察�then to the Noviciate proper at Sant' Andrea。 

     The Society of Jesus was then in its early youth�察�in the midst of that 

first brilliant charge against   the ranks of heresy  without�察�and against   the 

huge sluggish inertia so striking within the Church itself。 

     He w

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