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gloomy glen in the forest is brightened up by a darting ray of sunlight。 

     He was wonderful�察�but he was always a boy。 He was glad to feel the 

good horse under him�察�to grip the Tartar saddle with his knees�察�to feel the 

air rush by his cheek。 

     Sometimes   they   met   poor   people   staggering   wearily   afoot   along   the 

road。 Often Stanislaus checked his horse and lightly dismounted。 

     ;Get up�察�get up�察�old father� ─�he would cry。 ;My legs are stiff from the 

saddle。 I want to walk。; 

     And though a peasant might often be afraid to accept the favor from a 

noble�察�or be surly and churlish�察�the folk never were so with Stanislaus。 Up 

climbed the old father into the saddle�察�and Stanislaus stepped out by his 

side。 

     ;God give your grace long years� ─�said the thankful old man。 

     ;Long years� ─�cried Stanislaus。 I want more than that。 I want eternity。 I 

was born for greater things than long years。; 

     And   the old   man   would understand�察  �for he   was of   the poor�察 �and   the 

poor know more of this longing for heaven than do the rich。 But he looked 

almost   with   awe   at   this   richly   dressed   noble   boy   who   had   learned   even 

now   to   value   life   so   justly。   Then   it   was   easy   for   Stanislaus   to   talk   of 

heaven to the old man。 

     ;Old father�察�in the barony of the Lord Jesus there is no poverty or old 

age or weariness。 Nor is there any difference of rank there as here�察�for we 

shall all be great lords and castellans in heaven。; 

     ;Aye�察�but your grace will be a hetman surely in the army of the Lord 

Jesus�察─�said the old man。 

     ;Who knows� ─�cried Stanislaus。 ;I should love that dearly。 Though the 

generals in His kingdom are not always from amongst the nobles。 It may 

be that you will be hetman�察�and I a common soldier。 But it is good to be 

even a common soldier with Him。; 

     ;I went against the Tartars in my youth�察─�said the old man。 ;Perhaps 

we   shall   have   a   campaign   against   that   dog´brother   Lucifer�察  �and   Saint 

Michael and Saint Wenceslaus will lead us under the Lord Jesus�察�and our 

Lady of Yasna Gora will look on when we come back victorious� ─�

     And so they talked on until it was time to set the old man down�察�and 



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Stanislaus   mounted   again   to   catch   up   with   his   party�察  �which   had   gone 

ahead。 

     ;With God� ─�cried the old man。 

     ;With God� ─�echoed Stanislaus。 'And if you go to heaven before me�察�

father�察  �do   not   forget   to   plead   for   me   with   the   Lord   Jesus   and   with   His 

Mother。; 

     Then   he   clattered   along   the   road�察  �and   shortly   came   up   with   Bilinski 

and Paul。 

     Sometimes   they   came   to   districts   infested   by   robbers�察  �and   waited   to 

join themselves to some larger party for protection。 Sometimes they made 

long stretches of many hours in the saddle�察�when the inns were far apart 

and they could get no food on the road。 Sometimes they tarried a day or 

two in a little town to rest their horses。 

     But   everywhere   Stanislaus   thought   of   God�察  �and   prayed�察  �and   when 

occasion offered spoke of holy things as only he could speak。 Bilinski and 

Paul often laughed at him�察�for they were of a different stamp。 But he did 

not mind their ridicule�察�and he bore them no grudge for it。 And so�察�after。 

many days�察�they came at length to Vienna�察�on July 26�察�1564。 



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                                CHAPTER V 



                                      SCHOOL DAYS 

     Vienna WAS a great city�察�even in those days�察�since for a long time it 

had   been   the   residence   of   the   Roman   Emperors   of   the   West。   It   was   a 

Catholic     city�察 �though    even    in  1564�察  �little  more    than  forty   years   after 

Luther's revolt�察�the Lutherans in the city had begun to be quite numerous。 

     The Society of Jesus had been founded in 1540�察�only ten years before 

Stanislaus was born。 But it had spread quickly。 For some years now there 

had been   a Jesuit house   in Vienna。  In i56o�察 �four   years   before   Stanislaus 

came   to   Vienna�察  �the   Emperor   Ferdinand   I   had   loaned   to   the   Viennese 

Jesuits a large house next to their own�察�which they might use as a college。 

The     Fathers   built  a  connection      between     the  two   houses�察   �so  that   they 

became practically one。 Here they received boys from the city�察�from the 

country round about�察�even from Hungary and far Poland。 Here Stanislaus 

took up his residence。 

     It  was    a  simpler�察  �less   formal   sort   of  school    than   we   perhaps    are 

accustomed to。 The Fathers and the boys lived together�察�almost as one big 

family。 They ate together in one large dining hall。 There were always some 

of the Fathers with the boys in their games�察�as well as in their studies。 It 

was a very pleasant place�察�and a very good place。 

     In   those   early   days   of   Protestantism�察  �Catholics�察  �even   Catholic   boys�察�

felt that they were in a fighting situation。 The attacks upon the old faith 

woke   new   courage   and   devotion   in   those   who   remained   faithful   to   the 

Church   of   the   ages。   And   so�察  �filled   with   that   spirit   of   loyalty�察  �that   new 

earnestness which the times called forth�察�and living under the example of 

the   simple   manly   piety   of   their   Jesuit   teachers�察  �it   is   no   wonder   that   the 

boys in the College of Vienna were an unusually good set of boys。 

     They   had   their   regular   classes�察  �in   languages�察  �mathematics�察  �and   such 

science   as   the   age   knew。   Latin   was   then   the   language   of   all   educated 

people in Europe�察�the language of courts�察�the common meeting ground of 

all nations。 Many a time�察�both in those days and later�察�a noble proved his 

rank   and   saved   himself   from   mischance   by   the   mere   fact   that   he   spoke 

Latin。 It was not a dead language then�察�as it is now。 It was in current use。 



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Greek was comparatively new in Western schools。 And though from their 

beginnings the Jesuits were famous teachers�察�we can hardly suppose that 

in their new and small college at Vienna the boys were much troubled by 

the speech of Plato and Demosthenes。 

     Of their   games   it   is   hard   to know  much   at   this late day。  Sword´play 

and   bouts   of   a   soldierly   sort   were   common   enough。   These   boys   were 

almost   all   of   noble   birth�察  �most   of   them   perhaps   looked   for´ward   to   the 

army   for   their   profession。   So   they   held   mimic   tournaments   and   played 

games   in   which   they   hurled   lances   through   suspended   rings�察  �they   shot 

with    bows     and   arrows�察   �and   of  course    they   had   matches     in  running�察�

jumping and wrestling。 

     We know that Stanislaus did uncommonly well in the schools。 He was 

quick�察�had a good memory�察�and was too sensible to be lazy。 And though 

the   writers   of   his   life   say   nothing   about   it�察  �we   are   quite   sure   that   he 

excelled in games and sports also。 For one thing�察�he as a general favorite�察�

esteemed by all his fellows�察�and that must mean that he was one with them 

in their play。 For another�察�he was naturally no dreamer or moper�察�but the 

jolliest�察  �cheeriest   sort   of   boy。   And   finally�察  �the   boy   who   walked   twelve 

hundred miles in a few weeks must have been well accustomed to using 

his legs。 Try thirty miles a day on foot�察�day after day�察�you football players 

and baseball players�察�you trained athletes�察�and say whether it is the work 

of a weakling or of a boy who never played。 

     But it takes more than success in studies and in games to account for 

his great popularity with the other college boys。 Such success may win a 

certain admiration and respect�察�but it does not of itself win friends。 And 

Stanislaus had pretty nearly every one for his friend。 To do that requires 

other gifts�察�gifts of character。 Everybody liked him�察�because he had such 

gifts。 He was pious�察�but not merely pious�察�much more than pious�察�he was 

good。 That means he was unselfish。 There is only one way to make people 

really love you�察�and that is to love them。 That is what Stanislaus did�察�he 

loved   the   people   he   lived   with。   He   was   naturally   good   hearted�察  �and   big 

hearted。 He had kept away from petty meannesses。 He had fought down 

his natural selfishness。 He had learned not to be always seeking his own 

little advantage�察�not to put himself forward for praise�察�not to insist on his ; 



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rights�察─�not to boast and carry a high hand with his comrades�察�not to talk a 

lot about himself。 He had learned to forgive little offenses�察�and big ones�察�

too�察�for that matter。 He knew all about how our Lord had suffered and put 

up with things and forgiven those who hurt Him。 And he loved our Lord 

so much�察�was so   much at home   with Him�察�that   almost without effort he 

acted as our Lord would want him to act。 He had plenty of spirit�察�and a 

whole   world   of   pluck   and   daring�察  �but   he   was   not   quarrelsome。  Then   he 

was as cheerful as sunshine�察�and he made every one else cheerful。 Why�察�

the boys could not help loving a boy like him。 

     Sodalities were rare in those days�察�but the college boys of Vi

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