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is   to  welcome   opportunities       of  proving   itself   in  some   heroic     form   of 

courage       and    endurance。      Danger�察    �suffering�察    �battling    against    odds�察�

discouragement�察       �overwork�察     �pain   of   mind    and   body�察   �failure�察 �want    of 

recognition�察�rebuffs�察�contempt and persecution�察�are no longer the subject 

matter of a strong´jawed stoicism or a submissive patience but rather the 

quickening bread and wine of an intense and high´keyed life。 This is why 

the   Saints�察  �be   the   provocation   ever   so   great�察  �never   develop   nerves�察  �or 

experience      those   melancholy       and   humiliating     reactions   which     are  the 

natural ebb´tide of spiritual energies。 This is why Saints can fast and keep 

their temper sweet�察�can wear hair´shirts without cultivating wry faces�察�can 

be passed by in the distribution of honors without being soured�察�can pray 

all night without robbing the day of its due meed of cheerfulness�察�can rise 

superior to frailties and weaknesses without despising those who cannot�察�

can be serious without being testy and morose�察�can live for years in a cell 

or    a  desert   or  a   convent´close      without    perishing    of   ennui    or  being 

devoured by restlessness�察�and can mingle with life�察�where all its currents 

meet�察    �without    losing   their  heads    or  swerving      a  hairbreadth    from    the 

straight line of a most uncommon and most impressive kind of common 

sense。 

     Unless we keep before our eyes this mainspring of a Saint's life�察�that 

life will be as enigmatical to us as it is to the world。 Jesus balked at no test 

of the love  which He  bore towards us�此�nay�察 �He devised   tests passing   all 

human      imagining。     Let   Him    make    trial  of  our   love   for  Him�    �We    are 

unhappy till He does� �And with this daring spirit in his heart every Saint 

enters upon a career of Romance in its sweetest and highest form。 And�察�we 

submit�察�to recur to the literary style of the following biography�察�Romance 

is light´hearted�察�light´stepping�察�cheerful�察�with the starlight on its face and 

in its eyes。 

     James J。 Daly�察�S。J。 



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                                 CHAPTER I 



                                      ON THE ROAD 

     Mid´August   in Vienna�察  �the   year   1567�此  �when   Shakespeare   was   still   a 

little   boy�察  �twenty   years   before   Philip   II   fitted   out   the   Spanish   Armada�察�

forty years before the first English colony settled in America。 The sun had 

just   well   risen�察  �the   gates   of   Vienna   had   been   opened   but   a   few   hours。 

Through the great western gate�察�which cast its long shadow on the road to 

Augsburg�察�came a strange´looking boy。 

     He lacked but a month or two of seventeen years�察�was some five feet 

two or three inches in height�察�had an oval face of remarkable beauty and 

liveliness�察�jet black hair�察�and eyes in which merriment dwelt as in its home。 

He was dressed as became a noble of the time�察�and in apparel of unusual 

splendor      and   costliness�察  �plumed     bonnet�察   �slashed   velvet    doublet�察  �tight 

silken hose�察�jeweled dagger at his girdle。 

     But it was odd to see so brilliant a figure on foot in the dusty highway�察�

still more odd that be carried a rough bundle slung on a staff over his and 

that�察�peasant fashion�察�he munched at a loaf of bread as he trudged the road。 

     By no means stalwart´looking�察�still he swung along with an easy stride 

and   a   confident   strength   that   many   a   stouter   man   might   envy。   He   was 

bound for Augsburg�察�400 miles to the west�察�and he set himself thirty miles 

a day as his rate of travel。 

     He wore splendid clothes�察�because he was Stanislaus�察�the son of John 

Kostka�察  �Lord   of   Kostkov�察  �Senator�察  �and   Castellan   of   Zakroczym   in   the 

Duchy of Mazovia�察�Poland。 He ate his rough breakfast�察�like a peasant�察�on 

the road�察�because he had just been to Mass and received Holy Communion 

at the Jesuit church in Vienna。 He carried a bundle on his staff�察�because he 

laughed merrily at fine clothes and had in the bundle a coarse tunic and a 

stout pair of brogans�察�which he meant to put on as soon as he got well out 

of   the   city。 And   his   face   and   his   eyes   shone   with   joy�察  �because   he   loved 

God most wonderfully and was as happy a boy as ever moved through this 

dull world。 

     Every age has its adventurers�此�men who for fame�察�or for place�察�or for 

money�察 �cross   wide   seas�察  �fight   brave battles�察  �endure   great   hardships。 The 



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age   in   which   Stanislaus   lived   was   filled   with   them。 All   the   world   reads 

with delight the story of such men。 And every decent boy who reads feels 

himself�察  �if   only   for   the   moment�察  �their   fellow   in   spirit�察  �eager   to   do   what 

they did and as bravely as they did。 

     But   was   there   ever   adventure   finer   than   this�察  �ever   spirit   more   gayly 

daring�拭�Stanislaus Kostka�察�son of a noble house�察�a boy in years�察�starting 

without a copper in his pocket to cross half of Europe afoot� �And for what�拭�

Not to have men say what a brave chap he was�察�not to win a name�察�or rank�察�

or money�此�but because God would be pleased by his doing it�察�because God 

called him to do something which he could not do in Vienna。 

     He felt he had a vocation to be a Jesuit。 He knew his father would not 

consent。 He took six months to think it over�察�to pray for light�察�to make sure 

it was no mere whim or fancy of his own�察�but the very voice of God。 And 

when he felt sure�察�he left a letter for his brother Paul and his tutor�察�Bilinski�察�

with whom he had been studying in Vienna�察�he gave his money to a couple 

of beggars�察�he said�察 �If God wants me to do this�察�He'll furnish the means;�察�

he put on his best attire�察�tied up a rough suit in a cloth�察�took a stout staff in 

his hand�察�and with God's blessing upon him and His Eucharistic Presence 

in his heart�察�stepped out cheerfully on a journey that would stagger most 

men。 

     That is the stuff of which heroes are made。 If Stanislaus had done this 

for the glory of the world�察�we should have his praises in our histories�察�we 

should have stories woven about him�察�the whole world would cry ;Bravo� ─�

But   he   did   it   for   God�察  �and   the   world   cannot   understand   him   at   all�此  �the 

world is silent。 

     An hour or so of that steady�察�tireless stride carried him well away from 

Vienna。 He slipped off his velvet and silk�察�put on his coarse tunic ´ a shirt´ 

like garment that came below his knees ´ girded himself with a bit of rope�察�

tied his stout shoes on his feet�察�and took the road again。 There were folk 

aplenty journeying from the countryside to Vienna in the early  morning。 

Stanislaus picked out one of the poorest´looking peasants and handed him 

the gala dress he had just taken off。 

     ;I can't carry these with me�察�friend�察─�he said。 ;Won't you please take 

them�拭�I have no use for them�察�and perhaps you can sell them in the city。; 



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     And   he   was   gone   before   the   peasant�察  �gaping   in   wonder   at   the   rich 

garments and dagger in his hands�察�could much more than catch a glimpse 

of that bright face and those laughing eyes。 

     He tramped all day�察�and made his thirty miles。 When he was hungry�察�

he   asked   some   one   he   met   for   food。   It   is   not   likely  that   any  one   would 

refuse   the   smiling�察  �handsome   boy�察  �from   whose   face   innocence   simply 

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