Saint iFrancis of ^nninu 99 



praifing and bleffing God, that had fciit 

 unto thcni Saint Francis, who by his great 

 merits had freed them from the mouth of 

 this cruel bcaft. And then the faid Wolf 

 lived two years in Gubbio, and entered 

 meekly into every houfe, going from door 

 to door, doing no manner of mifchief to 

 any man, and none being done to him. And 

 he was courteoufly nouriflied by the peo- 

 ple ; and roaming thus through the land 

 and from houfe to houfe, never any dog 

 barked at his coming in or at his going 

 out. Finally, after two years, Brother Wolf 

 died of old age ; at the which the citizens 

 mourned much, inafmuch as feeing him 

 moving fo meekly through the city, they 

 were the more mindful of the virtue and 

 fan6lity of Saint Francis. 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Ifow Saint Ff-ancis tamed the wild Turtle-Doves. 



A BOY one day took a number of turtle- 

 doves, and carrying them to the 

 market-place for fale, he met Saint Fran- 

 cis, who ever felt Angular compaffion for 



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