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8 SLAGELSE. Chap. XXVIII.
never finish) ; alluding to the extent of her convent
lands of Antvorskov, one of the richest monasteries in
Zealand, founded by the holy Anders, a saint of much
repute, who flourished in the thirteenth century. Holy
Anders—only plain Anders then—accompanied a party
of pilgrims to the Holy Land; he fell sick by the
way, and became such a burden to his fellow-travellers
—always wanting an arm, a rest—that, wearied to death,
they took advantage of a sound sleep he indulged in
somewhere near Joppa, to leave him to his fate, and rid
themselves of so troublesome a companion. Great was
his consternation when he awoke to find himself deserted;
he gave himself up for lost, and .prepared to die, when
a voice whispered to him, “ Be of good cheer; ” and he
felt himself suddenly raised in the arms of angels, carried
rapidly through the air, and, after paying a. flying visit
to St. Antony of Padua on the way, and St. Olaf of
Norway into the bargain, found himself gentlv laid down on
the summit of a hill near Slagelse. “ Good bye, Anders,”
said the angel. “ If you don’t know what to do with
your hat when you say prayers, pray hang it, and your
gloves as well, on the sunbeams.”
On the summit of this høi was erected Anders Kors
(cross). “ In memory of St. Andrew, who slept at Joppa,
and found himself here in 1205,” ran the inscription,
which was destroyed after the Reformation. Well,
Anders—now holy Anders—grew in grace and
reputation, and was in great favour at the court of King Erik
Plovpennig. One fine day Anders prayed the King to
grant to the poor church as much land to make a
garden—merely to grow onions and leeks—as he could
ride round on the back of a new-born colt. “ By all
means,” answered the King, and went to his bath. Off
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