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"And I could also speak," I add, "of grand old Daisenberger, the gentle, simple old priest, 'the father of the valley,' who now lies in silence among his children that he loved so well. AND I COULD ALSO SPEAK I ADD OF GRAND OLD DAISENBERGHER THE GENTLE SIMPLE OLD PRIEST THE FATHER OF THE VALLEY WHO NOW LIES IN SILENCE AMONG HIS CHILDREN THAT HE LOVED SO WELL
offer. The plague disappeared as if by magic, and every recurring tenth year since, the Ober-Ammergauites have kept their promise and played their Passion Play. They act it to this day as a pious observance. Before each performance all the characters gather together on the stage around their pastor, and, kneeling, pray for a blessing upon the work then about to commence. The profits that are made, after paying the performers a wage that just compensates them for their loss of time--wood-carver Maier, who plays the Christ, only receives about fifty pounds for the whole of the thirty or so performances given during the season, to say nothing of the winter's rehearsals--is put aside, part for the temporal benefit of the community, and the rest for the benefit of the Church. From burgomaster down to shepherd lad, from the Mary and the Jesus down to the meanest super, all work for the love of their religion, not for money. Each one feels that he is helping forward the cause of Christianity.  ONCE CLOSED WITH THIS OFFER THE PLAGUE DISAPPEARED AS IF BY MAGIC AND EVERY RECURRING TENTH YEAR SINCE THE OBER AMMERGAUITES HAVE KEPT THEIR PROMISE AND PLAYED THEIR PASSION PLAY THEY ACTED TO THIS DAY AS A PIOUS OBSERVANCE BEFORE EACH PERFORMANCE ALL THE CHARACTERS GATHER TOGETHER ON THE STAGE AROUND THEIR PASTOR AND KNEELING PRAY FOR A BLESSING UPON THE WORK THEN ABOUT TO COMMENCE THE PROFITS THAT ARE MADE AFTER PAYING THE PERFORMERS A WAGE THAT JUST COMPENSATES THEM FOR THEIR LOSS OF TIME WOOD CARVE A MAYER WHO PLAYS THE CHRIST ONLY RECEIVES ABOUT FIFTY POUNDS FOR THE WHOLE OF THE THIRTY OR SO PERFORMANCES GIVEN DURING THE SEASON TO SAY NOTHING OF THE WINTER'S REHEARSALS IS PUT ASIDE PART FOR THE TEMPORAL BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE REST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHURCH FROM BURGOMASTER DOWN TO SHEPHERD LAD FROM THE MARY AND THE JESUS DOWN TO THE MEANEST SUPER ALL WORK FOR THE LOVE OF THEIR RELIGION NOT FOR MONEY EACH ONE FEELS THAT HE IS HELPING FORWARD THE CAUSE OF CHRISTIANITY
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