Cap de St. Hospice is a very humble5 cape4, small and low. All the present dignity of the peninsula belongs to Cap Ferrat, which has a lighthouse on its point and a great hotel, as well as a semaphore on a hill and a number of villas6 of high quality. Cap de St. Hospice has none of these things; but it possesses a little fishing village, a lonely church, an ancient tower and a wealth of glorious memories. Cap Ferrat is modern. It has no associations; for until the road-maker and the villa7 builder came it was merely a strip of rough forest. The whole interest of this would-be island centres around the promontory9 of St. Hospice.
ST. PAUL DU VAR: A SIDE STREET.
ST. PAUL DU VAR: A SHOP OF THE MEDI?VAL TYPE.
In the early days the land, far and wide, that bordered on the cape was buried in the gloom of paganism. It was as dark as a moonless night in winter and as chill. Then, in a certain year, a spark of light appeared on Cap de St. Hospice. It was very small, a mere8 isolated10 speck11 in the overwhelming shadow. It glowed from a humble monastery12 of a few stone huts which formed the first Christian13 settlement in this part of the Mediterranean14. With the passage of years the spark grew until the darkness about the cape changed to day and the whole country beyond was flooded with a light that men came to know as the Light of the World.
The missionary15 who established himself upon this remote point of land was St. Hospice or St. Auspicius. He, with only a few followers16, planted on the cape, in the year 560, an outpost of the Christian religion. So primitive17 and crude was the settlement that it was rather an entrenchment18 than a monastery. Of the rough stone hovels that composed it no trace, of course, exists.
St. Hospice is described as a man, eloquent19 of speech, whose presence was commanding but whose heart was that of a child. He had the gift of prophecy and the power of working miracles. He foretold20 the coming of the Lombards and saw, as in a vision, the desolation that they would leave in their track. He warned his converts to seek safety in strong places and to take their goods with them. As for himself, when the news reached Cap Ferrat in 572 that the Lombards had crossed the Col di Tenda, he shut himself up in an old deserted21 tower on the crest22 of the cape and—like St. Paul—hoped for the day.
When the barbarians23 arrived they were convinced that the tower, which was so closely shut, must be the hiding place of treasure. One of the robbers at once climbed to the top of the stronghold and peeped over. He found it roofless and, looking down into the depth, saw not coffers filled with silver and gold but a solitary24 man, emaciated25 and in rags, sitting on the bare stones. They assumed him to be a miser26 who had vast wealth buried beneath the flags on which he crouched27. With violent hammer blows they broke down the door and effected an entry.
The captain of the gang pushed through the opening and, confronting the silent figure on the ground, demanded who he was and where his hoard28 was concealed29. To this the supposed man of wealth replied, “I am a murderer. There is no crime that I am not guilty of, and with each misdeed I have crucified anew the Son of God.” This was a dark saying very hard to understand. The Lombard, although himself a practised murderer, felt that he was in the presence of a criminal of unusual virulence30, of a malefactor31 whose wickedness was even riper than his own. His moral sense was shocked by this revolting creature crouching32 on the earth, and moved by an impulse of justice he proceeded to kill him. This was in accord with the routine procedure adopted by Lombards in all cases of doubt. “He raised his weapon to strike a deadly blow on the criminal’s head, but, to the horror of all present, his arm remained dry and stiff in the air and the weapon fell heavily to the ground.”[23]
This terrible occurrence filled those who had crowded into the tower with shivering dread33. They feared that they too might be punished in this mysterious and abrupt34 manner. They felt their limbs all over to see if they were still sound, looked at the placid35 figure on the floor with awe36 and finally fell down upon their knees and implored37 mercy and forgiveness. St. Hospice now arose, touched the withered38 arm, made over it the sign of the cross and uttered some fervent39 words. At once the limb became whole again.
So vivid was the impression made upon these rude men that two officers and many of the company expressed a desire to be baptised then and there. They never dreamt that the expedition would end in this way. They had come to plunder40 and burn, not to be baptised. Those outside the tower who had not seen the demonstration41 accomplished42 by the supposed criminal promptly43 retreated. They were unfortunately met on the way by a body of Ligurians who fell upon them and killed them. The attack on Cap Ferrat thus proved a failure and the Lombards viewed the peninsula with such mistrust that they left it in peace.
St. Hospice continued to live in the old tower as a hermit44, beloved and reverenced45 by all. In this tower he died in the year 580 and under the grass at the foot of the tower he was buried. Some vestiges46 of this Tower of the Withered Arm were still to be seen as late as 1650, but at the present day no trace of it is to be discovered.
A sanctuary48, in the form of a little chapel49, was erected50 by the side of the tower to keep green the memory of the saint. It is mentioned in a Bull issued by Pope Innocent II in 1137. It was repaired by Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, about 1640 and was dignified51 by an inscription52 in marble. Of this memorial chapel also no vestige47 now exists.
In later years, when the Saracens came, they established a fortress53—Le petit Fraxinet—on Cap de St. Hospice and during the troubled centuries that followed the promontory was strongly fortified54 and was the scene of many assaults and numerous bombardments. Of these strongholds not a stone is now standing55, save alone the Emmanuel Philibert Tower, of which an account is given on p. 110. Between the years 1526 and 1528 the cape was occupied by the Knights56 of St. John who rendered great service during the famine of 1527 and promoted, in many ways, the commerce along the coast.
There is a curious legend of the cape which relates to the time of the saint, for it belongs to the year 575 when St. Hospice was still living in his old roofless tower. It is the Legend of the Stream of Blood.
On a certain day a party of honest folk—villagers and monks—started from Cap Ferrat to walk up to Eze. Their purpose was peaceful and indeed they seem to have been merely taking a stroll. When the evening came they had not returned. They were never to return; for, as they climbed up the cliff, they were set upon by a gang of miscreants57 and murdered to a man. Plunder was not the object of the attack, for the victims were poor but they were disciples58 of St. Hospice and the religion taught by that good man was held in abhorrence59 by the profane60. As no trace of the murderers was ever discovered it is assumed that they were agents of the devil and that they had come direct from the bottomless pit on this especial mission.
CAP DE ST. HOSPICE.
ST. HOSPICE: THE MADONNA AND THE TOWER.
On the following morning some fishermen were starting in their boats from the cove2 where now stands the village of St. Jean. The morning was calm. The sea was smooth as a mirror and as blue as the petals61 of the gentian. The boatmen were amazed to see a crimson62 stream coming towards them on the surface of the deep from the direction of Eze. It was a stream, narrow and straight, and as clear in outline as a ribbon of scarlet63 satin drawn64 across a sheet of blue ice. As they approached it they were horrified65 to perceive that it was blood, warm blood, thick and gelatinous looking. It smelt66 of fresh blood and from it rose a sickly steam.
As the men drew nearer the red streak67 began to recede68 in the direction whence it came. They followed it. It led them to the beach at Eze. They landed and saw before them the rivulet69 of blood trickling70, in slow, glutinous71 ripples72, over the stones. It withdrew to the foot of the cliff. They followed and as they advanced the stream still retreated. Looking up they could see it coming down the path as a thick red band, with clots73 hanging here and there from the steps and from low-lying brambles. As they mounted up the cliff the stream withdrew before them.
Finally the fishermen came to a mossy ledge74, where they found the bodies of the dead villagers lying in a tangled75 heap. Beneath them was a cross which they had never seen before. They proceeded at once to bury the victims of this wicked outrage76. The ground about was rocky; but, as they dug, the rock softened77 and became as sand. They left the cross as they had found it and, after offering up a prayer for those who had passed away, they walked silently down the path to their boats.
St. Jean is a little place that hangs about a tiny harbour full of fishing boats. It is quite modern or at least all that part of it that is presented to the eye belongs to the period of to-day. It is popular because it is supposed to be a fisher village away from the world, and those who live in towns love fisher villages, since they suggest a picturesque78 quietness, a place of nets and lobster79 pots and of sun-tanned toilers of the deep, a primitive spot where people live the simple life in vine-covered cottages.
Now there is little of the fisher village about St. Jean, not even the smell. There are certainly nets and boats and an appropriate brawniness80 about the people; but the fisher village element is wanting. St. Jean is, in fact, a popular resort for the humbler type of holiday folk, a place they can reach in the beloved tram and where they can eat and drink and be merry. The whole quay81 front is occupied by bars, cafés and restaurants, where langouste can be enjoyed and that rare dish the bouillabaisse which is claimed to be a speciality of the place.
St. Hospice would not approve of St. Jean in its present guise82 and could he find the way back to his tower he would be horrified by the placards of “American drinks” and “Afternoon teas.” There is no missionary spirit abroad in St. Jean, nothing of the old monastic life. The early morning fishermen would never again expect to see a stream of blood creeping over the tide. St. Jean, in fact, is no longer adapted for miracles; while its romance goes little beyond the romance of a lunch in the open air by a harbour-side.
VILLEFRANCHE.
Beyond St. Jean is the point of Cap de St. Hospice, a low, rocky promontory covered with firs, olive trees and cactus83. On the extremity84 of the cape is the tower erected by Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, in 1561. It is a structure in yellowish stone, plain, round and squat85, with a few emplacements for small guns on its summit and a few narrow slits86 in its uncompromising flanks. It is as insolent87 and as defiant88 a structure as can be imagined. By its side is placed a most astonishing object—a newly-made statue of the Virgin89, some 28 feet in height and nearly as tall as the tower itself. The statue stands on the grass facing the east, is of a bilious90 tint91 but otherwise unpainted. Few more incongruous things have ever been brought together in this world. The statue is so very modern, so artificial and so frail92; while the tower is so old, so primitive and so coarse in its braggart93 strength. The statue, it appears, was provided by the subscriptions94 of the faithful, but want of funds or want of purpose has prevented its being placed on the top of the tower where it was intended that it should ultimately stand.
The tower has walls of enormous thickness. An upper story can be reached by a stair and there the visitor will be brought face to face with the most substantial apparition95 that has ever been found in a medi?val stronghold. He will find himself, when near the roof, confronted by the ashen96 face of the Madonna, a face as big as a boulder97, for the tower is occupied by a model of the statue which is of the same proportions as the stupendous image itself. To complete the anomalies of this remarkable98 household the ground floor of the tower is occupied by a family surrounded by the amenities99 of a cave dwelling100.
Beyond the tower is the chapel of St. Hospice. It is a humble, barn-like little church with a roof of red tiles and a bell gable. It is comparatively modern, for it has been in existence for just one hundred years. It is only opened once annually—viz. on October 16th—for the celebration of the Mass.
The spot on which it may reasonably be assumed that the monastery of St. Hospice stood is occupied by a café-restaurant where dancing is indulged in on Sundays and holidays to the music of a pianola. One wonders what the saint—who was eloquent and forcible of speech—would say if he could visit again the cape that bears his name.
There are some half-buried fragments of old walls on the promontory, and these the imaginative man, if free from scruples101, can assume to belong to whatever building and whatever period in the history of the place he may particularly affect.
From the point of the spit is a fascinating view of the mainland and especially of Eze which stands exactly opposite to St. Hospice. La Turbie also can be seen at great advantage. It lies in the col between Mont Agel and the Tête de Chien and marks the place of crossing of the Roman road.
On the coast, on either side of Cap Ferrat, are respectively Beaulieu and Villefranche. Beaulieu is a super-village of sumptuous102 villas. It lies on an evergreen103 shelf by the sea, pampered104 by an indulgent climate, made gorgeous by an extravagant105 vegetation and provided by all the delights that the most florid house agent could invent. It breathes luxury and wealth, languid ease and a surfeit106 of comfort. It can be best viewed from the Mid-Corniche road on the way up to Eze. Here the envious107 can lean over a wall and look down upon Naboth’s vineyard, upon a village which is possibly the richest in Europe and upon gardens whose glory is nowhere to be surpassed.
VILLEFRANCHE: THE MAIN STREET.
Villefranche, the harbour town, lies across the blue lagoon108. It is as little like Beaulieu as any place could be, for whatever Beaulieu boasts of Villefranche lacks. It is a very ancient town; but it has been so persistently109 modernised that it has an aspect of the present day. It is like an old face that has been painted and powdered and “made up” to look young. The result as regards the town is like the result as regards the face—an imperfect success; for in the dim lanes of Villefranche are still to be traced the wrinkles of old age, while the grey of its withered stones is still quite apparent even under a toupee110 of auburn tiles.
There are boats everywhere, not only in the harbour and on the quay but up the streets, where they are being patched and hammered at. The quay is carpeted with nets and among them old women in straw hats are sitting on low chairs repairing broken strands111. Ducks are wandering about and against any support that is solid enough a thoughtful mariner112 is leaning.
At the south end of Villefranche is the citadel113, a lusty, rambling114 fortress built in 1560 by Emmanuel Philibert about the time that he erected the very gallant115 fort which still stands on the summit of Mont Alban, high above the town. The citadel is now grey and green with age, is much humiliated116 by certain modern buildings, but still is cut off from the world by a terrifying moat spanned by a timid bridge and is still said to retain in its depths some dreadful dungeons117.
Villefranche is on a slope and thus it is that all lanes leading up from the quay are very steep and, indeed, are stairs rather than streets. Some are quite picturesque, especially such as pass under archways and through vaulted118 passages. There are a bewildering number of bars, cafés and wine-shops along the sea front which bear testimony119 to that thirst which is a feature in the physiology120 of the mariner. A well known author has described an English village as made up of “public houses and drawbacks.” He would probably speak of Villefranche as a compound of bars and stairs.
One of the most exciting days in the history of Villefranche happened in the year 1523 when “The Great Ship” was launched and when the people either screamed themselves hoarse121 with elation122 or were rendered dumb by surprise. This Leviathan of the Deep was built by the Knights Templars. The dimensions of the fearsome vessel123 have probably grown with the passage of time, but quite temperate124 historians describe her as possessed125 of six decks and as furnished with a powder store, a chapel and a bakehouse. She carried a crew of 300 men. Writers with a riper imagination assert that she was covered with lead and that so terrific was her weight that she could sink fifty galleys126. Things grow as the centuries pass. It would be of interest to learn to what proportions the ephemeral image of the Virgin, on the opposite cape, will have attained127 in the next four hundred years.
Villefranche and Cap de St. Hospice are both concerned in the astounding128 journey that was made by the dead body of Paganini.
A ROAD IN BEAULIEU.
Paganini, the immortal129 violinist, died at Nice on May 27th, 1840, in the Rue130 de la Préfecture in a house which has been already indicated (page 25). He died of tuberculosis131 at the age of 56. His religious opinions appear to have been indistinct and his religious observances even less pronounced. In the closing hours of his life he was denied or failed to receive the last rites132 of the Church and, after his death, the clergy133 refused to allow his body to be buried in consecrated134 ground.
On the day following his decease the coffin135 was deposited in the cellar of a house near by, a house that stands at the junction136 of the Rue de la Préfecture and the Rue Ste. Réparate.[24] The cellar was in the possession of a friendly hatter. The body then appears to have been removed to an “apartment” in a hospital at Nice, but the facts at this point in the narrative137 are confused.[25]
Paganini’s son took action against the bishop138 for refusing to permit the body to be buried within the pale of the Church. In this action young Paganini failed. He appealed against the decision of the clergy and the matter was finally referred to the Papal Court at Rome. Pending139 judgment140 the body was taken to Villefranche and placed in a lazaretto there. In about a month the smell emitted by the corpse141 was complained of and accordingly the coffin was taken out of the building and placed on the open beach near the water’s edge.
This gave great distress142 to the friends of the dead artist and so one night a party of five of them took up the coffin and carried it by torch-light round the bay to the point of Cap de St. Hospice. Here they buried it close to the sea and just below the old round tower which still stands on this spit of land. Over the coffin was placed a slab143 of stone. All this happened within a year of the maestro’s death.
In 1841 the son decided144 to take the body from the Cap de St. Hospice and convey it to Genoa, because it was in Genoa that his father was born. Here it was hoped he could be laid at rest. A ship was obtained and the coffin was lifted from the grave near the old tower and placed on the deck. When Genoa was reached the party with the coffin were not allowed to land because the vessel had come from Marseilles and at that port cholera145 was raging.
The ship thereupon turned back and sailing westwards brought the dead man to Cannes. Here also permission to land a coffin, which was already highly suspected, was refused. The position seemed desperate but near Cannes are the Lerin Islands and among them the barren and lonely rock known as Sainte Ferréol. Here the body was once more buried and again covered with a stone. On this strange little desert island it remained, in utter loneliness, for four years, in the company only of the seabirds and of some blue iris146 flowers that made the rock less pitiable.
Now it seemed to Achillino Paganini a heartless thing to leave his father’s body in this bleak147, forsaken148 spot. The great musician had some property at Parma and it was considered well that the body should be taken there and buried in his own land and in his native Italy. So the dead man was carried away from the island and was buried in a garden in his own country and amid kindly149 and familiar scenes. This voyage was accomplished without mishap150 in 1845.
For some unknown reason it was determined151 in 1853 that the body should be re-embalmed. So the coffin was once more dug up and the gruesome ceremony carried out. The wanderings of the dead man had, however, not yet come to an end for in 1876 permission was granted by the Papal Court to lay the body within the walls of a Christian church. So once more the corpse was exhumed152 and conveyed, with all solemnity, to the church of the Madonna della Staccata in Parma where it was placed in a tomb. By this time no less than thirty-six years had passed since the poor dead master commenced his strange journey.
But even now he had not come upon peace; for in 1893 a certain Hungarian violinist suggested that the body in the church was not that of the adored musician. Thus it happened that once again the corpse was exhumed and once again the coffin opened. The son, who was still alive, permitted an investigation153 to be made. Those who looked into the coffin saw lying there the form of the man who had enchanted154 the world. The black coat that he wore was in tatters, but it was his coat. The face, too, they recognised, the gaunt, thin face, the side whiskers and the long hair that fell over the neck and covered the white bones of the shoulder and the gleaming ribs155.
[23]
“Mentone,” by Dr. George Müller, 1910.
[24]
The house is now a tailor’s shop. Neither of these houses is indicated by any tablet or inscription, as has been sometimes stated.
[25]
“The Romance of Nice,” by John D. Loveland, London, 1911.
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