Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-09-28
MISCELLANY.

/ '"1"' tSSohecHoho or OapluS read some
years ago, story similar to tie one herewith
| published, Of a King ofFrance. differing some
what m point of Character from Louis e De
| s're--we also have heard of similar story BE.
rng played off'in favour of Ferdinand IT,, pre.
Sc" King otspain. in whichit was stated tl,at
! ihs Virgin Mary direcSeda Frap,,A cu,ate {
inform ms Royal Master, thati he was her q
aoP'ed cont is well Ear the crowned heads
OF Europe, that they can find fools IN ,o-e,3
fucn stories, and still better that ,hev can find
| tools to believe item. o'''' '''''
Fron, I'm, ed .4rgus
detailed report ofthe perel.stious ,vyJs TO-,
t'eeen he 9Th " .Ji.,anry 1916. mi m,
"a OF Jprit, cfMe same yea,. to .T,.nac-
sA-i.lfS ''iaTtin, fdrmer al Ggli@g3io,r-
Hear ' : { Eare and Loire
N 'Ven NY witness of all that passed at
Royal Hospital of Chdren4on. tsb@rs az ~
said Martin was confined f,o,n tta ,ei,,
March, to the second of Apsil. nv nr,ien -
the MINISTER OF Police de Gee i; -.
10 discover whether. he was prsciiS;ry Jo.
cePuoD, or suffering under mental al;snat;.
on. e"a'i-
Jsnaoe Thomas tiartin. ace,, ,h;,.tr
'n rre years, born at Galiardea, dcpartme6t
vi r.ure anu Loire, residing there and Nv.
ercisihS the profession of husEsndnan
nnarfled, anu the father of faur ch;ld-aa
ehteFeh me Royai Hospital nr Charent
w Tie I9tii OF March, 1916 beinp saot -;
'her Nv the Minister of Police, a nat,snt
anu under certificate from proC.ss,,. ~
nal declaring him subject TO intermittant
mania ''' 'i'i' tent
Sec! fusion in Z hospital appeared - f.,t
to produce painful impression nm g 81. IL. 81
which lasted but fora short fine 49,, s'a
the evening visit he appeared n Lo 80 80 ~
ies'spgu 90 MS late. His phyviognomy.
~: speeGn' MS countenance exhibiting no
t4inS nl.cauve Gt mental malady H. "a.
Pi!eu WIN much presence Of mind &, sim.
Plic'y 10 the questions put to hirn,s, ia tho
cause OF me measures adopted resnactinr,
nun ana the statement ne then made n,, g
Ciie substance os the details he conrn,nica
ted some days af,er, when ipterroaa , teI
him by order OF the head surgeon. shaii
VOW state the result of thar examination
on the fifteenth OF January 1915 lii.
employed IN Spreading manure On HE I fa,,,,
ana though moment before. he had So.n
nobody coming towards him. he sn3JanI,r
heard voice Speaking beside him. o. l. ~
ing up, he heheida man, who said g Ea,,,d
INFORM the King that he is ia dancer tbat
plot IS matching for overthrowinS the -.
verment, and that the ouly means Of
"ertInS the evils which threaten Fra,oa
10 Sanct'fy the day Of the Lord. and nra
pare the people for penitcnce.;
N-httih, surprised at th- Ianouape. rarI;.
en- 10 me st anger that Il he knew 50 nt,cb
TIC ouSnt 10 execute the commission Inn
SCH besides, SAID he, should NOT he
"iaGe very welcome, were TO NEEDLE wifi
1ucn aHairs' The stranger then CHANGED
ms t'"e, and repeated his injunction. vii,
al ar Oh minority which admitted of M
rePly, anu then disappeared.
| ms was followed bp several rr,et;t;or,
OF the vision. A few DAYS after, On @ni,o.
| Gown INTO the cellar. Martin saw th;s -,
ferrous parsonage and another t,ma. ~. ,,La
Church, at evening service. he s,,,. hin,
standing beside The holy wafer H. ia i''A
Gu III Tue worship with great Jagas i7r5s and
When 'he service was IS Cr. aCconpanje6
Martin Martin to the tbresb6ld Of tine house, and
.IopII" ~ ms otd>Ts, disappeared as sud.
! ue"'y as ne mad Formerly done. While in
o9urc'i, MARI mentioned 10 the nersons
OF ms family that the parsonage was nrp-
sent bu' trey locked lar him in van s,J
Deitherhe .rd norsaYanytllinr ,qp,a,EabIe
lOrnlehteu ny the frequent yisite ofrbis an.
partition, Which ALARMED him rreatlc n,rE-
cuiarIy Intke hrst instancs.A iDforraJ Ii.
Cure OF what had passed, who renorted tbs
9latter ia fpe bishop Of The Dincese. T%e
| ffeiect hayfng also received an .,cr,r;nf s.
me circumstances, transmitted II IN 81 W.,
| Gaze, Minister OF The PUIice. who nrdercJ
that Martin should be brought tn par;s -
Martmy accordingly left Ch2~trey ,yb;,he-.
| ne had been carried 70 be exclaimed ~, 80
! reject, and proceeded 70 Paris. acc,2,ro :.
| hleu ny Lieutenant OF gendarmerie. v,bnaa
"au'e' 1 am tOid rs Andre, Win whom bs
was i"dSea IN a hotel in The Rue de Nonts
| marie ne there occupied an ausrtmens
! WIN Two aic0vos, one for himself and tbe
| 0ther Tor hrs companion. One ,1or,,iny NO
fo'e day break, white sill in bed. he 6ad q
new vision. upon which he called IN fbc
lieutenant, who could neither see nor be,,.
any thing Of VIVA! passed.
| ! shall rot here detail ali the ,;s;o,-
which took place. aud which. nm to M. 80 80
Rod bad been frequent, tho1gb a. e.
tHe'e sometimes occurred an interval Of
elght days between the visitatinns. M ali
~ .incss the same language was heard and
| az last Martin became so farjliarilod o..
me apparltIon, tbat he experienced notbipr
OF terror except at the moment Of jfq snd77
den di5appearancc.-He tecollects hav;no
Oeen on one occasion told by his visitor
that, NJ what he desired should be dime
was TOT complied with, France would have
no peace until 1902