Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-03-20
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Extract of letter from the editor OF the New
Vork Statesman, dated Washington, wed
pesday evening, March ~, 1924.
CAT dinner to-day the conversation
,,r,e3 On a miraculous event, when Is
sd RI have transpired in The metropolis
the morning. Two intelligent gentlemen
had been TO pay visit 20 the Nunnery al
While they were conyers'
isp with the sisterhood, the Father Con-
tessor came in and announced the occur
renee Of miracle, which Allied the Ion
vent with ioy, and was deemed oil sum
Gent Importance 10 Justify rbe performance
81 r. Deu,a. Il was no less than the res
,ora,ion OF person to health from the We
nv gates oil Ceath.
guests. were 80 interesting, ,nat ithmeu',
siely after dinner, three OF my frlends anu
myseli took carriage and set out iof 'ne
Nunnesy. We arrived soon after sun sci,
and lust az vespers had closed. Acting as
D;oneer on account OF my having been al
the Convent several times before, | knock
cd a, the door, and the Father Coniess1r
made his appearance, 10 whom my efraHe
WAS disclosed. Recognizing me, ana aP-
na;ently willing 10 satisfy our inquiries, ne
noIi,ely invited US to walk INTO bus sltling
room. when after 40 introduction 10 my
friends he related the following marvellous
story. a., 80,
Some six wears ago, lady OF this city, a
sister to the present mayor anu no" re-
siding in his family, was sffllcteo WIN
paralytic shock, which affected one siue
and arm, and also nearly deprived her OF
the power of utterance. She basever SINCE
been in lingering, miserable condition,
daily prowIng more feeble and despairIng
ot recovery, The prescriptions and con-
staot attendance of a respectable physician
of mis- CITY afforded her no relief, and at
length finding all bis skill batjled by the
obstipacy Vi the disease, he gave up MS
unfortunate patient tor lost.
Some two years since, the Father Con-
fessr received letters from Brittany IN
France. his native country, stating, that
one of two sisters whom be lett behind, J..
had been cured OF similar complaint, OF
which she had for many years been SICK,
by the prayers OF the Prince Hohenloe oil
Germany, whose fame has reached these
shores, and whose miraculous cures IN
England, Ireland, and on the continent OF
Europe. have been extensively circulated
in American Gazeltes. lie eommeaced
his career in 1891, by healing the Prn
cess Matilda, of Wirtemburg, who had
been cripple from infancy. Since that
period, thousands have received the be-
ne6t, and experienced the efficacy Of bis
The Father Confessor, in consequence
nj the restoration OF a beloved sister to
health. was induced to write to the Prince
in behalf of bis afflicted friend at Wash
ipgton, imploring bis inlercession for the
be nsft OF a wretched and disconsolate la
dy. The Prince received his letter; but
10 consequence OF thousand similar APP
plications from every part OF The globe,
which be was unable 10 answer, be wrote
IN an ecclesias.ic OF high rank in the Ca.
tbolic Church, residing at Baltimore, that
he should set apart the 10th OF every
month. ,or the exclusive benehuoi foreign
ers. who sought the intercession OF ms
nravers. The letter arrived short time
SINCE. and its contents we're communIca-
ted to the Father Contessor. This day,
beinp the 10th of the first month since lis
arrival. was anticipated with trembling
hone and soIicitude. The very hour OF the
day when the miracle was 10 be perform
ed, was calculated with minute accuracy,
by allow ing for the difference OF longitude,
thus knowing precisely at what time The
Prince would offer up bis prayers.
In the mean time, the lady bad become
reduced sppsreully to the very verge OF
The grave. Her nurse believed last night
and this morning that she was dying -
Tn. copsecrated host was administered to
preeare her soul for its departure. She
was unable to swallow, and her friends
were gathering atOut the bed. expecting
that her spirit would moment'y take its
FIGHT 10 a better world. But what was
their 10Y and surprise, when at l6 O'Clock
this morning, ALI OF q sudden, she rose
from her bed OF death; her tongue was
Iooseo: she addressed her trends: she
wept for Joy: she burst into raptuies: she
Tell upon her knees and returned thanks TO
God. She even insisted Oh going out, and
offering up her devotions in public; but
her frie nds dissuaded her from this act Of
;mprud.nce. Praise and lhsnksgiv;agirang
through the house, which but lately re-
sounded with lamentations and woe. The
Father ConfessOr assured us, that at O..
clock this afternoon be saw her 10 good
health. On her cheek were still visible the
lisid marks of The fingers OF death, as it
she had been in the insipient s,age Of NOR
tiicstiou.
Never can forget this impressive story.
nor the imposing circumstances under
which j, was told. We were seated in
group around the Father Contessor, near
the window. Al The commencement OF the
mira culous tale, enough OF twilight and the
beams OF the moon came through solitary
easement, 10 reuder the form and features
OF the venerable man hall visible. He