The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-30

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restored 10 health. Like The lame nan al
old, she &" has iakea up her he'd snd walk
ed" To say the least al IT, II Is a stfans'
circumstance, aud calculated ta eAeiie SUI.
prise, that il should have taken place ~
the very hour when = man who had never
seen ber, aud who was three Thousand
miles distant should have told her to ex-
pect relief. The aecur.t follows:
Extract Of ioiier from The corresponding
editor ofhc .htto York Statesman, ddtea
Hashington, Hednesday erening, ION q
March, 1891.
At dinner 10 day the conversation turn
ed on miraculous event, which IS said 10
have lrsnspirrd IN the metropolis this NOR
InIug.-TWo intelligent gentlemen had been
~ pay ,i.if to the Nunnery At George=
town. Whdr they we're conycnlng win
The sistcrhood, tie Father Confessof came
~, aud announced The occurrence III a M
facle winch filled the convent with Joy,
aud was deemed Of sufficient Importance To
Justify the performance of Ie Deum.-
II vas no lrss than the restoration of u
person To health from the very gates Of
death
The circumstances as related by our
guests were 50 Interesting, thai immediate
" after dinner, three oi my hirnds and
myself took carriag" and sci out fer The
Nunncry. We arrived soon after sunset,
and inst rs yespers had closed. Acting rs
pioneer OF account nf my having been nj
The convent several Times before, | knock
ID 1T The door, aud the Father c0nlcssOr
made his appearance, Ia whom my errand
ass disclvstd. Recognizing mc, and appa.
fently willing Ia satisf, our inquiries, he
politely invited IA 10 walk Into his sitting
room, when after an introduction 10 my
friends he related the following marvellous
story:
Some SIX years ago, a lady OF this city, a
SISTER of the present Mayor and now resi-
ding IN his family, WAS afflicted win a pa
ralytc shock, which affected on" side aud
arm, and also nearly deprived her Of the
power Of uttcrauce. She has ever since
brcn in lingering, miserable condition,
daily growing more feeble aud desparlng
III recovery. The prescriptions and con
slant attendance Ola respectable physician
Of this city afforded her 40 relief, and al
length finding all his skill balllcd by the
ofilc disease he gave up his un-
fortunate patient oriost
Some iva years since, the Father Con
fessor received letters from Brittany IN
France, his native country, stating that one
of two sisters whom he left behind, had
been cured ola similar complaint of which
she had for many years been sick, by the
prayers Of the Prince IlnhcnlOhr of Ger
many, whose fame has reached these
shores, aud whose miraculous cures IN Eng
land, Ireland, and h continent of Europe,
have been extensively circulated in Amer
can gazcttes. lie commenced his career
IN 1874, by healing the Princes Matilda of
Wirtcmbursh, who had been a cripple
from infancy. Since that period, thou
sands have received the benefit, and expe
rIenccd the efficacy of his prayers.
The Father Confrssor, in consequence
nf the restoration of beloved sister To
health, WAS induced to write 10 the Prince
In behalf of his afflicted friend nj Washing
ton, imploring his intcrGession for the be
neft of wretched and discousoIate lady
The Prince received his letter; but IN con.
sequence of 4 thousand similar applications
from every part Of the globe, which he was
unable 10 answer, he wrote IL an ccclcsias-
tic Of high rank in the Catholic Church.
residing 1T Baltimore, that he should .rt
apart the 10th Of every month, for thu
Inclusive benefit OF foreigners, who sought
.hc ntercesslon of his prayers The letter
arrived a short time since, and It's contents
were communicated 10 the Father Comics
aor. This day being the 10th of the first
month since ITS arrival, WAS anticipated
with trembling hope and solicitude. The
very huur of the day, whcn the miracle
vas II he performed, Was calculated with
minute accuracy, by allow ing Inr the differ.
encc ri longitude, thus KNOWN precisely
ii what time the Prince would offer up his
prayers.
In the mean tune the lady had become
apparently reduced Ia the verge of the
grave. Her Nurse hrli,cd last inght and
early this morning that she WAS dying
The consceratcd host was administered Ia
prepare her soul for lis departures She
was unable to swallow, and her friends
were gathering about the bed, expecting
hat her spirit would momrnlly take lis
lll2ht 10 IA better world. But what was
thrlr JOY aud surprise when nj 10 O'Clock
this morning, al II Il sat.dyn she rose from
her bed ofdeath her tongue was looscd
she wept ia. joy she bust into raptures j:
she fell upoHhrr knees, and returned thanks
- God. She even INSISTED ON gong out,
and offering up her de,otions in public :;
but her friends dssuaded her from this act
Of jmprudencc. Praise and thanks giving
ring h.ou2a the house, which but lately
rrsoandrd VIII Lamentations aud woe
The fathef Cnuleseol assured us, that at
: O'Clock lhis afternoon be saw her IN good
health. On her cheek were still visible the
"a. T,I.