Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-26

Christianity, celebrated at Rheims on the 25t
OF December, 1876. Clovis, surrounded bv his war
rors, all richly clad, and attended b., the mos, dis
tnguished persons OF his court went in nrocessior
wrh great ponp to The cathedral. When Glow.
a'iranced to.the baptismal font, " by secre,
decree OF Providence says the historian, the
clerk who bore the holy cream was stopped by Tn,
crowd and notwithstanding all bis.eiforts was ana
bic TO force his way 10 the font. St. Remv, tn,
| Bishop OF Rheims, after having consecrated tn,
lont called in vain for the holy cream; he sighed
and lifted his eyes, bathed in tears, towards Tn,
altar; al that moment white dove descended from
Heaven, bearing phial filled with divine cream
The King descended TO the font, and the Prela,e
addressing himself to the convert, said, :" Bend
downt thy head proud Sicamber; adore what tho,
hast burnt, and burn what thou hast adored." lie
| then plunged him into the baptismal water, and
Amounted HIM with the celestial cream in the name
oil the HOLY Trinity. Such is the story believed
or pretended 10 be believed, even at this day. An
explanation given by some author, for the salts
faction OF those who wish 10 reconcile every thing
10 reason, Is hs:-The Bishop OF Rheims, doubling
the sincerity Of Clovis, and wishing to inspire hin,
with awe Nv the exhibition of miracle had for
some time trained dove 10 come 10 the baptsmal
ont to be fed. On the day of the baptism the dove
was purposely kept without food, and being let
loose with phal round lis neck, it naturally went
TO the accustomed spot. From that period
small portion OF the celestial cream contained in
the phial has been used for the sacre of the kings
OF France, and the pbal itself has remained in the
custody OF Ire Prior OF Rheims. After the coro-
nation OF Louis XVI, the Sdinte anponle had
many miraculous escapes from danger; but in 1893,
Philip Ruhl, deputy of the Convention, being
sent TO Rheims to preach haired to monarchy and
destroy all that could keep up remembrance of it.
had the phal taken from its hiding-plsce, and
brought out into the public square, where it was
brokee to pieces amid cries of &c Vive la Reprb-
iique." The fragments picked up and
wrapped in soldiers shirt, and sent by Ruhl to
the Convention, where they were completely
destroyed. But, mark how miraculoUsly Provi-
dence 'nterposes when Legitimacy is conccrne ed
We are now told that NJ Suraine, municipal of
ice, charged with bri eing forth the plal dipped
the needle into il before he delivered it to Ruhl,
and thus obtained small portion OF the balsam
This is not all. Ruhl, it appears had not picked
up all the broken pieces ofthc pbial, some of which
were preserved by persons who stood near, and
thus enough altogetherleft, il is said, 10 auon
twenty kings. and when they shall be all dead,
there will be another dove and full bottle.
There are many very pretty stories told about
the Salate ompOule. The people believe that
the iiuid whlch 1t contained or fell according
TO the health of the king; and is said that the sa
criiegious English stole the phal from Rheims
and carried 1t away concealed in the ear of an
ape, but they pursued by the inhabitants OF
the village OF Chene, and forced 10 deliver up their
.rertv - rAAf-i a~aii" Inltrnis who has lust uub-
iiis story. .or, s..,s he even the English never
could have wanted respect foi the saiite onp0ute,
so far to conceal il in ienoble place that
stated