Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-05-14

! turn to seek you in half an hour.
So saying he departed, and the agitated
priest saw lying on the bed young and
beautiful girl, bathed in tears, battling with
despair, and calling in her bitter agony for
the comforts of religion. No inyesliga-
ton possible! for the unhappy creature
declared herself bound by terrible oath
TO conceal her name besides. she knew
not in what place she was.
: am, she said, the victim of a secret
family tribunal, whose sentence is irrevo-
cable ! More, | cannot tell. | forgive
mine enemies, as trust that God will for
give me. Pray for me =
The minister of religion invoked the
/ sublime promises of the gospel TO soothe
her troubled soul, and he succeeded. Her
countenance, after a time. became COM
posed She clasped her hands in fervent
prayer, and then extended them toward
her cOnsoer.
As she did so, the cure perceived that
the sleeve of her robe was stained with
blood.
I My child said he, with trembling
! voice, what is this ?
/ Father, 1t IS the vein which they have
already opened, and the bandage, no doubt,
was carelessly put on
! At these words, a sudden thought struck
the priest. He unroled the dressing. al
lowed the blood to flow. stepped his hand
| kerchlet within his vest, and whispered
Farewell, my daughter, take courage,
and have confidence in God !
The half hour had expired, and the
! step of his terrible conductor was heard
/ approaching.
I l. am ready said the cure, and having
/ allowed his eyes 10 be covered. he took the
arm OF the Duke de -, and left the aw-
iuI room, praying meanwhile with secret
/ iervor.
Arrived at the foot of the staircase, the
Old man succeeded, without his guides
knowledge, In slightly displacing the thick
bandage, so as 10 admit a partial ray of
lamp light. Finding himself in the car
rIage gateway, he managed 10 stumble and
fall, with both hands forward to a dark
corner. The Duke FASTENED to raise him,
both resumlng their places in the carriage,
and, after repassing through the same tor
tuous route, the cure was set down in
safety at his own door.
Without one moments delay, he called
his servant.
Pierre he said. arm yourself with
stick. and give me your support | must
Instantly 90 to the minister OF police
Soon ailerward the official gate was
opened to admit the well known venerable
pastor.
Monseigneur,' he said, addressing the
minister a terrible deed will speedily be
accomplished, if you are not in lime to
prevent ii. Let your agents visit, before
day break, every carriage gateway in Paris
in the inner angle of one of them will be
found bloOdstained handkerchief. The
blood is that of young female, whose
murder, already begun, has been miracu-
lousy suspended. iier family have con-
demned their victim to have her veins
opened one by one. and thus to perish
/ slowly in eXpiation of a fault already more
than punished by her mortal agony
/ Courage, my friend, You have yet some
hours. May God assist you-I can only
pray
! That same morning, at o'clock, the
minister of police entered the cures room.
My friend said he, . confess my in-
feriority. You are able TO instruct me in
eXpedients.'
Saved = cried the old man, bursting
/ into tears.
Saved, said the minister, and rescued
/ from the power OF her cruel relations
But the next time, dear Able, that you
want my assistance in benevolent enter
prise, | wish you would give me a little
more time to accomplish it,
Within the next twenty-iour hours, by
/ ap express order from the King, the Duke
de - and his accomplces were secretly
removed from Paris, and conveyed out of
the kingdom.
| The young woman received all the care
which her precarious state required and
when sufficiently recovered, retired TO a
quiet country village where the rovaI pro-
lection assured her safety. 1t is scarcely
needtul to say, that next TO her Maker, the
cure of St. Germais was the object OF her
deepest gratitude and tiIial love. During
fifteen years, the holy man received from
time to time the expression OF her grateful
affection and at length, when himself,
from extreme old age, on the brink of the
grave, he received the intelligence that she
departed in peace.
Never until then, had word of this
mysterious adventure passed the good
cures lips. On his death bed, however,
he conided the recital to bishop, one of
| his particular friends and from a relation
of the latter, myself heard it.
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