Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-01-08
STORY OF A PRIEST.
4 Paris correspoldent of tIIe 81. 4

A Paris correspondent of the n. !.
Times gives the following interesting ien,
in recentieuer
A strange story is told Of priest in the
Church of ST. Laurent, Of this city. A
man who felt unwell fell asleep in The
evening ina part OF the church where he
was Dot noticed by the porters when they
closed the building for the night. Atmid,
night, when atwas sill in lhe church. he
was awakened by a noises and STARTING up.
saw priest with dark lantern in his
hand Issue from . sitie chapel. The priest
directed hissieps towards one of the square
pillars Of the wall, and there, springing
open concealed door, a Young. half
cle'hed girl issued forth with supplcalions
and prayers to be taken home, and 10 be
relieved from her cruel confinement. The
priest made no reply 20 her entreaties. but
placing basketof provisions IN her hands,
pushed her back into her place Of confine-
ment and closed the door The witness
| of this extraordinary scene was so alarmed
that he kept qu!etliH morning, when he
made his escape irou the building and
fastened to inform lie Policc&of what he
had seen. The story seems improba bic.
and the pri,7sts assert that tha man was
drank and dreamed The drama he relates
But however this may bc tits ,rue that
the police thought enough Of lhe man 5
revelation 10 ins itute searching eyamina-
lien, and that they refused to make the rc-
suit of lhis examination public. The
Church of ST. Laurent is situated in the
Rue du Fauburg ST.. Denis. and was buil.
as early as the fourteenth century. Like
al churches built al that epoch, it has Sc
cret ceIlshnown only to lis priests
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TIE Dog that 'o1ulA1't ED.igfate.-A
short lime since several families left Prov
inceown TO locate in eastern Virginia -
They took with them large and noble
dog OF the Newfoundland species While
on their passage 20 Boston in Il small
schooner the dog broke loose, leaped inlo o
the sea and started on his long and weary
passage home. lie was seen aud passed
BY one oil our packets, near night, about
ice miles of Race Point and nine from
this town, heading for the Race light, no
bly, breasling the rolling waves, often COW
cred by The spray.
The next morning, at an early hour, and
before tie family had arisen, Mr.. James
Doyle, 10 whom the dog was much attach
ed, hearing au unusual noise al his door
arose, opened it, and was astonished To be-
hold the noble fugitive. Mr.. ID. says
when he opened the door, the dog arose,
placed his great paws upon his shoulders,
and fairly embraced him, giving such dem
ons;raiions ofjoy as he never believed any
animal could exhibit. ......
In what part OF the bay he left his mas
Ter. anu lhe distance he must have swan
in a rough sea, it is mol known. but when
seen he was i've miles from land
This is the fourth time an attempt has
been made to carry of this dog, aud i'll
every slstance he has managed to leave in
, his passage to Boston and returned by
swimming home. The noble animal
should now be adopted by the town, have
the freedom OF the city, and pension
for lfe.-PrOUiRcetOlCn Tanner.
Liberi0n SucceSS.-An ILLUSTRATION and