New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-30
4 CURIOUS INCIDENT-VAS IT A MIRA-
CLE7
From The Ma4i,on (Vyis.J Stq,l Jogynal

From The hqtiiOn tAisJ STATE Journal
IL would from that has recently
been re l8ipd TO Us upon perfectly reliable hpr,tv
hst the aga of pTacles hes not altogether passedawaV.
The writer is well acquaintea with the person who
wss the subject of the remarkable experience giSeD
below, having known him personally for the let
tUtlve ears; ard tbough he hss not met bin ei,ce
hs sir gu'ar rel ei from cOngen defect has the r-
tculars from persons every way en- tiled 10 credit,
Who have seen hia, and received the story from his
OVID lps
Leaving our readers TO determine for themselves how
far the iuterveItiou of miraculous d ugy con
ibotd in the mater, aud bow far was the result Of
merely natural ordinary agencies, we give tie story
as il was told to us:
The person in question is a gentleman residing in
Beloit in this State From his birth, be has suffered
from lametess. The difficulty was 10 h's rgrt hip
the Joint seeming 10 be out OF plsre lis right leg
was, in Consequence shorter Than the other. II was
hf ken and very weak; he always wore boot
with tbi' sole upon IT, and limped badly wlsn he
walked In going mp stairs, he was Obliged 10 step
mp one stair a time with biz well leg and b~Dg the
oiher up to It, instead Of putting it forward % the
reyt Iersons usually 20 mp Stars. When fAgued,
be war accustomed TO T. 81 great pain 10 bis hip.
Some two or three months ago be WIS 10 Chicago at
tet ding to some husiness matters which kcDt h Tor
several WCess He IL q professor Of religion, aud
while there attended series Of religious meetings, be.
ccm very deeply interested IN the EaOject. One
Saturday, suffering from pain IN his hip, he
called upon surgeon 10 have 10 examined and to as
C, rtsin whether something could not be done u ale
vaie the pain. Some interruption occurred no Tcyrr,
no that the examination prstponed until the iolOw
il Monday. That night after going II bed the pain
continuing il Occurrrd to him whether or not. If he
asked 10 the proper spirit, some Divine assist gnee
igbt not be vouchsai,d - in the cd Il ne when The
prophets and apcElCs walked the lrb. HI from
bis led procured light, and, ticking hs Bible, opened
by chance TO chapter ia ihe New Testament wneee
q rist mir8cnlonsy nc 'ls a lame nnn.
After reading il ne procesdsc invoke An earnest
pray or, some iuar iutervrD'i IN in ts owa 1ohalf,
and then feeling greatly cheerod aud supported Ly Trust
in the Divine beI ecerce b. again retired rest snd
soon fill asleep. During the night he dreamsd that
CT Iist cane TO him accompaoied by seGrg -on-ths
san uIou whom be had called duciug the day. The
surgeon examined Ills Gp, and told him could be-
Heved, but only by an operation. To tbs he raise
soo bee'iop, desiring that IL shou1 be posrponfd
bu, the surgeon seemed suddenly to seize aud over
power hlm and with some irsifrmont laid open his
bip 10 the bone and arranged Che joint IN is proper
snilfring severe physica pan, az really All Ter the
knife Of q surgeon. After y, he 'ad further
raenibrsnce Of any hing uutil morning
Iptn rier 4 be fOuud to bio utter g-:onishmsnt not
only tst bic thort leg l,ngihs ed oct ~ TO be
evCn viii tho other, and ns hip right bit that he
end walk without hmPing or Inconvenience. He
walked bout the several ii les, then pat on his
sotbes srd ran no aud stairs 90 s.sre himself
,hst ! o wss awake and no lcugera lame mGn, hut
tOUId ana whole. His JOY aud gratitude cannot well
b. GfsCIibtd. lie immediately discarded the boot with
tie u lee sole, which rad bith RIO been necessity and
rut or Uair that Soro mates HE leg wac vt weak
II o, Oh Nmtipp slightly IRON long bftt III could walk
~ straight N any 9th, when he chose. It has
ipte n, wn stronger and biz goterl cath very ma
tgsIly imTroVod. He Of couse considers the cure
ciIect answer TO his supplicaione. In IL &c tauly
,irsrRe story and we commend II 20 The attention of
MI Roler Dale Oven as "a proper incident u find
place IN tha next edition Of biz "F0otfalls"