, 1863-10-21

Iparie (sept. 20 Correspondence Of the:1ndspen-
deocc Be3ce.l
The Journals have all spoken at certain
psrsod Of the state Of health Of Pins X. He
had, In his leg especially, disease which In
epircd the greatest uueasiuess. I csn assure
the coCsciences 30 loyalty disturbed TINT the
ditease is lea]ed, and the Holy father Is
saved; and, what fe still more curious, he
hiss been saved By freethiaker.
The facts are these: Recently French
plFticier, II. IL Docteur G. was at Rome
BE had rot gone there to seek for relics
asatuEt teyer or Madness He travelled there
Einply en- sasnzf, as lover OF antiquity, and
he yif1ted ruins and museums much more
than the churches. Chance placed him in
WITH the Pope, one Of those honest
cour:ie1s such a. courts can pro.
duce {eren the Court Of Rone) who are
devoted to the person Of the sovereign ra.h.
er than to the Institutions which be repre-.
cents. This person copt1ded then to Dr..
c. lis feelings Of alarm at tbs state Of his
Holiness leg.
"What ssys lis pbyeician?" asked DR..
The counier, shaking his head, said that
the Holy Father received very feW visits from
physicians.
why So? Does he mistrust the sci.
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w. GaaA kA0 Eou1A4E1s II II AVt LA4b+
Our Holy Father does not ask anything bet
ter than to be healed, hut he dares not hope
for = cure"
**How Is that:'
s:Ris friends see with pain That he is follow
Ing certain treatment, and he himself Is re-.
signed to live or die. He looks forward to .
miracle OILY for cure, md in the meantime
he withes that his llness should aid him in
simplifying the Roman question, by with
drawing him from melee in which his friends
defend him with 60 much fefocit5.''
"aoW horrihlem exclaimed Dr.. G.,
eanP9t sss ,s,5 5hs M Mmoy Father: will IN:
ITO zee him alone is very difficult; but I
viii 20 and try to obtain for you a tcte-a.
tete," replied the good courier, *and per-
haps We shall arrive at successful resnlt.''
The next day Dr. G - was privately In
formed that En- audience With the Pope won1d
be granted hin, but that he should kies bis
slipper, and receive his benediction. Behold,
then, freethinker being compelled to pre-
sent himteI at the Vatican, In the humble
attitude Of Q young member Of the confra.sr-
lity 1f st. Vincent de Paul, or Of m orator
Of the Congress Of Malines. Dr.. c., find
frg himself face to face with the ChIef OF
He1y Father Il do not know whether the ny
pocrite did not even hand him rosary to
bless). Tie Holy Father, however, assisted
him to 1ise, and, drawing him astde, exposed
his diteased leg.
"What is the matter Nth ms?" asked he
III q low voice.
F1S,,5s,st Fhs dsste5 shook his head in replying
".ls # mortal 81 added the Pope, with a
trsnqui1 smile, and as rezlgned as the first
martyr OF Catholicism.
s1t may become mortal If the disease /.
not ar1ested.' =.
Gan you cure me e'' demanded he again.
pWi5out p1e.e13o''on M doubt and shall n0# write
No, don't write anything here" inter
medicaments yourself and give them to me
with your handr- Tou will be introduced
into my presence"
+. TIE audience xas concluded. The attend
ants approached the. doctor. and the Holy
Thowas rendering Eo gtca: service to Of
thodo1y.
According to the orders given, Dr.. G. pre-
Pafsd me necessary o1ntments, and every day
n19er the Fretext Of having new amulet to
be b!ez.ed, or of obtaining more complete
abeolution, he rubbed secretly tie leg of bis
Holiness, The remedy operated; at the end
Of o fen days the Holy Father Wa1 fruttiny
rapidly vel His leg. being nearly hesled, to
the establishment Of the cardinals, he walted
with light step. They were rejoIced at the
unexpected cure They knew well they could
not attribute It to the Italian physlcians. Il
was therefore supposed by them to be owing
to miraculous Intervention. But no mira.
clls take placc at Rome unless the Sacred Col.
lege consents to take them. Now, their per,
mission was not ct This time demanded; the
miracle was therefore contraband. Tae Holy
the as!oniehpent Of Ill around him, he avoW'
Cd With q playful Irony. that 1t was physt'
cian, French ply siclan, freeth1nker Of Z
phy1iciap, who had cured him, -: