Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-10-27

are you c1attcTfHp inelt
strong man, with a wise, determined face;
= we are deceived /; the whole affair is a
shameful cheat to entice the DIN out Oh
our pockets T. The people thronged
around him with feverisli haste /; thu
speaker continued "Yes, just listen to-
me, the truth of my words will becomt
clear as day to you'll Pay attention, !
have but little to say. The convent Is
poor. Saint Lucia demands . new vel
vet dress and a golden curtain , for this
they need rich contributions. and have
studied how to attract the creduious mul
titude. They have had a machine con-
strueted 10 Rome, a clock 10 the shape o.
a human being-a kind of wax doll witt,
a flute clock work | tell you it IS no
child and no nun that sings SO strangely
aud so loudly /; it is merely a pappet =
The cycited multitude started, sludder.
ed, crossed themselves, listened. contest.
ted, raved, and finally believed. Ger
taiuly, by the holy Saint Giovanni, Mat
teo is right |" Numbered out "a Hercules
with wild gestures and clencied fist
" this sing-sorg thing is priest-craft, and
| nothing more Who ever heard of a
singing child with such gigantic strength?
Deceive yourselves no longer. The mir
%aculous singer is nothing Int a wooden
pnppet with a wax face. The thing l.
wound up like a watch. and sings al!
kinds of melodies. | have seen sncii fig
ures more than once at the house Of u
celebrated professor at Rome" Yes, il
is not strange that We shndder when we
hear the clear, sharp, hntr-like tones
strike our ear j: it is the p,esentiment Of
the hellish delusion that causes it, ad-
ded another excited man, with flaming
looks. "This contemplate deception DIS
honors the church of Santa Lucia we
must not suffer it any longer ; we mus,
uuveii it, destroy it, and all the saints
will assist US IN the work" raved a third.
The heated cruwa became wildly agita.
ted. The women Described the staring
wax face OF the puppet, her dead glass
eyes, and declared that they had been
unable to understand a syllable Of the
text. Many had distinctly heard a sin
galar whizzing noise at the conclusion Of
the /" Gloria THAT was the cIock-work
which had run down." said they to eacI,
other. The men grew more violent ; the
g~antlest women became excited by the
fiery Looks of their husbands, lovers an.
brothers /; they had decided TO make q
visit to the convent in a body. aud to de,
mand the delivery ,,f the hate-clock. the
deceptive singing doll.
Thus, at tue approach of evening. the
multitude noisily weuded their way 10
wards the quiet convent ; they knocked
loudly at The iyv-encirrled gate, and
fierceiy demanded entrance. The terri.
fed prioress met the iniruders the nuns
fed to their cells.
The venerable countenace of the pious
woman, her stately figure and elevated
crucihx, awed the multitude !: the wild
cries ceased. A few women fell upon
their knees the men drew back, aud a
spokesman respectfully approached tb.
p~rioress aud explained the suggestions
the wishes and demands of his compan
ions.
Astonishment and doubt were depicted
upon the features of the holy woman
My children" she exclaimed, " is it pos
sibie that you can accuse Mother Theresa
of deception? Is it possible that you
can SO greatly lower yourselves and ca,
grieve nae so iuexpressibly Withdraw
repent of your sins and do penance 70,
them !; for know that the voice which has
led you into this deploratle error, tht
voice which has SO deeply moved and
touched you, flows from the blessed lips o
a child Of God, from the innocent lips q
"a little girl, ten years old, from Siuigag
LA. who is being educated in the Convent.
We wish to see tie child II cried ont q
few rude voices. AT these words til.
people again became angry. Yes, yes,
we wish to see the e%nchantress, to hea,
her speak, to touch her face aud hands, t,
feel her warm breath |" And ever mors
threatening grew the gestures, the con
fused cries grew louder. The exhortatinns
OF the Mother died away unheard, and th
usually so quiet convsnt-yard was filled
with harsh tones
Then Mother Theresa disappeared (; she
soon returned. and presented to the Grove
a pale, trembling, delicate little girl
The regular. coiorless face of the tfiiie
seemed as though formed of yellowist
wax ; her black hair was parted over hel
transparent brow, and she aDxiouly gazeo
with her dark, startled eyes npon tue ex
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