The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-21
A LATiER-DAY MiRAtLE.
a Child Healed by the Relic Of a
Saint in st. Louis.

new Ork FFeenl0ns journal. MT.
Blackwell is lawyer Of St. Louis, in
respectable. standing The Journal
says:
Robert A. Blackwell, Esq, the
writer of the following letter, is well
known IN ST. Louis as very sound
and hard headed lawyer. Outside of
his profession. Also and especially as
Catholic, be is far too thoroughly
Instructed, to be-ins danger of run
ming after marvellous stories. His
simple narrative of what God has
done for one of his children, tells the
story Of his indisposition to accept
the racle-not, certainly, Is doubt
ing Gods power. but as fearing to
yield to any delusion. ,ti,- ya.-
We congratulate our. dear old
friend, and join him and his family in
thanking God for the favor He has
done them, and for the glory that He
still continues to bestow, ever anew,
ON His saints. aiz 1918 iadlF
MR.. BAKEwELL's LETTER.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 20, 1867
DEAR MCMAsrERs.' Your friend
ship for me will make the following
details Interesting to you. IF you
judge it expedient to do so,f you are
welcome to publish them. siasaioIw
My eldest child eleven years old
last February, whom We call Cissey.
1t home, has for some time suffered
from pain In her right lee. Abont
four weeks ago-four weeks lsst Sst-
urday, think-she took to her bed,
and has not since left il, nor had her
clothes on since then, I think, EXCEPT
on one day during ~ visit Of my
was carried to sofa, and except Is
hereinafter stated. Ny bfothsf.ib-
law, DR.. .Hornsby, of Csrondelet, aud
ny family physician, DR.. Boislinier,
(oneof bur Oldest and most suocGss-
fnl probationary feared that tie
child had the hip disease con-
plant which attacked her first cousin
inher early childhood, and from the
consequence ofsswhich that poor
child has been cripple for ten years.
A consultation Of physicians was
held last week DR.: Gregory, of this
city, one of our leadingsurgeons, be-
ing called into consultation at the
request Of the other two, The unani.
nous opinion of all was that the child
had the hip disease. On Thursday
week she was measured for an appa-
ratus by the surgical instrument
maker. The leg affected was already
perceptiblyo longer than the other
limb. For weeks she could not have
touched her toe to the ground, much
less have attempted to walk. On
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tues
day last, the child suffered more than
she had hitherto done; she passed
very bad nights from pain. On Tues
day afternoon, 18th of this month
of September, my wife, who was
almost worn ont with broken sleep
and anxiety, paid a visit to some of
the devout ladies of the congregation
of the Sacred Heart at this place.
One Of these ladies told her that steps
were now being taken to commence
proceedings at Rome, for an examina-
tion Of the virtues, &C., of Madame
Barrat, the foundress of the order, |
who died some time since in the odor
of sanctity; that fourteen miracles
had already been worked by her
relics, and gave my wife reliowhich
she advised her to apply II may state
that thematernal grandlnother of my |
child had been educated at the Sacred 4
Heart in Paris; and was especially |
loyed, # belieyesO by the venerable |
lady of whom / speak. OF, all this
conversation, and of the application of
the relic, | knew nothing at the time. /
My wife applied the relic on her re-
turn home that evening, and theEchil1,
shortly after, fell asleep, as did her
mother also, whose bed she shared and 4
they both passed the first Quiet night
that they had had for some time
Next morning / was reading in my /
room in the third story, at abopthal
past=sepen q clock, when niySwEscame
in pale, with an expression. that start 4
led me. She'could not at FIRST spea K
and whensshe tried TODD so bufstinro
tears. AT last / understood her to-
saypo"Gisseg Is cured by miracle =
| did pot believe aTword of it and
when I Heard the story of the relic,
etc, etc, / told my wife not to allow
herse'f to give way to false impress
sion, which could only end in in
creasedEmIseryYtogail conceFneda The
chances, 7 said, are ten millions to-
one, that you have mistaken some
natural symptom of the disease which |
causes this temporary cessation of |
pain for cure. My wife left me in
disgust; my airs of3saperiof wisdom
had no other effect upon her. so far as
/ could see. Nm about twenty min
utes went down stairs; sat upon the
chfl0's bed, andNresun,ed my lecture l.
adding. many sage reflections. Ger,
tainly with the most charita bl q intep.
ton. The little girl heard me pa
tiently, and when Twas quite throug h
merely said, But, papa, am cured. )"