The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-03-27
A ROYAL NUN.

| Louisa, daughter of Louis XIV, of France
and of Mary, Princess of Poland was born at
Versailles, 1877. While yet in the cradle, she
was carried to the Abbey of Fontevrault and
entrusted to the care of Madame de Youlanges,
a nun, afterwards Abbess of Royal Dieu. An
accident in childhood gave the Princess an ear
ly tendency to monastic life. long aud dan
gerons illness followed. The nuns made vow
that if the young Princess recovered, she should
in honor of the Virgin to whom they had of
fered up their prayers, he clothed in white for
whole year. The child recovered, the vow
was kept, and the future nun thenceforwari
regarded herself as under the Virgins special
protection.
According to the Able her biographer the
princess grew up generous, amiable charita-
BILE, sagacious, discreet, prudent, and above all
deeply devoted to religious exercises. She
gradually corrected habit of sarcasm, for
which the superior had chided Der, and she
punished herself for any accidental Indulgence
in the fault. One day awaiting maid who had
only one eye, reproached her for something she
had not done. The Princess answered, eff you
could make use of both your eyes, you would
not see me doing things which l don't do"
Madame" replied the servant, lone eye is suf-
ficient to enable me TO clearly that you are
very proud" The Princess instantly softened
and said, "You are right pride made me speak
so forgive me, and must also ask pardon of
+ Her fits of anger, too, were often sudden and
violent. Offended with workwoman, she said
t toa haug h Am not the dau ghter of
woman, calmly: Gam 1 not the daughter of
your God I" The Princess replied, "You are
right, and was in the wrong. / beg your
pardon"
1t is hardly surprising that the Princess, in
her fourteenth year, returned to court utterly
indisposed to resume the duties of her high
station. She astonished the maids of honor by
devotng all her allowance to charity. Her one
great amusement was hunting. One day, fol-
lowing the King, her father, through the forest
at Compiegne, her horse reared up and threw
her almost under TIE feet of the horses of her
sisters carriage, which was following at full
gailop. This hailed as second miracu-
lous preservation.
Secretly her inclinations for the convent ma.
tured. She obtained the Rule of Saint Theresa
and kept locked SILVER box De-
nying herself all delicate dishes, she still aft
fected to be very particular about her eating,
to conceal her notifications. She passed hours
and privately obtained woolen shift fro n the
her coart dress, tn accustoIn herself to the AUS
dressed 4 prayer to Saint Theresa bcsecc ling
her to open 20 the royal suppliant clustered
path to heaven. At last, the Archbishop of
Paris, yielding to her entrcaties, consented to
inform the King that the Princess had been
called to a religious life. The King, who, with
all his faults was very fond of his children,
received the news with great emotion, holding
his head between his hands, and enchanting,
How cruel, how cruelp But still he said he
would not oppose Gods wish, and in a fortnight
he gave his consent, with many tears, saying
that If his daughter must become a nun, he