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forward. There VAS hollow Of sticky clay
but soon q thin streak OF water burst up, and
with one voice the whole people cried,

Will QAE ftlEo LuS HI4O40 pSoF4O NAA1Nj
IA FOUNTAIN 0 Ut OF TIE ROCK !"
Il was So The next day the streak had be-
come as thick as mans wrist. Ihe chlld relat-
ed that the stdame " had desired her to wash
the river, knowing of no fountain in the rock,
and that she had been called back and told that
she WAS to drink OF the spring, not the Gave
She had obeyed, and the 'ssource 7nerueiueuse"
story is more that of saint than Of human
being. The authorities intervened to stop what
they considered great superstition, until the
Emperor Napoleon III. telegraphed to II. Massey
to leave this coercive measure alone and the
peasantry to their fountain. For several years
nm. Jacomet and Massey were the declared ene-
mics Of the LourdaiH. Bernadette's fountain ls
at present said to be a strong stream, and the
numerous
CURES AND MIRACLES
hero performed fill all the papers. 4 church is
being built On the grotto that has already cost
$500, 600 francs; converts are to cover the
mountains around; the Orleans Railroad Com
pany have added branch in order to render ac-
cess easier. Bernadette is at this present mo-
ment Sister of Charity in the Hospital Of
Nevers. Her father and mother have died, but
her sister Marie and her brother live at Lourdes.
Very large offers of money have been made
them, but all have been rejected; The place n2i o.
Anger is full Of Bernadette, and the above facts
are related all over the place.
The journey hither was inaugurated by full
service at Notre Dame des Victories, in Paris,
where .
ALL The PARIS PILGRIMS ASSEMBLED.
In each car were ten, and out Of the ten there
were On an average four priests who had never
left their villages, and made straight to Parla
for the purpose Of joining in the great ''manl,
festation of faith and hope" The prayers read
Agen were litanies one Of the priests giving the
keynote and the other joining in with the re-
sponses. This occurred in each car, and noth-
ing but prayers went on until night time, when
c41 aJnY fyEif1A
the first streak of daylight the Htanies and
psalms recommended. The people at the sta
tions we're not amicably disposed, as a general
rule,
11ocKERY, SHOUTS, AND CRIES
being heard occasionally.
At Agen notice was posted forbidding cries
or demonstrations Of every description that
might originate notion that the pilgrims were
ont on political instead OF religious excqr-
sion. A service in the Cathedral, yespers and
sermon inaugurated their arrival, and band
struck up, in which all Joined, :.
s'sAUyEz La FRANCE"
LONDON, Oct. 9, 1872.
** y hurried away in the direction Of
TIE onorroEs OF MAssAB1ELLE,
the centre to which all we're bound.
By dint Of patience and general good will at
length waded through the thousands round the
altar, at which mass was being sung in front OF
the grotto. T did not venture to look up at it
until found q proper position, which Was at
length afforded By plank Of wood that acclden-
tally lay across two large stones on the banks OF
the Gave, exactly opposite. To this steered'
IT WAS VERY srUpENDous SIGHT.
There are three excavations bored by Nature
through the old rocks OF Massabielle that stand
on kind Of island formed by the waters OF the
OF in order now to render access to the grotto
more easy. The best simile wherewith to con-
vey clear idea OF the appearance OF the per-
soratons is that Of Q huge sponge;
AAoS 10. o11I-t+1t
and looks like deep, black oven of semi-circu-
teen tee o5 Vide aeen feet aaH this
there are two other excavations. The one to the
right is like deep niche in q church, or large
oval window, for through it the light is given to
the grotto below. It is overhung with moss,
trails Of ivy, brushwood, and wild mixture OF
bramble, briar, and hedgerow vegetation In
this latter orifce, now filed with white statue
Of the Virgin, did Bernadetto behold her vision.
The lower grotto is now cut off By railing, in
order to prevent pilgrims from going in and car-
aying it away BY pieces. Behind these railings
hang
TIE cRuTcHEs OF THOSE WHO COME THERE LAME
and 60 away with the use OF their limbs. a pull
pit, constructed with deal planks, IS erected to
the right Of the grotto for the Bishops, who
mount it in turn, Ii order to address the Hooks
Of people around. The sermon WAS just begin
ming when reached the spot I have described,
and ssaa delivered by Mgr. the. Bishop Of Ta1bes.
It VAS on the vlcisstudes Of France. The pre-
late ascribed them principally to the breaking OF
the day OF rest, to the love OF ease and show, to
the infatuation Of pride and conceit, and to the
low state Of public education. With view,
then to raise che spirts of his hearers after this
great exposure Of their past folly, he told them
there Was
NO CAUSE TO DESPAIR OF THE FUTURE;
he did not think there Was any nation on the
face Of the world SO capable OF Beli-eacrifce,
generous impulse, and 80 amenable to salutary
influence as France, but that there we're causes
49, Ho
explained that his countrYne we're easily led
away by theories they did not look into. and also
rendered inert by indifference as to the public
good. He saw no help il the devout did not
speech; he thought this great manitestationw was
desire on the part OF the pilgrims to walk in
the path OF courage and strength in the future
he trusted that men who had come 80 many
miles from their homes would not keep away
from their parish church on Sundays but attend
divine service, inste1d OF
HAVING ALL THE RELIGION OF THEIR FAMILIES
TO THEIR WIVES,
as if it we're only it for the weak, instead OF oe
ing in reality the blood and sineW6 OF p nation.
He besought them to stand shoulder to shoulder;
to root ont their love OF pleasure to be earnest
citizens, and, stretching his hands out towards
Serve serve and love your country as I mean ?" " oui"
replied the thousands, and tins 80 affirmation
echoed from mount to valley. F'Win you say,
| sViue la France = as children should who have
peen 1eu on lnc oouuttu1 oosolA u oea1
| mother ~
| 1v1vE La FRANCE"
shouted the people like one man. Then the
Bishop. after : pause, during which nothing but
the rush OF the Gave and the rustling Of ash
trees heard, taisedhis clear voice still high
| er, and turning to the rock behind him, cried,
| "v1vE TIE CHURCH, THE RooK OF AGES"
| 1t was as il the place shook with the clamoring
echo OF nature responding to the voice Of man.
Then all Joined in 'Vive the Holy Father, vive
] Plus *" The Bishop descended and the pil-
grims rushed to the pool which is filed by the
miraculous fountain that started out Of the rock
under Bernadette's touch when she did as the
! vision described.
TIN CANS, BOTTLES, AND PALS.
we're filled, the infirm were led down, all ap-
preached unmolested; the eyes Of the blind were
bathed With hankerehiefs stepped in the piscina
the deaf immersed their heads, and the paralytic
sat on the edge, waiting. as OF old to be helped.
| Diseased pilgrims had been carried thither in
| sedan chairs. Some drank, some washed.
LouDREs, Oct IL, 1872.
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