The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-08-11

To tho Editor Of the Tablet ,
Sir,-Ofthe existence of this phenomenon
there can be no doubt. I saw 1t myself |
only last Saturday at Fribourg In Baden: |
But comes it from heaven, earth, or he'll
boure last Thursday, and when I asked !
my lsnd iorl about the crosses he did net
seem quite at ease he did not, however, |
attempt to- deny the fact only he SAID
they had had six weeks Of Fatp, Eever mad
such downfall been .known9 and she
humidity of the atmosphere had brought
out upon the window panes the u,sasks of
the eratinge on which the glass had' been
laid IN the f&ctories.. He laughed snd
bald they had told him such panes couio
not be broken, but he had broken one and
by. the inundations for the plague Of beetles
we had crawling about the floor one
awarding -s o - 'yzi b,p rsHJ j.. y
l. II asked two Of the walters about the
CROSSES, ON Which ONE of them, with whom
| L, had before, been speaking in English,
suddenly found himself unable to oonPre-
bend that Language, and referred me to
another. I asked another he looked
4 awkward, and stOutly declared. he knew
tnothing about it at alk-9 The next day
visited tue cathedral and interrogated the
| old sacristan. He owned to the crossesae
once, only not, ne took care to- say, in the
cathedral, but on the house windows, ana
he said they were now no more to be seen.
I asked how he explained it, nc which he
shrugged his shoulders, and said he did
not Know. On Saturday morning having
some purchases to make, asked the shop
thew had been seen, but he said 1t was all
from the state of-the atmosphere, or the
iioht. He told me they had been seen on o
window next door 20 his. I asked. him to
show il 10 me shat I might at least see q
pane Of glass vhers they bad t 5seo -o. ae
were. visibly before our eyes, both In tue
morning light and when 1 returned 10 the
aftornoon. The same shopkeepcE tooS me
at nav request inside the rooas but not a
trace of the marks Was Visible to one
: iaok;sk through the glass. From the ont.
siGe atSeat they were plainly to be seen
. THE black lines on the glass were from one
To two inches wide, bat was told the
, V;dtl, Of the lines varied in different win
doWs, though in other respects they Neg;
always alike.
The aAme evening I. travelled on to Bale
and called on the venerable priest, VINO
with the assistance or fo9r n v,SaF r.hH ~
. now in that city, for the number has peer
aurmented by recent immigrat!ons IRON
Y AIsace. This worthy priest told me tina
: one of his wears had lately been visiting
8 friends in Baden, and had made many eH
perments in regard TO otSer shinss he hS'
|
had panes of glass. on which they wer
a seen removed from the Windows, ana oene
q nanes on which nothing could De seen sub
q stituted in their places, when, 10 and De
o. hold the mysterious crosses were vfslel
on the newly inserted panes Of glass
70 thew had before been on those which wer
'T removed. asked the Bale priest II q
d himself believed the crosses to be nniraeu
a Tous. "f believe they are" was the reply
D. Now il is quite true that the form 0f 70
70 phenomenon 10 that Of grating Dot me
are not accustomed to eco marks OF Grasane
y Ion their Windows even IN vet WeAsnsE
ss and supernatural signs may DO Psoo1ce
q through natural means SeRernasaeaAly -
"a ed On. So it WA with the seven Pta8n'
.. of Egypt. 30 too We read that Goa eenE
ne strofST east wind 30 divide the He'd Sea Il
tS His people 70 paas through.
Il For my part tell you what saw a.
nt. heard, aud If asked fox the explanation
p lt .cau bat shrpg my shoulders IKE q
o! good sacristan at Frtb00rg, and reply,
,; be did, .Ick iOeiss WIGHT !-YoHy ooedle
&c ducerne, July 9th, 1872.
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