The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-06

| his father in going to work that morning. had
talen means to secure the attendance OF the doc
| tor on him.
His mother said that she was making her own
bed when she heard noise In the adjoining room,
where her child was lying. The Holy Virgin had
appeared to him. She was about twenty live or
thirty centtmetres In height. She had extended
her hand to him and motioned to him to knee
down. The boy had obeyed; he had risen from his
bea: he had fallen upon his knees, and he was
cured.
He was so completely cured that few moments
afterwards he went down into the street. to the
utter stapefacti0n OF the neighbors, who were
aware Of the cruel and helpless nature OF his
malady. He went to SEQ his payfelows, and
amused himself in the very streets where the IN
habitants are now shy OF giving his address. 'lt
is o dangerous thing,r adds M Rondelet demurely,
ito be
SUSPECTED OF SECRET RELATIONS WITH HEAVEN"
The amazement OF the doctor who had attended
young Wallet was very comic IN Its outward mani
festat0n. HE showed" said the boys mother,
"the whites of his eyes like man who was con-
founded" Then he talked OF Q relapse "There can
be relapse" replied Mrs. Wallet, simply, 'slnce
he has been
CURED By THE BLEssBD VIRGIN"
&c. after all, there was no looking glass IN which
something could be seen like "a lady or bell" IN
the wallets lodgings The evidence taken BY M.
Rondelet on the spot indeed confirmed the mtracu-
lous cure in every particular. He went into the
details one by one.
IAN this is very well" replied the unbelievers.
ono doubt M. Rondelet Is man Of honor and integ-
rity. No doubt he has verified the statements made
to him and crossexamined his witnesses. 1t cannot
be denied that the Wallets may be seen In the
lash and hok thatp nvvao pnrod nd
have no mirror or anything like lady or a bell In
their lodgings. But we will not credit miracle
performed at Batignolles. TO suit our views mira
Giles should occur on the Boulevard des Italens at
five O'Clock In the afternoon, when we take our
absnthe." In short, the host Of heaven should be
summoned to do business at Tortoni's coffee house,
or to do none at all.
This much Is certain The boy Wallet was az
nicted with mortal sickness, and Is cured, sud-
denly, radically, whether miraculously or not.
That is the broad fact which cannot be contested,
and which is one among the many
CAUSES OF THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL IN FRANCE
Now, an allegation can only be proved or dis
proved by evidence, and there Is absolutely no
serious against the historical possibility Of
WHAT IS CALLED A MIRACLE
and no one has o right to accuse number Of re-
spectacle people OF deliberate falsehood and trick
cry for no object and without any temptation
whatever
One OF the most important documents in
THE CASE OF THE BOY WALLET
is the certificate OF DR.. Pted1er, who showed the
whites OF his eyes when he first heard OF the
childs cure, and could not believe in 1t I'LL he
saw it.
HERE IT Is
"Armand Wallet" writes the doctor under the
serious guarantee OF his professional reputation,
''soufYrait de rhumatismes articuaires depuis six
semaines environ, l0rsque sc prOduisirent les
attaques de nerfs (convulsions). Les commissions
SO renouvelaient jusqu'a cling on six fos dams les
vingt-quatre heures. LIE dix-septieme Q7th Feb
ruary, 1879 II en- cut une en- presence du medecin;
il eprouvait des etourements ours des spasmes de
potrine, ct de tout lie corps. avec des movements
saceades des bras ct des jambes. ct Ia verite est
que renfant Wallet, atteint de rhumatismes artcu-
lalres agus, de dyspepsia, Ell de choree, afec-
qui n'avaient pu etre queries par les medica-
ments don't IL await peine iait usage etc
instantanement gueri, lors de papparition quill
await en- de Ia Sante Verge lie 1sme ievrer huit
heures du matin."
| It especially worth notice that no priest Is
| mixed up in the Wallet case. No clergyman
| visited the Wallets who were, indeed, ChristiSa
| family, but only Christians OF very moderate
measure.
THE CASE OF ALFRED FoNTEs
on Sunday, the 10th OF last March, this boy was
in hopeless state OF disease. On Monday morn.
ing he was cured. Upon due request being made
to DR.. Crestey, who had attended the case, that
eminent physician did not hesitate to attest in
writing the result OF his observations q medical
man, and here is the certificate, signed by his
hand:-
''PARIs 20 mars 1873.
"Je soussigne, docteur- medecin, demeurant Rue
Lemercier, No. 4s, certife avoir dome mes soins
renfant Alfred Fontes, Age de ONE ans ct dem,
demeurant Place des Batignoles No. 8, a partir du
25me ievrier. Get enfant etat malade depuis six
semaines environ. LIE docteur de la maison, M.
Coffin, pavait sogne pour une affection du roie,
compquee d'ucerations intestinaes ct stOmacales
Lorsque e Wis penfant, je constatat des desordres
singuliers, qui pea peu Sc generahserent du foie
dams rintestin ct lie peritoine, accidents qui ne
purent etre modies par les traitements ordinances
"Quelques temps apres ces memes accidents
gagnerent pestOmac, ct lis Sc produsirent des
vomissements qui devinrent bientot incOercibes
Les ailments ct les BLOSSOMS cesserent detre
toleres, bien que reniant conservat un grand
appetit, &c qu'll cot absence totale de fevre. II
await une douleur precordale habtuee, ct une
sensation doueureuse tout lie long de PGsophage
en- meme temps, ct des lie debut je constatai
chaque matin une expuition sanguinoente qui Sc
produisat sans toux, ct qui dependant me pa
raissait provenir des bronches. Son etat general
empirant je reclamai une consultation.
an. lie Docteur Moutard- Mar tin, medecin de rH0-
pital de Beaujon, fut appee. II diagnostiqua une
tuberculose, setalant en- meme temps sur lie peri
toine ct les Organes thoracques. lie prognostic
tut de la derniere GRANTEES partir de ce moment
ct durant quinze jours les accidents ne brent que
s'accroitre malgre tous les moyens employees
L'eniant en- etat arrive vomir CONSIGNMENT, non
settlement tout aliment soide on lquide, mails
meme lorsqu'il navait ren absorbe.
"L'etat general s'empirat ct ne laissat plus
aucun espoir lorsque lie lundi II mars, d onze
heures du matin, apres que je venais de constater
son etat aarmant ct des plus graves renfant
s'ecria touta-coup quiz etait gueri. La mere
accourut, constata que, en- efet lie ventre qui
une heure avant, etait enforcement ballonne ct