The New York herald., 1873-08-23
FRENCH FERvOR.
The National PiIgrimages to the
Shrines Of the Saints---No. 3.
FROM BUaLosE TO LoURDEs.
Sketch Of the Quaint Old City at the
Gates Of the PyreneeS.
BERNADETTE soUBIRoNs.
Miraculous Apparition in the
Grotto of Marsabielle.
1.-THE Lady" and the Little
Shepherdess.
Sceptical Doctors, Questioning Lawyers and
Increduleus Free Thinkers C0nfOunded
by an Uneducated Child.
Waters Springing Out Of the Rock at the
Word Of the Divine Virgin.
A RETECtTTEn RRIR T.
Miraculous Apparition in the
-Grotto of Marsabielle.
"The Lady" and the Little
Shepherdess.
Sceptical Doctors, Questioning Lawyers and
Increduleus Free Thinkers ConfOunded
by an Uneducated Child.
Waters Springing Out Of the Rock at the
Word of the Divine Virgin.
REJECTED BRIBE.

A REJ ECIED BRlB T..
LoURDEs. July 20, 1873.
Some of the pilgrims began to show the flrst
symptoms OF fatigue on the afternoon Of the day
which we passed at Bugl0se. They streamed tow
ards the railway station in disorderly torrent
when 1t was time to depart; and the committee
men had to run TO the front and stop them. 1t was
fearfuly hot, and many Of the pilgrims were out o
temper; so, when the committeeman determined
TO form them into procession again that day. "Vrai
teu sontils deraasonnables ces gems Ia p" said an
old lady, aud it is not improbable that in this
authorized manner she may have expressed the
general sense at all events, of her sister pilgrims.
We did form in line at last, however, and all through
the cornheds and by the hedgerows, while the birds
sung, we made the air vocal with our hymn and its
laundering chorus
Sauvez Rome ella France
An nom du Sacre CGur.
There was tremendous scrimmage at the sta
tion. tipsy managing man In authority had got
hold OF the command OF u.s. and suddenly called q
halt. Then he did not know what to do with us,
and kept on giving tipsy and contradictory di-
Eecttons while we were slowly brOiling with the
setting sun IN our eyes.
At length the burly form of the Viscoun Of
pamas souched forward, and put things in order
by supersedng the tipsy man.
"Dear mew asked Of Grand Vicar, who had
got a large umbrella and had, therefore, mind
Tor talk, "has nobody really got money puns out
of these pilgrlmagesS"
'sNO," said he, simply. "The idea Of them came
from God. Nobody.lays claim to It,"
TAKING THE VEIL.
The young lady who travelled the same car
rage with me was about to become nun; and
she Grand Vicar with the large umbrella compli
mented her upon her resolve as she took hel
place IN the train. He also let OF a small joke al
her, because" I" said he "you are about to become
my sister,"
Then 1 put question plumpy to the military
chaplain, who was a man OF great worldly expert.
ence, whether II this young lady were his sister ne
would have advised her to take such STEP
The French Duke beside me looked up and he
answered first:-'I have a sister who made bad
marriage, and fortunately lost her husband early.
She was in bad health, and when she told me one
day that she was about to enter the community Of
lies So1srs HOspitalieres opened my eyes with
Astonishment Ma chere,' said to her, 'dpec
sotre etat de sante pons ne sere2 janats plus qune
p1ur hospttalisee' and / tried to dissuade her.
En- oten, JapatS tort She is now eighty-four
years old and extremely comfortable l. too, have
hved long since then, and l think that the
religious sistcrhood are the nappiest women ON
Darth."
And thus spoke the army chaplain -'T would
rrst inquire closely into her antecedents and char
bcter II l found that she was Of quiet nature
which loved repose and did not banker after
worldly pleasure, would advise her to take the
veil"
Also said the Cure Of Clichy:-'T would advise
her to take the veil in any If she good
girl she would be encouraged in virtue by excel
lent examples; If she were OF Indifferent goodness
I should rejoice that such an excellent idea had
Dome into her head, and suggest that she should
put into execution without loss Of tme lest she
should change her mind. She would have no op-
portunity OF acting improperly as u nun. should
Dimply thnk that she had been mercifully called
by Divine Providence to mend her manners, and
should no account interfere with her resolu-
tion."
We stopped shortly afterwards at a station,
where the promised nun got out and drank glass
pf ale. There was nonsense about her. ! &C
tompanied her to little ale house near the sta
ton. She had very pleasant manners she said
She was thirty. She said little else, ana when
paid her compliment, she took IL with delightful
cooness, as she might have done the change OF
nve franc note.
At every station where we stopped after leaving
Bugose large crowds assembled TO receive US
and cheered us loudly, and waved their handker.
chiefs from window aud balcony
Nevertheless we got into trouble at Pau. II an
peared that an unDelieving railway director holds
authority here, and our train was DELAYED Tor two
hours, In spite OF some strong words from the
Viscount of Damas about breach OF contract
committed by this behavior.
ARRIVAL AT LoURDEs.
1t thus happened, moreover, that instead OF ar.
irving at Lourdes by daylight we did not get there
Till eleven O'Clock at night in the midst Of pour
Ing rain. A vast crowd Of pilgrims, however, from
Narseilles met us by torchllght, and we chanted
the 'Magnincat'' while the lights flashed lurdl,
lbout in the rain and the darkness.
The organization Of the committee broke down
nttle ut Lourdes. But there were thousands o
pilgrims ip the little town; and given crowd
= French crowd-hot, wet, laxative, angry, ex
cited, and every one composing 1t In immediate
want OF lodgings what are stout-hearted vscoun
and his friends to do with 1t?
Somehow or other all obstacles were overcome
and we managed to get housed about midnight.
was lodged in q large upper room at lemonad
Shop My bed was OF straw, and the single sheet
On 1t was too small; but there were an enormous
paken wardrobe on one side or the room ana
very small wash hand basin on the other, seeming
uuite ashamed OF itself. The committee were al
hoarse with their exertions, and heard part o
them coughing in o double-bedded room next to me
They evidently had not taken the best lodgings
for themselves and their acquaintance.
CHURCH AND STATE.
walked up O. stony street next morning to
breakfast at the Hotel de la Pai2 l met one o
the Wears OF Soissons, who talked to me about the
discstsblishment Of the Church oil England. He
said that the Catholic party was anxious to see
the English Church disestabhsbed, because Its