The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-11


morning When you have not time to say them all
say simply "Pater" and an save Maria - and when
You have time say more. Only few AGED women
60 to mass. Other people labor all the summer,
and then they 60 to church In winterf when they
have nothing else to do, and make mockery OF
religion, Even In Lent they haunt the shambles
like dogs.n
''Tnen," said Maximin Giraud, ssshe asked u.s.
Have you never seen spoiled wheat my chill
dren pr
81 answered, NO. my lady, have never seen
any,"
And the beautiful lady replied, "Yes, my child,
You once saw some near the Coin, with your father,
and the man on whose land 1t was said to your
father, Come ana look at my wheat, 1t is blghtedr
You both went and saw It. Your father took two
or three ears In his hands. rubbed them together
and they fell all to dust. Then. you were return
ing home, and while you were about half an hours
walk from Corps, your father gave you piece OF
bread and said to you, Here, my boy, eat this year.
for do not know who Will eat next II the wheat
is all blighted.'"
Sand answered (said Maximin Giraud), That Is
quite true, my lady, but l mad forgotten it, p"
Then the beautiful lady finished her discourse by
these words. spoken in French
''well my children, you shall make this known
to all my people," (Eh 6tenl mes enJdnts, U0us le
yerex passer tout mon peup,e.)
She then passed the Sezia on the right OF US,
touching US gently. and went upon her way with
out turning again towards US; but as last fare
well she repeated the words, "Eh bfeni mes en-
Iarts, pous le Jerez passer tout mon peupie."
'Immovable as statues" said Maxinin Geraud,
'our eyes fixed on the beautiful lady, we saw her
feet joined like those OF skater, and she glided
over the grass without bending its blades. Recov-
arin fr0u ofoov ron ffarh ar nd war.
took her soon. Melaine stood up in front Of her
and behind and to the right, and there, in our
presence, the beautiful lady rose up higher and
higher. She remained for some minutes at height
Of about two yards from the ground, then ler head
her body, the legs and feet, one after the other,
passed into the light which had before surrounded
her rs a frame. We saw only globe OF IRE, which
rose and penetrated into the armament. We called
this globe of fire
SECOND SUN,
and our eyes were long fastened to the spot where
the luminous body had disappeared l cannot
describe the ecstasy In which we were. can only
speak for myself; put know that my whole being
was annihilated and all the organs OF my life
stopped their movement. When we had in some
degree recovered our selrpossession Melane and
gazed at each other in silent wonder, and now we
lifted our eyes TO heaven, now we bent them on
the ground beneath eet, interrogaring all sur
rounding objects by our looks. We seemed to be
seeking for the Respondent person whom have
never seen again.
whenever / have to speak Of the beautiful lady
who appeared to me on the Holy Mountain" con-
tinued Maximin Geraud, al feel some embarrass.
ment as to the proper choice OF words In which to
describe what saw. She resembled nothing ter
restrlal. l have been obliged to use the words
robe, crown roses,' for things which had hardly
any resemblance to them. The radiant dress she
wore was not OF earthly make or texture. Different
rays and colors blended and harmOnized, producing
magnificent appearance, which words can only
lessen and materialize.
"The sun was declining when the lady left us.
Meaine and collected our cattle, which had
hardly moved while we received the divine mes
sage, and we drove them home, pensive and
dreaming. to the village OF the Ablandins. 1t was
who spoke first Of the beautiful lady to the mis-
tress OF Melaine My words,
THE LADY ON FIRE.
the second sum-, made her believe that had lost
my head. She ordered me TO tell her what had
really seen and heard on the mountain. She was
greatly surprised az my narrative, and l was
equally astounded to hear that she had not seen
80 bright light shining on the mountain top as
had done. could not imagine that special grace
had been vouchsafed to me.
"Tne next day returned nome to my father al
Corps. Melanie continued to keep her mock. We
were thus separated Ior about three months, and
each OF US narrated in our own way what we had
heard and seen, replying to all the questions ad-
dressed to US in French, a language OF which we
had been utterly ignorant on the morning OF the
18th September, ls45, but which we could speak
nuently that night. This is my story. have
nothing to add or TO retract. thereby confirm my
profession OF faith upon oath in your presence and
sign 1t with my own hand. am ready to reply
to any questions addressed to me, either verbally
or by letter, and to confirm the statement which
have made to you in every particular"