, 1874-06-18
NAPLES.
L0ttcrios-Liqucfnctio OF tho Blood
of ST. Juuunf1uss

Tho principal feature Of tho Atlantic Monthly
for June fs d paper by h[r. Robert Dnle Owon,
continuing tho romlniHconcoa Of his service aH
Minister Of tho unted Staten at Naples in the
Sketches Of tho peculiar tra!ts Of tho sparsltlous
and pneslonato uatiyoa Of Southern Italy For
example. ho thus describes tho goono OF tue
drawing Of lot.ory:
who can at al afford 1t drlnks wine, aro, like tho
spa1'iards, specially tomporata people. thfn,
that during five yoara saw acuroey half dozen
Of thom intoxoated Their substitute iu tho may Of
e1eitemont a. f. gambling playing iii tho lottery,
In my house who failed to spend 1.-Two, ton, twenty
cents n woo!s: Or moro, for lottorY Ticket.
At the close Of tho week, when tho result was
announced, crowds 8athered round tho lottery
otacas, which wore almost as common In Naples
drawn IRON tho nhool, wero exhibited, nj con-
siderable intervals Of time, above each Office,
door. II Que Of these appoarcd On ticket, 1t
give tho holdor very snlall prize, probably ra-
paying hm Ills vonturo y II two. larger pr9por-
lucky Lunbo!s winning. tho capital prszo. Tile
exostoment OF tho crowd. AZ oacl successive NUM-
bar appeared, may bo maSiuod. Gu suoh an o.
cablon somenbor singing out ono OF the many
n19 foon staTa M half
ttons. 1io hold before h!s fnco a looden
Wilde awaiting the drawing, 10 i'd.
dressed 1rs l's sv.. entreatss as davoutly
good luck. Whon tho exhibition Of the frat
number ca,1Boa rustic among tho anxious walt-
orn, ho looxed up, aud toal disappointment On
hls face, but ho Maa submissive: thore wcrc four
chauceB yet, and he wont Oh with his prayers.
10, when tho sccond came out. As tho Third
waH shown, saw bis weather-boaton face dark
en aud h's black eyes flash. but he tesorted to
iss saint again. When fourth came. evidently
with the samc rngalt, hc shook tho image with
an oath; but then. rccoilooting hinauif, ho
toneB indicated . last, fervent intorceaaioti.
Then, trembling with ayitation. he waitcd tho
final cl,anco. It came and, with hoart-apoken
'hia'atettol' ho ilnng tue image OH tho g1ound,
and tramped 1t under foot."
He1e ts another extract, in which tho oxtraor-
dinnry sccne OF tho llquifyng Of tho blood of Vt.
Januarius, tho patron saint OF Napes, which oc-
ours annually in the groat cathodial Of that city,
III described
Admitted by special favor with flyo or ok
otheis. into tls Hanotnary Of tho cathedral, and
seated Within q fuw feet Of the otlioatng prioBt,
bud IN excellent opportunity to obaerYe tho
cerelnony aud its oifect upon the assembled
thousands who oamc to await tho result. III Lhe
iron; rank OF the audionco, sone ten foot from
III. were Beated twenty or thirty women, aon1o
vory Old, tho roputed descendants Of tho mint.
At thoir head, and evidently chief of thus favored
oorpB, wan tR! masculine woman or 1nlddlo nge,
"a very lfeg Merri1tics IN appearance with tho
flashing eyo Mud tho bold port Of popular ring
leader. Like most matrons in tho fauk Of snail
but Woll'to-do Nolpoiilnn shopkeopcrs, her
iingern wcro covered with maBsiyo silver rings,
and her mock waa adorned with heavy clniu
and other ornnmanta Of tho samo metal. This
Amazon Booned. for tho nonce, to have assumed
the load in tho devotiona! exorciBoB oil her nolgh-
bors. Theae, whom tho priest first hold up the
sacred phial with its oluttel contents, wsro quiet
md reyoreutlal uttered in low touos, but audi
t+t nsnf..4 Tut.,
tecs usl Bless tho City Of Naplos, aud keep it
Il ON plaques md eatthluakes and oil other Ills.
Do til1B miraola, Ho 40 may SEQ that thy power mud
thy favor aro ntlll with uB. Blossed San Gcnnaro,
pray for us, and 30 on. After oach instaluont
Of prayer therc was IN interval OF Bomo ton
minutes; then the suppiicatlons rc-commenced.
patiently ononsh for IN hour or moro, during
which tho still refractory blood was, from timo
to time, displayed. Then, gradually, tho tone
becamo o1ulous aud snpplicatlons changed to
dod how longl Art thou resolved to weary
out our pasionco Como quichlyl Haaton to
show thy power! then uatlally dropping buck
into tho refrain, Blessed Sun Gonnaro, pray for
us "
'Whon noar1y two hours had elapsed, tho
patience Of this A1nazouian loader evidently
faiod.. It WAS hultry day towards tho ond Of
May. ths crowd MAS densely packed, aud saw
urops u perapLat'on standing on hor swarthy
torehoad. San Gennayo,' she exclaimed,
ing In this accursad crowd, all day long ?
WHO'S to attend to that little shop OF miuo I
wonder, when I'm gone ? Do you want 1t to bc
oltorcd aud robbed :? You know cau't niford
to DO away from 1t all this time.' Then, III il
the thought crossed her that she had goue
little too far, Blessed saint !! holy Gonuaro
Pray for u.s.
half an hour more elapacd, and still, M the
yenorated relic was held Oh high before the cum
gregation, the obdurato blood remained uniqui-
lied. At the sight, our dame Of tho silver cham
aud rings, unable longer to stand such treatment
from her caunnized ancestor, broke forth. Point
ing her long, lank finger at the ellver-gilt bust
Of tho eaint (which had bean brought from his
chapel and aet e.n On psSstal ta us F1sla
past all boatiugl Have You no mercy Hurry
up Be about 1t Come, Hot TINT blood allow
ing in Gol's nauo, at once ; and les TIL depart
lll peace L
thor face all nllamo and the nervous agitation
OF her whole person. as sho roHo 10 her fool md
tosaed her arms a1ctedly, attested tho vehement
reality OF nor emotion. Had boon inclined to
tion Of levity might have endangered my life as
tho hauds of that o1asperated multitude. It was
some ton minutes after tlnA objurgation tllat tho
priest stepping to the front,-thiB time with
complaceut amila lighting up hia face showed
the miracle wrought mud tue blood flowing freely
in the tube. Then there went up from the as
semb(ed thousands Buch 4 Wild shout Of cxulta-
ton rs one haars only In Southern cliMss and
there only when fear and expectation, wound up
to highest pitch aud endured for hours, burst
forth in triumphant congratulatiou at last.
While al this waa passingt tho priest who ofllci-
atGd had very politely brought to liz, for e1Ami-
uation, the vessel containing tho blood"
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