The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-20
A Penitent for Others, Sins.

A Penitent for Others Sins.
The Paris correspondent of the paHy
1elegraPh says Those who FREQ uented
ten.years ago the Church of St. Vincent
de Paul must have noticed young wo-
man performing in periods of. feasting, as
well As lasting, the stations OF the cross.
She was said to belong to the. Germany
colony in the ortheastern corner Of the
town, between. the 4Chemin de. Fer du
nora. Her appearance was Teutonic.
She had the sky.blue eye of zSaxony,
naxen halr, and the gliding of which had
been absorbed by the pale complexion,
ana mixing with it produced sallow
tlnge. Her forehead was high and bulg-
ing, and the face expressive Of concentra-
ton. Sometimes she lay fat on her face
IN the lateral shape, dedicated to saints
whose patronage she had solicited. The
beadle whispered to any one whom Curl
oslty led to question him that she calum-
mated herself in doing such heavy pen.
ances. She was respectable girl, and
might have been. disappointed in love,
out was reputed to- have led a perfectly
honest life. What was her rank Z it
was hard to say. She was the daughter
Of a rich coach builder, who brought her
up in the homely ways Of the Thuringian
Valid from which he came. His name
was; Luther, and he claimed de.
scent from the great DR.. Martin
who burned the papa1 bull in the public
place at Wittenburg. The worthy man
was proud of his ancestor. Unknown to
him, his daughter-l believe she was his
| only child-embraced the Romanist
creed, and used to 60 and pray, while he
was building carriages. in the neighbor.
ing church. to which she was attracted BY
the dreamy Flaudrin's paintings. When
Jacob Luther died, it appears she enter.
ed convent dedicated to St. Vincent de
Paul, and though she brought liberal
dover, she was elected to be classed with
the lay sisters, and do mental work. Her
death is announced. The unhappy nun
killed herself with modification, which
she courted to atone for the sins of her
ancestors, the reformer, and of his wife,
| Catherine Bora, with whom she deemed
he had contracted sacrilegious marriage.
Woman Killed.
a sad accident occurred at St. Paul, on
the 18th inst, by which Mrs. Christiana
! Lipke, wife of Charles Lipke. residing at
IA North street, near the corner Of Brad.
ley, lost her life. Mr.. Ii pike is carpen.
ter, at present employed in the shops
OF the Superior railroad company,
where Mrs. Lipke went to see her hus.
band this morning about the hour
mentioned above. Leaving the shop to
return home, and while walking up the
track toward the Seventh street bridge,
she was struck by the tender of an en-.
CINE, backing up the track. The unfor.
tunate woman was struck between the
shoulders, the force Of the blow sending
her forward and to one side Of the track.
Parties went at once to Mrs. Lipke' S
assistance, and she was promptly taken
to her residence, and a physician called
| In, who saw at once the poor woman was
past all earthly aid. Her external in,
jnries were confined to the blow between
her shoulders extending to her spine,
and slight bruise on one of her limbs.
but the fact that she complained of
! acute pains in her breast, as if the blade
Of knife was being thrust through be-
tween the shoulder blades, indicated that
her most injuries were internal.
After reaching the house Mrs Lipke
lived only about three.quarters of an
hour. being perfectly conscious to the
last. She was about IS years of age,
leaves husband, five grown children and
many relatives and friends to mourn her
sudden death. The hour for the funeral
has not yet been decided upon.