The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-30

In the village of Nay, in the lower Pyrenees. |
laid boy OF fifteen, whose blood was vitiated
and whose health was completely ruined from
the elects of typhoid fever, which, two years
previously, had brought him to deaths door.
A fri9htful absoess, of the most malignant
scrofolous type, had broken out on the right
side of his neck, and had, step by step, spread
over the lower part of his cheek and the upper
part of his breast. At the end of four months,
after an operation deemed indispensable, O
of purulent matter, diefgured the diseased
part. Moreover congestion of the glands had
manifested itself in two places near the ulcer.
All modes of treatment had proved power
less. The waters of Csuterets had done more
harm than good. The state of the poor child
grew worse every day.
Henry was very pious. He heard of the
marvels of Lourdes and of the miraculous
water. Unable himself to perform the journey,
he begged of an obliging neighbor, who was on
the point of setting out for the place, to bring
him little of the water. He felt convinced
that the Blessed Virgin would cure him
usual feeling in those upon whom the grace of
a miracle is abont to fall
On the evening of the twenty eighth of April
the much desired water was handed to him.
He fell on bis knees beside him knelt father,
mother, brothers and sisters, all full of faith
and fervor. After his prayer, he placed himself
on his bed, that the lotions might be more con-
veniently applied. One of the special recon-
msndations Of the Doctor was that cold water
should at no time be allo we'd to come in con-
tact with the sore serious complications, said
he, would inevitably result from any negli-
gepce on this point. But in the thoughts of
the pious boy the Blessed Virgin took pre-
| cedeuce of the doctor, and the water of the
grotto was not cold water"
| Henry unties the bandsges and throws aside
the lint that covered the ulcer and the tumor
then, with q piece of cloth wetted with the
mrac alous water, he bathed the fostering
sores. at isimpossible tn at the Blessed Virgin
should not cure me-" thinks he. Thereupor
he fell quietly asleep.
| The next morning, on awakening, he found
himself cured, completely cured. No ulcer, ne
sore, NO swelling, no pain. A long scar slen'
remained. to be as q constant monitor, remiEd
ing him of his debt to the Blessed Virgin o
the Grotto but the soar was firm aud con
slowly closed it, The cure WAS eadicsl, egtidel
and without convalesenoe.
Forthermore, the constellation of the boy
although seriously undermind since along tim
by scrofulous affections, Yves BY the sause strok
restored to it's normal condition. Since tina
day Henry Busquet has effectively enjoyed til
most excellent health. He has grown up to b
o young man, full of life end vigor. "He
to-day" says one who saw him, "a dns youn
man of twenty-eight years, engaged, like hi
father, in the profession of plasterec. He sing
from morning till night, not light, obscene
meaningless trash, bat gay, lively glees, 9
centicles, in honor Of his immaculate Ben,
foctress.
The account of the physicians has establishe
beyond g cavil' the purely supernatur,
character of this euro. "We rank this fa.
among those which bear the uRmistakable in
press of superhumaR intervention"
The doctor who had attended the youn
client of Mary declared with no less franhne.
that this sudden euro was due to a marVelor
interpretation of heavenly power.
RI. ITO be ContinUe4.l "