, 1876-11-18

Curing = Girl Possessed with -Four Hundred
uevtls-A Peculiar Scene In Spain.
LqHI1n Timer.

Curing Girl Posscascd with -Four Hundred
Destls-A Peculiar Scene In Spain.
Our Barcelona correspolsdeut writes under
II wiil briefly acscrlbc wiat has Jus. happened
IN this wealthy city. About the l4til or l5tl Of
this prcscnt month Of ottoer It WINS pr'satelyai''
notl.e Cd. chiefly tathe taithfutwoncn u Tho
gregation which regularly tllrotlgs thr Church OF
The Holy Spirit, III the street Ut Sal, Fraucisto,
iat young wo!nan OF II or IL ysars Of agr, Of
,le love: e'ass having been aiii!etel Will. "a
WIS subject t. c2cptic fits, aud cTicd uu. All!
becsflc taInyulscd wtlen ellc heard tic notes u
the urgan In yllurGll-thc set.iur priest ot tic
di1cahe, Or, to nsr that gentlenan's own Ian
Eungc, araunt, phyAteians uAd lountebanks;
see huw tllu church Will cure ths ltuor garl,
WHO Is ut present possessed ot 4Oo devils
"TIUse Wh0 arc acquainted with Barcelona
knew veil the GULLY SIN franclscu, ONE Of the
welitu-Iu streets nI tbs city, AMI Its et!Wsel,a
Esptritu santo, not pour nall's, but fash'otl-
atIe church, For elglit days, tAc lust dny be.nG
the 1itA inst, l!tt1G strcath Dt pcfeHns uf ull
ranks and VI either sc1 might hive been eeen ut
tie uuusual !lutlr {1or church EuinEj of mid.
night threading it, way toward tie c.luIc!,. Tie
principal door WIS kept elusely shut, but tn:
tue lover o. signs anl wonders found Adntt.
taucu by siile duor to the exhibition wi,lc'I
AM about tu 1rscribc. Tit church WIS dark.
tut slckly light WIS sliel by wAa'llglts ou ttc
clustered tuun tho trt.tit<riy, or sanctuury in
lrultt of the utiar. Within the little tHrIoauret
of sa'AsenaEy' s:parased tEu.a thS crowd W
!,Eht ra,ng tay Hn n, % common =, es;,sh win
pourly-ca ad g,sl, probably Ut the peasant, Or
artlsAu class; latr brUther or husbanl etutd ut
lrr feet to restrain her {at tules) iEantIt kick
inE by holding her legs. Tho door Ut the ves-
enlat III. The pour girl. not without Just rea-
son, Lad un aversion to holy thinSs,' or, Ut
least, tte 400 devils within her disto.te buly
isad suvl m aversion; ans: IN the confusion u
l,oly tliuE," she doubted up her lsss. screamed
out with twilc1ng mouth, her b,eAst
ncuy:ng, her whole body ,writAipg, aud threw
uni sclzc'i ler lcgs, the woulan supported ler
head aud swept out her llshovclrI har. TIC
priest udyautcI, aud. mlusl!ns talntllarly witt,
ihc ullulderiug and tiorror-strickcn rrowd, said,
twl.clug III tho benel. 'irou'isc. 'uc, my
children, that you will be prudent, md
Of n ,trath, sons and 'aug4tters mine,
YOU shall r., aee maryela.' the nroalse !,
A,ll sllurt surplicc, md returned in moment,
tAklng Ills staill al the side Vi tie possessed Ut
the dtvllHt' with Ills tace towards the group oi
students. The order Of ttis day's proceedings
| WAS llrst lecture ~ tho bystanlcrs, nn, ssls
u,ld, tile operation OF exercising the tsty1ls. Thr
priest commenced his running commentary Til,
Or explanation Of, tlle strauge phenY1ncnon ly-
gaze OF tic stupid and s,uI1cring crowd Of
| Tits fellow men aud women. The priest began
| by lnmeutilg with tears that ut Is, unlmpp.iy,
tie faslion Vi people IN tals tiuy and aye to seek
thu al1 Ut dortors slccpwalkers. ur spr. .tualsts,
| aud auaeke 0f all descriptions. when they have
hnru ut anl the all 0f Teliyiun und MI aid aud
remedy secure ant. all-suiliel.nt' He continued
Ills udlrcss by saving tint tAe tncans Of which
tbs strongest In bis power, for, to use the
| strongest was not nuw allowed. lie then said,
THIS young girl en5oys must ftrtcct tra1s-
| qutllity md caiIancss su long us hlIt dues nut
wuter, tho priests dress, tic altar, the churc6,
| OF hcar the SOUND u bell, the rull VI an or
gan's notes rcsound!ng through tue aisle. YOU
xnow sStnaed tae PRIEST ,tat a. great Is
sclf inslaled' that s!iu goes H.
her body the ihomeut she arFlycs Ut tiIo rurner
Of this street, aud her conyuls!so struggles,
| reach their climax when she cnters tic saIrel
house u thu Most u!sh.' 1e ended VITA the
sa,ne itliif1.ltty In bygunc years, und tie devils
hava bee, eonstantly expsilua; but' owing to
rusurn Again to possess her BODY Act tnc 'ret
llnlst.cd, brcxorcis. commenced. Turning totsIe
prostrate, BhlsItcrnE. must uilllanpy ob.tct vi
Ills attaek. tlc priest commenced, Iii tho na'ne
uf uuu, Ut tllp saluts, Of tic blcsscl lost, OF
every tIulr sacrament of our Church, ! n4ljure
tilcc, lsustcl, CUNT out Of her. N. H.-'ltus-
bel lis tllc Iatilc u devil, the devil hayipS .57
nn.ass Ia II casta!onis) Thus aoyarsd, tt!e EHrt| m
her disturbed fuce,, toam.lgspaltcrcd. li''s,
stHt :. iuil length upon t'a l'oor, @
yioi.ent. screainei out, i dou'tt e:oosu
tu CONC out, yuu thieves, sea'ul,s,, rohpern.'
'fpnil your l,rulnlsc, kusprl,'' sad thc priest.
iuu said yesterday you would east lU0 tnoru Vi
girls body. Can't you speakr ..ius, eln,''
tune fronl the poor girls ioalling lips, :. run.'
Yes, said thu eufa, 'yuu ure aAer.i ufhonur;
yuu nra mau oi yous wofa;' Out Ut the
yuu pray to mud praise thu devil. hays
reaA somewhere llo 70 u liar aud thu tathcr Ut
lies. Uocs 10 kocp hls w1rdt' Yea s4sd tua
rru!nlse, luslvl.' Never shouted tlle devil,
ur thc girl, nuw lashc4 Into ali Ayutiy VI frenxy.
You si.all, sa!d the iloly f4tnrr; aud the sus-
her uftss IL! dIsarraugcd, her boson, I!rav1uE,
| wurtneu aid twisted lntu tho arms uf tue sliy
| women WHO knclt and cEic1 by Aer be,lrfi
of torture. At last tron lilo qu!ycFln. lips VI
a1aeI with traditional perycEalty, i WI .s.st
tAu lU0 out, but ny tile tuutI4 Vi tnc slrl.' Tue
ptlus. objected. Tic exit, hu said, vt lu0 dcYaa
uut ot tho suall Spanish mouth nf tie WOMAN
dcneI girl salA sl!e unst uulross i4ersui' for tlu
father refused. tTAcn ! viii co!uu out
through lhu right foot. but tirst'-t!'e girl
had on hesnpen sandai, she was opssonaly u.
tlle iyuuest Caass,-'yuu nilIst Lake vi hrr sAIs-
Aal' 1rhe sandal wis united; tut to'ss savr u
| eunYulslve pluigc; tllu derl! ahd l.a nI}riAl-
dons ,so thu eura saul, look.l.s ruutlu tr,ulIl!-
anllyj l!al gulo u thor uwli place. And, U.s.
surtI Of thls, tHu ~tetvAcd dupc VI Il glEl II,
quite still. I'e cxl!toitIon wAa aInutI1lrt,I lus
it II. III. on thu buccccA.py Iny, u,!a 1t eo.u.
lncncc4 uguin. UpsatilcA Il baud vi Diue-uisustu
| artisans aud caiH.ru allrIttAnsv tu tl4u
church. Tue priest stuut!y rrlusr,l cntrullru t"
auy hut woaic,s. Tnv uiet bcat tue cl!urst.
dur; the polteu lalic; a serinllnago aEusc, alL
the priuss fetrc4sGa !n haste; the SILK eirl wsls
dragged to Arr luwly lolne; twu n.u>ilancs
nov liz tu Basveioula JUL 'aos thc4E sla:e
III cal!el..or, II illegal, demonstration;
tho stryrt Was clcalcd by tne pui.tc,
I und thu affair waa over. Eext lay
the civil authorities of the tuwn. neil ol high
lccing and great enlightenment, sf!ockel a.
what they hau heard an1 read ttor ts!c wl!olc
affair l. now iu prlut, and can ba bought tn
| HRrcslppa for AA4f-peuuFl Bknpped, bY civil