Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-10
MIRACULOUS CURE By THE Pope.

4 MIRACULOUS CURE Blythe Pope
[Paris Correspondence New York Tablet
The Courier de Brurelles gives the
following account of = miraculous cure
effected lately by His Holiness Plus TX:
A rcligieuse Of the Order Of the Sacred
Heart, the Rev. Mother Julia NJ,
daughter Of one Of the most distinguished
diplomats Of Belgium, after q violent ncr.
vOus attack, had her right arm so com.
pletely paralyzed that it had to be band.
aged to boards for support. Her finger
nails had become black, and the bones OF
the fingers and elbow had become dis.
placed, and, as if it were, dislocated. In
vain had the medical men prescribed
change Of air. At Vienna whittier she
first betook herself. aftcrward at Rome.
where she arrived about the end of Sen.
tember, the disease assumed even a more
aggravated form. The sufferer, never.
theless. cherished secret hope that she
would be cured, and through her being
at Rome, if she could but see the HolY
Father. She obtained an audience Oct.
~. The Holy Father, at first surprised
at the request for cure that had been
made him, and wishing, too, perhaps, to
try the faith Of the invalid, said
to her: "My daughter, I have not
the gift of Miracles But he immediate.
ly added: "Put your trust in God, for
is impossible to His mercy
However, as the religious ladies, and
especially the niece Of the Holy Father.
besought him that he himself would
deign to commend the sick person to
God and to bless her. the Pope became
for an instant rccollected in prayer, his
hands joined, and his eyes raised to
Heaven; thea. addressing the invalid, he
said: My daughter, have fath-the faith
which moves mountains.
He several times repeated the same
words to her. "St. Julia,'' he said,
'tgavc her life for Jesus Christ, and she
proved by her martyrdom how ardent
was her faith Having then taken the
ring of the religious profession which the
invalid wore Oh her left hand, the Holy
Father blessed it, and made her place it
ON the finger of her right hand. cat
that very isntant," the Rev. Mother
Julia asserts, Il felt life return to the
paralyzed arm, and the blood resumed its
throughout the entire arm."
The Pope then babe her make the sign
Of the cross; but as instinctively, and BY
the force Of habit, she was about to make
it with the left hand. mo, no, not like
that - said the Holy Father: 'sthc sign
of the cross must be made with the right
hand, the Catholic sign Of the cross. -
And, in fact, the Rev. Mother Julia was
able to sign herself with the right hand,
although still hesitating with some diff.
Guilty.
At the hiding Of the Holy Father she
made a second sign Of the cross, aud this
time without the smallest hesitation
and in perfect manner. She was cured.
On her return to the Villa Santo she was
able to write on the same day o long let
ter Of thanks to the Holy Father, and she
wrote it with the very hasd which short.
ly before was paraly zed. The cure is
complete. The finger nails have recover.
ed their natural color, and the bones OF
the fingers and nails have resumed their
normal position.
"TRA0lP! TRAMP! TRAMP"!!!
He Was travel-stained and weary, and
his eyes had q far-of wistful look, as
though he knew that rest was not 70,
him below, let his tired heart crave it eve,
so much. And as he humbly asked the
lady of the house for a morsel Of food
his venerable appearance and evident
want aroused all her womanly generosity,
and she presently set the poor traml
down to the remains of the family dinner
"Poor old man - she murmured sym
patheticly, as she saw him lean back in
his chair, leaving his food untouched or
his plate, ''he is too weary to cat''-ane
she asked him if he felt i'll.
''Not exactly, num-" was the answer
in humble voice; sbut mos people
cooks their roast beef till it's overdone
an overdone beef don't gena'llY agree
with me-
"Y'havnt got any Wooster sauce, hav.
ye!' continued the mcndicant; II mos
gen'rlly use it when beef ant cooked t
suit me-
Unfortunately the house of Mccormick
was out of wv ooster sauce;'' but Mrs
McC. brought the mustard and plate O
nice pickles, observing, with the faintes
trace of sarcasm in her tone, that if she I
known he vas coming. she'd have looked
out for something better.
''Oh amt very partick'ler, mum,
said the old man, as he helped himself t,
another spoonful CT gravy and cucum
Der pickle, tony jes' happened to men
ton it cos where there amt no pie mo-
nothin' sweet for desert, ovcrdone rcas
beefs more like to disagree with me ;
and the meekness in the Migrants wrink
led face was touching in the extreme a.
he looked humbiy about the table, q
though his former glance might have over
looked the luxury Of which he spoke.
But Mrs. Nice. was too far gone will
specchless Indignation to frame suitable
answer, and so the weary old man, will
a weary sigh, went on eating, and develop
ed . most singular and wonderful appe
tite, which was gradually appeased a
the 4.peund piece of beef was reduced t,
q mere shapelcss fragment; and the las
boiled potato had vanished from the dish
Il hope you've made dinner!" cjacu
lated Mrs. Nice in a fine irony.
swell, yes'm; I've eat wuss wittals,
said the old mendicant. with deep humil
ity, as he pushed his chair back from tn
table and appeared to seek something o,
the floor.
''What is it you're lookin' for p de
manded Mrs. Nice. with a snap in he
voice that reminded one of the slammin.
down of the lid of chest.
'Nothin, mum that is nothin' par
tick'ler. l didn't see ne napkin, an
thought might dropped it"
But he never finished this speech, an,
five seconds later his white locks vanish
ed through the doorway with amazin,
celebrity and an Infatuated female with
mop followed so closely behind that h.
got fully half mile from the house be
fore pursuit ceased and he was able t,
light his cigar.-Boslo1, Commercial
Bulletin.