The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-04-30
NO. 35.

Confessional boxes were all filed
apparently, being closed, save one far
down the aisle. Into that our venture
some maiden sacrilegiously entered.
1t was little box, with barely space
for one to kneel beside partition. A
small iron grating, about one foot
square, was inserted in the wall on q
level with the penitent's face, when
kneeling. On exploration intent, the
visitor knelt, to peer into the apart
ment beyond, when the voice of a Fa-
ther Confessor, in close proximity was
heard saving: ''WeI, daughter, am
ready" as standing with bowed head,
he awaited her confession, which came
not, for ANONYMOUSLY she had turned
and fled.
AT the Theatiner Kirche there was a
dungeon-like place, with an iron gate
and fence, which was. called ''AlI
Souls Gate" On a shrine Just inside
was an image of the Virgin Mary and
Christ. The face of the Virgin wore q
most agonized expression, in her hand
was a very beautiful lace handker-
chief, which incongruous as it seemed
to be, had been placed there by some
devotee. The face of the Christ inn
age was so disfigured and almost de-
void of paint, that it was simply hide
Gus. Out of that room was another
iron gate opening into a cell dark as
night. 1t is supposed that all souls on
their way to the better land pass that
dolOrOus way. A number OF very des-
Olate, pOverty-stricken mortals knelt
there, with their faces pressed close to
the iron gate, and with tears streaming
from their eyes, prayed fervently for
the souls of friends of whom they had
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crone, bent with age and toll, with face
and figure expressive of the deepest
suffering. moaned continuously. until
our st. Cecilia dropped several coins
into her hoary palm, when the poor
creatures gratitude became as out
spoken as the gift was unexpected.
Following the benefactOr upon hex
knees, she, in her curious Pdt0tS, reite-
rated her thanks, and told her how she
had lost her only son, her stay and
support, and that the poor pittance she
could earn, did not enable her to pay
for masses for the repose of his soul.
Radiantly she exclaimed: al have
enough. He will be saved; I shall say
prayer for you many times"
The active duties of the day being
concluded, the people, as with one con-
sent, turned their thoughts to the one
great coming evening event of the
evening Resurrection, not a single
one in some chosen, highly favored
tomb, but, as the attending Italian
Count expressed it: ''They viii have
resurrections all over town tonight. "
At the Court Chapel there was q
procession in which the King appeared
A dense crowd waited for over four
hours. Carriage after carriage rolled
up to the gateway, and deposited tho
nobility who were to occupy the gall
leries. At length music was heard,
and through a window in the passage,
between the palace and chapel, the
procession was seen. 1t seemed to
consist of priests arraYed in the most
gorgeous embroidered robes. They
entered the church and the service be-
gan. What were the further exercises
there, none save the royal family or
those who had friends at court, was
privileged to know.
After time the people passed out,
entered their carriages and were driven
away. Those who then secured
glimpse of the interior, saw that all
was dark and the grave empty.
The following morning the sun rose
bright and beautiful, but already the
churches were radiant with light.
Flowers, beauteous, fragrant and in
great profusion filed altar-plaee and
niche. The people, with glad hearts
and happy faces, knelt murmur-
ing prayers of thanksgiving. High
Mass with all its pomp was celebrated,
and through nave, arch and groin
swept the triumphant strains of glad
melody, voicing the exultant anthem;
''Christ has arisen to intercede for us"
Future years with their successive
Eastertides will come and pass, but
none will ever twice come with the
same impressiveness, or half so firmly
fix the great peryading thought and
fact of the Restoration Of our Lord as
the one delightful Eastertide we knew
IN the grand old city of Munich, in B1
varia.- Chicago Current