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call old Gringalet, who died about a

l call old Gringalet, who died about g
| month ago.
Never" exclaimed Louiset Cooueli-
cot, excitedly, Il won't have that, doc
tor, forbid it. I bought his farm and
vineyard on an Arrangement that
was to pay him an annuity while he
llVed. paid him his annuity regu-
larry Tor ten years in hard cash, with
out deducting sou, and 1 have paid
him more than it was worth. Why
should have to go on paying again? II
would be very unjust to me, Doctor"
very well, replied the doctor. with
| a sigh, "be it so. You have all got SO
| many arguments against everyone
mention. But 1 remember one who
died, leaving neither wife nor children
brother nor sister, but only the renem-
hrance of an exemplary life, and who
ieft the little money he possessed to
the hospital. 1 mean your late cure.
tnat good man who loved you so much.
ana whose death you all lamented.
lou must remember how for your
sakeS he made that dreadful Journey to
Inc other world, searching for his de-
parted flock, and finding them all with
out single exception. Suppose, now.
raise him?"
But Immediately there arose from all
sides and from the most devout mem-
bers Of the congregation cries of "Oh.
no, no, no, DOCTOR"
especially" added Mrs. RousseIIino.
who was one of the leading members of
the congregation, "as the poor man
was very old and as deaf as a post. so
inuch SO that when l went to confess
sion TO him | never could make him
near correctly. Leave him to enjoy his
SIory IN heaven. Beside, we have now
got very nice cure, young and good
looking, who sings beautifully and
breaches like an angel, and who full
iills all his duties splendidly."
Wen, said the doctor. "whon can
call, then? 1 see over there little
grave, marked with a small black
cross, where the grass is growing so
thlckly as if to hide it mercifullv from
our sight. 1t is a babys grave. the
poor enid was only ten months old
Wneh II died, as you see by the inscrip-
tlon. 1T would be almost sin to raise
the poor child to life again, it is so
happy nGW-sO fortunate to have left a
world where it would hear such things
as you have been telling me. nv
trends. Nevertheless, I will raise it If
you like
Doctor" said the poor old woman
Wlth tears in her eyes, 'the poor little
chlld was ours, and l was it's grand
mother. My daughter had not weaned
H. The poor thing was cutting his teeth
when he died. My daughter is now
nursing another baby. God ALWAYS does
Wnat is best, and when he takes awav
with one hand he gives with another
he mas taken one baby away from US
his holy will be donei We couIdn,t
manage with two sucking babies ar
once ana we are too poor to put one out
to nurse
Then the doctor said firmly: 'everv
Well, think we have had quite enough
or TINS for one day, too much in nv
opinion. Since you don't seem to wish
me TO work miracle to-day, 1 will try
10 perform one some other day, not by
raising a dead man to life-for you see
you make the thing impossible-but by
helping the living when they are in
danger Of DEATH And he walked off.
1t is we'll known that ever since that
memorable Sunday the doctor went on
performing miracles. He did not raise
any dead men from life, but he saved
the lives of many and many a sick man
Ihe people of Cucugnan had full conf
dence in his skill, for said they. 'if
ne didn't keep his promise in the
churchyard, we must admit that it was
not his fault. The Catholic Review