The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-06
SECTION THREE
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as she lay in her cradle. tiny breath
ing thing. there were roses in her
cheeks. and her mother said; Her
name must be Rose It is written that
she consecrated her life 10 God when
she was but five years of age. From her
very youth her walk was that of piety-
She had purity as white as g virgins
soul. The mere fact that her parents
had changed her name caused her
great grief OF spirit for she believed it
was the result Of their vanity. and she
considered pride Of that sort greatly
unbecoming TO a worthy daughter OF
God. She was very beautiful as
child. but steadfastly refused TO dress
in the gay fashion OF the young. Once
when her mother insisted that she wear
Il crown of flowers on her head she
pinned il 10 her flesh with needles. and
the pain she suffered was not discoV-
cred until her nurse. late at night
found out what she had done.
AS girl, she kept Il garden and
cultivated bitter herbs. planting them
in the form of crosses. When men came
10 court her, she was displeased at the
beauty which attracted them, and
scalded herself with hot lime. After
she became a nun, she was not con
tent with the ordinary discipline. and
chaStiSed her body with instruments
of peuance The bed she used WAS in
the FORM Oh Il rough NOoutll btA, Aliik-NA
with stones, pieces OF wood. and broken
tiles The fasts she kept were truly
wonderful. During the forty days OF
Lent she took no bread, and at other
times she was known 20 subsist for
fifty days on one loaf of bread aud
pitcher OF water. During her suppl
cations she tortured herself mercileSs-
Is with iron chains.
Her whole life was a miracle. She
was a saint if one ever lived i'm the
flesh Her little habitatiOn was on a
place where mosquitoes were very
thick. They made il exceedingly un-
( comfortable for everyone else, but one
| Of them never alighted upon the con-
/ secrated person of the saint- The birds
knew her we'll She could command
/ them at her Will When she desired
! them 10 come and sing praises 10 the
I Master. they responded, and went
away ct once when she wished them
/ to depart The strangest thing of all
was that she knew the day and hour
when she was To die. and her white
soul winged its way 10 paradise at The
exact time she appointed. Fifteen years
{ later when her body was taken up, the
/ coffin did not smell of the oder of de-
cav. but was sweet with the unmis-
{ taxable perfume of roses. In her name
I many miracles have been wrought here
| in Lima. a blind boy got his sight
i when her picture was laid upon his
face. A cripple stepped upon 4 gar
( ment of hers and he straightWay threw
/ down his crutch- We of old Lima viii
/ ever hold her sweet memory in rever-
/ eHCe.'
/ The venerable priest sOlemnly crossed
! himself as he finished his story Of
B sweet Saint Rose. 1t was now quite
Z dark The evening hours were wearing
= on Away off on some distant hill a
{ bell was family ringing above the tu-
/ multi of the city. Life is always best
/ I'm old Lima when the sun has gone over
( the mountains. and the stars are out.
! Father Francisco arose and gave me
| his blessing. Being a man of God, he
| continued on his way 10 the house OF
! prayer to light his candles and say
! his beads. while I. being young man
of the world. went over to the pla =
! TO watch the -senoritas pass and hear
the band play