The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Catholic Girl Receivers After
Prayers Of Friend.
DEATH CLAIMS WELL-WIsHER
Able COIas Tells story Of Remark
able Works Credited 40 AFpa rftiOn
To LOurdek-sIIIe. Vincent, Suffer-
ing EXcFueiatinE Pain, Makes
Friend of COnsumptive.

-d chdln or remarkable cures mas oc-
CURED there which has been studied by
some OF the most prominent physicians
from many parts OF the world. One OF
these alleged cures is summarized briefly
from the account Of the Able CoIss,
vicaire at ST. DonatIen, in Nantes.
France. who was an eyewitness TO what
he thus describes:
Mile Jeanne Vincent twenty-thres
years Of age. living with relatives in the
Rue du Coudray, Nantes, suffered for
nine years from osteO-peri0stitis. IN
October, 1904 the pains became int0ler-
able. and in the Following February Drs.
Lacambre and Rivet made "A paracentesis,
but without relief to the sufferer. AT the
end Of March, 1855, Or. Lacambre en-
ployed cautery, and several times pointes
De feu still without result. After De-
cember S. 1866. she WIS obliged TO keep
her room; the least attempt TO walk
caused her racking pains Assesses also
and during last winter there
were fifty Of them. which suPpurated from
seven 10 eight weeks. on August u, 1871.
Dr. Lacambre gave her a certificate de-
scribing her disease. stating that all pos
sible treatments, medical and surgical,
had been tried without success, and that
ne considered her maIady permanent
Goes 10 LeuFdes.
'She went 10 Lourdes amid intense suf-
fering. 4 young girl from Vertou. con-
sumptiye. Travelled with her IN the same
train. Neither received any cure while
at LOurdes. They became friends during
the Journey and the consumptive de-
cIared that she was going 10 pray hard:
but not AZ all for myself; only FOR
Jeanne On the return journey she did
her best 10 console poor Jeanne, who was
cruelty disappointed.
At Saintes the abbe got into their
compartment Mile Vincent had suffered
terribly all night. She remarked: I have
only Just resigned myself; but now
have submitted. and as q proof OF It I
have resolved not &c be east down. but
cheerful Meanwhile her sympathetic
companion. overcome by Jeannes disap-
pointment. said in iow tones with great
feryor: Holy Virgin, let me die, but cure
JeanHe.I Then. turning 10 the abbe: I
have not done wrong. have T.
1T viii be easy to understand" he ez-.
claimed. my emotion IN the presence Of
these two iuvalids the one uttering her
fat, the other offering her own life for
her companion He continues:
Pain Passes Away.
"Only few minutes had passed when
I was struck by the brightness of Mile.
Vincent and the freedom Of her move
ments. Really I said. IT seems TO me
that you are not suffering so much. It
is true she exclaimed quickly; have
no longer any pain in nay back. and she
sat up on her mattress.
Let MS pray ! said; 1et rs say the
rosary There were seven Of US. includ-
ing her mother and brother At the end
Of the first chaplet the sick girl exClaim-
ed: I feel a strange feeling OF health
descending upon me; / can get on my
knees Oh, let me go on praying" she
remained on her knees during the second
chaplet As We finished, We reached
Lucon
II am cured. she said, am able 10
walk and TO get cut of the train
"Her father, in another car, was uot!-
fed. and 10 his amazement his daughter
ran 10 embrace him AfIerward. when
ever the train stopped. she got out and
paid a visit to the inyalids. AL If the
spectators had tears in their eyes, and
the little consumptive was radiant. Since
then Mile Vincent has attended TO all
her occupations and makes long journeys
without fatigue OF the slightest pain.
ConSumptive Girl Dies.
Meanwhile the little consumptive. Vic
torlne Derouallieres. twenty years OF age.
returned 10 VertOu and grew weaker and
weaker. Alarming symptoms soon de-
veloped but she never wavered in her
resignation OF lost her smile. On Sep
tember Il. 1851. Able Colas paid her a
visit.
ION September Is she passed away
pcaceably without agony. She raised TO
her lips an image Of our Lady Of Lourdes,
uttered the names Jesus. Mary, Joseph.
leaned her head on her sisters shoulder,
and gave I'D her beautiful soul TO God.
In death her face wore its expression o.
purity and Its smile. At her funeral, IN
the front row. sobbing with emotion,
kneIt the girl whom her sacrifice has re-
stored 70 health
1T may we'll be asked: Which was the
greater cure. the health restored 70 the
body Of Jeanne or the perfect resignation
infused into the soul of Nictorine?'
Praises Washington.
As Washington's Birthday occurs tLis
month. Chateaubriand's tribute. uttered
many years ago. is opportunc. Contrasts
ing washington and the first Napoleon,
he says: This hero Of a new race man
ages and directs. not his own destines.
bat those of his country; he does not
allow himself to toy with what is net his
own, but from this profound humility
what brilliancy now bursts forth! WASH
ington has left the United States as a
trophy on his battlefield"
Then. turning 10 his own Napoleon, this
| celebrated Frenchman and Catholic eT-
claims: "BOnaparte has no trait IN COM
mon with this grave. calm American; he
/ thinks only Of building up his own fame,
/ takes charge only Of his own destiny.
Each is rewarded according to his
/ own deeds Washington raises nation
/ 10 independence. A magistrate in the
/ repose of domestic life, he falls asleep
fbeneath his own roof. amid the regrets
/ of his fellow-cOuntrymen and the venera-
/ ton of nations. Bouaparte robs a nation
Of its independence A fallen Emperor,
no is cast forth into exile He expires.
THE news neither arrests nor astonishes
the passer-by. Washington's republic still
exists: Bonaparte's empire has fallen 10
the ground. Washington and Bonaparte
were both nursed in the lap OF democracy.
Both born of liberty, the one was faithful
To her. the other betrayed her"
whence This Hurrys
From It'd Bits
II dreamed Of you last night, said
Doodle to his wife over the breakfast
table.