The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-05-01

| A few days before. while the sis
tiers were holding Germana, she shout
ed: II am on fire." The sisters with
drew, and saw the girls dress ablazc.
Another time her bed began to burn
also, although there was no fire near
by. i;
And so on.
1t was getting very. serious. and the
poor sisters, weary of this terrible
life,. begged of me to help them. After
all this. I thought it was my duty to
begin the solemn exorcisms. Or
dered therefore the four priests and
three sisters to be ready to begin at
2 p. m. in the sisters choir. and ex-
cluded everyone else from the church.
Just before the time, / had the holy
water font emptied and filled with
plain water, whilst 1 took a. small bot
tie of holy water In my pocket. Then
1 put on the rochet and mozetta and
waited for Germana.
The sisters brought her into the
chapel, and I sprinkled her at once
with water from the font. At first. SHE
looked up with slight shudder. but
as l continued, she laughed hooking
ly and cried: you may go en-, this
is not holy water!" then took tile
bottle out Of my pocket and sprinkled
| her anew. but this time she shrieked
and cried. and asked me to stop.
| Now, must remark that all the
time which the ordeal lasted, spoke
Latin only, the girl obeying all my
orders and answering me, usually in
Zulu. but sometimes in Latin.
After some prayers, I asked her:
Die mihi quomodo voceris ?" 10 which
she replied: Die mihi nomen tuum."
I insisted, and she said: Il know your
name. it is Henry, but where did you
! see that spirits have names?" "Thsy
have, and 1 command you to tell mo
yours Never. never!"r But OF ray
placing on her head a relic of the true
cross. which she could not see, Take
that away" she cried. ut brushes MEL
What is it?" "a relic!" Then now
tell me your name."'"1 can't. but Ill
! spell it; D-i-o-a-r." Now, who is your
master?" II have none!" But you
have one and must tell me his name"
Il cannot. but shall write it," and sh,
wrote with her finger. Lucifer.
Now ] went on. tell me why you
were cast out from heaven?" because
God showed us His Son made man,
and commanded us to- adore Him. but
we would not. because He had taken
unto Himself an inferior nature"
While l was going on with the
prayers Of the ritual she (should I not
say fe:-however you understand) in
terrupted me constantly. Directing to
all the invocations. When read ex-
tracts from the gospels she suddenly
| exclaimed: II know Matthew: I don't
know Mark" This is an untruth and
to make up for 1t kneel down at once"
Which she did. While we recited tta
Stop it. know 1t better than you;
knew it long before you were born!"
AS one Of the fathers commanded
her to he quiet she turned on him.
You fool! who gave you authority
over me- Did the bishop or the abbot
delegate you?"
AT times she remained quiet and dis
dainful. but sometimes she ragged AMI
enashed her teeth: I'll make you
sweat before I get out" she said once:
then all of a sudden she begged to be
allowed to GO in to another girl. An
astasia. Stop your prayers" she said
also, they hurt me; II you stop shall
GO out tomorrow morning." Time
went on. and as I was tired I COM
missoned one of the priests to read
the prayers for me. He did so. but
with droning voice: as she turned
as he stopped at the end of para
graph she turned flercely upon him.
xxi. immunde spiritus!" she said.
From time to time. she went into
dNlul HIS ol roaring. on such Occa-
sions. I had only to place two fingers
lightly on the throat, and she would
not utter a sound. To make a counter
experiment, asked one of the sisters
to do the same as did. but IT, had no
effect: TELL me- said, why YOU are
SO much afraid Of the priests fin
gers: Because" she answered. they
are consecrated' and she made the
motion of the bishop amounting tho
priests hands at his ordination.
We went on thus from p. M. til, .
o'clock in the evening, when I decided
to stop till the following morning.
Afterwards r;ermana was somewhat
quieter. and she came. begging of ma
not to give her up: IT am sure" she
said, that if you said your mass for
me tomorrow it would be easier"
YES" / answered, II shall. but on the
condition that YOU will 20 TO confess