The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-04-18

and heal her, as He had healed the
afflicted ones in the Bible stories. It
was then that she recalled the words
of Martin about the Body and Blood
OF the Lord, and the tears came into
her eyes as she thought of the happi-
ness it must be to receive the great
God into ones own body. Could it
be true, she asked herself over and
over; could it, indeed be true Did
the Bible really say such thing?
The Holy Book became for her in
truth the very Word of God as she
pored over the pages of the Gospel
in search of a confirmation of the
strange doctrine for whose truth her
little soul was crying.
| And then one morning when the
sun seemed to be shining upon the
top of the hill with a greater radi-
ance than ever, she came upon those
words of our Lord Himself-"E Except
We eat the Flesh of the Son of man
and drink His Blood We have not life
In you" Like shaft Of light on
that golden morning the grace of
God flooded the soul of the little girl.
The virgin heart of the maiden called
forth through the sickness and the
pain unto the Bridegroom, and over
the sun-kissed hills He sped on His
way, and He who came was the very
Son of God.
There were tears in the eyes of the
child as the door of her room opened
and her father entered bearing in his
arms a great bunch of lilies.
DO you know what day this is?
he asked as he stopped to kiss her.
ut is Easter" she answered as she
took the lilies and buried her face in
them. "My papa is kind to remem-
Der it with the lilies"
II had not remembered it," he an
swered. "It was Martin. He brought
you these this morning. He is COM
ing back to live at the hill. He will
drive you out now every day, till you
are strong enough to go away"
Am I going away from here?" she
asked with disappointment in her
voice.
OO1 uCuA VIC are UOIu SOluS
away We must go before worse
happens. Martin was right when he
said there is a curse on the place."
The girl hesitated for a moment,
and then as if taking courage from
the consciousness of some power
within her she made her confession
Of faith.
"But you forget all that Martin
said, papa dear. God was sent away
from this house long time ago. You
must invite Him back Let Him
come to me. I want him. To-day
He arose from the tomb, and to-day
I know He has come into my heart
See what the Bible says: Except We
eat the Flesh of the Son of man and
drink His Blood We have not life in
you"
The astonished father was about
to demonstrate, but there was a light
in his daughters eyes which deferred
him. For moment he looked ques-
tioningly at her and then he spoke
shall send Martin for the priest?"
he asked.
eff you love me-yes," she an
swered; and a flood of peace came
into her soul.
The recovery of Dorothy Merritt,
and her development into beautiful,
healthy young womanhood, was a
puzzle to the physicians who had at
tended her, but to Martin Lally, who
was prouder than a king on that day
when he drove Miss Dorothy to the
little Catholic Church in the town, it
was but the simple fulfllment of his
own prophecy.
IT told you how it would be-" he
said to Giblin that afternoon. mo
place can have any luck that throws
out the Lord. And the day that
Father Riley stepped across the
threshold with Holy Communion for
Miss Dorothy I could see the clouds
scatter in the heavens, and I knew
that the curse was gone from the
place forever. How do know? Well,
I know, that's ALL"
H. F. B., in The MdgnifcGt