A POPISH MIRACLE.
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IN Naples there happened in great fiege It
endured, that the governor made an order that
cory nan p59u4 Be put 10 deatb, 5ring aBOUe Jaeb
an age, thai did not qp.ar E7Uord. Not long af-
ter, as he was riding through The treets, 70 fee
how well this order was put in execution, he
elpicd gentleman without one, and comman.
ded him TO be brought before him the order
was read, and he condemned to die the death
appointed, which was to Be hung at the next
hgn pot. The gentleman, after he had plead
ed feverAl things IN his own defence which a.
vailed nothing, delire, The favor that he might
not die 70 gnominiou1y, but that the next gen
tleman thar pafed might un him through with
his iwOrd. The requef being reaf; nable, was
granted, and the execution delayed upon lhefe
terms. It happened that a Young gallant was
coming from gaming honfe, who having loft
all, even 10 mu-h as the BLADE of his iwOEd,
which was good merchaniize ~ that timea did
not dare, il regard 70 the ievere order, to 70
home, until a wooden one was fitted 10 the
handle This gentleman was Topped, and the
dying mans cafe laid opsn but this ingenious
PeriOn knowing his own inluthciency, what
idid be, NUT | b common exc Ztioner
mutt tain my hands in blood without PATTON,
and be a reProach 10 all men But this argu-
megt would not do, Kill him he mutt then
putting off bis cloak, he began prayer TO this
efett -" Thou who feeG all our ranRrsG5nJ
here below, Judge thou, pray thee, and vindi-
cate the cau(e Of thoIe who fufcr wrong in an
efPecial manner, grant if this man here ought
tot to die, this fword may be turned into wood"
Then drawing it forth, it appeared to be Hood!
and the dying gentleman was Immediately re
leaied with abundance ofjoy. The 9Ooodtn flyor5
was carried with great lolemnity to the Cathe-
oral Church, as proper link in the chain of
Popiih Miracles.