Life of St John Vianney.pdf - the Catholic Kingdom!

"""13? THE CURE OF ARS.relates two others, one related by M. Renard, who heardit from the Abbe Bibot himself, the son of the good widowof Ecully. M. Bibot came to Ars in 1829, to make a retreat under the holy cure, who received him with fatherlykindness, and insisted upon his taking up his quarters inhis house."I was particularly intimate with this young priest."says M. Renard ; and the first time I met him after hisarrival at Ars, our conversation turned upon the marvelswith which the whole country at that time rang. Yousleep at the presbytery, said I ; you can give me somenews of the devil, then. Is it true that he makes a noisethere ? have you ever heard him ? *Yes, replied he ;Ihear him every night. He has a wild sharp voice, like thecry of a wild beast. He takes hold of M. Vianney s curtains and shakes them violently. He calls him by his name.I have caught these words distinctly:Vianney, Vianney,what are you doing there ? Get ?"along, get along Donot these cries and noises terrify you? Not exactly ;Iam not easily frightened ; and, besides, the presence of M,Vianney reassures me. I recommend myself to my guardian angel, and manage to get to sleep. But I sincerelypity this poor cure; I should not at all like to live with himalways. Have you ever asked M. le Cure any questionson this subject ? No ;I have several times thought ofdoing so, but have been withheld by the fear of giving himpain. Poor cure, poor holy man, how can he live in themidst of such an uproar!"In1842," says M. Monnin,"a soldier came to Ars,who was at that time attached to the gendarmerie of ourdepartment, and was waiting among the rest of the crowdtill M. Vianney should come to his confessional. To passaway the time, he took a few steps towards the presbytery,