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

"""""210 THE CUKfi OP ARS.I am going to see my brother, who is" *M. le Cure, we will go together.very ill.My nephew is with me ; it isvery cold ; there isno occasion to trouble you.After rapidly exchanging these words, 1 went withhim to his room, begged him to breakfast like a man aboutto take a journey and a few minutes afterwards one of his;parishioners arrived with a carriage. M. le Cure" got in ;hisnephew, Brother Jerome, and I followed him, underthe anxious eyes of the crowd, who begged his blessing,and wished him a good journey and a safe return. Theparish, notwithstanding its uneasiness, felt a certain confidence in seeing him set off under so goodan escort."They had scarcely started when M. Vianney began tofeel exceedingly tired ;soon afterwards, so ill that he wasobliged to ask to have the carriage opened, and to get out ;he was no sooner in the fresh air than he was seized witha fit of trembling, and became quite unable to walk. Hewas at last obliged to confess that he could proceed nofarther. M. Toccanier was too happy to seize the opportunity of saying :In that case I will go on with your nephew toDardilly."Yes, my friend ; you will be doing me a kindness.Ask my brother if he has any thing particular to say tome, and commend me to my sister."M. Vianney again got into the carriage, which returnedat full speed to Ars, without his feeling the smallest returnof illness. All his bad symptoms disappeared as soon asthe horse s head was turned homewards. He went intothe confessional the moment he returned, and said theOnevening prayers as usual, without the slightest fatigue.kiway, M. Vianney was met by the omnibus from Lyons