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""314 THE CURE OF ARS.you will help her to thank St. Philomena. He returned,and silently blessed the mother and child. Then, in atone of the deepest annoyance and mortification, he said,* .St. Philomena really ought to have cured this little thing athome. A month afterwards we received the followingletter :St. Remain, March 12th, 1857.::MONSIEUR LE MISSIONNAIRE, In accordance withthe desire which you expressed to me atmy departure,I write to give you an account of my little boy, and toassure you that he is perfectly cured. He has had noreturn of pain. He walks and runs as if nothing hadever ailed him ;and yet the doctors had all given himup. I am very happy. Accept for all your goodnessthe sincere thanks of your very humble and respectfulservant,F. DEVOLUET.In the summer of 1858 a sudden cure took placewhich was witnessed by all the pilgrims and inhabitantsof Ars.A young man of Puy-de-Dome, who could onlywalk with difficulty by the help of crutches, came toM. Vianney, saying,*Father, do you think I may leavemy crutches here? Alas, my friend, was the reply,you seem to have great need of them. The poorcripple was not to be repulsed. Whenever he had anopportunity, he repeated his question. At last, on theFeast of the Assumption, just before evening prayers,he caught hold of M. le Cure on his way from the sacristyto the choir, and once more asked his never-endingquestion, Father, shall I leave off my crutches ? Well,my friend, yes said M. Vianney, if you have faith.At the same moment, to the astonishment of all present,the young man walked with a steady step to the altar of