cathedral. Nay, Sister Antonia
would herself have confirmed the fact, that it was not she who in such
a strange and surprising manner appeared in the organ-loft, had her
insensible condition allowed her to be questioned on the subject, and
had she not, on the evening of the same day, died of the nervous fever
of which she lay ill, and which did not before appear to be dangerous.
The Archbishop of Treves, to whom the occurrence was related, has given
the only possible explanation; viz., that St. Cecilia herself performed
this miracle, which is at once so sublime and so fearful; and I have
received a communication from the pope, in which this explanation is
confirmed."

The abbess returned to the lady the letter, which she had merely asked
for to gain some further information on a matter which she already
partially knew, promising at the same time that she would make no use
of it. Then inquiring whether there were any hopes of her sons'
recovery, and whether by money or other assistance she could do any
thing towards that end--questions which the weeping abbess, while she
kissed her gown, answered in the negative--she kindly shook hands with
her, and dismissed her.

Thus ends this legend. The lady, whose presence in Aix-la-Chapelle was
not required, deposited with the legal tribunals a small sum for the
benefit of her poor sons, and then returned to the Hague, where, in the
course of the year, deeply moved by the event which had taken place,
she returned to the bosom of the Catholic church. The sons died a calm
and happy death, at a late old age, after they had once more sung the
"_Gloria in excelsis_" as usual.

J. O.

THE NEW PARIS.

A CHILD'S TALE, BY J. W. GOETHE.

[The following fanciful tale occurs in the autobiography of Goethe, to
which he has given the name of "Dichtung und Wahrheit." He is supposed
to tell it, in his childhood, to a party of juvenile friends, and he
introduces it thus:

"I could afford great amusement to my friend, Pylades, and other
kindly-disposed acquaintance, by telling them stories. They liked
them, especially when I told them in my own person, being much
delighted to hear that such odd things could befall their play-fellow.
As for the question when I could find time and place for such
adventures--that was no matter, indeed they pretty well knew all my
ingoings and outgoings, and how I employed myself. To such events,
localities, taken from another spot, if not from