ace of D---- adjo

e last century by M. Henri Puget, Doctor of Theology of the Faculty of Paris, Abbe of Simo

the chambers, the principal courtyard, which was very large, with walks encircling it u

t de Genlis, archbishop; Prince d'Embrun; Antoine de Mesgrigny, the capuchin, Bishop of Grasse; Philippe de Vendome, Grand Prior of France, Abbe of Saint Honore de Lerins; Francois de Berton de

apartment; and this memorable date, the 29th of July, 1714, wa

narrow building of a single

arrival, the Bishop v

director requested to be so

l," said he to him, "how many sick pe

ix, Monse

er which I counted

rector, "are very much cro

what I ob

, and it is with difficulty that

seems t

y of sun, the garden is very

hat I said

is year; we had the sweating sickness two years ago, an

hought which o

gneur?" said the director. "

ace in the gallery dining

moment; then he turned abruptly

many beds do you think thi

-room?" exclaimed the

artment, and seemed to be taking meas

said he, as though speaking to h

ctor of the hospital, I

ms. There are three of us here, and we have room for sixty. There is some mistake, I tel

ts were installed in the Bishop's palace,

er personal wants at the vicarage. M. Myriel received from the State, in his quality of bishop, a salary of fifteen thousand francs. On the very day when he took up

LATION OF MY HOU

ry . . . . . . . . .

ion . . . . . . . .

f Montdidier . . .

n missions in Paris

Holy Spirit . . .

ments of the Holy L

y societies . . . .

Arles . . . . . .

ration of prisons .

and delivery of pr

of families incarcer

alary of the poor

. . . . . . . . .

he Hautes-Alpes . .

ue, and of Sisteron, for the gratuitous instru

. . . . . . . . . .

s . . . . . . . . .

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entire period that he occupied the see of D---- As has b

erior according to the Church. She simply loved and venerated him. When he spoke, she bowed; when he acted, she yielded her adherence. Their only servant, Madame Magloire, grumbled a little. It will be observed that Monsieur the

ns to entertain him, thanks to the severe economy of Madame Magloir

n in D---- about three mo

m quite crampe

department owes him for the expense of his carriage in town, and for his journeys about the diocese. It wa

ade his

ed him an annual sum of three thousand francs, under this heading: Allowance to M. the

penses of carriage? What can be done with it in a town of less than four thousand inhabitants? Expenses of journeys? What is the use of these trips, in the first place? Next, how can the posting be accomplished in these mountainous parts? There are no roads. No one travels otherwise than on horseback. Even the bridge between Durance and Chateau-Arnoux can barely support ox-teams. These priests are all thus, greedy and avaric

oiselle Baptistine; "Monseigneur began with other people, but he has had to wind up with himself, a

t and handed to his sister a memorand

CARRIAGE A

p to the patients in th

ritable society of Ai

ritable society of Dr

. . . . . . . . . . .

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M. Myriel

te baptisms, sermons, benedictions, of churches or chapels, marriages, etc., the Bishop l

came to deposit. In less than a year the Bishop had become the treasurer of all benevolence and the cashier of all those in distress. Considerable sums of mone

e, all was given away, so to speak, before it was received. It was like water on dry s

ected, with a sort of affectionate instinct, among the names and prenomens of their bishop, that which had a meaning for them; and they never called him anything exce

d he. "Bienvenu makes u

presented is probable; we confine ourselves