CHARLES WATERTON, ESQ. Xxix 



the prince for a third time ; he complied with 

 her request : he said mass for her the day- 

 after, and her full sight was restored to her 

 during the performance of it. 



On my road to Huttenheim through Ghent, 

 an English gentleman, a total stranger to me 

 at the time, came up whilst I was standing at 

 the door of the Hotel Royal, Place d'Armes, 

 and after apologising for taking me aside, he 

 said, he had been informed that I was going on 

 a visit to the Prince of Hohenlohe's secretary ; 

 and upon that, he drew a paper from his side- 

 pocket, containing an account of a sick relative 

 of his, wishing for the prayers of the prince. 

 She was prayed for accordingly ; and it pleased 

 God Almighty that she should die. I pre- 

 sented another case, which had been confided 

 to me in England. It was of a young woman 

 who had been dismissed from the hospital as 

 incurable ; she was afflicted with a deep-rooted 

 cancer, which had made terrible ravages in her 

 face. She was prayed for, and she received a 

 perfect cure. 



Many of my good dissenting brethren will, 

 no doubt, read this with a smile of incredulity 

 on their countenance ; but if they will consider 



