Show A DEATH BED INCIDENT it is not often that pontifical bless inge are bestowed bea towed upon heretics but lately an exception to the rule took place when his holiness sent his big compliments ments to the empress of russia the occasion was this some time ti m e ago the emperor and empress visit visited ed a hospital tor cholera patients in st petersburg la in one room was a nun dun writhing in the agony of death she had bal watered entered the hospital h hoi pital tu to nurse the sick anti and had fallen a victim to the dread scourge the empress took tok the hand haid of the dying sister whispered a few words of co isolation and kissed her the incident was telegraphed to the pope and he be immediately sent a message with his hia blessing to the empress and expressed his intentions to remember the imperial lady in his bis prayers you are be said one oattie of atie most faithful of my children I 1 although not belonging to my church the empress wired back that she had only performed a duty the roman maximus maxiam and the heads of the russian church shak link ing hands as it were at the death bed of a poor nun to la of more than common importance |