the throne of God and by your united prayers and merits
obtain for me this my petition.

"Our Father. Hail, Mary. Glory."


We will give you an instance of this "St. Anthony's" witchcraft
business that came under my personal observation. A lady was standing
upon a bridge that spans one of the many streams that rushes down
from the Adirondack Mountains, gazing at this crystal stream and
watching the fishes below, and while standing there she was toying
with a beautiful diamond ring that had been given her by her lover.
In a careless manner she allowed this ring to slip from her finger,
and it fell into the waters below.

With a sudden cry those who were near her were attracted to the spot
and she explained to them her misfortune, and it was not long until
there was quite a crowd about her, offering their sympathy and also
their assistance.

Some volunteered to wade into this stream and search for the ring,
which was done, and a number of buckets of mud were carried up out of
the stream from the point the lady had stated she had dropped her
ring, but the ring could not be found.

At this point one of our Catholic "dupes" appeared and explained to
the lady that if she would put her trust in St. Anthony and would pay
$500, that St. Anthony would restore to her her ring.

This lady being a Catholic also, of course, was easily persuaded to