Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . the Indians by contribut-ing $5,000 for an addition whichpractically doubled the schools ca-pacity. This addition included achapel which the Sisters allowedto be used for the benefit of theCatholic Indians of the Reserva-tion, the Catholicpopulation hav-ing long sinceout-grown the oldchurch, erectedin 1865. Of thischapel, the sac-ristan might re-late many a at seasona-ble and unseason-able hours, sacredrites were ad-ministered, pray-ers offered. OnChristmas Eve,her dreams wereinterrupted longbefore midnightby the sound ofmany voices inthe chapel. Fea
Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . the Indians by contribut-ing $5,000 for an addition whichpractically doubled the schools ca-pacity. This addition included achapel which the Sisters allowedto be used for the benefit of theCatholic Indians of the Reserva-tion, the Catholicpopulation hav-ing long sinceout-grown the oldchurch, erectedin 1865. Of thischapel, the sac-ristan might re-late many a at seasona-ble and unseason-able hours, sacredrites were ad-ministered, pray-ers offered. OnChristmas Eve,her dreams wereinterrupted longbefore midnightby the sound ofmany voices inthe chapel. Fear-ing she had over- St Marys Parish Churchslept, she hastened anxiously thith-er, but her fears were soon good Chippewas were merelysatisfying their devotion by sing-ing hymns for nearly an hour be-fore the Mass began. As a rule,the chapel was not locked untileight oclock in the evening. Notaccustomed to look for worshippersat any hour, one night the Sistersacristan was greatly frightenedby unexpectedly coming upon a. good Chippewa who was devoutlygoing the Stations. She went backto the community room complain-ing that he had not given notice ofhis presence. He might at leasthave opened his mouth! she ex-claimed, after relating her experi-ence. Since it was pitch dark inthere, rejoined a Sister, whatgood would it have done you had heopened his mouth? You couldnthave seen it. Hereupon, all had amerry laugh at the sacristans ex-pense. Will it shockour readers sen-sibilities to learnthat vermin andfleas were a por-tion of the In-dians property inthose days? El-bow room in thechapel, therefore,was a seriousproposition; and,of all places, theschool,—and thechapel on Sun-days, when theentire congrega-tion was present,—afforded theleast. The Sisterswho had to min-gle with thecrowd, looking after the children,were especially exposed to unpleas-ant experiences on this this was not one of their leasttrials, the writer can testify. Thememory of this unpleasant
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