Through Five Republics On Horseback Being An Account Of Many Wanderings In South America By G. Whitfield Ray
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To Be Had Of The Father In Charge. Will You, For The Poor Sum Of One Dollar, Leave Your Loved Ones To Burn In Purgatory For Ages?

At the last raffle for souls, the following numbers obtained the prize, and the lucky holders may be assured that their loved ones are forever released from the flames of purgatory:

Ticket 4l. - The soul of Madame Coldern is made happy for ever. Ticket 762. - The soul of the aged widow, Francesca de Parson, is forever released from the flames of purgatory. Ticket 84l. - The soul of Lawyer Vasquez is released from purgatory and ushered into heavenly joys. [Footnote: "Gospel Message."]

But, my reader asks, "Do the people implicitly believe all the priest says?" No, sometimes they say, "Show us a sign." This was especially true of the people living on the Chili-Bolivian border. The wily, yet progressive, priest there made a number of little balloons, which on a certain day of the year were sent up into the sky, bearing away the sins of the people. Of course, when the villagers saw their sins float away before their own eyes, enclosed in little crystal spheres, such as could not be earthly, they believed and rejoiced. Yes, reader, the South American priest is alive to his position after all, and even "patents" are requisitioned. In some of the larger churches there is the "slot" machine, which, when a coin is inserted, gives out "The Pope's blessing." This is simply a picture representing his Holiness with uplifted hands.

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