S. POTAMIANA, VIRGIN, MARTYR.

NZ Truth, Issue 474, 18 July 1914, Page 1

S. POTAMIANA, VIRGIN, MARTYR.

Towards the middle of the third century lived Potamlana, «n Alexandrian slave. She had been brought up a Christian by her mother, Marcolla, also a martyr, and the great Orlgen liad Ucen her Instructor In the Faith. Owing to her remarkable beauty she wnn exposed to many dangers, and In particular her master, who was a' heathen, endeavored by alternate threats and promises to lead her from tho path of CnrisUun virtue. At last he was drivui to such fury that ho accursed her as a Christian to tho governor of the city, telling him privately to spare her lite if Bho would consent to sin. The holy virgin was brought before the tribunal and instruments . f torture were m;;do ready. She was tortured m various ways, but she Blood rtrin and immovable like!t tower of strength. Thereupon th«> j-.idge ordered a huge cauldron of pitch to bo net on the furnace. When It was already boiling, In: turned to ''otamlnivi, ami «m(u, "(Jo and submit, or else I will have you flung Into this cauldron." On ) er refusal, ho bade the attendants strip off her clothed and fling her hi: Slto Imptoretl him to leave her clothed as m)h* was. and m HtPHil to lower her down lutlo by Jlttlo into the cauMron that he might nee what i<.Ulence , s Ohrlat >voul«l Kive her. ,Vflor three houra of rtgony. tho boiling pitch roao to her ncck.amlshffßnvouD her pure sou*, to Christ, tho Spouso of Virglno. —Tho Orulory "i.ivcs of tho Salnta."

(Bill Massey, m com'ptafning abotjt th<t riiirnprqus deputations/ r#ei»r«d . to them as; a; plpgue,) . : . . ; ,', ;..y\^;^£\'j;'.V A'--kV^^^^^^ Oh, deputation skeeters still keep a ibuiatn'-irQUtid-.pore -BIH,. . ', -, .- ; And tie'& ; 'feelirifr Very riiuoli "upset, you *know; , . . For each silrt-s'biny day Bill must make a lojt of hay, .. . Ere t' election stormy winißs begin to" bljpw. * , •,'• -.;•.'.. ; . , ■These pesky little skeeters are most liersistent 'creeturs," And besides their little buzz they haVe a" sting; ' ' ' < This is just why Bill is "flurried, off his oats aTid mighty Worried, For a swelling is a very painful thing." ' ' • ' "-■■■ • l . .■' ' ' : ' ■ '[■■•■' ''■■;■' ' ■ '' • • •' ■•'■ ••'•■.' So let us pity Bill for he's really .feeling* ill/ . <■'■ ; - •; And how to hold his job down he -ddii't know; «' " ' ; •' •' Jf he doesn't make some hay before election day, ' • Then down and. out he'll quickly have logo. ' ' * •' . ' " : '" 7 , | '. ' . ' ' 1 i