A Brave Deed.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 49, 5 December 1901, Page 27

A Brave Deed.

The Italian papers tell of a brave deed, the heroine of which is the Mother Superior of the Monastery Del Paradismo, near Leghorn On October 11 a lay Sister named Matilde Pisoni, while lighting the kitchon lire, unfortunately upset a pciiaffin lamp, becoming instantly a mass of flames. Her agonised shrieks brought the Mother Superior, Sister Mary Orienta, on the spot, and the brave nun lost no time in throwing t.he poor pirl on the ground, attempting to suffocate the flames. But her own clothes having caught fire, it was only with the greatest difficulty that the rest of the community succeedod m putting out the conflagra-

tion. The lay Sister's life is despaired of, and her would-be rescuer lies in a critical condition. From time to time (writes v correspondent) rumors of these brave deeds find their way through convent walls and set hearts beating with pride and admiration ; but how long will it be ere the force of evidence succeeds in breaking down the ' great wall ' of anti-monastic and irreligious prejudice °