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126 228 . the miracles of antichrist
Accidents happened continually in the steep ascents.
And the prices of tickets were too high. People
began to have recourse to omnibus and cart again.
Donna Micaela and others commenced to think of
taking the image of Christ out into the world. They
would go out and show how it gave health and
livelihood and gladness to all who would be gentle and
industrious and help their neighbor. If the people
were duly made to see this they surely would
repent.
" That image should stand on Capitolium and rule
the world," said the people in Diamante.
"All who rule us are worthless," said the people.
" We would rather be governed by the holy
Christ-child."
" The Christ-child is mighty and benevolent; if it
reigned, the poor would be rich, and the rich have
enough. If it bore sway, then they who now are
ruled would sit in the council-chambers. It would
pass through the world like a plow with a sharp edge,
and that which now lies unproductive in the depths,
would then yield harvests.
However before these plans were achieved there
arrived, during the first days of March, 1896, news of
the battle of Adna. The Italians had been beaten,
and several thousands of them were dead or prisoners.
A few days later there was a change in the cabinet
in Rome. And the man who now came into power,
feared the Sicilians’ wrath and despair. In order to
pacify them he had a few of the imprisoned socialists
released. The five whom it was thought the people
most longed for were set free. They were Da Felice,
Bosco, Verro, Barbato and Alagona.
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