The Wolf from Scotland (Used Book)

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On the second Sunday in August 1846, a mass was held in the provincial capital of Madeira, Funchal, inn honour of the patron saint, Our Lady of the Mount. Excitement among her devotees was at fever pitch. The cathedral was packed, the crowd even spilling over into the square outside. From the pulpit a cannon of the cathedral harangued the crowds, inciting then to violent action. The atmosphere was tense. The impatient multitude awaited the signal to act. Outside in the square that signal was given; a rocket swished into the air and led by the cannon, still in his priestly vestments, the crowd surged oout into the Cathedral Square and on through the narrow streets chanting, ‘Long live our Lady of the Mount’; ‘Long live the Holy Mother Church’; ‘Death to the Bible readers’; ‘Death to Kalley – the Wolf from Scotland’.

by William B. Forsyth

Condition: Very Good