The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-02-23


as he spoke, and looked out dreamily upon
the star-lit waters.
Ellen's heart was moved to compassion,
and all unconsciously she found herself re-
calling his own musical words:
- "The day is dark as the night with woes,
And my dreams are of battles lost
..-41.-- OF. eclipse plantoms, wrecks and foes
And of exiles, tempesttossed"
This dream was indeed being fulfilled
His bright hopes for his cherished country
had all gone down in darkness; and to-day |
he stood alone and penniless, an exile and
a wanderer from the land of his birth
Rousing himself from his moments
reverie, he inquired cheerfulE, Like all
of Ireland's poets, your father, suppose,
miss Ellen, had no riches to leave You but
those of his gifted>mind
"You are tight, Y she answered "while
he lived he gave me al the advantages in
his newer, so that was enabled after his
death to support my invalid mother BY my
teaching. Now, that she too has left me,
can no longer refuse to join my uncle in
america"
| els he married?"
ayes, sir. His wife is Northern lady.
NV uncle mentioned in one of his letters
that she had a son, but, as he was off at sea,
he had never seen him"
uI believe your uncle has done better in
the new country than he did in the old"
eyes; he writes that he has galore, and
that must come and share it all with him"
ssI am glad, indeed, my child, that such
bright promises shine upon YOU from the
4 unknown shore before ,ou. 1t We're, per-
, haps, useless to offer myself to you as a
friend in need should occasion for one
t arise. 1 am not old enough to entit.e my
self to your veneration, but wish you to
J think of me as one who would be both
f friend and father to the sweet daughter OF
l fellow-laborer and kindred spirit. No,
am not old ~ continued he Ewith the same
!, sad smile, 8. am scarcely thirty, and yet
, like Marie Antoinette, l can say OF my
r whitened locks, they are bleached- by
t sorTow.n
h And then Ellen saw with pain that over
his forehead, white as a woman's, the soft
L dark hair was interviewer with many 4
: silver strand that cleaned through the
: silky locks with kind of phosphorescen
a light. while upon his pale cheek, burned ;
), luminous spot that seemed to brighten a
e she gazed.
a Some one has truly said that genius il
/. like the burning taper, which gives, indeed
/ {. brilliant light, but consumes itself Will
1t giving it."
IS Perceiving that the doctor was lost il
"a thought, and that her presence was unno
d ticed. Ellen retired from his side and joine
e George, who had been acting in panto
i mime his eager desire to have her company
d and his opinion that the grave doctor wa
only tiresome companion. -
d "Did tell you, miss Elem he said, a
soon as she had joined him, e that this is
to be my last trip at sea ?"
Is 81 No, inded, you did not.s~When did yo
Id arrive at this conclusion ?"
er -"well, if you won't laugh, Ill tell yo
that 1 dreamed last night of my dear, oil
as mother, and she was crying about he
tie truant boy. Won't it make her heal
ed happy when 1 tell her that will stay {
,e, home with her now for good and all 7"
is The boys eyes m0istened as he picture
nd to his thoughts his widowed mothers 10.