The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-02-09

AlMEE'S SAeRlPiCE
A TALE.
CHAPTER !.

The sun was sinking In tho horizon, and the
shy VIZ aioS.tso.s kass which azi.
10 vainly Try to reproduce ON canv:a anu 49,
II In still more impossible to descripe In Wo.un.
~ Xnvnst' and nature seemed II ready to |
yoin with faithful hearts in keeping .ne COMFY on .hs
least and to give them faint snau9W -. an"
oIories of Heaven. Very fair was the landscape
which lay outspread before the spectators eye
from tho ehurchyard OF tho little village OF 81.
Victor raised IA II xas on ss9ss . S%,nsas
.o.,iv nndnlatin9 hills, fertile dales, cottages
scattered here and there and tho sea snin, ~
lk. shysr in the far distanss i"rme "a hs trs
xsrsei the churchyard which alone separated
the modest presbytery from tho church, eoaia
prsssnt n nss"tv ' Of the scene. On this
evening particularly he stood looking M a aa,
the gorgeous sky with the earnest wis!iua gsz,S
.f one Who would fain pierce through eacn
sissno fold Of that marvellous curtain OF blue
A': The little church of st. Victor did not boast
much architectural beauty, andthe chnrchyaru
as 6iied with simple green mounds aud wood,
On crosses, with hsre and there lew shfaas snr
wild flowers, showing that Was me r esi1ass
itsslf was very small, but there were many out
living hamlets SO that on Sundays goo1y con nr,
sregation Allied the church; l., than e aide.
door of the church gsntly opened, and o young
girl about eighteen, very simply aresseo, ~ "
with f her hs rank
came out.The face which she raised N she AP
preached the cure was radiant wlth oeao.y s .as
with innocence !; this lnes OF care mao nov yo'
marked their farrows on the stnootn n.o os y, w.
shaaLs. lint there was q shade, ns II cast "
eomiur sorrow, over the cOuntenanee, ana OF
the long, dark eyelashes tears were Still 'Fe'h"
ling. IA, ..;s, .ha cure. "nre you
:. Yes, father. she replied 81 have finishes
everything, and do think Our Lady's alta
lookx beautiful The ferns mako such goo
BACKGROUND and show all the flowers TO a9Sai
tnqs. Oh! think it will look lovely ~ pen
diction tomorrow, and we will take such pan M
with the music! o fatherw she continued,
rnaprrna could hut come and see IT, ana hea ,
Mnsai / did no hope she would be wei ehougl
? have prayed often for it, ana nor sss
oiled with tears. ..,,a. a,
prsyers ara very blind ones, and like the apo
Ties of old, we know not what we ASK nav
=. mat been to zee your mother
"And how did You find her1 ~whnt 40 ,.
+b,nk nf her father ~ said Aimee eagerly.
40 think she ia a little better-just trine, 70
known .,+ IN.
The priest made answer for Q mement, tns
he said: "Aimee, do not think enc II oe' ~
and abe has asked me to speak 10 you. 81
would not Fave sorrow come on you Ioo o -,
denly Ny child, my poor child, your mot, !,
Ia ooinr fast where she will no longer neea
earthly altar, and where she may gatner no
era in the gardens of eternal bliss. 1ou ma
loved her we'll my poor Aimec; will you
give her up TO His keeping who hath ioSsa
Aimee had ciasped her hands tightly togeth'
and the color had faded from her cheek. a., e
Eaised her eye to the sky aeove. stu Es%aS