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


B.sore ve follow her footsteps. We must pause
for a few instants to- tell the past history Oh
Aimoe's mother. Marie Angeiiqne dc etlss.c
was, like tho eur" the sole survivor % ponn I
ton. sha,~fhen q mere child, escaped In the
arms ofIfsr foster-mother, who conveyed her 10
England, and devoted her whole life to nsing,
ing up tine iss,s when a Marie was
san. she insisted on sharing her old nurses
urdens, and procured daily pupils. sme .ausr
town whero the old French woman had taken
nm her abode And 1t so happened that captain
George Morton, Of her Majesty 1sh faS ssa =,
! tho yery door of Mr.. Granite house. HIS recov.
! erv was tedious, and no chafed exceedingly at
tina confinement and became at last SO ir1itao no
nleass him. delegated tho task to her young
| french ,overnees. The result may DO easily
foreseen. George Morton loved Marie re pass.on sion
| atalv and yyas beloved In return. Th'y.wefe
| spsediiy married; aud 40 George sieitoh kneM
IL would be useless to AJAX HIS fathers consent,
Sths did without it, and then wrote 10 ahhounce
1 his marriage to tie old man, and asS ieaye 10
bring his bride to the paternal mansion IN Rns
u cell Sanare, London. The spoiit ana laSoL!te
son Of rich merchant, sEas,ssa in every wh,m
for =" tho atorm of anger that-hur upon him for
the step no had taken. Mr. Morton had LOST 81, ms
wife ma9y years before, and devoted h,as ss,s;-
ton Of wealth, in which pursuit. he was warmly
aided by his eldest aon, Ralph. But the whoie
hearts of the two silent, cold, apparently 90,
? did minded men were set on George, the MANU-
Il some. careless, liberal, merry younger son.
George was to mako great match, TO sit ny
parliament, and in time attain peeragei aIt
r as according to rumor, Lady Adelaide, Oswa az
Yves only too willing to enable ham 10 take .n'
first step in the programme, the news OF george
" marriage to q penniless French governess Wa
4 more than the concentrated pride OF the tw'
l. nattIres could bear. George was forbidden eve
!. TO communicate with his family again. ana n,
"a l,andsnfne allowance was cut Off . ,
i'll Genrge laughed heartily, told ms VIC we IN
n cloud would soon pass, thanked fieaSeh ne wa
n not in debt and declared it wontd be an agree
as abis noyety to have to live on his pay! .rs TN
4 Finterest of a few thousands he had lnheTIe
n from his mother In less than two<years are
O. his marriage he was again thrown from ~
re horse. and met this time with such mortal ny.
ries that he never spoke again, and eAp,I u, ~
m 4 few hours. His fellow-officers dld an the
Il could for the young, broken-hearted WIDOW an
ou his infant daughter. The commanding o.nc g
wrote to Mr. Morton to implore help, nnt u
an appeal was in vain. 1t was then thonght pett'
ar to purchase email annuity for MRS. Mort el
he with the little funds George had died possesses
al. of; and rs she had heard that one OF the ear
,er friends of her family had been appointea Gu
an TO the little village of st. victor, she oete
W. mined upon going there al Least ZOE un, e
We There her old nurse, who followed ne5 ess.
,ot where died, and there she continued 70 nVe ~
.er eduoate her child. Time had softened her gre
sorrows and her existence had been ior ma
a. years n happy and tranquil one Her chilu gse
re- M in beauty and grace, and poseesslhg eSe
at dtspositiOA Of heart and Entna m"snSr S'U