The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-10-04
y s.. NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING., OCTOBER 4; 1868.

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her, whither she had gone befope, - \, nov
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glimpse Of the radiant shore on which abe
had now safely set her foot Richard looked,
or rather glared, at him, and sald, in low,
h0arse tones la~ ~ .,#. y.yig.,tltk
" You have not conquered me! Better
to see her dead than his wifei Expect no
mercy from me, for you will find nonew ii
"S She Thought of you in her last hours"
said Father O'Donnell. NJ
"When did she def" demanded the
other, sternly. She ,oos better :"
eyes; she was buoyed up with hope till
after the trial. When we told her the re-
su t, she grew very white, but still quite
calm, and begged to be taken to Frank at
hour, and came away as calm as before.
When we got home had to carry her in,
and she whispered to me not to leave her.
She grew rapidly worse. gave her the
last sacraments, and she died at daybreak-
just as the sun rose" Richard was stand
was hidden. The priest went on: She
was quite conscious to the last, and most
peaceful and happy. All the anguish OF
the last few weeks had passed away. She
had accepted her cross, and looking into
eternity, she saw of how little worth are
! the judgments of men. just before she
went, she drew me close to her, and said
/. If that poor being, whoever II may be
man or woman-who brought you that note,
comes to you again, tell him or her that l
freely forgave and prayed for them"
| Richard came forward. His face was
pale, but q look of determined rage was
painted on it. " You will never have need
to give the message" he muttered, through
his closed teeth. .5.g Ja.H -
! GOOD grant may !" said the priest. Be-
fore lie could add more, Richard had Quilted
the room and the house. ~ -.
Il %h6a in which ha narGP0 from
{ his wife, great change came over Frank.
, He received the news of her death quietly,
n saying that he had never expected to see
j her again. AN suspense wasinow over, and
he accepted his lot meek1y as,coaiing from
the hand of God. He saw all his children,
and took leave of them, as well as of his
almost broke hearted father and mother,
, with resignation and hope. The bright
things of life had been his, but were now
gone forever; he would bear his suffering
brayely till he won his crown of rest. T.
Very soon after his sentence he set sail
, for the colonies, for the events Of our story
. took place when it was still the custom to
9 send convicts abroad. Willie went to see
4 him the day before he sailed, and the two
sat together hand in hand, within the
e walls Of a felon's cell and spoke of the past,
1 their happy, careless fboyhOod, their college
r days, their peaceful after lives till this
t mysterious cloud had overshadowed them
: Frank told Willie how often his wife came
o to visit him in dreams; how at night his
> poor cell seemed to he radiantty lit up, anG
e his wife, all clothed like an angel, woult
8 smile upon him, and whisper to him to bt
e of good cheer life would soon be over, ant
ioy was at hand; and sometimes she
brought witl,-her n baby angel, the LITTLE
Mary whom lie had never seen In life. Il
Z seemed very uncertain whether the tw'
friends and brothers would ever NEE
G again; but they looked forward to anOthe
Il meeting when all LIES troubles would b.
> ended. 'H--., $500
!. There is one person." said Frank, afte
e q pause, "whom pity far more than d.
!. ! myself-the man, whoever it was, that dit
U this thing" = -t H Eftep 90
p T"Yes,7 said Willie, "that is trne." .s'
= sssr- can't think who he can be" continues
, Frank. 81 cannot imagine. never knet
y any one to have d grudge against me
EXCEPT Richard Dunno, for those few years
4 ! aid You know how entirely he got owe
- that. Sometimes think must hay
!, dropped the notes, and some one hay
=, them. and then had not courage to tell tn
y truth However, it's no use speculatin
=. y further on it; but the man must be niisei
AZ able, and pity him from my heart.
~ " And forgive him 7" said the priest.
:: go. YES, Willie, long ago, before Ellie
in died, when it aoas hard to do so; Out
to never can imagine how one can dare 10 as
at forgiveness of God, and refuse 1t t
re another"
re And when, next day, the ship spread hs
IN sails, and Frank saw Ireland recedln
er from his view-his own loved countr!
w which held the grave of his wife, and kne
Mt that his parents were left alone in their ol
or age, and his children deprived of fath'
IL, aud mothers care, and with the ban
he disgrace resting on them-his heart WI
ce ready to break. Yet, even then he hl
at peace in his soul, and pitied still more I'll
40 man who had wrought the evil.
nd Margaret and. her husband took the po
sc children back to their own home, to brit
CHI them up as best they could on their Mario
- means. ..,. ..,s& ...i. s,s.- - -,.
ne Willie devoted himself. moro assidnous
III, than ever to his parish duties. Eat tho
I'D who watched him closely-aDd there we
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