The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-21

THE MORNING STAR
much afraid of the o'More taking me for his
m0ther.n FM
The annunciation of this grave anxiety set
off old Nora in aft of laughing, under cover
of which Nellie contrived to complete her
toilette. Madder-dyed petticoat, and russet
tkem all !; but the effect though exceedingly
ia e1pectsd; ~ Nora, turning her round
and round for closer inspection, declared,
with many an Irish expletive, which we
willingly spare our readers, "That dress
herself- how she might, no one could ever
really was, namely, born lady, and per
guise." With smile and 3 courtesy Nellie
accepted of the compliment, and then
tripped down the winding staircase Of her
turret, took one peep at Lord Netterville
"calliogh" or nook by the hearth, which,
screened off by bent mating, had been
allotted to him as the warmest and most
comfortable accommodation the tower
afforded, and having satisfied herself that
he was still fast asleep, stepped out gayly
into the open air. She was met at the door
by Mazda" who nearly knocked her down
OVA0OOAON6
again, and she was playfully defending her
self from the too raptur0us advances of her
f0ur-f friend when Roger ran his fish
ing-boat alOngside the pier, and, evidently
installing Nellie for some bare footed visi-
tor of Nora's, called out in Irish:
"Hilloa, ma colleen dhas run back to
the tower, will you, and tell Nora to fetch
good handful of fish for your pains, for
have caught enough to garrison the island
for week"
Guessing his mistake and enchanted at
the success of her masquerade, Nellie in
stantly darted into the kitchen, seized a
fishing-creel which was lying near the
hearth, and rushed down to the pier. Roger
was still so busy disentangling the f}sh
from the net in which he had caught them,
that he never even looked at Nellie until
he turned around to place them in her
basket. Then for the first time he saw who
it was whom he had been so unceremo-
niously ordering about on his commission.
Had Nellie been rich and prosperous, he
would probably have laughed and made ex-
ceedingly light of the matter; but poor,
and almost dependent on his bounty as she
was, he flushed scarlet to the forehead, and
apologlzed with an eager Difference, which
was not only very touching in itself, but
very characteristic of the sensitive and
generous-hearted race from which he
clusion, smiling and laying his finger lightly
on the folds of Nellie's mantle, CATER ali,
how could I dream that, her weeks of weary
wandering only just concluded, Mistress
Netterville would have been up again with
the sun, looking as fresh and bright as the
morning dew, and masquerading like a
peasant girlf"
But l am not incorporating at ALL"
said Nellie, laughing, and yet evidently
quite in earnest. 81 am as poor as q peas
ant girl, and mean to dress like one, ay,
and to work like one, too, SO long as needs
must be dependent upon Others"
"NOt if / am still to be master here"
said Roger, very decidedly, taking the fish
ing-creel out of her hands. Like a wan
dering princess you have come to me and
like a wandering princess I intend that you
shall be treated, SO long as you condescend
to Of, honor ne me by your presence in this king
Z" But the fish, said the laughing and
blushing Nellie; " in the meantime what is
to he done with the fish Nora will be in
pain without it; for she told me last night
that there wasn't a blessed fish in the bay
that would be worth a 'traneen' if only
half an hour were suffered to elapse between
their exit from the ocean and their intro
duction to her kitchen"
Nora is quite right said Roger, re-
spending freely to the young girls merry
laugh; "and it has cost me both time and
pains. do assure you, to impress that fact
upon her mind. But Mazda has already
told her all about it; and here she comes"
he added, as he caught a glimpse of the old
woman descending leisurely toward the
pier. So now we may leave the fish with
safe conscience to her tender mercies, and,
if you are inclined for stroll, will take
you up to yonder rocky platform, from
whence You will see the Atlantic, as unfor-
tunately we but seldom see it on this wild
coast, IN all the calm glories of a summer
day"
iTol9e Continued.i .
READING.-There was a lad who, at four
teen, was apprenticed to a soap boiler. One
of his resolutions was to read an hour day,
or at least at that rate. and he timed him