The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-26
NUMBER IL.

I wss aetainsd Ia - CO. IN AZ ~ o,.,o.,,
At that hour, sst Oh vsstysrd. iii 60 II.
tentton Of Walking homo. TIE rain had ceseod
blowing. Over the murky city roofs the moo.
was rising In an unclouded skv' an6 an 80.
;shops wore .bl.se with light. ~ rooms ws enc
having one or two calls to make, ohoss. tSis,
evening, 70 60 round by way of the Strand ~
CSha3ing Gross. Ny calls ali made, turned -
and %as 1s,t a.ne e my nessest way home
shorcoghfare, when, whom should see little
wSy IN mont OF me, staring intently into tho
,cn Idow o, jewelers. shop, bat the fishy-
recognized him in . moment, having taken mar
tloular notice of him while he was nv fel3cw
passenger in the morning. Not that there ~.
snaS made me suspicious Of his honesty, but
rather that he offered such q marked contrsst
20 me 81 respectable well-to-do city mon vi1s
th;m f up the rest OF the passengers. He
IN suil OF rusty black; with n hat and boes.
that had been carefully doctored.n and misht
stlli 90 some fair-weather service. hut which
were i'll calculated to stand the brnnt of ~
rainy day. Ills mouth was that of q hsbituaJ
dram-drnkcr. His eyes were weak and wa
tesy and his high-ridged aquilin, lasc had an
deep potation. His chin had e. ii .r!, not :ieit
a razor for several days; and the minute frsR-
menus OF straw and chaff which chung to his
a Gn; ana were mixed up with his unkemp3
=,
whlcn ne had been reduced, during the proceed
ing night; Yet with all this, the fellow carried
e Jaunty little cane, which he swung to and
and ne had on q pair of dog-skin gloves that
would have looked stylish if they had not been
quite so dirty. -
P1rse7 That was the question and the ofteSer
looked at the man, the more inclined l felt to
endorse the opinion of the bus conductor 4
y Low, r morocco purse, containing fifteen-and-
ArNdn InAx \:
LII. S,o sa.e OF ntty guineas-nOt bad morniupss
work for gentleman in reduced cirens,-
,,';.;n%; ~. such case however all tho sur
nad seeh him take the purse, and SO lonv ma he
Kept DIS own counsel, he was SAT. from detee.
tn n Inc grand point was to ascertain whether
duplicate y for it, about his person But how to
RMS was the problem that kept turning
over and over in my mind as / cautioasv .fat
Owed up my man when he went ON His ~
rom the jewelers. shop. At the ton of the ians
ne seemed to hesitate for half a minute. VIZ,
le 1ur ~ TO the right, and went up Long Acre.
II the rear ~ " oA Saros
VIII pNs yon to simple te-t.,.., friend,
n"Hght and as You come out of it, 80 will
anJudye you innocent or guilty.
hurrymg mp behind him, tanned him l;yh+I,,
III, ~ 'ne .'ii peg Your pardon" said, but
~ Hs you sp. rt"P this psnSilsase just now
Few seconds as if he could not take in tn.
lean.hS OF my question. He looked ut me with
yes full OF suspicion. Whether he recegnize.I
ng's bus, could not determine. We had baItsa,
pposite large shop. and the light from the
'lndow sllone full on my silver pencil case o,,
' isc at length, when he was apparently 81
sned with his scrutiny of my face his glance
lstened greedily. $3.50 e'0
Picked it up, did you say ~ he asked. as he
gan 90 tumble with thumb and finger in hi.
Just behind yom." / answered. "Bnt IL it,s
u >. Yours shan't hnther any more about il.
" But ii is IliIe' he mt in .,,,.ri, ..u
upid of me to lose itr' put tue nepc;,-cos.
his hands without hesitation. IL am really
neh Obliged to You" he went on, for your
nng gentleman, You will find thath6nestv il
e exception in this world, and not the rule y
= wen, I'm glad to have found the ynernJ
u' y " i'h u ii'"gh. lou seem 'oN no the
y 90 Taiue IT., young gentleinan" answered
Old hypocrite. Less, perhaps, from its
i ansa wor1h, than from the fact that it is
, sole relic now left me of a very dear friend
lendship ever let us cherish. A truly noble
ltimentw -'""i'
Then, if you value it so highly" said, "you
4 hardly object to stand half go of brandy
its recovery"
Half go of brandyr' he said in Mortified
le Young man, young man, I'm very much
had taken aut my watch. 4 valuable gold
'er. As his eye fell on it, his intended remon-
ance came TO an abrupt conclusion.
Weli-3h-yes. you quite right he re-
ned, and shall be happy TO treat you ton
OF brandy. To what place shall we adjournT
10 the nearest house, please. want to get
ME TO my dinner"
so we went into the nearest tavern, where
new acquaintance ordered glass of brandy
me, and half pint of stout for himself
to be behind-hand, ordered couple of
ars.
Been in London long :" asked my companion.
1 was lighting my weed. =
No, only few months. Fresh from the
lntry."
At the risk of being thought impertinent,
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