The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-03-22

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J house, "aad when yons sszss Us ignai be
J ready.tO come right forw2ed 49, - 4
II. e q! 81 ist t5s, sai1f Jim,
|, pointing to the AyenNe of elmss g / can see
) de winders fust 1ate from dar, ana can Watch
I Young Dudley entered the house, while
Jim betoOk Shimsef to his lonely post
! Seated there, he could see, as he said, the
I windOwR of the houee, and could hear the
merry voices ring out upon the stiffness of
Tears rose to his eyes "a he watched the
4 great, aiming house, within whose walls he
4 had always found light, and love, and hap
piness. = S:s& -
He thought over his wretched experience
ship, and his present homeless, fiendless
condition. ~.4,. 80
He was no longer the boy in whom his
master felt such pride and confidence, whom
bis kind mistress indulged and pampered,
and whom the young people had always
gard. bvs.. =, .--Aeyei n7os
And now-who cared for him, or took any
interest in his welfare He remembered
the nice clothes, the good food, the pocket
money, that had made his life SO pleasant
! in the o1den time.
! He thought of his Sunday suits, of the
| circus nights, the procession days, the hei-
day seasons, when his had been a share of
every pleasure, comfort, or amusement.
Shivering with the fear that perhaps these
] golden days had passed away forever, Jim
saw the young men preparing to leave, and
knew that the moment of ordeal was near
at hand.
Dudley accompanied them to the door,
and as soon as theleave-takings we.eover,
Jim heard his! young master call Miss
1 front of the house, he could see the CLEAN of
her white hands she rested them on her
brothers shoulder.
Then Jim knew that they were speaking
of him, and his heart, and his hands, and
his knees trembfed IN unison, one with the
others. Then he knew that all was told
that a pair of white hands had clapped to-
gether in an ecstasy of delight, that sweet,
pale face had flushed with joyful surprise,
that q pure and stainless heart had thrilled
with generous emotion, and even before the
young man whistled, jim, though stiff from
long sitting, had jumped from his place, and
was half way across the street.
"Jim! Jim! Jim!'' was Miss Blanche's
kind greeting to him, " 1 was so afraid you
had died away there at the North for
always believed that you would come back
to us again-come in. I'LL go right up stairs
for papa, and Wen have You forgiven soon,
poor fellow"
= She few away even while she spoke, and
as Kate had also gone to her mothers room,
Dudley found the parlors deserted.
Jim stood partially hid by one of the doors,
as MI. Dudley, led by his sweet daughter,
entered the rOom:>
'j HWell !,well !" he said, in his usual cheer
full tones, !" Blanche has some mysterious
communication to make, and have to come |
down from mammals cosy room to hear it."
He sat down in one of the velvet arm
chairs Dudley rolled up to receive him, and
stretched out his arms to Blanche to seat |
her on mis- knees.
Not yet, papa" she said. First hear
what brother has to ay,-for it is great,
great favor we have to ask you"
There was slight culver of sadness in !
the young girls voice as she said the words,
and for the first time Mr.. Dudley felt that it I
was no trivial question of party or dress
that engrossed his daughters thoughts!
Father" said Dudley, stepping up to
blanche, and encircling her with his arm,
/" we come to ask your forgiveness, to petit
ton for your favor not for ourselves" he
sdded, seeing look of surprise and pain
flash from his fathers eye, "not for our
selves, but for poor, prodigal, truly repen
tant-n =
It's Jim dear papa. It's Jim :" cried
impatient at her brothers slow,
speech, and throwing her arms
around her fathers neck. Its our Jim
that has come home and he wants you to
forgive him, and take him back to your IA
vor and lethim be the some old Jim he used
to be-" - -..... s--7~-
"Whewl There, now ~ thought Dudley.
What short work she makes of it! I
don't think would have come to that point
for . quarter of an hour yet"
AS soon as his name was mentioned by
the tender voice which could not fail to win
its way, Jim hurried forward, but catching
sight of his masters STILL stern face, dropped
suddenly on his knees, halfway between
the door and his masters chair.
7" Here am, massai here / amt" he said 1
IN tone of humble sorrow; do anything
you want to me, only don't send me away
From h0aie.n j
Hush, sirI" interrupted Mr.. Dudley in |
his steEnest tones, "a1d listen 70 what I
have 70 cay" Ia