The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-12

engrossing love, "not wisely but too well.
coutd entertain no thought of separation from
him.
Cecily had herself grown up in the house
hold of her mothers Oldest friend who was I'll
widow OF a Catholic, the representative of /,
| family that had bravely borne the burden O
tne tudor and succeeding prosecutions, ant
! MAD emerged from. their sufferinps impoyer
lsheu indeed, but stamped with the dignity O
Christian fortitude and Christian hope Mrs
Marston had taken little Cecily from her mo
| thers arms on the fatal day which separated
| them forever in this world. ''Let her be my
Youngest care, She said to Lady Trevis, and
tse dying mother Thankfully consented, know.
ing Her il1end's religious feeling and maternal
| heart. So Ceeily grew up sister to Mrs. Mar.
ston's three children, the Youngest of whom
WIS iogr years older than herself, and now
M, married REQ 10 French nobleman, and living at
ms s., chateau in Normandy.
Time Went on, and the first week of june
approached, the period fixed upon for Bea-
trees ni Wedding. 4 few weeks before the day
appointed, drs Bellington and Cecify were
alone together one evening and after some
minutes silence, Mrs. BelIington said, almost
abruptly
"..cceecily, Go You like Archibald Beverly '
On, yes, aunt don't You W- she replied
somewhat startled by the question.
should be very unlike the rest of the
wSris e. did not said Mrs Bellington, and
S ses ~ times almost fear the matchwiH not
Pc 59r bs9triees happiness
cause FOR ! fear OF this sort Fa i r
Nome actually, and / blame myself for
dwelling on aIl unfounded idea--fancy, l think
it must be. Beatrice is so dear to NE that I
am alive to everything concerning her, aud J.
find myself watching with too Jealous an anXi-
ETY. her future husband. His brilliant Qualities
and his delightful kindness of manner have
been lately less apparent to me than certain
seItishness, however well concealed--a real dis
regard of the feelings of others, with an ont
ward show of interest. Still may be wrong,
and in my love of Beatrice lie unjust in my
Judgment of others"
''fs it impossible to defer the marriage
Could we not gain a little time in order to he
quite sure Beatrice is doing well :" asked
Cecily anxiously.
'sImpossible@ answered her aunt. ''There
could be no reasonable pretext for postponing
All event decided upon many months since"
The next day Cecily took her request to st.
Mary's; at the next meeting of the confrnter-s
nifty it was read and prayed for.
Glare de Mesme to her mother, Mrs. Marston:
My dearest mother must not suppose that be-
cause she has not heard for o whole fortnight
from her daughter she has undutifutfy forgot
ten to write. Ah dear mamma, daily, hourly,
am with Yop, in spite of my great happiness
here am already looking. forward to your
promised visit, next year. Why cannot it be
nowF Henri would be so glad to welcome yon
here -aRd-taIn- sure the bright clear atmos-
Phere would do Agues good, and the entire
change benefit You both. | cannot write q
long letter to-day, because Henrfs aunt and
cousins came yesterday to stay for q few days,
and during their stay must place great deal
of my time at their disposal. But I must ac-
count for my unusual delay iii writing. A few
days after my last letter to You we made an
excursion to some of the beauties in the neigh
borhood. About five miles of there are some
extraordinary caves and a waterfall, near
very extensive forest, and within half mile
of a charming little village After had
seen all these, rested in the woodland took
luncheon but, DESTROYS of takingahomc with
me some wild flowers, l went of i'll search of
them with little Rosalio de Barcau for my COM
panion. We came upon some who We're
Telling trees, and turning to strike into anoth-
CT path, did not see n loose branch about TO
fall, but Rosalie screamed, and escaped with
slight injury to my foot. Rosaltc's cries
We're heard by our party, and they came to my
assistance. Henri was very much alarmed,
and thought IL best to-take me to the village
aud have medical advice. This WAS done, and
although the injury my foot had received was
slight yet, us there. had been shock TO the
nerves. a few days rest where / was, would
greatly accelerate the cure. TO this Henri and
1 consented. l was quite restored at the end
of n week, and my beloved mother need have
no anxiety about me. When i write again /
will tell you n sad story / heard during my
stay at &nvers. Adieu, for the present; with
much love from Henri to Agnes and yourself,
and the Same from yonr so,yUer-lovins child
GLARE DE MEsNIE.n
The story which Clare promised to tell her
mother was, that seven years before, in small
town twenty miles beyond Edinburgh, there
mother and daughter The father was Dir.
Graylie, the chief medical man of the place,
and held in universal respect by all classes
and persons. Mrs. Graylie was kind and
gentle woman, and Lizzie, their only child,
sixteen, their joy, their comfort, and their
hope. She was n fair, simple child of nature,
knowing no worldly guile, having fair
amount of education, and, like her parents n
firm believer in the Free Kirk doctrines, But
the time had come WHOM this peaceful hoTue
would be made miserable One of tho many
visitors to tho town for fishing pursuits had
fallen ill of low fever and l9r. Graylie did his
best. and quickly restored the patient TO
health, who, in calling to thank his medical
adviser, found he was from home; but Mrs.
GTayle received him, and pleasing were his
manners acquaintance was begun which
was continued during his stay. Though of