The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-26

on humble one, it is true, of individual
character as delineated in tho human eye
able
g At one time studied chronology. What
is moral characters says the phrenologist
Moral character, he replies, is bumps. tried
nosology. What is the index of intelligence
asks the uosoogist. 1T is your nose. He
knows nothing. They are all wrong together
sANhere do look to read the moral and per
ceptiblc faculties of the human mind p
whittier do turn to seek for infallible intica-
tions that my confidence shall not be mis-
placed To the eye, sir. The eye is the
character is written. Depend upon it, it is al
in your eye
Really, this was very disagreeable. | was
so perpleXed l could not tell what to do. Ii
flashed through my mind that had better &c
down on my knees, and at once avow myself a
wretched onc-eycd inposter, regardless of all
con sequences to the inspectorsliip But this
is weakness, l thought. Should / give)np the
secret of so many years standing,[and lose
Laura and the inspectorship at ono fell swoop
MOI With powerful effort>4 controlled my
feelings.
g : l have read yourLeyes,' said Mr.. Tired
gold, and must say they impress me with q
favorable opiniop>of the candor and frankness
OF your Disposition
: "What y guilty being felt!
:" very favorable opinion, sir. And will
say 1haye confidence III you. Plainly, like
You, and would rather have you for son-in-
=
husband
For very shame could hardly find words
suitable to express my Acknowledgements of his
good opinion but i blurted out something,
and the old gentleman shook me cordially 10y
the hand, and wished me goodnight.
= Il don't know il you will think me unduiy
tnqlisi tive said, bat allonld like to ask
You one qttcsefon UeTore ss.ss
." Not at all. You probably mean as to the
amount of tire settlement
- No, no. terFuDted. colOriDp.
assure you that was furthest from my thoughts
1t is very different subject Your daug tcr
wished me to ask you why you came to Step
miuster2
. Mr.. Treds1old locked at me keenly for a
moment, then hereplied with some abruptness,
Change of air. Goodnight
The manner i'll which he said good nj ght
did not admit OF further conversation.
~Why had Laura insisted on my asking
this question ? Surely not to elicit such an
uusatis factory piece of information as this.
faneied heard the old gentleman chucItle to
himself as he shut the strect-door on me.
When next sa4 Laurashe was very eager
TO know if her father had todd me anythin s
about the reason which brought them to settle
in StcpiGiuster. j mentioned his reply, uHd At
caused her COED deal of apparent uneasincss.
He ought to have told YOU that, Pen. e /
don't think L ought to be your wife till you
know
Il protested my utter indifference to the
ss'si hGoG tLeln-here .-NllAtegcE-
nj gilt be-
- But PEN She said, plncking at her dress
Oh dear. You ought to know ii. l wish
coaid tea Ntfts. am sure You Will regard nae
with an eye OF scorn by-and-by, when You
find have kept something from you.' The
tears coming mp III her beautiful eyes as
sh@lookcd at me.
mo, l said nothing would ever make me
change my opinion of her, the dearest
dariiug-weli, we viii leave the opithets. In
fact, as Thought of my secret, which l had
not disclosed,it rather relief to me that
she should not tell me why they came to Step
minister. 1t encouraged and excused mo, as it
WCTC, NY Owl T1SrTvU. BUT vuJrftt 11rtc-ft
have preferred though, she should have said
eyes of scorn, instead Of an eye. Everybody
seemed TO talk about III C-c-to mo i'll Il way
which seemed quite personal.
g. Are YOU sure, Pen, you will fnrgiYe NO,
whatever you learn about III the future p
Certainly | said.
well, in course of time we We're married.
/ still maintain my office as inspector. No one
ever had such a wife mine-the best temper
ed and most loyable creature, l really believe,
III the world. Our congeniality of feeling was
something wonderful. Even down to liGTle
lttle matters of the most trivial character az
likes and Gisiiies, there was perfect uuanimify
between us. IL may seem y very absurd in
stance to give OF this unauimity, it is SO
triNing; bat / have always had n great an
tipathy TO flies.-I very nearly exposed my
secret on one occasion before the Board, owing
To flies. 1t was autumn, and fly had been
buzziug about my face, singing me for some
time whilst reading report. Then MISS Sl
him: thought he was gone. Meantime, that
liY was iuteltly ougaged III my glass eye. II
wonder the Board never noticed it II
they had,+ should Aavo been fouud out. At
home have devoted gTea+ deal of my leisure,
il tie hy-seaSou, TO devismg traps and
poisonous swectMuafs for them, and have
tiy-cages in every room. afraid Laura
wou!d thialI this suspicious; bnt no, she never
did. Her skin is particularly delicate aud
sensitive. Laura did not like ties was glad
Of that.
There was one thing, l must say, caused
me no little annoyance about Laura. 1t was
only little thing in itself, and no doubt
ought to have been above feeling hurt at such
n trife. Still, ever so little a thing, when it's
in your eye, for instance, a speck of dust,
does cause great deal of annoyance With