The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-12
JUVENILE COLUMN
Christopher Chuck and Brother Aa.slns Beads.

If you do not, ask your mother, and I
know You will find out from her. A Ca
tholic mother not know how to say her
beads 1t isn't possible.
Chuck, a celebrated musician, who
taught Marie Antoinette, was not only q
great artist, but pious man. His parents
were poor in this worlds goods, but rich in
the Catholic faith; they instructed their
son in his religious duties, and to their
prayers and Instructions, and to little
incident / viii tell you of in a moment, he
retained throughout his faith and good
name, amid the alluFing pleasures of the
court and the infidel society of that time.
Like the great number of musicians,
Chuck learned the art of music in the
grand old basiicas of Europe; and the
voice of tfe young singer was SO sweet,
and his expression so beautiful, that when
ever it was known that "ittle Christopher"
was to sing, a greater number than usual
was sure to collect in the church. Nothing
is better calculated to raise pious thoughts,
and to develope the religious sentiments,
than singing in the sanctuary. And often
| little Christopher felt like weeping for joy
as he sung, and listened to the noble and
severe humming of the organ.
| One day as Gluck was going out of the
church, after having sung in an admirable
manner % nsofet of Clari, he was spoken to
| by q poor Religious, who, with much
emotion, congratulated the young singer
| On the beautiful talent God had given him.
"And have nothing to give you, my
little FRIEND" continued the Religious, ''for
the pleasure you have given me, but this
chaplet; keep it as souvenir OF Brother
| Anselm, and promise me to recite it every
morning in honor of the Holy Mother of
God. The practice of reciting it daily will
bring you happiness, my young friend, and
if you are faithful to it God will bless your
| endeayors. You will become great before
men on earth, and worthy one day to join
the heavenly choir of paradise"
Christopher, surprised and pleased at
what the good Brother did and said,
respectfully took the chapiet, and promised
to recite it daily as long as he lived.
At the age of fifteen, Christopher Chuck
bad given such proofs Of precocious wisdom
and rare genius that his father did not
oppose his plan of going to Rome to finish
his musical education. But who would
defray the expenses of the Journeys How
could he, alone and unaided, go from
Vienna to Rome7 Most of boys in his
situation would have at once abandoned
the idea, but he had perfect confidence IN
the Blessed Virgin, and merely recited
with greater attention and devotion the
beads which Brother Anselm had given
him, and then left all in the hands of his
good mother in heaven.
One evening, just as he had finished
saying his beads, an unexpected knock was
heard at the door. 1t was the chapel
master of st. Stephens church, who was
of Palestrini's music; he had come to ask
Christopher to accompany him as his
secretary.
You may be sure that Christopher was
right glad. His fathers permission was
readily obtained, and he soon set ont fol-
the capital of the Christian world.
Twenty years he remained in Italy, and
he never Jailed in his pious practice OF
reciting his beads. In Vienna, and after:
wards in Versailles, when he was treated
| a. A. hxyf
all the court, he never allowed the attrac
tons of society to prevent his daily
| recitation of the beads-he would leave
the brilliant company that surrounded TIT
queen, and retire to some remote corner o
the palace, where, without being disturbed
he fulfilled the promise made to the poo
Religious. And when he suddenly diet
of apoplexy, he held in his hand the chap
let of Brother Anselm.- Youths Cattot
Guide.
How QUARRELs BEGIN. - " wish tina
pony was mine," said q little boy, wh'
stood at window looking down the road
. "What would you do with him 7" aske'
his brother.
, "Ride him; that's what I'd do"
"All day long 7"
eyes, from morning till night"
, s"You'd have to let me ride sometimes,
i said the brother.
. "Why would /, you'd have no rlght II
4 him if he was NINE" >- ~a.,. 49,.
> "Fatker would make you let me hav
e him part of the time"
"No, he wouldn'tm
, "My children" said the mother, VIII
f had been listening, and now saw that the.
y were getting angry with each other, all TO
3 nothing, ."let me tell you of quarre
. | between two boys no bigger nor olde
. than YOU are, that read about the othe
:. day. They were going along the road
e talking together in a pleasant way, whe
:, one of them said:
e ''I wish had all the pasture land i
), the world
d "The other said, 'And wish had a
d the cattle in the world
"'What would you do then y asked hi
d friend. -
n "'Why, would turn them into you
+, pasture-fand.,
:. "No, you wouldn't was the reply.
q "Yes, 1 would