The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-02-07

everything was still quiet in his fathers room
the report being favorable, the boys went with
sheir marbles into the kitchen, and Mrs. LAM
l,ert. took seat by Laura, and began TO assist /
ia washing up the tea things
"Mypoor darling said her mother, you !
cannot know how it disfresses me to see those |
delicate little hands already growing rough
under such work as this. II 1 coufd only be |
and fill the post of nurse, maid, anu
then. indeed, time might be more
a rrceably and more proftably spent. But, |
alas nov, when of all my life most crave and
l1eed the wealth that can purchase ease and
pleasure fur my dear ones. find only q penury,
that s,inchee harder every day. II it were not
for ray faith and trust in the One who rules and
orders all these changes, shouldlos heart en-
tireIy when think of the future--that future
which goes before me like black rolhns
cloud" ...s,Ss.,
& Sc Perhaps mother dear, that land of prom
Use may He even beyond such courier. Wtfo
knona but that sllu same littie head and hands
heretofore 50 helpless thntrcon1qr the nice
etfectually In these fast darkening days!
Them locking solely and earnestly in her
. = md liza - St u =
seIz aide, =sia continued 49,.
('Manma, darlinSs>I have secret-the irst
l ever kept from YOU; and 1T has been, y such
dreadful hard work"
lieve ii is anything ve-y serious. Not Lover,
hope unless, indeed, that Irisn Knight, a de-
scenfiant of long line f.llings, has suddenly
appeared aud taken your heart by storm"
~ Now. mother, why will you always be
Joking hne about those detestable 1rishnaen.
You know that hate them, and never, never
mean to marry enc, evcr1if there is not another
man left"
well, well my child" said her mother,
so0thingly, 80 I'll say more, for indeed my
| Joking days ReeIt over only serious thonSLt
an" marc W" IT, te and fhen viii be better able
! - - -. os ~ in,nnrt y
| !! I,r3cnd mother il is something very seri-
Gus pur ~ Io,n;nher the motive that unveiled
mus - ~ ~ Yo1 EnoIy mother dear. how
~ hos heen sick and how little
i ios ~ -. soons tn he of his ever being well
n nUp" again TO attend to business Then,
| ~ 55rad;tors IRE 40 merciIess pressing Sc
hard almost dying man, and seizing and sell
- - Ell n 1.-THE time- would be n fortune
| ;nsst Too I'm crafty their own rapacity. Well
10 80 Ion, sine 400 how things were going
e. - ~ are Tyy,t5 GREAT
~ Sbur,,nT. +I,c f,rulties of the yeTlng as wei
| 90 81 tla Iii SEEDING mud WEIGHING all this,
began to rub nv little head, to see if something
18th while conid he e,ot ont of it; then be
:. tb01Gbt me of the rood education father had
oivc7 me and so I thou pht the best thing
SSouId do would he. to turn il TO some account
Tbereunon. started off with my bright idea
! and suhu;tted II to Father s. and old Col
Chamberlain, who know all kinds of people
| NIL on5 south and they to nv great delight
T',,S.aS Of nv Man. and promise3f to help MI
| aiPrlsI r. ,iorr 90, Cbalnherlain received
80 n,, nv, oIa friend in Missi.sippi offerin
, - s;tnat;nM 70 me "a ,seyerness, with a salary a
fifty dollnrEsa month And now; l only wal
xonr and fatYs,r's r,erlnission to accept it AN
your AM an" ovay,y on1.cherished secret"
Mrs. TomherfS heart was too full for words
rs -nIIo sasfce involved in this heroi
- - - -, I,aaut;fSl tlauuhter was prefgure
o., r, =" istant 70 her Saini She could only elias
q her in her AIMS. andzeiaculate between II.