The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-24
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came INTO the room just as i hnd hidden the
children IN an adjoining bedrooni
9" is 1t possible, tllen,' said he, that lie is in~
deed yourself What in the name of gsidsreSa
could haze brought you to this awfn regien =
=" came replied calmly rs j could, 'on
business that nearly. concerns you aud Maggies
am sure Providsnce naust have seta6 you jhure,
for i have been trying nh the way 60 think
how could manage the business on which
came; without being able to settle upon any
plan. Breathe prayer to Heaven, Donald
Macpherson, for strength to bear your joy as
feryently as have heard you inter under tlas
pressure of crushing griefs, while tell ynn
that Almighty God has sent two of yoar lost
children back to you--iittie Maggie'and your
baby boyP Ss ssla ~
Newer can / forget the expression that stole
over his features finished. He lifted his
handa and eyes reverently to heaven, and MUIR
mured q prayer in his native dialect Then
looking at me, as if awe-struck, he exclaimeds
Can it be that heaven has again employed
you the former messenger of its mercies to u.s.
to bring this browning one to our stricken
hearts and desolated HEARTH 1t is not pos
sible--It must be some wild dreamf afal sIa
drew him gently to, the door of the bed-
room, opened il, and rushed from the ROOM
Altar some time, went back to tho happy
group, but it was long before we lconld speak
Such Jog seemed too sacred for 5w0rds.ia When
we had sufficiently recovered fraEa the blissShf
agitation of the scene, we set about conoertiRai
Treasures for breaking the joyful ueEB to hes
wife, He,decided that he would go home and
bring her with him in double wa g0n, to ao.r
company me TO their home; pleading ing fn3igslef
after my Journey as the reason why did not
go with him at once. On the way Inc was To-
prepare her well as he Could b 81 tssTfksfn9
al will not dwell upon the ra1stures of the,
young mother when she resolved her ehiidfentg
who had sboeR dead, but were alive again-a
had been lost, hut were fonnd p--Dn1y tesEB-r
mark tbas she who bad borne grief 80 ealeliy
tsesss Safie1fly met 10 eiss etlsias ees faEe
and with many sorS stnet
| the gratitude with which her heart was over
ssThe possibility of their cliiidreri's escape
/ had never for one moment occurred TO the
! minds of the parents, and in the confusion and
| darkness of the shipwfeck scene on the coast.
| theiE-recoyery was unncticed. Their condi-
+ ten and that of Mr. ferguson, their being con-
1 sednently hurried away SO suddenly from tho
i vicinity, aud remaining so long unconscious,
| together with the absence of the physician, had
| prevented any communications of n kind which
might have led to the disclosure OF thear ea-
cape ..o,, ..,...a .,,.a,.,, .,,
i the settlements, and the hotse was thrnDged
early and late, with people Of high and low
degree who catne to offer their
4 over the Lott and f0Kfd. ~ =
i" 1 formed many agreeable acquaintances
during the few weeks was persuade4 90 pro
ffurr in that pert of the hut
4 the lapse of forty years have not been able to
4 of5fftHTHte my offeeticirs Of A4as-
\ phersons, and have only served to engrave
more deeply on my heart the lessons learned
| from them, and my conviction that those upon
whom God designs to bestow his richest spirit
| ual gifts must go up, as did Moses OF Old, 20
| meet Him in the cloud
II We sat for some time in silence after she
, | closed, and then asked, "Did you ever see OF
: | hear from them after your departure ~
= I never saw them again. BIe ruTtfeuJ brt'
we kept up correspondence for n long time
Some years after the events have related a
largo estate in Scotland was left TO them from
! q distant relative, aud they returned to thai
a country and have heard that they have been
nctive in advancing every good work, both II
their Canadian home end III THAT to which they
!, have returned"
: Tho accident to the train being remedied We
a resumed our journey, and parted from my new
friend at Toronto with sineers regret Hei
wnyside story had so impressed me that tran
- scribe it, hoping it may interest others as 4
| did me, id which event my labor viii be ampl,
' rewar1aed.-C Catholic World.