The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-16

| the rope attached to tho dead mans bodv held
tne nder fast unable to use his arms, he couId
not retain his seat, and fell heavily to the
| insPired by an almost Supernatural eonraoe -
| rushed to his relief: snatchinr . nvarl frorg,
she ground, cut the cords that bound him
he was free But at that instant \ lahot fro,r
Col Biake's pistol stretched the fosterer at bis
side, and q blow from its but felled me to the
earth When consciousness returned, 1yslilsi
myself at sea, with you beside me- aud mere i
nave ever aimee dwelt, under an assumed nas11e.
ana wholly retired from the world in tho hons
that my sad secret might be buried with me.
and that you, though deprived Of name and
Independence. And now, nv child yoT, nav
conceive my feelings when received the let
ter sPprising me Of your intended union with
earthly hopes, and branded your fathers NOM M
DRY with disgrace."N III
After this long, and to her heartrending,
narrative OF past occurrences, Mira. Pennant
had the satisfaction to find that his fathers in.
nocence was credited by her son. =, 80; 81
i" Dearest mother cried Lloyd. al faal for
yon mere. much more than for myself. Ny
eSaISe y inc nov Slsar vss, perhaps, mis-
zion Which, as II Turns ont, 1rprght me to the
very spot on this earth yhichl I shspId have
BSss as1Isas sd sSslssy shead have
Idid an for the best You won, wouid Be- san.
~ contaminated
possibility of discovery, after ali tfe precan1
lions which were taken. How or where that
man, who seems destined to be our persecutor
c cor have acquired his information, I cannot
tel, tor mortal being knew not yonr, history,
save one, and of his secrecy and devotion it
would be impossible to doubt.n q =; ,,.,
It matters not now, mother, my mind is
made up as to how it becomes me to act. /
believe as firmly as you do in my fathers in1
nocence, but the world believes otherwise !:
and in the world cannot remain to be spnrned
by former friends and scorned by the HnpitY-
ing herd, who ornelly visit the sins Of the pa-
rent on his unfortunate offspring. I have de-
terfnfned to bury myself in the wifds OF Amer
THANK God N exclaimed the rejooffe,eed moth.
eF kissing his hectic cheek ".Thank Heaven,
we shall not Of be again separated.n .<3 III
and viii You come with me ~ -. =.
With you, my child T To the worlds end :
and grateful to Providence that your heart
turiis towards me in this hour of tribulation y,
And there we may settle far away from the
shall raise the veil which covers our misfor.
tunes. Ny tastes are simple, and my savings
and industry will support us; but from the
with the world we leave must he cIit Io
the seif-dcniais exact discourage you p, -
No, my child, have long practised self
denials for you and without you; with you
and for your sake they will be but pleasures"
She then informed him that her pecuniary re-.
sources were large indeed. The old Earl, ap-
priced of her marriage and of a sons birth
and vested the purchase money half in the
English and half in the French funds for their
mutual benefit And what pleasure" she
added, {" felt in every yearly addition which
economy enabled me to make to the original
sum, hoping one day to you retire from
Your hazardous profession and dwell ut home,
happy III the affections of some worthy wife,
Aye, groancd Pcnnant, "all chance of that
AZ ~ tsast is gone fnrever
say not SO, my cftifstJ crIcT fond mo-
ther; throwing her arms round his neck, edo
y n1 y hgT hNa -..4,. r.
slnltten neaft' let me see Yon happy; all, say
S9u VII De So Ior my sake" s, .s-l-l,- t..,
-, nsiotneT, liIfsay Whatever may console yous
put aoh expect TOO much from me just yet,