The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-31

gone. Half her life had grown into his, and
how should she call it back Yes, it was all her
own fault, she had hidden her true, strong
love, under vexing words and wilful acts, And
Willie had found a gentler mate.
Poor Honoria, that last was small comfort
She may repeat, again, and again, that It Is her
suffering any easier to bear she feels in her
torn heart. And now arises the question:
how is she to get on with that new life which
is to begin with to-morroM,s sun She must
milk the cows, and bake the bread, and eat, and
talk, and knit, just as if the evening was going
to bring Willie, and the idea of his coming
were there to give relish to her meals, and
flowers in the window, nor hurry to have on her
clean-starched gown at night-faL, nor stand
listening on the swept hearth for feet that are
never coming any more. Above al, on! ABOVE
all, she must never stray near Letthereen. The
flowers may bloom and die, the grass may grow
in wild tangle, but never more must she
follow the winding path through the heath.
Oh! no. Honoria locks her hands upon her
breast, and vows that never again shall
square inch of Letthereen soil be touched by
the sole of her foot
Letthereen! the dear home other past future,
the sweet place, the pretty farm, close ny the
sea, that Honeria loved xnestA geld and
purple upon tho mOorside. Wilds and rUugh,
and bare, many would have thought it, but to
the mountain girl it was q paradise. The new
lattice windows that she had been so proud and
fond of, and the interior of four rooms which
had seemed so spacious to Honoria the queer,
father had left In it. All the little bright
points, and advantages of Letthereen, which
the hAppy girl had learned by heart. Many q
time she had made excuses to race over, ana
lust take q look that all were there in reality
Letthereen with another woman BAKING
bread upon its hearthstone, and another woman
Watching for Willie from its sunny doorway.
from NH that .' other woman This was a picture
more easy to realize than . long life spent with
out Willie, and Honoria's dry anguish broke
forth into passion of tears. Tears tnas age
the heart, that wash ont the trivial landmarks
of childish griefs, and rain wide ocean be-
tween the weeper and her early youth.
And SO Honoria gathered herself round upon
and. dawn found her sleeping the heavy slumber
Of grief. u:.s,s, n.on. h.. nome
for gossiping ramble with one OF Two o. s sns
in the house alone, with her arms resting on the
kitchen table. Her hair is as tidy as sver' ano
her gown as neat but where is the Dit OF rosy
ribbon that was wont to light up her dosky
beauty ON Sunday evenings I There IL is, tying
up little bundle that lies before her on the
| table.
| floor, and falls to her feet. She can see where
she sits the smiling brown moors, with the pur
nile shades stealing down their sides, and the
valley river coming tripping along IN snS sun
here and there through gap in q broken bank
| or o lurch in the uncertain upland. Every
thing is still, and glad, and OF rest. Honorli
| has somewhere read, Blessed are they thai
mourn, for they shall be comforted," and sh'
| tries to have faith.
Half dozen hot, heavy tears rain into he
lap. Startled and angry ut their unbidden up
| pearance, she shakes them from her apron
| winks their dew from her eyelashes, and look
/ straight on out through tho door again. liner
| is an invisible path leading round that distant
mighty old headland, with the royal rone Q
purple. and the golden crown Of whfns: Wher
does it lead to 2 Letthereen. Following Ho
i noria's eyes, we have hit on her thought. WI
lie must get Letthereen. That is 1t.
Willie must get Letthereen to till and 2
make fruitful, to gladden. his heart, and to shei
1 Ter Iis wife and how he is TO get it, Is VIVA
Honoria must think and plan for, whtie she "a
Quiet and leisure to think, and before II Dc 10
late. Her sober Judgment has convinced ner Q
!, the truth of Willie's words. hex fathers arGe
will burst with q terrible crash on ms hea1
when what has happened can be no longer nte
den from him. He will, no doubt, revenge n
mortified pride by depriving Willie Of Lettht
. reen. Uniess--and Honoria breathcs thick q
: she thinks of that unless-he can be induced I
| give IL to him before he knows what has Passe
, between them. In that case, the seu-sam
/ pride would forbid him to withdraw gilt MAD
/ before the eyes of the world; and II there
anger to be borne with, Honoria would bear On
, | brint of il. She will use all her wits, her yer
: utmost power and strength to win that tar
For dire picture has risen before her eye
. and haunted her since thai night. Wuiey
Z broken down, dispirited man, tolhng at n
: days spadeelabor for . Pittance OF wages, VINE
he can get it, in seanty Lettergesch, often goln
3 l hungry for want Of even 30 much. sorrow