The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-24

relations had persisted But a small number
of their companions on the voyage survived.
Their goods and clothing, with the exception
OF what they wore, were all lost but this was
too tritling to be thought of in comparison with
their other misfortunes.
=" As soon as they were able, they proceeded
to Montreal, in company with the survivors of
the wreck, and Donald showed the certificate
of his appointment surveyor--which he for
tunately carried in his vest pocket-to the
mayor of the city, who provided comfortable
quarters for them, and advised him to remain
there until he should receive remittances from
Scotland, for which they sent immediately
after their arrival in Montreal.
" They had not yet decided whether they
would return when these funds should arrive,
or go on to the place for which they had start
ed, as their companions were anxious to have
them do.
She expressed entire Indifference as to
going on or returning; her children being
gone, she did not care where she was The
terrified, iInploring lock of her darling Maggie,
as she was dashed from them on her frail sup
port, amid the merciless bufletngs and boiling
surges of the furious .waves-her eyes strain
ing to catch glimpse of them, and her dear
little arms extended pitifully to them for
protection-haunted the imagination of the
! broken-hcarted mother, and, she assured me,
had not been absent from her thoughts one mo-
uent since, sleeping or waking.
My sincere and feR~sFt sympathy seemed
Ito afford her some comfort, and it, was freely
and heartily offered for / was myself, as l
have limited, ae that time m0urner over the
recent loss of the kinJfest and best of faith
ers, whose only daughter and cherished pet
had ever been.l His death, when was yet but
| a child in years, was followed by severe pecu-
mary rcyerses, which had driven us from our
home and involved our hitherto afiiuent and
most happy family in difficulties and poverty.
In my ignorance of SORROW aud of the religion
Thought there e6IId AbhB 30 a4tf pao
unfortunate as ourselves. / could not then be-
| lieve the truth of the assurance, which was
the solace of my invalid mother, that The
! Lord loveth whom he chasteneth.' could not
| see the tender mercy and love that had lnfilct-
ed this cruel bereavement ana surrounded our
helpless family with such calamities, iii the
CLEAR light with which His grace afterward
made it manifest to me.
"But here was an instance far more inscrut
able and heart-rending. Strangers in strange
| land; the broad Atlantic rolling between then
and every heart upon which they had any spe
cial claim for sympathy; their children relent
lessly torn from them; and all their worldly sub
stance buried in the consuming deep! why
had they thus been singled out as marks FOL
such q shower of fatal arrowsi l pondered
much upon it, and my eyes were opened to SET
:, the mercies that had been mingled with the
chastiseHents of q loving Father in our Owl
case. We had numerous and kind friends
4 W lese- sympathy had poured balm upon on
wounded spirits, and whose generous hands
-ieeH-eFeaed- to aid us In necessities
r or Cflese the-tieaF friends with-Vheul= Al wa
then staying had been among the first, am
their assistance and advice at that dark perio,
of my life have ever been remembered Wit
gratitude.
" While my new acqualntanceS renamed II
, Montreal, passed much time with poor Mag
gle tdSthe entire satisfaction of my friends, I
: whom communicated the sorFowful story o.
: the day heard FlAese active sympath
p contributed much toward the relief and connto[
of the youthful mOurners.
''When they at length received the eNpecte
; funds from Scotland, they decided to compl
p with the wishes of their surviving fellow
- sufferers in exile and affliction, by accompany
n ling them according to their original intention
/, to Upper Canada. Our parting was very affec
}. ing. They had learned to look upon my TREND
a as kind benefactors, while they regarded NJ
f. as a sister felt very lonely after they weL
~ gone; but the lesson I had learned from III
Is intercourse with them was never torgottei
:, Their united -1nquestoning acquiescehC
. with the will of God and the persistent p;
"a thence with which every action of their dahl
,s lives expressed, Though he slay me, yet WI
n i tTpst in him, made permanent lmpreSsio
- at the invitation and by the advice of m
E friends, 1 remained much longer in Montre
sr than at first intended, in order TO learn u
French language, aud to acquire the knowledi
II of some other branches, for which superb
h facilities were presented by che Sisters of Il
~ Congregation of Notre Dame, and which we
- - necessary to advance my education sufficient
in to fit me for teaching, the object then had
d. view.
le NEARLY year had passed since our partiI
er with the Macphersons, when some friends IT"
I'd Vermont arrived on a visit to those.with who
es / was staying. Twas requested, in consequent
he of the indisposition of the lady of the nous
til to accompany them to several places OF lnteIe
as in the city, which they wished to see Amor
as these was the house of the Gray Nuns q 8
Is, terhood devoted to the care of q great numu
ed of foundliugs., In passing through the ro9i
ng appropriated TO the children, was partfeah
by " attracted by the face and attitude OF a de
to cate-looking little girl of surprising beau
p- who was sitting on the floor and devotlng n
so self to the care and amusement of little D
about two years old, whose beauty equaled I
ID, own, though entirely different in charact
ID She was fair as a lily; her large blue eyes We
as shaded by dropping lids and long silken lash
rs which impaired touching pensi veness to tn
cir expression, while her golden hair hoated