The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1869-10-31

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PerhaPs P sit it Is has yatch. Is it your watch
SIT! see, here1t is, safe and soundn said the
active httle>"oman, holding his old silver
watch, as big as turnip, before his eyes,
NO. NO Twas not the watch, which he motio1ied
away away from him; nor was it "a locket.n or
1 I ''Ipfhiatnre" -"Well," exclaimed Mrs Flem-
ming, Il am beat out, COME here. Ranhan
this stranger has lost something and is frettedi
apout ~; see II you can help me in makinp out
what he means" Reuben had lust come in
ne had been helping with the rest to restore
the frozen man, bnt had stepped ont az his
EHothers bidding to fetch IN additional blanket
from an upper room.
Perhaps it is this; while father was rubbing
m nis prease, TINS hew off upon the floor; father
must must nave broken the string,n said Reuben,
holding by bit of broken cord a brass medal.
non, upon which was craven the figure of q
womanj whatever it Is, there is a cross on
the other side" A gleam of joy lit up the
his hand TO take his treasure, and pressin q IL
to his lips, murmured, blessed Mother thsn.
1oiaing It close to his breast, he fell into .
SinnIsts sieeeP, eEs hneaped over with!soft aeecy
whiIe the st9ril howled Without as II enraged
at losing its prey.
Poor man, am glad he found that thing of
ms mothers; guess it is some keepsake sbe
gave him years ago, and wonIdn,t wonSsS T iS
she is dead, said Mrs FleIpmine. setfsing
iadE self once more at her Knitting iS,SSs
aifogefhsr asIs es u.s. sgn ! &c afe might
be safely housed at Deacon Sneathens, or he
DO tylnb cOlu ana stark among the
frozen drifts; but he kept his anxiety to him
self and talked of other things, trusting all the
while in God for the safety of hs frst-born.
we have just rescued stranger from DEATH"
he thought to himself Eve have dons unto
him as a brother, SO may our Father in Heaven
do unto us, and somehow he was comfortesl
tell you what, father" said Mrs. FIem-
ming, after q silence longer than usual "may-
be that man in there is not a safe one to- have
under our roof. Suppose we move blm to the
barn, and give him blankets and pillows"
Nonsense. l won't have him disturbed,
wife," said the Elder, frowning.
sEant sleep a wink Tonight" she con-
tinued. " Eva, see if the beagfct is locked-but
stop. Reuben, You and the girls take the
silver out and carry it mp stairs to my ROOM"
Let the silver be-" said the Elder, gravely.
Is il seemly for Christians to hold halter iIr
one hand, when they do thing for Gods sake
with tue otherG BE patient, thrifty aud care
ful, little wife, and comfort yourself with the
thought of those treasures which are laid up
where neither moth rust consume, and
where thieves break not through aud steal"
Mrs. Flemming had too nucn respect for the
genuine goodness of her husband to argue this
Psist with him she felt that according to the
common sense-Fiew- -of-tb be-TBRtteFy- be--Sgas
wrong in fact, however right he might be in
principle, SO this managing little woman deter
mined OH piece of strategy, by which she
could preserve her treasures from harm and at
the same time avoid disObeyiug her husband; /;
she would, under some domestic pretence, stay
in the sitting room o little while after the
family retired, aud bolt the door between it
and 8theF=oTFB=oc;ctff stFaaEeF,
and being always the first down in the
morning, she could slip the bolt back, and no
one be the wiser. This idea -gnieted her n1ind,
and she began to narrow the toe of her sock
with much complacency, taking part now and
then in the cheerful c6hyersation of her daugh-
tiers, while the Elder walked up and down with
his hands clasped behind him, pOndering over
that chapter of the Gospel of st. John which
had for years troubled him secretly, thinking
deep thoughts which led him into a mental
labyrinth whereof he held no clue, which led
him, as the star did the Eastern kings, until,
having come TO Jerusalem lit disappeared.
The next morning Birs. Flemming found
everything safe-none of her treasures had
taken to themselves wings and flown away,
and she saw how much anxiety she might have
spared herself, bt6, womanlike, she reasoned,
"It is best to be the safe side; there's no
knowing what may have happened" Then she
Sestirred herself to prepare a substantial and
delicious breakfast, which was ready to be
spread on the snow-whit cloth by The time
their morning devotions were over. They were
all seated around the table when their guest
came in. He had STOPPING, ungainly figure,
and returned their salutations with an awk-
ward Obeisance; the Elder made q place for
him near himself, and Mrs. Flemning began
TO pour out cup of coffee for him, feeling q
little guilty as she looked into his honest eyes
The man sat down, then he bowed his head,
and lifting his right hand made sign of the
cress, not in n little twiddle on his breast, as
if he were ashamed of it, or in twirI and
flutter OF his fingers, if he were catching
HlesJ Dub a SLOW, ueilDefu0e, broaubpTeAd sign,
in which there was so little 10 be mistaken
that Mrs Flemming, who had been watching
him, exclaimed, "Good gTaeious!" and gave
such start that the cup and saucer fell from
her hand with clatter upon the tray, spilling
its contents into freshly filled bowl of her
best maple sugar The stranger raised his eyes
and looked around, unconscious of the excite
mcnt he had caused. The Elder asked him
how lie felt, while lie helped him to bacon and
eggs, aud Mrs. Fiemming, with q red husb on
her checks, poured ont another cup OF coffee
Before he began to eat lie held his knife awk-
war1iy poised, aid wifiia hesitating baahfni-
ness said, s. I'm heartily obliged TO you all for