The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-09-12
BEATRICE TREyIs.
4 TALE OF FAITH.

"a member earnestly asks the prayers OF the
ConfrateEHity for q particular. lnteptlons was
one of the requests read out by priest at the
parish church of a suburb of London, where an
utilization of the rchcOnfraternity OF the I'm
macuate II cart OF Mary had been some time
established. The sender of the request with
which we have begun our tale was young
girl named Cecily Trevis, whose elder sister,
beatrice, was about to contract marriage with
Protestant. Cecilys pious soul was deeply
wounded at this prospect of a union between
Catholic (and one so dear TO herr and hereto
wording. She prayed the intervention of the
Blessed Virgin that ii Gud foresaw III %0ula
bring harm to her sisters soul He would yet
avert the alliance, though the time fixed for its
celebration near.
Beatrice Trevis was n beautiful girl, grand
and noble in appearance and she was noble
minded too in many things, for she could not
do q mean action, hardly think n mean or base
thought. She could not talk at, though she
might to you, and she was generous and hon
est in her dealings with others She had many
natural virtues, and she was too high=miudet
not to be able to appreciate, in some way, re-
ligion and its truths, but although she hau
been brought up i'll the Catholic faith, she had
associated chiefly with Professionals, or lay and
worldly minded Catholics She had read no
leading works of Catholic doctrine or practice;
the lives of the saints were unstudled by her,
and all the grandeur of their spiritual works
was little known to her. At the age OF seven
she had lost both parents by terrible railway
aeeident-her father being killed ON the spot,
and her mother only surviving few hours -
during which time, however, she bad been able
TO obtain IA promise from the4rurt who under
took the charge of Beatrice tlYt SHE would be
brought ulT- in the faith of hef parents. Hon
"a orabiy as fur as they knew how, did Mr.. and
Mrs. BellinStan carry out their promise. They
made point of engaging Catholic goyernesses
for Beatrice, but they were unable to dis
criminals, the poor child seldom had really
suitable guide; three ont of four gOvcrneGscS
through whose hands she had passed We're ac
complished and refined, indeed, but they Were
only Catholics in name and outer appearance
For few months she had had tho benefit of
good and pious instructress,' and those few
months did q work the results OF which were III
vet hidden. But uncomfortable circumstance
removed so valuable guido. and Beatrice re
manned until her education was completed II
the care of q time-serving foreign teacher.
At the time this story opens she had spcn
two years in society. She was now twenty
and about to close her girls career by n mar
rage with n man of rank, talent and consider
able wealth. He was thirty-two years of age
- and of such distinguished appearance AM
pleasing manners that he soon gained Bea
trice's entire heart. Cecily, Mt this time, wa
a visitor ut her aunts house, and as the M
rangements of the marriage wore already hxeo
she did not make any effort to dlssuade nc
sister from it, but humbly and ferFeuu
prayed for what was best, for Gods mercy o
this beloved one, and for His omnipotence
shape events az Hesaw good for His own nor
or and her sisters soul. She had, indeed, trol
sense of duty, on first hearing of the propose
marriage demonstrated with Beatrice OH u
unholness of u union between faith and heres
but veil of worldliness was over her hear
and as she loved Archibald Beverly With d