The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-20

,AIlNlINus IEDAO All ~, 1870
difficulty, worn out with grief and hunger, bu
upheld BY . strong will He jumped. dow
Jourdan to attend her.
Say. rather, Il is the good God who send
yNo,n shs replied = was afraid must end ;!
Thanks e, this aid, she arrived toward
church aud prayed at the altar of the Virgin
she then addressed herself to the sacristan, who
was ifghting the tapcrs for vespers, and in.
quired for the house Of Le Pridoux
1T Is the last house towards Jocelyn nv
child but if You come from vannes," he ai.
ded, you know they are in mourning there"
She followed the street to the end, FEELING
her heart ready to sink within her The louse
she was, seeking stood a little back from the
Others its windows facing Uttered courtyard.
w Wnen she nrst opened the door, she could dis
tinguish nothing within; but as her eyes adapt
ed themselves to the obscurity, she perceived
an old woman seated on the hearthstone. A
sha vas iying On the ground beside her and
forGot to count the beads.
May the good God give you strength - said
Marion ON coming In but the widow did not
near ner; sns approached SO near as to touch
her, and said, II am come to see you in your
amietion with heart as stricken as yonrsD
At this tho widow became sensible of her pres
ence and lookedat her for an instant Then
she .turned away her head with O gesture of
the hand IS If to repulse her. "No,S said Ma
zion, cannot go away, and pardon me for
coming to disturb yeu in your sorrow; but it is
ing, she fell on her knees and stretched ont her
hands to the desolate mother. But the other
repelled her again, for in her wretchedness she
did not believe that any one could talk to her
OF sorrow, unless In mockery. She strove to
speak, and her voice died in her throat At
last she uttered the words "My son is deadw
and pointed as ss.s ssne time to the door Of the
Bat II said Marion, aiways kneelinu nI
am the wife Of jean Lonis Nayim s'
All, poor woman ~ said the widow. aand
you are weeping for your husband as 1 weep
!" he is not dead w returned Marion, asnd Won
can save him If you win. word from. you,
one word OF truth can restore US all to LIFE
askns OF you In the name OF the Virgin Mary,
"a the nam, OF the salvation Of your childp
and she shed 30 many tears that the hands of
The widow were all wet. EDO not refuse me.n
The ce1tinasd, .ff you have the heat Of . wo-
;he days Of my life Judge Of our sorrow by
ihe sorrow that is on you! Mercyi mercyi in /
he name of the Virgin, in the name Of jesus /
The unhappy mother remained long sunk in !
gloomy silence but at last her heart melted 7
md she wept. Then followed sobs and spasms.
aari9n took her in her arms, kissed her hands
md her checks drew her head to her bosom I
md mingled her own tears with hers. When (
he night was fallen they were still on that
old hearthstone, locked in each others arms,
ecounted all his childhood and youth !; the /
ays when he was SO ill, and she thought she /
Vas about to lose him, and disputed him with
cath; the tenderness he had for her in the
1idst of his irregular life: she excused his
rimes as she best could, for there WAS some-
hing of the zealot in her nature and she had y
tucked the bloody milk of civil war but the
entiments of the woman and mother resumed
heir sway, and then she was stirred TO pity AFT
he lot of the unfortunate whom she held in
er arms.
III
Brossard, and knew of two women in Elven
rho, like herself, could testify to the innocence
the brothers Nayl. The refractories had got
iem away for fear that the example of Jean
ierre, II he Joined his regiment, would be-
ONE contagious. They had kept the brothers
18th them as prisoners and forced them to be
resent at the murder of Brossard for the sake
compromising them.
Marion reproached herself for the passion
to throbbings of her heart, that leaped for ;
Ladness in this house of mourning.
as soon as 1t was day she went to the cure to
nplore his assistance, aud visited with him
le two women whom the widow had designa- !
ID to her.
We saw her coming back on Sunday. Yes !
ers We're just over as she stopped at my lodg- I
e, for she wished to tell me the good news |
sfore even proceeding to M. Jourdan's. The q
orthy advocate was nearly stified with emo q
on. He kissed Marion on both CHECKS, and 4
ervo was. SO violently affected as for a mo- 4
emit TO alarm us; but he quickly recovered {
mself and declared that he must set off n
raightway for Elven, with N. Jourtian and .
yself, to receive juridically the dispositions of
e three women. He insisted that Marion {
ould stop at bis house, and intrusted he- to | &
70 care of Madame Hervo, who received her Ii
Re a mother. =
When he had the dispositions in regular form (
came on with us to Bignan, where he had a K
wv description made of the premises, and from v
ere to Saint AllOuestre, where guided by d
ese new Indications he was also able to coli d
ct evidence of Importance. We had only to 81
ave him to himself; he was as full of ardor 10
ourselves, and needed neither trouble nor W
tigue. On returning to Vannes he declared n
s intention of going to Caen in person. His n
Ife told us that he bad had no rest from the o
y that tue doubt broke on his mind. 81
During all the hearing, WHICH was brief he T,
as to be seen in citizens dress, behind the v
vocate-general, who conducted cases before w
Q jury of the Calvados When this officer O.
Sc to state that he should not plead the accu- II
ton, NJ. Hervo exhibited more emotion than @
e three brothers. whom this announcement n
IS to restore to liberty and life. Marion rest "a
heavily on my arm, for she could no longer a.
pport herself. At this last moment, when S,
thing was left for her but to gather the fruit is
her courage, her strength abandoned her. is
an Louis had his eyes fXed on he-, and re- /,
rded her as "sinight regard an angel. The 2;