The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-08-07

| Sally ~
The big tears gushed freely from til.
| before her infant, but she wiped them away
Instantly, saying: "God will purvide place
| for him an for us all. So let us have no more
grumblin, but ready the things afore the
throopers is back on us. Polly Hannah (God
bless her) III pay us for the table an the big
box that we can do very well without; and
Jack II lend us the ass to help to carry the
rest. We can go for week to my uncle Toms;
an who knows but we'd coax him to take the
COW an calf into the kitchen, and let ourselves
have the out house, till God nd turn mp some
good heart, though he's SO close intirely. So,
in the name O. God an the Vergin, do you q
vonrneen, go for the ass, an I'll tighten the
things"
Harry accordingly moved out, and speedily
after returned with the ass and creels from his
kind-hearted neighbor, who had the good for
tune not to be united in the same calamity.
The scanty and slight household articles with
a few exceptions) which the cabin contained
were then arranged amid occasional bursts of
grief and repining from the owner: The ar
pleted when the dragons and the sheriff7s Of
hcer made their appearance.
cleared ont dozen since we saw you afore,"
eff you're plaisn' to take blast o the pipe
We'll be ready with our blessin' afore ye're
done," said the bustling wife, reaching over to
ni% e p NE s MsIi ss
The hardened official took tho pipe, lighted
it, and seated himself, while the few remaining
"'Ere, AIRY say, blast it, 'ere's 'alfa dollar
to 'elp the children and wife," said the good
hearted Heavisides in whisper, slipping the
coin into Harry's hand; the man amt no art
as woulnt 'elp q woman and a child"
The arrangement of the ass-creels was now
speedily completed. The two elder children
were nestled in one, balanced by some rude
domestic articles in the other, while the unfor-
fnnafa mnfhnr Ia
awakened infant, and on her back large par
Gel, containing some coarse raiments, yarn and
other soft articles, was followed by Harry Ia
den with the bedding their humble bed
could be procured wherever they found an
asylum for the night-together with some pro-
visions, and driving before him pig. And
the roof which, lowiy as it was, had hitherto
afforded them shelter their charitable neigh
Dor, Polly Hannah, having kindly purchased
the table, box, wheel and other articles not
portable and not indispensable.
When the little procession reached the abbey,
the Inflated parents entered it, leaving the
children and the animals outside, and remained
some time kneeling in prayer on the grave of
Harry's father, as he stated with tears and
groans his conviction that that was the last
time, in all probability, they should ever have
the same opportunity.
after having been joined by some, other
families in the same predcament and when
they had reached point that shut out view
OF tneir caolns alIoSetner, tua1 ntau Startleu
Sir Roberts horse.
"Now," said Mr.. Gordon, speaking to his
curate, who had returned to the glebe to re-
ceive directions respecting matters forgotten
in the heat of the preceding argument, as the
unfortunate cavalcade was passing close to the
glebe, invoking blessings on the worthy rec
tor" Now, my dear sir, can you wonder, after
having witnessed so sad a spectacle as that,
that the laws are not respected, and that our
creed 10 not lovedf"
~ own, as said before, Mr.. Gordon, that 1
can have no sympathy for any of their idola-
trous creed.'
What has their creed to do with the heart
less villainy which has been the means of
throwing industrious toilers-ay, even helpless
infancy and tottering age-on the world,
homeless and destitute"
could they not have abandoned their
idolatry and been thus independent of him Z"
And they might, had there been no com
pulsion. But cannot too often repeat that
greatly fear oHr rulers are placing q lasting
barrier between the English and Irish, and
what deem still worse-that they will make
the faith we anxious to teach and ex-
tend an object of hatred, while the creed of
Rome will be consecrated in the hearts of my
by persecution May my fears
prove not prophetic"
You will never see them realized"
AY, but may God grant that our descend
ants shall not have to reap in sorrow the bit
ter crop we are sowing. Often does o dim, far
off vision rise before me, in which / have
glimpsea of our Church fercely assailed and
malgned, while that we prosecute spreads its
roots the deeper and wider through the land,
for that very persecution"
1t is but false vision. The mist of
idolatry must and shall fly before the sunshine
of the pure faith"
The conversation closed, and with it we
close this brief chapter.
Ito be continued.)