The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-04-07

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sfb'sket % tho ground, nd .hsa. ',k,,,, ,,kn,,e,,el.
tug ana Will di@eulttyy 'iis Kissing e. 'tde
oro,s lot into tie marble pavement in
front # e. Of tho altar, and saying, .
PRAYER and alinkiog quickly away
Poor old Nanon the psnances Of pow
erty and old age xere &lso allotted to
beg, Just over Catharine's head, on a
side altar, stood placid saint; with
outstretched arms, At whose feet mum
berless little offerings had been placed
Youngstown and wreaths Of i'm
wortelles, and long string Of silver
hearts. Cataarine, Who had almost
thought it wrongto come into . Popish
chapel, found herself presently wonder
ling whether by Offering up 4 silver
heart she could ever .,ss the dull sch
ing ia her own. It. would have been
no hard matter At this time. before her
marriage - briag this inprssiaasbie
little. sheep into The fold Of the ancient
Church. But: .Aousieur ale3 Care Of
aPsatport, who was Of aa energetic and
decided turn Of mind,s was away, and
the gentle old Able Vcrdicr, who had
taken his spl.ce for = time, did not
dream Of conventions. sCatharine chang.
Cd very much After her: marriage, aud
the opportunity was lost. 4T
70 Petitpere having concluded his. de-
1otions, presently announced ina loud
whisper that he shouhtgo and SEQ about
the dejuenner; be took the children
With him. Reine and Cathariue .staid.
. little longer. Cathsrine was 1iasein-
:ated BY the odd signe, the ba'barops
fantastic ,In! images, which expressed the
taith, and patience, and devotion Of
these simple people. &:~n ,...1 i:
::l :"Vepes,' mid Re,ae ast last, laying 8
kind hand On CathArine' 8 shoulder, ind
TIA thstwo; want outsasaiat through The
porch into the white daylight: c:,.e"
a: The;in'~.. crowded VII pilgrims,
Who, a.hsthe, or not their petitions
xsrs essuted, were breakfsstiog with
plenty Of vine and very good appetites
,iaitht qus;nt old stone Kitchen. The.
:eook was busy At his friszling saucepans
at a fire place in the entire. The coan-
tsy folks were ,itting all about unpaok.
iagjtheir baskets, opening cider. bottles.
There vas = great copper fountain let
into tho massive wall, from which the
people filed their jugs With water; a
winding staircase IN the thickness of
the wall led to the upper story: - >
9""Par ici," sid Petitpere,, triumph
emily: leading the vayE E:"' lie had en-: ::
Fgaged / private room 10 Cath.rtine's-
honor, for he bad sone tact, and h,d'
been used to hh daughter-in.l.v's' re: =
iaemeuts, and he said he thought
maaemoiselle would not care to dine
below With ill those noisy people. The
private room had couple Of beds IL It
and various picturss-of the Emperor
at Austerlitz, and three shepherdesses
IN rod bodices and colored religious
prints alternately; it had also a window
opening upon the little place, aud ex-
aotly opposite the chapel where services
were contantly going on.
RENE laid the cloth, p,lins up the
fruit in the centre, and pushing the
table into the window. Petitpere made
the salad very quickly and dexterously
and uncorked the wine and the cider.
Reinc had no fear of his trausgressiae
before Catharine. "If my aunts were
to sea mo now," thought Catharine
and she smiled to herself as she thought
Of Mrs. Buckingtou's face Of apoplectio:
a. IL
horror at the sight Of Petitpere's blouse
1t the head Of the table !; Of Lady Fare
brother trembling in horror Of pope,y |
upon Mount Epbraim 1t VS. anus :
ing to watch all the tide Of white s.ps I,
lsnd> blouses down below: it v.s >, odd
and exciting to be dining in this quaint
old tower, with 81 the people shouting
and laughing underneath.
It Was not, 50 great novelty, to
Refine, ." 70 C.thaiine she Vas q little
silent, aud once "a she: b sighed, but IS be
was fall Of kind care for: them all, and
bright. and responding. "Petitpere,"
she sald, >"'give madsmoiselle: some
wine, and Toto and Josette too."
"Let rs drink to the. health Of the .b.
sent. J" said rPetitpere, ssolennly..a. :
But Cathasias gave .sssddsa exola
nation, and put dsvn@ her glass uu.
toached.3 :"Look! ah'l look" +, sh,
sried, 1, painting Though the window
"Who is that 2" she cried :. out. Il Sh,
half feared it was arvisioo that woult
vanish instantly - it seemed; to b, y,
come. Who vasa that standing thsr,
in straw hat, looking - shs h.d see,
him look handred times before? I,
was 90 dream, no "oag;ug passion ua
fal6led" taking form asd substance 70
time. It was Riebard Butler, and q,
other. Who Wa standing there in th,