The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-01-09
JUVENILE COLUMN.
THE EAGLE.

/ wonder, Edwin, if You can tell mo who,
DlTd Is hrst mentioned in the Bible W
EdWin was sitting on the seat on the lawn
Win his father, aud also his little sister Clara
| VINO had yJust returned home from !, visit
1t was Sunday evening in the month of MAJ
that sweetest time of the sweet snrino tina
when the grass is not yet cut, when the butter,
| cups are SO golden, and the air SO delicious
with the scent of May blossom and hean
flowers. on" "e'en
Yes, the nightingale was here still, and SO
was cue garden warbler. They were each
singing their very best, and on the rails inst
before them was perched u wood-lark, ponSifC
out such flood of tender, thrilling nInsic +
was enough to give anybody a longing desire
10 know what be meant by it. Edwin yyos
thinking of his fathers question, But Clarn
who, though she was two years younger. was
generally foremost, answered it first
think know, papa youmean the raven
ana the dove comes next 1 wish It Ind come
hrstt snch u sweet, gentle creature as IL is in
s1e'u Oh mat dark, ugly, croaking ravea I
o Ia nor INN now Noah sent him when he had
all the birds to choose from"
her father smiled. Perhaps Clara Cod
Taught Noah what was the best thing to do
certainly no other bird was so well adap ted for
Noahs errand. You think the grand SOARING
eagle, or the bird of paradise would have done
Detterf But Noahe.Spew that if it did NOT
come back it was the first sign of the waters
neutrality-suspicious. it was the only bird that
would have lived. Eagles live upon dead
tirely." = ~ 0iA
hence IN rms
alIuslons to them in the Bible especially the
eagle We might gather its whole history
iron. one verse and another. The strong and
soaring wings-the food it seeks-the places
where 1t builds-the haunts it loves-ths aga
IL reaches,-its tender care over its yonur uIe
all spoken of as if God loved to dwell on fine
sserength and power of the lordly creature His
The eagle has been known to exceed a HIM
ured years, retaining its youthful strength and
VI viEor 10 the last. And the mother eaglet,
she sees them likely to fall she will ay down
beneath them and catch them ON her broad
and outstretched wings |
=, 1oo teaches us lessons by such thinpsias
Vnese. he framed the natural world which |
forth spiritual things. 1t is ALI n
parable written for us, his children to explain
20 us the love He bears us, the grace He givss
rs, the fatherly care with which He IyraSsS -
round. If He provides for the sparroys He
VIII surely not forget us-if He guides the
wa allow back to its home again, He will lead /
10 whoh we ourselves know not the way-and,
aler ana surcr than the eagles wings His
'EefaStlnG arms will Sustain us lest we fall
whenever We are in need He will proyide the /
elnedy' and Will carry at last securely
Scripture tells that 90 the eve that mock,
! II at ms father and despiseth to obey his
hoIher the ravens of the valley shall pick it
lt and the young eagles shall eat it - II was
he custom in some countries in olJrnS,;u.as "a
Spose the dead bodies of criminals in fhe omen /
elds Tor the birds and beasts to devour them
'"drdi0R -IRgel.
MARIA AND HER PLAY HousrL-NIaria was
ood little girl, and wastrrways kind and ODE
leht 10 her PARENTS. She lived in the country.
nj had but~few companions to pIav viii |
ut sLe-was of a contented mind, and seemed j
, be rs happy and joyful when alone as when =
he had company. ~"
Not far from her mothers house there was n
lfge tree under the shade of which She was
censtomed tn lay whenever she was allowed 5
} DO So Around this tree she built a plav- /
ouse, and arranged it in the most beautiful c
,der. Near this she erected q wooden cross .
inch she made with her own hands. Now her t
other had taught her that it was beautiful
'acuce TO begin apd end everything with
aver SO little Maria, whenever she Went
IL to her playhouse, before she began to
ay, would knoel down before the little wood Il
cross, and say a short prayer, offering to
lie time she was to spend in play.