The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-04-17
PAULINE;
A TALE OF REAL INN
fContiDued.l
CHAPTER VII.

What sprightly little eIfn it is ~ excIaiu,.
&ed Pauiine one morning, she listened to the
Marie. She has, however, been sad snffa ppy
since we last saw her. Her fragile form had
5sustained to its utmost limit of endurance tile
zee fsra naTdships OF exposure and want and
rescue now threatened utterly to destroy the
Sslender tenure by which she still held On ~
NE me. Day after day she lay, parched up with
rhsn the c ros 81 constantly delirous and
was often thought by those who ever watched
by her side that she had ceased to breathe and
&s RSf S spirit had taken its happy flight to
Plue eyes wonld open upon her kind hearted
Friends, and an inefable smile of Gratitude and
balm resignation would tremble upon her thin
model Of submission to the will of Godf with.
put one sigh, one ead complaint. Almost the
Pnly words she breathed dhring her lucid in
fsrys s 7. .M in low soft accents Sweet
Five weeks Of pain were added to the brim- |
ping cup of sorrow of that sinless child (how
nysterious are the ways Of GodD and i've
reeks 81 careful weary watching on the part !
md the rainbow of promised health and hap.
$elpless lot.
Those were happy hours that Pauline now
'peht ct the bedside of Marie's recovery listen
Pg to her innocent prattle; IS she could bear
], eliciting from her whatever she knew of her
.ast history. But whenever reference was
eade to the poor chiid's dear mother" it
eemed that her beating heart would burst. 40
|vely was her grief when " dear mother was
he theme, and Pauline found it necessary to
luckily soothe her feelings and win her atten-
ION 10 something else. All that she couId
earn was in detached sentences and nearlv tn
ne following eject, that "Father went awav: I
title Marie did not know when or how: b1t
had never come back sgain and dear I
'osheT was very sad; she often cried, and !
tile Marie cried because dear mother did | !
was very cold when they came to the oitv :
!Hhiiadelphia, and after searching d great {
,rtoI, ner mother found comparatively COM
rev weeks when her email means demanded g
~ sne snould GEEK more humble abode. t
,o ostsr she rented miserable garrett
'liged to keep her bed, from which indeed :
ie never arose but once, and that was in an | a
. .O.I 20 prepare some food for her helpless
10 had scarcely put her foot on the floor = Sen :
10 fell heavily and senseless The no;se IF :,
" fati and the cries of Marie brought a h
, ,in s neagnoor, who occupied the room Il
ed, blessing her child and committed her no !,
q care of Him in whom she had ever rIacsS n
IT trust. Pi"oe"
" But what did little Marie do vhs, .s b
other died Z" soothingly inquired PanIina u
Lhey put her where there was great many q,
lidren Int they beat her, and used her had. n
"a one Jay little Marie found herself in the
rect; she don't know INV che got there. or =,
by, but she walked on, and when nivbt ~
me she COULDN'T fnd the way back, SO She Of
ept into some place and slept. The sum ner u,
NE me- ana 1 rhe walked sbont every day beg b
ag, an" slept wherever she could fiui q place: m
iast cold weather came, and poor Marie e.
ast have died, If it bad mot been for sweet re
ssn = SS' .ss
. Can little Marie s-=;: -
. No, sweet Mire, only u little but she can ar
IN and she will do anything sweet Miss y,
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