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

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SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 90, 1870,

NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY NJ
hour passed by. There was the usual comm
the body At last we heard great oty tu ~au1
and loud sobbing. It was Marion they wer
bringing in, her eyes wildly staring. her moutI
Ioamippg, under violent nervous attack tina
i in-law, the interview with the condemned til,
| idea of their execution so near at hand. baf
been too much for her; the strong, calm nature
When she was within the funeral cell, and
mad heard the purderers repeat their cruel de-
mails when she saw Nayl uncover his white
| heart-rending sobs, she lost all control Of her.
| self, aud at one moment it was feared she was
dying. The corpse was placed trestles in
otuef 70 lay Marion on the only bed. ardent
~ wished that the de1irium might last for
swenty.four hours. Poor Nayl would hold
locked in his trembling hands the hands of his
wen-ioved daughter, then 80 weeping to kiss
row perhaps, and surely more distress, than I
had experienced after the condemnation Of INV
three friends. For our only light resin torch
in turn through the night. For ourselves we
remained silent; I sawgthe great tears roll
down the old mans cheeks and did not seek to
restrain my own. Marion fell asleep little
before daybreak. I listened attentively, for I
knew that the execution would take place in
the early morning and that tie death-belI
S Mu4i S; DC TONED at All the churches At the
started IN with oman eves se i;as n.at ZOE
bells, looking at the body of her mother. and
showed that she had her full reason. AS her
ia;J -, ~ eI III MSs Iseu IonioSe9 wnen she was
enerace her father, threw herself on my neck.
and burst into tears, It was the first time she
rghf in har 70 to-. paO. VI anectlon: AZ was
one for her in haart ana ~ a.. Ior was
a., 81 t;rI ~ Th: ana' alter SO many years,
'1ssSS hs ss. nIs , nass %osemens over, she
room ,.;ah r.. . @mu 90. sDoue arranging the
that the hnr;oT sl",.Ia o LII. mao arranged
-. -. euA . SA.ouAo eaAo Piace ~ an early
t hosI, ana soon the men came to remove the
hsr and dn 40 were chiy We three belsnd the
faterne's, We had to work through the crowd
commE UP toward. the fair ground, where the
scanoia was RAISED. ~ 49,
Two days afterward, in my aarret in the Rne
DIES Chanoines I was refiectinS on the nos;tinnd
of all our friends, and thinking Of means Of
overcoming Mario7l's delicacy, aisd making her
accept the money she needed to go to 'Caan and
take her father there when toyfnv asto,,ish |
ment saw her enter tie rSnm: as'pnasn-
Good day, Jnies,n she said in her soft. uuiet /
tones. 81 come to tell you good bye an d to aak
. service of you.n
9 20 Speak Marion repIied svon lxnoxv t1,at
shall do everything YOU wish. s1'''
You are not rich, i" she wont on ssand we - |
here she hesitated and Redeemed a little--"we |
ire no better than beggars at present. You
baker: you have perhaps gone in debt for our
,akes but kind hearts mind nothing when IL
s to help others. Now, must 90 INV w,y. and
ny father must go to Caen For fnyself.n.and
he blushed again--sT want nothing but there
o need of money for my father One has GOOD
courage in asking NJ Jules.n she Contained
when it is not asking for ones self + am
'ofse to beg yon to make a collection for ns
lee if you can bear to do that You mast saw
,lainly that it is aims am asking for: for I
10 longer expect to be able to repay to otr hen
factors the money they may give us,
Her voice was steady but / who knew her
md knew what il was costing her to make sucb
proposal, conld only the more admire the in
egrity aud tirr,pess of hn1r sonI
Where neyou going them Marionw in
usss,,eus aud Why are you quitting your faith
: y In M,
me ne moyner Q! LIE Pr1doux is hviDg,H she
ep.is ~ sns could speak II she would will
y 1n4 hhsei se ner and ask her for the life of
~ Iue Dane. A1ser shat, II fail again, may
'v ~. nave ~ ply on US.
~ On , snq9AIing wneTe Sne mother Of LIE Pri-
~ 49, Z sale saIo, Az EVEN. 1t is only five
Sasue4 ano SSod waking ali the way; 1t Is on
u or nls : ~ mro ~ Z ~ 5tss.s.
- TN IN ~ uSst anu 40 WnaJ you request
a t.es, anu ~ I tuen SET OUT Win you'~
=. ~ y. = uiec, HnSs set OUT now, Without
,s.ne mllainsSoi anu nave counted on you to ,
.sesa =. sne sneneT anu PUT MN IN the carriage