The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-06-12
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Now, at this particular time, he
mother made great sacrifices to lot her at.
the white veil and dress were beyond he1
means altogether, and poor little Lucy was
one day, found in tears.
"Don't cry, DEAR" said the good Sister,
when abe understood the cause !; Z" I've set.
tied that already; spoke to Sophia Forster
about 2 white dress, the one she wore last
you 60 home, and here are three wells /
have borrowed, you can have one Of them. y
Lucy did not much like calling at Sophia'e
house to beg the loan Of Q dress, but she
knew she had to do a. she was bid, and
she offered up the modification Of doing
50 to our Lord, as the good Sister had
taught her to do-to offer up every dis
agreeable event-so she rang at the bell as
| she went home. She rang, and rang again,
but no one came; then che remembered it
was about dinner time, and thought Sophia
might be in the kitchen; 80 she went down
the front steps, and went round the house
| to the other door.
Sophia was in the kitchen, quite engross-
ed in helping her mother dish up the din
| ner, for they were expecting company, and
Lucy stood some time at the door before
she was observed. 1t was Friday, but the
dish they placed on the table contained a
pair of nice roast chickens.
Lucy felt like running away, but Sophia
caught sight of her in the door way, and
hastily came out, leading Lucy with her to
the front part of the house here she gave
her the dress hastily, and dismissed her.
to her mother.
g! hope to goodness that little chit
didn't see the chickens" she said g If she
did twill be all over the school to- morrow
that we don't keep Friday"
You can say they were cooked for the
next day." returned her mother.
Fine teaching this from a mother to her
child.
But Lucy did not tell it at school, she
whispered it to her own mother, who in her
charity forbade her to speak Of it further,
suggesting that she was not sure they were
to be eaten that day.
But Lucy's heart was sad, notwithstand-
ing. She had an undefinable fear for
Sophia, that all was not right, and she
trembled for her. Sophia, on her side,
avoided Lucy, and passed nearly the whole
of the next day in showing her friend,
Susan Bellair, her dress, bracelets and
% shall go to church to see the process
sion," said Susan, but if they all think as
much of their dressing as you do, it will
seem more like acting than religious
ceremony"
ooh, most of the little children are in
CfaAACSO, SdAu oOPulu, pOOT llCGle Cul0gS,
they take it all in, they haven't sense
enough to doubt"
take it in %
"Not l." said Sophia, "I don't believe
Papa insists upon it, our family have
always been Catholics. grandpa would not
hear of our being anything else"
But if You arb not one at hearth
shall go with the rest, it would not
do to stay away"
know Your way Of. thinking p
.No, no, if he did, it would soon be all
I" Them said Susan earnestly, for she
was evidently shocked, "then, Sophy, |
advise You not to go. am not q Catholic,
do not play hypocrite."
Don't talk to me, I know what am |
about" -
"WeD, good bye-it's none of my bust
ness, but-well, good bye.n And as Susan
departed, Sophia felt that she had evident
giving came over her that she had better
seek the pastors counsel in confession
again before proceeding further; but hu-
man respect conquered, she went on.
The day came; brilliantly arrayed,
in 8 tissue that might have graced
2 pIluCccS, anu WnlCn uOaCe0 around
her like a cloud Of beauty, Sophia moved
up the aisle with her lighted taper, side
by side with another of her stature,
and followed by Lucy Larkan. Sophia
was not thinking about what she was
going to do, she was pondering the Of
feet she was producing in the crowd by her
appearance; she -knelt gracefully, rose
gracefully, and went back again to her
seat, the very picture of dexotion and !
nodesty but the church was crowded, and
n endeavoriDg to arrange her tissues, SO
rs not to have them rumpled by the pres
sure, she forgot she had a lighted taper in !
ler hands, she lowered it {; in an instant, :
Ter thin veil, her dress, Der wreath, were 9
n blaze; shrieks rose on every side; a Z
all stranger threw off his heavy cloak, :
her in it tight, took her up and
bore her to to the door, ere others had COL
ected their senses. None others suffered
much damage-the one or two whom the I
ire had touched had squeezed out the :
lame Immediately, but Sophia was severe ]
y tortured. When the cloak was opened,
he fire was found not to have[been a
extiDguished, and she was borne
lome in most terrible state of suffering. o
Her screams and delirions rawlings were 4
lesrd far from the house and confessed for
Ter what she would so willingly have con-
ealed. She fingered many days, but could
lot abide the sight of priest. She died .
aving, and then the neighbors began to
ell each other what they knew-of fasts :
ot kept, mass not attended ON SUNDAYS
nd holidsys-and inpious speeches and