The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-03
PAULINE;

(Contiuued.l

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| A TALE OF REAL LIFE.
| (Contnued.l 4. :,
| What language shall portray the effect o
Pauline's letter.! Unwilling to believe, he resi
| again and again, but only to increase tn
agony Of his disappointment. He appealet
| from the cruel decision. But he appealed il
| vain.
| long prOtracted thatfthe state of his affair
made 1t of the last Importance that he should
again, 1T least for ashort time, leave the city.
Before doing 90, however, ne had an important
brother. Guided by the letters which he found
in his portmanteau, descriptiye OF those whom
he had previously so ardently sought, Eugene
had renewed his efforts to ascertain certainly
if either the wife or daughter of Charles still
survived. He took advantage of every means,
public and private, by published descriptions,
by rewards, and by employing persons to keep
to obtain o successful termination of his pur-
suit. These, though in active progress on the
eve of his departure, had not produced the de-
sired result,
CHAPTER XXI.
In An elegantly furnished parlor of one of
those old fashioned but commodious and VEN
cradle mansions, few of which still remain as
monuments of the substantial style Of living
INDUCED in BY our predecessors OF the last
Miss Julia, already introduced to the reader. !
At point in the conversation between
mother and daughter the parlor door was
sssssif With low courtesy. saying Z. she drew
shrinking emaciated child across the thres-
hold, -
creature. ma'ars; sise 10 almost Pa ished, na'am
.ss'sf'ss s.s:s i: s ssss ~ 9
ANONYMOUSLY brought before her. AZ 80
Indeed, ma'am, Thought"
You thought! begone you impudent crsa-
turew exclaimed Mrs. Templeton, wl1p had
been taken completely by surprise as for q
time to have lost the power Of saying any
thing. How dare You to contauiinate my
house by introducing into it, and into my
presence, that vile wretchW
Before that afnuent mansion, awaiting the
result of the child's efforts, stood one of tho
most AFFECT of women. The reader may re-
and wiry features, the prosecutor of our forlorn
and hapless Marie.
Marie issued from o door of the house from
which she was just elected, and in trembling
voice falters out that she has again got
nothing"
"Then take nothin' fur yer dinner, yer lazy
vuthless thing!" the miserable wretch replied,
her heartless words with q blow.
Poor child! she has dwindled away to o sha-
dow. Her skin is no longer of pure. unsullied
Wilderness, her beautiful treases hang in disor.
now droops in calm accomplishing resignation,
submissive to the will of God even In her
widest grief.
cup of sorrow from thy trembling lips, we have
not the heart to follow thee to thy dismal
home.
CHAPTER xXxu.
Mr.. Seward was now perfectly restored to
health, and the day had arrived on which he
had determined to make his appearance in the
business part of the city, with the hope that
might occur that would suit tho ne
cessities of his case. He moved along mechan-
ically, regardless of whittier he went:
A Mr.. Evelard, gentleman distinguished
not less for his urbanity than for his unaffected
and goodness of heart, with whom
Mr.. Seward had made heavy exchanges, and
into whose hands much of his capital had flow
ed, saw his former dealer.
Good morning, Mr.Seward," exclaimed he,
in a tone of SURPRISE, as soon as he had ap>
preached within speaking distance; "you are
quite o stranger on Change"
Mr. Seward started in confusion at the sound
of his name, Yes," he replied, Mr.. Evelard,
1 have necessarily been stranger to place,
which at best cannot have very many attrac
tions for one of my experience"
MIR. Evelard replied, "Oh, not so bad my
friend, not SO bad, perhaps, as one at first sight
might suppose. Come, come, it may after all
be, that ii we were TO compare notes, the ad-
vantage wonld appear greatly in yonr favor.
Mr. Seward was not pleased with the tone
the conversation had assumed, nevertheless he
gave q reluctant assent, and followed the bro
ker into his Office.
"As we have not seen you, Mr.. Seward, or
heard of yOur movements in the market, am
Induced TO express the hope that yeu have still
retained your shares. tell you that the hold
er of the paper which had the honor to
transfer to your hands is worth thirty-three
and third per cent. more than you gave ME
for it, aud that it is likely to run still higher"
AS the candid speaker concluded his obser-
vations Mr.. Seward drew long suppressed
breath. Really" said he at last, Mr.. Eve !
lard, had regarded the whole affair hope |
essiy iiretrievahle, and having been by pro-
ractet aud sevrre indispositIOn ~ long re-
moved frum the sources Ut information, cou-
rss that had regarded it much waste
Inper had devoted the whole of II TO the
ianIes, and, in fact, had destroyed nIuch that
deemed remembrance, but whether any OF
hat particular paper WAS amongst II, Icohfess
cannot tell"
A lew MINUTES after found them set down
,rfoI. Ma Stewards hUnsr, Park kuw.
TIE ceItiticAis-s, Is,,Iicirs, &C., Were tied mp
., small parcels, separately after scanning
he ytons of several peers, az last they
,ar,s upon one. Alb, SIR, that's thu paper, sirI
hats the paper, sir, ~hich love ~ sssF7 He