The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-24
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greet sss s sss sss sR 81, sts err y;
dried up tl sSas from her bright eyes. We
cannot yeN3ure exactly to say, but not long
upon. to baptize the sweetest, =loveliest little
Marie, TINT mortal ever beheld. What renewed
happiness vas that for Mr.. Seward 1t seemed
His pratt1ing Pauline seemed to have gone
back to B4by hood; and when, after they had
returned 70 the city, he sat in the old arm
c e IN tne library of Mordant Hall, with the
tiny Marie on his Knee and Pauline by his side,
ne Ielt that this alone was enough of happiness
to rapsy all the sufferings of the past few
years, even mad they been much more intense
And Eugene, did he continue by his piety.
MS ioveS nis devotion, to merit the possession
OF the priceless treasure of Pauline's devoted |
her life With every earthly joy. Sweetly passed |
they along the path OF life in harmony and
love, walking in all the commandments Of God
20 90 thsni; rejecting the lustre of Religions
cheering light on all around them: dispensino |
charity and works of mercy to the poor Such.
zoo, was the peaceful course of Isabella Craw-
There are two around whose names mariana
enough OF interest hovers to authorize the hope
mat they may not have been altogether for
so.tot, eI' La AourK ana CARA. Mr.. La Zourl.
was always model of the perfect gentleman,
put ali his titles to distinction were centred in
this world; he had no thought or care beyond
t., :: ne was Catholic, alas. alas: alas! there
IRE such, but how sad the thought! He had
PETER been heather; for, Row much more.
10 you think, he deserveth worse punisbmenf [
Fho had trodden under foot the Son of God, {
mclean by which he was sanctified and hath \
fered an affront to the spirit of Grace than {
.e VINO doth it ignorantlyf He died; but his q
as. moments were not blest with the buoyant
'rosPScts OF the just man. In his last agony 1
70 called for those consultations which religion 6
ives; and when q servant of that God whose @
Eve ana service he had sacrificed for the tran
lt0ry Joys OF earth, lowered over his bed of e
uffering, it was but to witness the wild raw. a
ngs OF despair, and to see the sinner die as he 1
. 40 ,iixea Teprobate and without God. He
wful, then was such a death. Il
Mrs; La Ionrk,-it were needless to dwell q
pom her grief-endeavored SO to live that she I
lgn5 supply In her own life what was want lie
% in that of her husband. She stroye to "
ring mp her children in the fear and love of A
&C %. f Three OF them, daughters, followed in 81
70, sons, departed therefrom and had moi the Iii
az of God before their eyes. al
Let MS mere pause briefly to inquire why it CT
Mr.. La Zourk may, with truth. be said to W
An epitome of the histories of so many d.
miles, w "5 hi
While the pious parent witnesses with heart he
g up aEeund her, adorned with every grace sv
"a Christian virtue, she is Ndaily>made- to bs
yep over the detection other sons as she sees ar
EN- day after day depart from the whole- te
me discipline Of religion. They feel it to be lei
lrksome task to frequent the sacramento. sp
d if urged by parental solicitude to consider in
enc OF such sinful -neglect of the only su
ans which God has provided for the saliva az
n OF their souls, they throw off ali restraint he
q appear IN open rebellion to the law of God az
IN as lt regards Himself and those whom He sis
commanded them to honor; and if some, inc
natural amiability, do not positively dir
them at defiance, yet by a thousand meth sec
they shrink from the discharge of their me-
" until they have arrived at an age when ass
y presume themselves TO be capable of Ike,
ging for themselves Experience proves tn,
sadly OF what description that judgment Ia
the
Tut whether 70 this the fault of the parent ha'
n the child While it must be acknowl- ger
ed that nothing can justify such ingrati- +. q
Q 20 God on the part of child' yet it e NOT des
plain that much Is wanting on the part of | not
parent. Sons were formerly brought nm the
erentsy from what shey now are There ly 4
. reyerential deferenee shown TO parents Of I