The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-04-16
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Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
axw ORLEANS, SUNDAY. APRIL le. 1871.
For the Morning Star and CATHOLIC MessenHeE.I
MARDI GRAS;
A Tale of Ante Bellum TiRes.ss
By TIM. LrNKrNwATER.
[Continued.l
CHAPTER XII.

The sun rose clear and bright gliding the
church spires and house tops with q food OF
% .bs sar as had
Seemed so imminent the night before. 1t was
q calm winters morning, and, although the
trees were leafless, and the grass was withered
pleasant mellow light, making it seem like q
day in that loveliest of seasons, Indian sum.
mer. The busy hum of the returning current
{ of merchants, clerks, needle women and labor
ers, as they came from their homes across the
two rivers, or from the upper part of the is-
land, soon grew strong, and the preparations
where. The boys at Barege, Muslin g. Co.'S,
were sweeping out and busting, the Porters
made great piles of calicoes and domestics
and hung out attractive shawls at the doors,
\ the clerks who came early were arranging and
asserting up their stocks and everybody about
the store was busy.
Droll, who was marking lot of handker-
chiefs that had just comeln.
eyes, we are likely to do good trade" re-
piled Sam, with q look at the agreeable warmth
outside, "and the more the merrierr." for jus.
want roaring trade to keep me alive to-day"
"You're 'owly,' to-day, heyi. said Peter,
ness" replied Sam. ''Eh! CAD, you ought, to
have been there, you never would have wished
to see another fire."
"What was it, SAM"
GA tenement house, chock full of people,
not more than a dozen of whom were saved"
replied SAM SuCh q Sfght! MY UOQ! 70 near
the poor people shrieking for help! Well, all
I've got to say-good morning madam, mourn
ing collars Yes, madam, fine lot"
this moment PHILIP came an in Snd being
angrily inquired where he had been but
Philip seeing Mr.. Muslin near the lace stock,
stepped over to him and made bis explanation.
II was up nearly all night" he said. with o
friend who has been very ill for long time,
and died this morning"
"Iudeed, Philip" replied Mr.. Muslin, ~ am m
"No, sir" said Philip, San old lady who
lived near MS, and as they have no one to as
sist, 1 should like to be absent until tomorrow
"Very well, Philip" replied Mr.. Muslin.
"what is the news :" asked Mr.. Droll, as he
came forward.
q She is dead replied Philip.
"Poor old lady, am very sorry" said Mr.
Droll: Chow is Maryr
"she is very quiet, but seems to feel her loss
"Yss' yes, poor Ss, girl" replied Peter sits
al am going to see about the funeral" SAID
Philip, "and Tll sit up there tonight"
with you about nine O'Clock and keep Sou COM
pany in your watch"
Mrs. Collins had been failing very rapidly
and the physician who had been waiting OIL
- her, had long known that he could do nothing
more than give her temporary relief from
pain, and make her death more tranquil ant
easy. When Philip called the previous even
ing, Mary said that her mother was much worse
and when he went into the room he was sur
prised at the change which had taken plac
since the morning. He insisted upon remain
ing during the night SO that he might he'll
Mary in the trying time that he knew was nov
close at hand. Mrs. Collins looked up, whe
he spoke, and recognized him with q smii
and kind salutation, after which all wer
quiet again. She was quite free from pain an
breathed softly and freely, except q slight RAJ
tie now and then, which seemed to annoy he
more by it's strangsness, than by any pain
gave About midnight the death look becan
more distinct, heraeyes wandered uneasii
about the room, and Mary, thinking that 81
wanted q drink, gently raised her up, and o
fered her some, but she still continued to loo
anxious.
"What will you have, dear :" asked Mary.
&C! am-going now-Mary-lkn KNOW ca
not live"
"Ohl no, no, no, dear, do not think of that
said Mary. ~
"Yes, Mary-I must--I cannot put it Off
and she looked at Philip.
"What is it, mother dear !" said Mary tie
derby.
. - No-I am not" again she paused al
= looked anxiously at Philip.
"Wili You have the priest, mother dear
asked Mary.
Yes-yes-quick Mary-quick
Mary requested Philip to GO to the Gained
for one of the Fathers, which he dld at on
During his absence Mrs. Collins talked TO ms
as much as her strength would permit,
vised her about her future life, ana unpnru
ed to her the few thoughts that had lala puI
in her mind for years, and gave her an QUIZ
of the history of the family, many OF the IA
and incidents of which were new to Mary