The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-31

sworn An oath never to touch . weapon except
cry .:ss u The , Sisey: coy
sbs current s1sais Of tSs day lay
rcomp6siss ~ alrsaay }erning, and &c
thae one ~ them II to receive banner ftcsl
eid Latfobs's grapd-daughtsr. He showt ~
Ro,lSy here for biz been qusssioaed
+ I'VE all feel . lingering tenderness for the
oM aag, oNeil. and, for one, shall be sorry
Dear, motheriy Mrs. Brownw exclaimed
O'Neil, ~ know how You cling to precious
memories Bot you do not reflect that as soon
as that piece Of bunting ceases to be the en-.
and becomes q worthless rag"
"Union and Liberty, one and inseparable? r.
mnrmured the widow.
atics have separated the tive, and wish to give
Us Union only"
~ hope it will not come to blows" contin-
ned the. widow; IT would be q dreadful thing
"No dsngerw laughed ONeil. "There viii
be deal Of speech-making and compromising
marshalling Of troops and election of officers,
but no fghtingvh, no fighting. Both sec
tinued, SHAT, in the event of . collision, the
parties seem likely to bring upon themselves
the fate of the Kilkenny catsw
Brazil. if the country be plunged into strife ~
asked the widow. :
AZ cannot soy, Mrs. Brown. have no set
tied plans for the future, but feel like leaf
May good winds bear you along then. Da-
Wis! until you meet with every joy and success
that the heart Of q friend can wish you.
Thank yon" and o'Neips eutstretched
hand was held and clasped SO tightly that its
ow. er feigned q sudden interest in the lamp
shade, SO as to overcome his emotion.
How often in after years did Mr.. Davis think
he had thus held within his own! All, could
we read the future, did we know the secrets OF
tomorrow, from how many hands, touched by
us SO carelessly to-day would We never, nerer
- Come and admire this - was O'Neirs hasty
cal! to Mr. Davis, as he raised the fiame little,
and slowly revolved the pictured shade.
Like himself, Mr.. Davis admired the hand
some face. the noble smile of<the young soldier
kneeiing to receive his death-blow, yet looking
as II the scene for him was one of triumph,
joy and peace"
an unjust one, and yet the thought of death
seems to give him the hope and courage of d
martyr"
with mischievous smile towards the young
girl. ~ believe she shudders every time she
looks this way"
'.Such scenes must always shock q woman's
tender heart ~ replied Davis.
II trust the future has nothing like that in
store for either of your was Mrs. Browns re-
mark, in a voice so doleful that all three laugh
ed at her fears, and O'Neil declared she had de-
generated from the spirit Of re!
Davis, in the meantime, had turned to the
next plate, and as his eye took in all the joy
and calm and bliss of the long-parted, now for
ever reunited lovers, his heart leaped forward
to a day like this, and he turned towards Ellen
with all this hope depicted in his face.
ONeil had flung himself, in his free-and-easy
way, upon the lftt}e sofa near Mrs. Brown, and
little iReihooa of any poodsSsa SesWsen the
two parties.
Davis voice reached only Ellen's ear as he
stood beside her. His love burst from his heart
in low, sweet, rapid words:
30, Ellen! May too look forward to such
meeting as this one pictured heIef When
have toiled and struggled to earn an independ-
lastf Tell me! may over hope for this ~
She could not answer him in words. Her
heart was too full for utterancs, but slowly
ife as s y: by the picture ais. Brown
had called "With the Tide" and, pointing one
hand timidy towards it, she laid the other
timidly in his own.
Forever by my side ~
One fervsnt clasp, one beamipg smile, and
Ellens troth was plighted to her aunt's son
to the mate of the Northnmberland-to him
and in whose hand she had placed her own,
The first timo she had stepped upon this New
World. Unconsciously there arose from her
innocent heart a prayer that he might still be
ksUssk u0E Wuou tucy buVuiO CLUBS auOGhO2 oCc0h
and enter newer, better homo!
In their little room that night, Davis asked
O'Neil if he thought Mrs. Brown would allow
pense he had imposed upon her during his
Illness.
No, indeed! Hers is genuine Samaritan
ism, and You cannot pay her for her oils and
balsams."
"But what can I say to you, ONeil, who
have been SO kind, so devoted to an entire stran-
ger. shall never forget"
I" All the pills and drugs gave your Don't
say another word about it, I shall make yon
an apology for all my roughness and neglect
for all my cross-grained remarks and peevish
comments; for all my Irishisms and witless
jokes; for all my coarseness and ill-timed-"
Hush, for mercy sake, ONeil Pll not say
another grateful word to you as long as live.
Only, God bless you, now and alwaysw
Next day they parted, to meet again-when 7
and where and howl
ITO be Continued.