The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-22
nav ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY e 1871.

"HoW BEA
100 corsumed. The smoke by this time was !
,onrinp throu sh every crack, and the neoS IN; l..
The small chamber in which stood was fa N in
tense, that knew that too mnss h sova ma. Nv
iast hone was to reach and return by the same
frishtfal bridge by which had WORKED tr"st; my
wny over. shuddered 70 tn,n nrosa;n~. WITH
mysei, ,ds a1rsadv torn and bleeding. my brain
reelipr, and my eyes half blinded; sp. n,sa
however. upon the w haa r. the roof. just
sopp1 the rafters and as did so the pianKs
upon which had been standing gan into the
aud the bell and its p aaslathb e horror Of that
H s%psrs esa nsn ana fail into the
blazing abyss had For eet the apr Soi and
was a, sa assrton neryed by tho strength Of des
nsration. succeeded in drawing lmyssM; "
and getting upon the sSCs towards it, and
was s SUI. sI1 mvaeif over the battlenents q
hearty cheer vert ug e5 as The sf Ssl1y fell
had gSsn me h aSs W. sssSsd thsn In the
act Of climbing osat the raxspss, my e yyS;oh I
upon the fragment Of the secona IN mon what
Gu. sws ;yi ss s1s instinct
I ion,.ssned it from che wAn, tied one emo
aronnd my body, and passed the osno. the
the rsgs, g chas naa .Sing Il last with moose
al ,e;sh xxonad siip easily as 1 pulled mysei.
along. Thus tho whole xsign Int 1 o1 al disabled
would not have to pc Dosn bsiievs, was all
T. .hat :aved me. made the crossing VIII
great pain, dizzy from a anu the smoke
ertion, and spiiss tSs pssS Mas now ariyas
apa1 :. 8, 60 Sss ID
= Nsre yes 20 ssaHen swayipg 81 she Grove,
sc,ou s. 90 rroan from many voices AZ thnn
thap n quick slackening OF tno ,op "nn;c, rus
dering crash Us ~ auav NV breath. Mechanl
OF n ar tchtened my grasp: Withon. srei ,,a
hs knew what bad happened; ,e,,t;oned how i
sle fallen ln. nf deadly peril the memories Z
M nomv ;iI rush across the mind with sne sps v
in IF lightning. Now, in the tims to motto
7il- filling of the people, to compreheh
! th me- had taken place. to breathe of heir
my prayer, and to calculate my either the trunk
dashed 10 p ae,,,e of the lower branches. %
arc .h h Saoe good Lord who had saved no fr
lgh was again on my side i iarled once OF twi
OF ,ao% and forth lost MY hold there wa,
LIZA sbarn pain as if some one hao s nore
hall mendous blow, and knew no a,a;n. it was wi
'nly Mhem Of hewlderment inexpresslbly pa
er. e., g., tee' recognized nothing about me
ped membered nothing th 1arr nau cheerful room
uld. lying IN peu ratty that it was comfort even
thin bright ana RIe''S vas struggling throu
,und look at IT. III, tnS s two or three logs of W.
that the closed Sllus, ;nns f;re- place, and two
Ill to urious, srea' on III The walls were hung "
oder a neat nowei1u r. cnrious old china VI
lat I was decoraSeu .;"tnacks. Everything was
tons and various e,nanI;ness and order, yet NJ
NV perfecCion y. The coverlid on the bed
svo or ing lookea p.l ,;ons tiuts the linen
so9s ana white was
~ the middle of the room coveree vi, vi n
Your cloth, and bearing .tir n" fruit; aud on
,inish dish of sdo;da was boauet of rare
Ok INC I"nse flowers. Here was p ieasanS Uos 7
there open ones eyes 9P nnon the pillow, and 81
lG. aIIy the events have narratei AZ NV w mem
ldlass ;nS paSes shaped themselves IN my n sat
BE- rs 1nE III ,ssry weak but was not long IL s
flames ~, rev oysef that 1 had broken no rS bone
ond to ing ut INV wounded hands. Iney
OF anG covered with but the W1un xs been
s ed knew sstt sh ions s time. was still yo
opched ne vhen the door opened softly, anu 4;
=. LA" looking elderly woman, WHOSE an INNER SCI
at that that sue . tbe room. She uttered an exc
nd gal came f n1easure when she caught my eye
smoke came up to ths saiS she, "t does my heal,
bolched we'll a s looking so much better You
nte the to see yGiu me Of il, that's the truth; but
YER was q hara tIlho mn nown
owever, soon have y9 spy p RRind answered an
to save. ,;rht Get well in this rooni But plea
d, when IhShy g. opD
coming me Wne e e,,, , Mt Meadowbrook House
be ios' Eorsythe had you fetched here rig Ai'
low the fire." +batYv
and the ~ HoM ~ 10 Weeks
in time; uSo long! 1 must have been very
acrifced DO 1o aS,, roodu
e out You are t ysbe seemed little SURPRISED
rribie as fervor of my gratitude but TOOK NO on
cling tns it, and was going to ask her Iaa' ,,n "
are illu- when sue ut will do" said she; y" dc
threw = another word. You must Keep "a IN ~
upturned zHh;ie: if You talk I'll go away anu IL
,pair, and near I ot one thing more. Who brouS
e stood ousS 9m yA
and pity. ho MWWysil if you must know, MISS MIS- 7
have been 1f she brings them every Gay n r.
: timbers I'D scold if she knew told YOU III =
YER and SIN quiet till the doctor comes m,
bout fall ke ;9|in NJ III chat with you as niue"
roof with please: .vnr the good natured nurse,
side. IL % ;Ia3ce. left the room. b9t, t1 tI,eY
near the my Snsire to talk any more }uso Vne,
roken Iesi asked about the flowers WIN ,1ed by
cling burn that thew might have been enne dsoy
t was at mb;ch had learned to prize so ueT,'
pull it up SahSmed to say that when the tatT