The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-03

2, amicted father. She was little clarified b
feelisgs. IN bis own peculiar and blunt style.
j. don't like the stock" no said but II
never interiors with my ehildrens incIinatio
Kate nov s rIid snsI IN, to warn them
n sunussd with bushes, but with ouch radian
Q look upon her young face. that her mothe
Q knew the contents Of Ciiford's letter evel
/: before her daughter laid it open on the littl
, table before her.
J She was about passing out of the room
arm. and, lifting up her blushing face, saie
smIiingly:
$50, Kate, you- witch! Clifford has beer
dnns you some , Of i his nonsense; eh Mind
nay but be must not win your heart aw ay
from your Sunny South. What will you do
| Is on the wrong side :"
never"
Perhaps not a your estimation; but, in
very great indeed"
by you don't think there is any danger of
political storm, do you, papsf at least du-
| II think we shall all live to see fearful
tornado, my daughter; one that may sweep
over our own no mesteads, aud desolate our
hresldes But hope and pray that your fair
head may be shielded from its fury"
| He pressed her to bosom though he
already felt tho blast Of battle and would
| shield he. from its poisonous breath.
the cry of Union is raised in opposition to that
of Liberty. 1t makes my heart ache to think
that they may become ipeomPatibIe"
against tho times and the troubles, but come
and sit beside me for few moments. l have
scarcely looked at you since morning"
You will find me no better looking, my
darling. than the last time you saw me. But |
what does Clifford say?"
Kate bad slipped away before Mrs. Dudley |
answered her husband.
s. He says he loves her, has always loved her |
since they were children together
.Humph! Kate is only child as yet."
- True, Charles: but how often does child
hoods morn break suddenly into wou,an's day,
when the sun of Love, rising for the iirss time,
sheds new and wnnd rous light over life it
self Clifords affections are poured, in
heart; and we must expect to see it expand
beneath their vivifying influence"
My poet wife, as usual, sees it with her poet
eyes: but to me, this love-scrape, under pres
ent circumstances, does not appear SO glowing
What else does he say
" He does not wish to BIND her with any
formal engagement"
The young scamp. He knows he is sure of
Ger heart without it,
But lie thought that she had right to know
MS feelings towards her, SO that, against 0l
hoose for herself"
- All! his old and strange distrnst of us. We !
night have prejudiced her against Lim-but il
low the whole world is powerless to uproot |
nm from Ter regard. Conceited boy" r
:: He does not know when be will be able to :.
la!tn her: lie will never seek to do SO, until
Q has made a name and fortune, which auy 3
'oman would be proud to accept" Y
how IKE him and Kate. our Young and &
looming Kate, must pine and NOPE in silence
5 long as 1t shall please his higliness, re
" He says he leaves her free uutrammeI!ed ,,
no that he reserves no right to murmur ~
aonid she find one more worthy of he. loven d,
Ere Free ndeedl 1t is easy to say that. after q
mas thrownSbis spell around her loving "
cart! Untrammellei indeed when every c.
iought and aspiration turns tow ards him!
ut how is he livingf what is he doing,,
HE has determined to study law but while
oi,ng SO, is teaching school, writing for the 6
e"spapers' and transiating French poems, in \
T ger to meet his daily expenses His life is
hard one he says, but made bright and en-
nrabic blythe remembrance of her sweet sym-
Amy. lie has seen all his patrons wealth te
str boted justly and impartialy to the var- he
live for bnt-'" "
" Yes yes see. Nothing to live for but nj:
win her heart, to make himself worthy of ed
er love, to Luild up a fame that will invest no
,r with its glory, to earn a fortune that viii a +
rround her with happiness, etcatern etcnt,ra no
o,teror"m' But do hope his love for our ca,
'rHnS VIII preserve him from the vortex of err
lrrying." ~ En-
. Yes Charles, let always hope for the i pf
st. Clhor'. viii never, feel sure, bring
rrow 10 our chlld's young heart and it were SUI
tier that she should wait years for a certain M
%, than grasp at what might prove only :"
adoW OF happiness" Q
. How long since you discovered Williams -
aehrnent to old Latrobe's granddaughter p,
= He told me only few days since; but 7 r
art" " AID la
, shall be sorry to hear that either of the con
Is has chosen to remain with the cruel old Ih ne
ser. IL were better for them all to beg their hea
'au .h1n inherit ms money at the risk of pris
ing imbued with his unnatural traits, Of
aracter. How co"'d father treat his own 6o 90,
as ne treated poor Julian. declare. Wa
mot bear to have any dealings with the Bee!
IN SINCE heard of that long and cruel per- Doc
ution But the old fellow is as eager 90 vac
II 10 make money; and except for a deeper Pa,
IVA upon MS lace, no one would ina : y. Use
u banker had just lost only chiIdn F.u
The love Of rnnn.v - ~ -. .,. Era
fsnerod NJ H. - ''o L"ot OF an evil Spa
MS i'udleE, as she sOothcl her r
sDands irritation by the pressure of her
l,ie hand. almost all the misery in this f
rih grows out of this widespread feeling, A,
ray That its rernisous shadow may never y
gen our ives or those dear 20 u.s."
ne leaned her head upon her husbands
1hi, while her thoughts wandered off to her
DC SOP, and followed him with yearnipr The
yers, that where his heaEt had trusted. il
sh1 not ind nnworthiness then they en-