The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-22

-.. So n u - 800 sssls !
Ea.Iy ~ 8 wss, however, shs .ieund tho
caugeh Alrsedy crowded; while 8 large ssmi-
circle o. market-bsskets around the steps of
worshipess within, belonged lathe humbler
oinee who. before entering ON their dasly
routine Of labor, had thus stepped aside to
eonsscrstc to God the joys or sorrows Of the
1sIE1lsu knelt among the throng and bowed
her bead In prayer, memory brought back the
sad svsnt o. the Preoeding yeas. when her
remembranoe Of her virtues ~ a Legacy to her
child. Then abe prayed that her aunts heart
might open 70 her and that she in return
fni. she prayed also Tor Isr widowed ffiend,
thanking God that He had given her 20 beauti-
full m example Of Christian faith and resigns
ton. and finally abe breathed . low sensento
for the dear, kind unclo, and the brave, bright
youth who had been taken away from earth,
she humbly trusted, only to be made partakers
of the joys Of Heaven. !.
When Mass was ended, Ellen, strengthened
the deuoeiy crowded ais1es, out upon the
steps, and - she marked the rapid disappear
ance Of the msrket-baskets, each owner APP
propristing her own, she heard q low, melodi-
0us voice beside her, and the pleasant words:
Merry Christmas, Ellen, in this new and
happy land OF oer adoption May each one
1t was DR.. Dalton who spoke. and Ellen
greeted him with glad and earnest welcome.
As ho accompanied her homo, she told
him all her sad e1perisnce since their part
ing hour on board the ship Northumber-
land. His silent sympathy helped her bear up
beneath the memories she recalled, although
she remembered that, when last they met, her
heart had been light, and her hopes all silver
"And You, Doctorr she asked, with q smile
far more sweet than sad, How has the world
dealt with you n
"Rather roughly" he answered, "yet must
not complain, for have managed to earn a
living, and have found q few kind and gener-
ous-hearted friends. There is an old craving.
however, after home aud Ireland, that units
me, believe for toll and trials"
His hands were as white ever. and the
fash upon his cheek hsd not grown less bright.
Ellen, Ter old nv. Sr his noble poems re-
vivipg in full forcs.
"No, non ne said cit does not pay, and
my heart Ellen has grown 80 old, it no longer
':Ah!' thought Ellen, chat is yours already.
Your wild harp has rung its melody through
all the length and breadth of Erin, and though
you see them not, we know fame's laurels are
twined forever round your naiue."
have abandoned both my profession and
my psD,' resumed the Doctor. II am now
professor of Bellies Lettfes, or in more familiar
GUS A. B. c., which, IN my young days, formed
such neat rhymes with little Jack and bum
bic Beew He said this with an amused smile,
which Ellen was glad to see.
But before we part Ellen, is there any
thing can do for youi My heart and hand
are both ct your service, and hope you will
call upon them for help whenever needed"
Thank you again and again for your kind
offer, but have no need of your generous SER |
vices at present. have a home. Ny aunt |
needs my assistance for shs is quite alone, and |
as teacher in one of the public schools. Now,
Doctor, you have the whole situation as re. !
CARDS my present condition and future plans"
so far. then, my child, you have the ad.
can be called one. No relative
have I this side of the fuesAtlantic, aud the
future appears to offer but little improvement
rpon the present oatcheior, E f M ,a a.
I review my duapidated wardrobe and ack- |
nowledge its resemblance to my own tattered |
hopes, pine for some loving hand that will
She glanced mp with q trembling fear to- !
wards the pale speaker at her side, but realized
in an instant that his thoughts were far away |
from her, and that some beautiful vision of a |
poets brain had alone suggested his last |
p1aintive words.
With,this thought came to mind his own |
musical words addressed to one whom in his
warm imagination he had made
''O'sr all his dream world Saint and Queen -
Who was to be this beloved and beautiful
Ellen did not know, but she felt |
that the fairy form would rise upon his path |
some day, aud lead him into Loves elysium.
The Doctor was the first to speak-standing
at the corner of a.street he said:
"Our ways lie apart now, dear child, and |
we must say farewell: Accept again my ten
derest wishes for q happy Christmas, and, as
the only gift have to offer, trueshearts sim !
cere God bless YOU"
He was gone-leaving, as he always did-a
feeling of regret in Ellen's heart, lest this |
meeting should be their last. She looked upon |
him with such mingled love and awe, for he
seemed to embody in himself all the attributes
Of her native land. So grand, so true, SO no.
BILE, yet SO meek, 80 sad, SO lonely. She always
r1fPht rs NJ Nxyt1a oh h Af
face. She realized the de-
ISOLATION of her country every time he left her,
with his sweet and solemn farewells echoing
through her heart.
tTo be continued.)
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