The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-08

4 T,;IIITTLE MAGGIE,

~, Eve: the paths were "a "a,
read with soft white carpe.s srv leaf wrea
nwv drapery was piled on every -;0ht like
- .yy-;~ r. swaa bitter cold IN tnel OI.e1 stani
~ tre,.c If Clifton where tine VoopJ merr
so. a ".ar Ina frozen pavemento wH1tsp fore
~ asos in yrooleu and furs, ana VIZ hear
,e bright lights from SNOWY snoR SIaS With little
~ n Shr;stmaa decorations, kiuulo" teac
y; - =. 1;t;n q radiance the frosty gloom; Sum
= INV ~ tha brilliantly lighted windows the
tide girl is gazing. She 10 sninlS 4 Of shoe y
,sr left arm abe carries q oasKeS W and sucl
acings. In spite OF ncr acnt InSel;n9 with IN
"n ON o ewes at the wonders there oasp can yOr
the little wooden Dutch women; .n~v wO
~ nnscrewed at the waist ana a u.s.. lack prs
to be churn. The very a aeu Of brown SUI Oh
.,or With windows Of clear lemon caSSu'
sad3 trrrats and ornaments Of white lc.n9, bu
I"ok;no as if it had shared IN Cno nc
storm. 20 live in q house " "
,;La that - sighed the little one. ne;n~s al
| if suddenly remembering InaS aWay from
mnst he Disposed of, she turns away crv
the tempting gifts, ana nu .p,aasa try my 7
ing to each passer-oy' Il
lacings." -, +o d;spose of her
ooois. Twill, give my young reaue name is1
! Sketch of her earlier me- ; tho misfortune
MaSs. tar mother when she was on.s
10 To- aoe 1ears of age. Her father beingc a
fortnnate in business, depaI!ue1a 9TH his
fornia, leaving his daring ' cn Catholic. |
g maiden ma, S' s,nman continued to hear 1ron.
h hm hIotber frequently, for two years ,ettsrs
D. Nc Senarture, but after that, JUG sIayen
20, ceased to come. MI s;aa Before she died
yeaA asIe3 Maggie to promise her sne w ssI;nh
y. y, sne a .sTSa Prayer Of st. Bernard, wnar
"a Commences "Remember' f,r tb a1 good God
Virgin" etc, every every S Sayf father. Then the
AL ~onJ Christian departed from TINS ,sst Sac.
I, u, eer"u,,le. after having received 'he .~"'
raments OF the Church, 70 her. she wa
Her aunt leaving nothing s ~ home am
ded Ioice% ~ dailv bread by her own exe..io ~,
do sau;nu visited the grave OF ner aun nCsa
boy .aaesraG nm few prayers for the f1 II;dS;n
the soul Departed she arose Some, ,Uent fort
mall fare we'll to her chiionoo"
ex- in the cold aCorld alone. Who ia vel
I've =" t' 70 ma now return to Maggie, VINO - =.
and .,ccassful in the disposal OF he,goo~ 49,,
NIGHT the pedestrians seem aUnmTed wit
ence Of her. a. i SSs,ar on the stoop Of o.
}, the colo, sue seat mansions in Clifton. Ito
wine, of the laieee: L.ran she murmure
' " then dropping e on n,a NEE not forg
8 tho utters her children P,ai Ter lost faith
away ing 'n 40 a sense of drowsiness creeps y,
speak ne.1 &c draws herself into a cornel' {
all the in - few moments is sleeping sM ooa;s he
\ %boe
o.me dreams U her father and aunt, tha1
ne by again, again. wa and she is rambling IN tue g
tricks, HaIds: where often she speu. I.r hs
g man homrs' But, in the nldss u u. some
dreams, she is awak 'hte;no her ewes,
lady of Shaking her gently !; ruoolns "oi -
ting to saw before hei ,ou will freeze IN
umes OF "Why httie on; > a hind but firm v
"come with me, and Will eoo
,ort de- do for YOU. GOOD that NJ
d on his ne ~, ,Go hand without fear. ihey
count OF took MS no." a. a;stance when her
in the Stopped before 81 large s. e he unlock
ing "a Maggie soon found nersei
waspish n" "ss snom with bright hre , ouaI
ported by 'A'sH. aarth Everything bet"heu '..,
that he ,.. s.antemau after seating t"e iivU,
lady OBJ ne eeas;de the fire, removed h's w VIZ,
bitten his I1tsa a";Sg to the farther END OF .ne
ana ,,, sa q Iell-rope, and sefSa
20 MAKE peared 49,, ss+h;s little waif
wv ell, it's .,een;nS in the doorway, anu , s"u
;s IN yiye sieepan ISnch of my own lost iAho'
they come thought her home with me- p'e"'0
.,, tray NJ, - sarvant bowed and lett 'n'
a.aJ in few minutes the servan' -,
"a IN their hearing a tray containing e'"0
go. GU said. bread and Il little vine. ,o Tn
, ni" ri t.yon can go now" salo NC W.
% .%n Sao ,.nt when she had placed the is:,
u VIZ .Ila The servant bowen do "
e a concert le1t JUG 10 dearn said he to Ma
ssiui 2" said "Come' +aS,e. and when you ha
Rossln. snficiently, you shall ten m ne, Of
composeGrI s me meantime will tell you -
Der =" ION IN IN, Sn ,sho' if she had lived would
ways shave glri wnU WIZ, age.n
Jus HISbat was her name1 lnsl
n 10 !a ;",, ~ child. ,:oa the pentlema
re village in ..yWSS ! that is my name i
It their accu ais it," said he, linen ; ,
made great rs than ever, little Maggie,
n liquor than daar lost her mother w'e i on" ~
gh one of our in business, left for laced Mag,
some clerks, Going, however, L piad from.
70 the princi eeare Of her aunt. heard nou Of
been abused nS child for about two years a,
+he rascals of anu u+ ne One day when OUT on
aint you OF it, ing expedition, WIZ nv pa
90 =, half. crazy dams. and remained q
o. CHANGING IN years. Ohe Kissed considera
ore bust OF and having . a md made dilil
mus addressed came to Ciiitou anS child, but
if you should for my sls s;o. strangers dwell
water again, were in YAM
t treated you home" ,alv YOU must fe
in some minds HIodeed do Magsnne' ,;d N
yineveh has de- CHOW strange it Is, sai i've
;ns when I'm l,;storv is 80 much I'M