The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-12

Laying kis hxnA earspeingly 1poh hsr heea..
hs msl.sysd ehs 49, weras s sss,i S 10 ione
sThsnE you ~. psp Do shs whispered, for she
fslt chat they were spoken both ~ blessing
She did not know how, during the Ion years
Of his sufsring and hsr dsvoticn. these words ,as
hsA Kept his heart from breaking beneath ~
Il .ssil rot b with xou long, b. voice ss
wis full of sadness. The future seems very
dark but I am sure of final JOY for you, my
pasisnt noble d. SS and .obs
that could not be reDressed, convuised mex
dropping frame.
Their souls had grown 40 CLOSE together
When be should leave her, who would be her
would comfort her : When Ills heart ceased to
throb, who would comfort herf - j
al must see my father tonight! Lenc.., Sc
at once and ask him to come to me-"
- His voice was fall OF q new resolve, and soc
rose iumediately to obey him. As she passed
tire soene in Romeo, where Juliet hastens 70
the friar's cell to pour into his ear her tale OF
sSrrew She paused iG h,rnin9 o@e esb sfsnsed
her cheek, 81 she listened to the/love-sick
story. .sts.
Her father her pobis, patient father ety. w az
sat Indifferent to his sacrifice or poured her
tears Of sympathy ovep,a tragic play HOW low
mother, by stingipE words of truth, FROM their
blind iethargy/to the sad realities aroano
Her promise to her father checked the
words, and the momentary indignation against
her shftdish mother, passed into tender p''y-
|SPast hope, past care, past all reliefw They
were only the words of the play but to Ie-
nora's mind they seemed to apply directly to
her father-and. spurred on by their terrible
meaning she hurried down the stairs in search
of her grandfather.
She found him in the library, reading; but
while one hand held the book, the other, as
usual, ,strayed remorselessiy around in search
of chance mosquitoes: Indeed -, ne had had one one
within his grasp as she entered the room, anu
was slowly crushing life out Of it.
My father wishes to see you. grandpapa.
Will you not come to him at once I"
He hesitated, closed the book dropped the
mosquito calmly on the carpet, and asked
as he suffering more than usual r"
"Not in body; but oh, he is very sad to
She could not give any further explanation,
for the remembrance of his mournful words
choked her voice and filed her eyes with tears.
Seeing that her grandfather had risen to fol-
low her, she led the way up stairs and was
soon inside her fathers room. Dir. Latrooe,
however, stopped, as she had done q moment
before, at her mothers door, and listened to
Snpaoad o NoiSo 90 ~ Ass.S .'AN S->'-
"Chain me with roaring ionsW
."Wouid that / COULD" lie muttered between
his teeth, you are fit only. for such company"
"Or shut me nightly in q charnel house,
Ger covered quite with dead mems rafting bones.
"That would be disrespectfui to their rotten
bodies" was his bitter taunt, as his face grew
dark aud fierce. ..s.
.'Or hide me with dead man In his shroudI'
"Aye, my lady. If that could be the ending
of your married life 'twould be we'll for you
and him." Very black were his thoughts as he
turned away, and, could hate have killed, the
silly actress would then have shared her hus-
knnd's yawning grave -- ---
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