The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-15
IN ,MEaploWBRook ADVENTURE.

stsas -, Tan init IA ont Of tho question.
IaS;t afford to go away just now am getbing
hto fine practice the courts AT AZ nf an e.
4 Nv on the Law of Contracts, which PROMISED
br the next number of certain law magazinne me
onr prescription is very pleasant nsa si~e me
Il Sofi dose of medicine instead" ,,. l..
5Ssss tell YOU what it is, Fcnnklin, doh ie1
inv patients dictate to me- in that styie: tou
1--we been fool enough to throw yonrseii 1n'o or
E,,Ervons fever by working in this nasty deh an
ssammer, instead of taking Saca.ions " W.
fcouutry as you ought to have done anu ~"
!ixsou don't follow my aisee soe Quiet farm
SIS,se for week or two, and, IL your essay 1n
5;s,ntracts weighs upon your mina, tahS tno
}Bsnpid stuff with you. ~ I,sk Ss"art Of the
8ef r conId not stand out very long against .he
ltanf orders of my friend and phys,c,sH, ,; n
l5owlder 1 knew. too, that he was ri hsen
M had overtasked myself. mao w, set to
\ dan gerously i'll; and, eager as l was sa 10
rs On with my work, could no. o heoR
SsSSssessary for me. So packed my Porsil,aan
tsnsN. NOT forgetting my precious essay anu , .
befel supply of writing-paper amd an1
u ztsvas quiet little village, nesting at inc
! rsss ~ a beautifully wooded ridge, ana look
sna out from it's shelter, across slope o.,
5Sfan 40 a little stream which ran pnrhnS VI ,.
ESH 1lsss a ouarter of O mile distant. Ma
sseets~sold elm-trees shaded the grassy rcaus
1ssS Strnng their branches over the roofs VI Ine
trim little cottages. Ihere was on' Ia ANYTHING
Fsatsa5 fhan % cottage, and that was ratner
SstatSx villa, good hundred years oid at ieasS'
1vhiok stood little way gu! o. s Sne +ba nh
&,rrrkssnded by trees, and shut In from IhS p1
3311.n 4ys@o Nv an enormous hawthorn hedge
s $Ik AZ ron around the extensive grouhus.
& sMeafipw brook House, or tine nouse, was the
Il 80 x-SiIv called by the villagers, was ,sne
IF nm old maiden lady named For
n tESs *be daughter ola retired merchant, VINO
ago had chosen this qulet spoS Sr as
x 80 b7s old agesa Mr.. 'Forsyt was
SHsssa 10 and one of his first actions after re.
~ TO Meadowbrook was to ouila 10 t the
s stone church in the main Stree. "a Ins
"a ond TO pledge certain sum annu" az )
q. IA annie income for the support OF Ins
isa'* yVhen after q long life of usefulness s
and buried by the side dan 9 Oh nss w whe
an his property sstSa TO tb ms perio1 of youth
9 srosity Of Miss Forsyths continued u
* nat the poor little Catholic congIeg a
unable to to ga gave, aNp Of the church
$50 = - fames an old man now Oh near near:
9 build ave Jared i'll but for her ASSIST
sp Se ,s.eh 1 learned in an after-supper cha
a. e. nv landlady on the night OF my arrtT a.
smon.not say thas was much engrosseo at vi; VI
lime by the gooi woman,s garrnioG%s sen intsres
buS SsasasSowbrod House and in everything COZ OF
IN ~ With it. had taken lodgings IN IN
tIsre inn anent, quiet, resPecSaDtte escsr
W M sl;iiaGers, tho used to drop In OF an eyenin
lite gossip EPsm Sgs d PRsT o5n to
saS sotss s asg my zee ten days holiday:
With aas sss Il;
Is 90, but ca ot;npI whipped the brook f
nn .h1 = 'ssarcheAhe fields for ootanlc
Ssi wanssS sDSnt i with my p pSeHe
TsGny;Ssnt 1s Ai lie down and Tsad IND
gssssi aid sl4 evsEysh i1gg.i IL ssi IL
work q my ess w ;d'naIl Ee% packed Il.
Snwny sfterSn I was doing on =
eS 3. s ths sbade Oh apple orchard, when