The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-02-26

NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY &c, 1871.
| to distant friends that they too might give

to distant friends that they too might give
their aid.
Mr. Macourty came home, and offered such
consolation to his wife as words could convey.
AS she was certain the front gate had oeen
closed all the time, the conviction came upon
all minds that the child had been stolen, but
for what purpose, or by whom, no one could
imagine.
of tile city, over the door of which was suspend
ed the sign "Rooms to Let" Percy MacValn
had his apartments. The front room, or par
lor, was On the first floor and the windows
opening the street were shaded by hand
some lace curtains, supported by gilded cor
nices. Tho floor was covered with rich car
peting, two large easy chairs, four mahogany
damask covered chairs, and q fine large sofa,
were distributed about the room. Between
the front windows there was a piano of the
latest pattern and beside it sat harp, while
sideboard, covered with silver-ware, goblets
and decanters of the richest styles of cut glass.
Numerous paintings, some of them choice copies
of the old masters, and fine engravings, adorn-
ed the alls, and handsome timepiece, with
other ornaments filed the marble mantel-piece.
The back room was the bedroom, and was fur
nished with the same style of comfort and ele-
ganee;;, =, y
said Percy, as he paced through the parlor,
meditating on the events of the day There
will be no ball for her tonight" He paused
before the sideboard and taking up decanter
! filled one the glasses with the liquor it con
tanned. NArssr Sally he continued, ''ste is
Us true as steel. Her folks served in the family
was not one amongst them more faithful than
Sally" He took the glass and draining its
contents said, Here's health to thee, Cecella,
nights rest. Ha ha! ha! So much for your
scorn of Percy MacVain."
Again he strobe mp and down the room lash
ing himself into fury with the fierce thougi d
'That Cecilia Christie, the hanghty arlstocrat
who with pride traces her descent through
long generation of wealth and nobility as high
as any that lived in Ireland, without a
blot or stain to their escutcheon, should
| reject an offer of marriage from me, whose
family is rs good and noble as her own to marry
| with an American parvenm, whose very name
| marks him of Il mongrel race, the mixture
of halfa-dozcu forci Gn bloods.
! He sat down beside the harp, and for few
moments ran over the strings with the magic
touch of Il master of the instrument, then pnsh-
| ing it from him, he continued his walk. I'VE
| struck her hearts core this time and although
she will never know who has done it, Will
| have my revenge i'll knowing that she has suit
fered."
Suddenly there came before his mind 4 Wis
| ion of the innocent babe thus rudely torn from
! q mothers arms. He saw her sweet smile,
heard her merry laugh and remembered the
confidence with which she had come to him
had welcomed him as 4 friend. Then he heard
her cries of distress, her pleading for release
and her childish calls for the loved ones at
home. AS these scenes grew more vivid, IL
spite of his efforts to drive them off, his anger
gave way, visions of his own childhood crowd
ed in with them he sank into an easy chal
and was soon lost in deep Tevcrie, in which
feelings OF regret, and the not entirely eXtln
guiShcd sentiments OF honor ana mannood
took an important part.
Z, ON the following day Mr.. Macourty contin
ued his search for his little daughter. Letter
with full descriptions Of the child. the dres
and iewelry tiat she wore, were sent to the pc
lice aud municipal authorities ofSt. Louis, Gin
: cinnati, New York, Bost on and other luportan
cities and large reward was offered for her dis
covery. A travelling show was performing III I'll
. city Mt the time and Mrs. Macourty conceived
o. an idea that her child was there prisoner
e Her husband with the proper authorities call
: cd on the Snowman, very honest, good heart
ed man, who listened to their story with syn
a pathy and readily gave his consent to have hi
n quarters searched, although he evidently te
gricved at the doubt thus thrown upon hin
The search being over, the kind hearted IN nal
$ took full items OF the appearance of the lit
). girl and promised that if he met her on II
/ travels he would at once let Mr.. Macourty he:
from him. On Saturday some boys who la
been off fishing, found Il chllds dress torn an
d muddy on the banks of the canal, and one
them having heard of the abduction of IL
:, child, he took the little garment and broug
it to Mrs. Macourty, who was overwhelm
ID with grief at the sight of it. 1t was the dres
id she knew, that Cecilia had worn the day s.
10 was spirited away. Friends came i'm and sa
that she must have been thrown into the can
ne after having been robbed. The canal W
Ie dragged for her body but nothing was foun
", Old Mr.. Cummings and his son Phillip we
very active in all the efforts to trace up t
he lost child. Phillip bright and Gle
minded boy, possessing ideas far beyond
mt years and often suggested new routes to
re taken, new places TO be examined All tn
efforts were vain, however, as no clue could
he found, further than the child's dress, and
nearly everybody believed that she was de-
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