The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-29

She slmost Whispered the last word as
though she dared not realize its meaning -.
God viii take oare Of ycu." said tho
s ssssa on sas = Esns 10y ms
Her frank ssteod in tho room and - snc
boxed 9t 4 Q. to question What = !. ne ans
erly. Some message explanation from ner
aunt, she thought bnt II was only the omciai
announcement Of tho aPpointment 70 tns si Si.
hour Of bewilderment and grief, had for ne5
neither meaning nor comfort. She crumpiea
~ IN unos psnns did leave
doubiy orphaned and aloner :.
She could not weep-though sobs were III, IN
could io onis clasp be1 hands together in
and mute despair .
oEeil looked a. her with pity, his gsnsr
and regretting his Inability to assunge hes
grief. He too was alone in the world He had
| come 10 America when child, had lost pa
rents, sisters, all, vet stood before Ellen To-
day. sell. made self-taught, intelligent, noble,
hearted man, who for the first time regretted
| he had no home of his own to oiter TO tue
Devoted to study, and spending all his leisure,
moments with his books, boarding house
had until now satisfied his nes4 for eh9me' Das
to whose sheltering roof he might iead TINS OF
phau girl, rose before him in brighter coiors
than he had cyor seen bef FIRE: r,.n no said
seeing her still standing, motionless ana TEAR
less 10 the silent room.
me now {" sue said With an utter hopelessness
in her voice and manner. -
"The friends you were with to'day-can
He smoke very gently, tenderly almost; suG-
costing this retreat to her, because he saw she
incapable Of thinking for ae sa;d oval as
she glanced at her well:worn trunk. which
looked almost rs forlorn in the deserted room
as the poor girl herself oa land sS-'0orr0w'
She did not even thank him in words, only
glanced at him with surprised and grateful
"Come," he said taking one of her cold
hands in his, "let us leave this inhospitable
roof which holds beneath it not one pleasant
, memory for you" -, -,
D"H was here my uncle died, !" she said with
, n mournful cadence in her voice. 9! did not
think to be turned homeless from its doors"
! O'Neil led her out upon the streets closed
I tho door, locked 1t and turned with her away
. As he walked beside her, she felt how kind
I and gentle ne had been, and yet she wondered
!: I II in the future, he would ever again be the
i. bearer Of sad news the messages of some
> "Your aunt could scarcely be called a
II FREUD ;" she heard him say, saud her loss will
y make but little difference in the end. She
cold hard-heartea wom man, as as "nllke
~ WHY did he marry herr she asked, re-
It membering that O'Niei had long known her
# 1.-THE Saints only oan tell you! She married
ID him I'm thinking for when he came here
" with her from Now York. he apolegzed to nll
IA his old friends with such sorry face, that
understood he was to be pi.ied more than en-
q We'd. She married him for his money! adde.
O. ONeil, land she has managed to secure it ALL
II DO you think that my uncle left an!
"a. meanss" her own utter poverty staring her il
nm the face and making her shrink from i'm
posing herself n burden upon her poor
n- "Certainly he did, Miss Ellen. Dennis Noon
ID an was u rich man.. He owned many fin
store in this city beside other valuable proper
m ty, She has had herself declared administr
' trix of his estate until his heirs arc found
at Her cruel desertion of yourself and ignorln!
nv your just claims, VIII cause you some troupi
ed and delay"
ma glance ut Elleu's face showed that she wa
Ike not even listening to him, that her thought
20 were rather with her dead uncle than he
ID wicked aunt, and that she was gricvinS ove
pw the loss OF his love and care, rather than he
Die share of his estate. 49,
il. would have been different with yon but
nd am afraid ho died intestate-r
of Ibid NV aunt see You before she lett
60 asked Ellen, interrupripg the young niai, an
lid speaking like one suddenly reused to the rc;'!
ties of the nlon,ent. 80
n, II was on the steamship transactinG som
nd business, when she catne on board-surprise
,,- Mt her sudden departure and having only
uIt minutes time to spare, asked her the "nl
nee question that then came to my mind"
;cL She was listening now. Her face turned to
nm wards him and her brown eyes suifused wit
Ind tears. so.
wy asheu nSi - ooS So ", ". s'i.S ", III
;th add to your sorrow to hear it," He was sllen
unwilling TO repeat aught that could grie'
cad her; but t-ilen asheo nun LOT her a"n's III
ess words. '.t
,ro "They cannot increase my feeling of lionel
So ness-and would rather know all at once"
see " she salu, contlnSreu tne SouhH .hap' ~ ~
inn you knew nothlnS U, ner inoIelnenls! au.t VI
her pleasant surprise was ner Christmas w oi
i, in 1t was not q groan, nor sigh that escape
:" moor Ellen's lips but q short, sharp cry
lent though the blow had struck upon her heart.
,ble . {" How she must hate mes" she said at las
ion remembering how useless had beeu all efo
on her part to win that strange woman's lov
to and accounting for her failure in that sad al
ark wondering exclamation
, on They had now reached the widows Gotta
, in and as Ellen placed her hand upon the latch
the gardeu-gate, she turned to speak h
be tbauksto ONiei.
WIS You have been very kind" she said,
can only thank you" Her voice qnivered {
hey most into sob but she held out her hand
and token of adieu.