The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-15

strange
civen to her most grudgingly, and ms love smt
tomb! ;a,s at
such an early hour of the day, she leIC Tug ~
lonely room and went up stairs TO ne. and
tie sanctum. Even this was comfortiess snI
come. A bed and one solitary chair had oeen
its only furniture tho night she was hls' .u
troduced to her uucle's home but Ellen n.
since added little table, of the snless
Virgin, "Mother of Him VINO 10 saviou, LIZ, Va the
and whose loving eyes seemed to LOOK upvn S'o
orphan girl with that tender pity only iei' Ny
"Other hearts have been sad and desolate,,
thought Ellen, as she looked at her treasures ef
picture and realized the beautHui me ~ ;ps.n,.
cate hone and resignation that the Ceurcn
scatters these simple tokens of the Saviours
love aud the Virgins sorrow through the nu .n-
BILE dwellings of the poor or the stately man.
siops of the rich. In this case the lesson was Wa
not lost; for Ellen felt new strength WINE
looking tow ards the picture, and Pat'ehS az.
ceptance of the moments trial which "aue ~
seem comparatively light.
Seeking her aunt again, she entreateu neI
to allow her to be of some assistance IN Ine
household duties of the day, but, as usual n'e'
| with chilling answer :, .h
II do not need you in any way, was 5.1
hard reply, 81 prefer to do the work myself:
1t seemed to Ellen that her very presence, III
the house annoyed her aunt ana !nihe y. t ne
| tenper; so che concluded that q visit 10 inc
Widow Brown would DO far pleasanter than
remaining listlessly at home. A..
She had already been several times , W S" q
! kind welcome. Mrs. Brown had often entreac
ed her to repeat her visits, for her lonely hear'
yearned over one who had known Nor ivy y: :
Aunt Polly, too, had taken q fancy 10 inc
| Young girl who had been 30 kind TO Jin' auu
always greeted her with an earnest "How"y,
Miss Ellen, glad to see you. Mis- ID r'e"' ~
there" ,;,,d,,
| 1t soothed Ellen to day to hear the kindly
spoken words, while the. widows smile OF
welcome made her feel that she had done wen
to come.
She found Mrs. Brown engaged in nnpackine
herso trunk and Ellen could readily unoer-
stand how every moment spent IN sucn q cas- 100
added new pain to the mothers heart. sh1r a :
that she had made for him, socks thai sue n LA,
knit, every article called up his image V,vau ns
, before her and avoke fresh grlef anu 'eaiS
"My dear boys things!' she said to Ellen wltf
niourntul smile-"strange what IA" y p''"S
IRE there is in looking over theu' again
Ellen sat down beside her, helping nfr re
, move the clothing from the trunk and folding
| up each article as the widow LAID IL asloe.
Pausiny in her labor the widow saiu
1 "What an aimless thing life is now itel
: when think that my boy no longer needs me
: pray that my pilgrimage may be short orr,
: Then bowling her head over one OIL he' soi
garments, she wept bitterly.
"If 1 only had his body" she said at last
= 1t seems to me this loss would not DO quit
d SO hard to bear"
= len syrnpathiZcd with the sense of desolatio
# that came to the mother whenever her thought
fingered on that fathomless, ocean grave.
l. Poor human nature! 1t matters so ntt
i where the body rests, since it is not that VINE
A. we love and prize 80 fondly; and yet how mue
"a greater seems our loss, how much deeper o.
- regret, if we may not claim the little leit
ID here on earthw
az It was this that made both Ellen and
to widow weep in unison, although each hea
"a had it's own peculiar sorrow. Mrs. broS
,cd at on1y
a also because he slept SO far away. She cou
er not water his grave with her tears, nor pia
ve. bright flowers upon the precious sod; a
h's when at last death should call her hence, 8
nd could not lay her head near his in earths Il
la: narrow home.
~ Ellen wept as she recalled the graz
cir mounas vi ga, W ~ aod 800, thot even
near them would make her less friendle
be lonely, sad.
Cro be continued)