The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-09-10


bad one; but things will NOT always turn out
like that Thy. nncle has disappointed me,
Eugenie," he added, after an interval OF meian-
expected Of . man who left France to avoid
the CONSUMPTION n
Nay, father, let us be juss. Haye not
In his affections by : faithless woman I"
with . 1evity Of: tone contradioted by the keen
fed by tho growing darkness of the room.
Love wounds are rosebTier scratches merely
. monnentary smart that neither hinders nor
derness Of life. have been pretty familiar
with the flashes which herald real wounds and
death, and they did not leap from maidens'
eyes"
I am glad to hear softly murmured Eu-
genie, "that heart-griefs are go fugitive with
men, Goodnight, dear father"
Goodnight, Eugsnie," said the veteran,
embracing her with tenderness; /" and be not
too much cast down. The guardian angel is
thee.n 81
farming Implements aud furniture at Plais-
ance, were sequestrated by "justice" at the I'M
stsnce .of RiesFe Me.eroy. .Ecayers for, srrears
tn ssevs siss notice to quit aeeordng 70
|pnA OF 1.-The covananss of his bail, by which
Eent y lesain possession was forfeited ~ de-
81 the old
and unless can obtain loan OF" ID.
Bougsinville checked himself, and after
time added, addressing hia dismayed and
weeping family: 81 shall set on 1t once Tor
50. Mslo. Courage, my children! II is upon
breaks. Perhsps my Old friend, Berth the
II. Bougainville did not return homo TIL
about ten O'Clock in the evening. The family
were in bed, with the exception Of Eugenie,
element Of her fathers countenance.
Eugene, my GIRL" he said, after few un-
successful whiHs at the pipe she presented
him with, "coms nearer to IRE; would speak
with thee"
al am listening, father" said Eugene, seat
ing herself behind her father.
necessary above ali. that we should be frank
and open with each other. Henri Jomard
loves thee; there can be no doubt OF that. he
is q well-principled brave lad, Of fair pros
poets too, and the son of . brave father, who
fell by my side at Eylau. There is no one
with whom would more readily trust thy
happiness But thou hast never think;
shown any open decided preference Tor him i"
"Never-by .cords."
M. Bougainville WINGED, but went ON to say:
" That being SO, may tell thee that Monsieur
thee-I viii speak of him and his offers no
more"
Yes, yes dear father" murmured Eugene.
It was q sudden, q slight pain that is all.
As thou wilt. Monsieur Fontanes, then,
solicits thee in marriage. If his proposal is
accepted he viii pay all thy fathers ds Mss
seroy, and settle it upon thee beyond his own
control. Eugene did not answer, and d..
Bougainville added, after few moments, 81
sieur Fontanes is rich, generous, young, well !.
| looking, of irreproachable character, and 1t is
plain loves thee deeply. doubt not, there
fore, that after time. thou wouldst be hap
py wife, but it is for thee to decide and my
blessing, beloved Eugene, is on thy choice
whether for acceptance or REFUSAL"
"For acceptance. then !" replied tEogenie, n
rs much as it pleased NJ. Bougainville; but
with this change in the terms OF the pur-o1
the contract-that Plaisance be settied NOT
M. Bougainville was charmed with this
ready acoSiescence; and when Eugene made
no objection to n. Fontaness request, that the
marriage should be celebrated without delay
he almost persuaded himself that he had beer
mistaken with respect to the sentiments sh'
entertained towards Henri Jomard; Iha
pleasing illusion would have been a.speilese
had he known that Eugene passed that nigh
on her knees, weeping, at first with convulsiv'
but gradually calming grief, before the cruci
fix in her bedroom.
The civil marriage was arranged to tax
nleca on the following Thursday, the condi
tions of settlement to be signed at the Office o
, the notary, Berth, on the previous evening
These arrangements, at NJ. Fontanes's urgen
request, Eugene remainng t en anG ~ snccess
! fully. that even Henri Jomard had no suspl
: cion of what was going ON, till the Wed ines
sowe discounted sentences of a conversatio
Eontanss and the nosafys
: which terminated by NJ Fontanes saying, in
' low voice p" Toll Monsieur Berlin will sen
him the required particulars in writing befor
n two o'clock Astonished and indignant
o what he apprehended the partially overhear
: colloquy to mean, he, as soon as possible, IN
s vented an excuse for goiog out and hastene
>, to impart the dire discovery to his siste
ri Adele, who, however, proved obstinately il
s, creduious His Interpretation of the sentences
IS he had imperfectly caught was, she persiste'
of an jealousy M fo1
T. transaction with NJ. Bougainville, and it. Wa
doubt with to that hat the two We
" seemed IN intimate Somewhat Gained
e. this consoatory construction of the menaoir
n words, Henri returned to his employment
as There was no one in the Clerks Office, and
~ Fontanes was busy writing in his priva
u room. Something presently occurred whit
er rendered it necessary that Henri should spet
With him {; and as he did SO, his eye fell up,