The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-01

rom him, dropped. spsn asssir, ann - :
hearty iit Of Sryssg !. . dnu,ss sort Of way. 7
III ~" stsuding in the place where his mo.nI h
"a left him. and brushing =; .s sss other S
A. lat Aunt Polly looked up from her apron
and, seeing j. rsslly Va: jim :ssno h .trip Of
her, safe and sound. eoreladsa snas .ne Riaing
Ss1RRiIv "a s.isIng hold 81 81, she buried 70
Tine door, shook the fsdsd remnan. .;sf.c
g!yio. = tire siS ; ne SoSse. aud
then spread Il out In it, eeeesto%ssa p'"'0'
With tie greatest nsetnese and precislon;;
IL was not until all this wes sSOo ,sl,pr linn.
Who Ind been moving about and Jumping .wS
Of her wsy during AL the performances, t nnu
who was anxious to receive some
SEEING that his mothers thoughts hao ~
l.st come back to him, he asked and
"How 10 Miss Brown and mass oco's''
N ss' a CO ySH Why. IL. ie. one hS1s
..;lor man done coined here and told me anu M.s
dat he was dead, drowned, and never "'"
'' "W hiatt Him. You don't say so, NANNY
Vas dat Mae George" NJ prowp. His
| Jim did not belong to MIS-. brow" I..snce
master, Mr.. Dudley. lived at quite o w I only
!, vis;sS6 his mother on Sundays OF n s,
knew MaS George more oy na" .e,inr was
- avay, Jins recollection OF hun ma ma" tSo
so vaeue that It never occurred 20 MN W;Jnw
the Sright-eyed sailor-boy ana tne NV, the
Browns only, darling son, were one anu 'n'
GeorUe himself had found ont the reia.;oh
o ship between Jim and his mosnei ;.t the Can
Q Si 49, INIT a. he did not wish tne SIp
IA: 'sos;cs S;reoted towards himself in the
. s.nv,s afsirs. he had refrained from making
IT h'mse tha Whole. bitter, terrible truth dawneo
d ,rnn lima understanding, bis heart eAPeI1t !.
spoed q keen and two-fold pang TOT, w r,ns,
!. iamenting the noble boy, no p.S desolate
- tenderly with the peFe@So"
y Beginning at once he related to ms 1sn q
the Whole Of the sad story WsS Hn on boart
Or .hs sSip his narrow escape from a terri
y logging, and Mas Georges sgsnSy ~ f H es
ing his release Jims near for his Young bene
tactor "a he dwelt upon his sudden late a.. an
lonely grave for visions OF bis paie, sun csa,
81 lying tar beneath the wa AYE soSs to his voic'
Tor "How does ole Missus stan n'
do in a choked and monrnfnl tone. s.nc, $,
to "a de news. and hasn't crien the first tea
nd 1T wish she would" added Aunt ron ~
to ssSmpathsingly, "for know 'twouid ease III
j., nightly" ., .,d ann sat
Md silence. impressed, it seemed. by that strah
ard hush that comes over o house WITHIN "n''A
her ,,reat sorrow has taken up its aoooe. A..
sfsAa t last Aunt Polly's motherly instinct to-
if alarm and she hustled mp again -. had
Iookin' mighty poorly, jim. o, lou ain n"N
to good time after all, mas you And rs monstro
gi- glad to git homo agin, tell you. ne s or,ai
ing Ont his feet as he spoke. with a 70
ross gruut, and settled himself "io'o '' '"'0
,wn n's az What's you gwine to say to Mas Dudi
gh Jimf amt seen none Of em sense Sc: y1 abe
Giy gone, 'cePt it's MISS 1st her in de street
ring ss.;d she feared you must be dead, cause
Neil alters thought you'd come BACK nome his a
1ith Ibid shs SEX . dat 81. :" uJaFt swelling It
she opinion bis SsTpg So%s sonsSs
yes" added, earnestly, "for must go to zee
but ter, shure." -, -. s,h;, now. J
med eo- von don't look a. if you ever had had
t he mich. kin almost see through you"
d as The object of this invitation lnmeai eur ,
confirmed his mothers exp pee nh;cS he cav
the q large quantity OF hominy ana gravy W
nos. appear .n;nr- tbants to a good din
hich, thorough eblutIon, clean clothes, anu pis
, fell of good advice from Aunt Polly, the ret 1
# all, slave felt equal to any emergency. DC
suffering him to depart ior MS ma. mas ,nonr,
east dence Aunt Polly took him into the mourn
room. - :.
as all The widow, pale and fearless; was
his with her mighty sorrow; Sea' ea,ds Gro
beard upon BIER lap, she hardly looked up wneh
pres old serv ant entered the room but when
arms Polly, in low, respectful x1' Wantad te
with her she stretched out her cold hand AM
a the swered: -, H.;
for You did right to come back, jim.
arms, very glad to see you."
bowed "Pm mighty sorry to see you IN
Noon trouble missus-" Jim's voice faleeren
ollow for the sight of that pale face, with ite
Ut. abiding look of sadness melted au ms =
. was The widow seemed touched by MS syHip
turned INIT lon q drawn sigh was her only answ
or the az hone YOU keep your health good, Inis
ocean asked Jim at length, determined to &C
pre-. the choking sensation i'll his throat.
"Yes, jim; have been quite welt
there's nothing left for me TO- live tS; io =,
Of the Jim could MAKE no mo Hnpt polly. in a
er was desoiate assuIanoo, ou navared her rrj
ne she ing, conndentiai 'one'
is and mistress: naIord ia wi,
to her DON'T talK BY, "a heat You've
osper- good, and knows WIZ h",ayn
l times heap TO i've ZOE SSS, IT. 10 there f
J. The "Ob, Aunt tony ;,,wy nth a nuiet
,earing now T. asKeo 'ne
to his less smile: ,1 honay live for Hir