The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-04-02
ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL g. 1871
laying them out on the table, read to him in o

laying them out on the table. read to him in q
1.-THE woman with whom you placed this
child" she said, "died without leaving you
any clue as to what had been done with her.
The child is well and has grown very rapidly.
She does not now live in this city. You have
met her and spoken to her," Macvain started
and then leaned eagerly forward, while she
continued, "you will meet her again and often,
but you will not know her. Your inquiries
will be without success, and you will meet her
where you least expect it"
~ will speak to her and associate with
her r. he inquired.
q You have spoken to her." she replied, and
after pause added, "and will speak to her,
but will not know who she is. There-see
these cards are all black and mixed suits; am
not therefore able now to tell more with Ger
tainty."
"You think then," he asked, "that I will
never find her r.
THAT you win see and speak to her again,
never know her, All! the queen of hearts and
jack of diamonds, that is blood Beware /!
there 10 q cloud here, and if you continue, it
wiz lead to great troubls-yes, to bloodshed.n y
he replied, 81 should be the most miserable of
men. But am confident Of success; l. must
be successful, for until anso, can never be
If you find her at ALL" she answered, ait
will DO many years hence, but I do not think
you will find her, and, therefore, advise yeu
t =
'sNot II by the light of my SOUL will pur-
winter, warm and cold, through ali cHrissen-
busy until success is gained, or death relieves
me from the task"
His eyes flashed as he spoke his lips con-
tracted and look of unalterable firmness set
tied on his face.
Perhaps you will assist me-" he said, as he
arose to 60, elf SO, will pay you we'll"
No, no, no, can not" she replied, drawing
1~r- &c ~ ~ L
and doubt if ever you will succeed. The
danger that awaits you may engulf those as
ISOLATED with you, and, therefore, decline the
offer, no matter what the reward"
VERY good, as you please" he replied,
smiling at her earnestness, and then he laid
on the table sum of money that, he thought,
would be sufficient to pay for the interview.
Good bye, Madame, may call and see you
IL hope you WILL" she replied, as she re-
turned his bow, and servant conducted him
out.
CHAPTER TX.
The ties of home are strong and almost uni
versal. The heart turns from the cares of the
the continual jingle of money and the pursuit
of the ever needful dollar, from the over tasked
brain, the weary limbs, and the dull, drowsy
piodding of the day-from all such over-hang-
ing clouds the heart turns away TO seek bright
visions of joy, amidst the groves and walks,
the vine-hung cottage, or, it may be, the ever
recurring, hot and cheerless sidewalks, and
piles of brick and mortar that make up o city,
where once, in q happier time, home was
known, The feeling is confined to no class or
nation rich and poor alike are haunted by it,
for it seems to be innate in the human breast.
AS " distance lends enchantment to the view"
when looking upon the works of nature, the
majestic hills, the spreading valleys, and the
limpid, running water, SO time softens the
in life, however hard and toilsome, which,
viewed after the lapse of years, have no pleas
ant visions intermingled with their trials, that
make the heart exclaim, All. those were the
Is cast around the sorrows of life, obliterating
their pain, or mellowing them down, 30 that
the joys that came withhthem stand above and
overshadowing them with a tranquil, holy
pain and pleasure. A few years hence, and TO-
day will be counted in " the good old time, "
and if we could but realize this fact, as to
season our lives with contentment, how much
greater would be the pleasures of this life,
how much lighter its burdens.
When Cecilia first arrived in Boston, she
| was delighted with all she saw. The new
scenes, strange faces, manners and customs,
made variety that, for the time, engaged heI
whole attention. She soon became acquainted
with other children of her own3elass, and with
some of these took up her abode. In this way
she passed the next few months, making ex-
cursions to Cambridge, Roxbrury, Maiden and
the neighborhood, always peddling some sort
OF wares wi with very great success When tn:
deepening into winter, this roaming about be-
came less agreeable, often trying and painful
and she began to talk of New York as homo
and of returning to it. With her it needed but
the resolution |; no ties bound her, no dsal
friends by love and kindness, caused sigh o.
regret at parting.
| True, she had no brilliant memories connect
ed with her life in the great city. For her NJ
hearth stone had ever been warm and bright
or hallowed by the love of q mother, th,
watchful care of father, or the merry joys o
brothers and sisters. To all this she was
stranger, yet even her dark life had its ray
of light and comparative pleasures. The darl
little room at Sanderbund's possessed q charm
for her thoughts, which were ever reverting t.
it, and the boon companions which she ha6
J met there she now remembered with o feelipl