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

The bright. new life opening before Elen's
view with such Joyous hopes and innocent eA,
reality, whose bloom and beauty were all con-
| cealed within her uncles grave. All her art,
less efforts to win her aunts affection had
been coldly thrust aside, and no stran ger eon1a
| have been more Indifferent to the poor girls
| grief and desolate condition..
One morning, Ellen was asked rather ab-
ruptly by her aunt, "what she meant to do
| with herself"
| The question both surprised and grieved
her: for she had thought or rather had hoped
! that her aunt would receive her as her dead
mother,s love and interest. Not that the young
girl desired to be q burden to any one but her
Srphan'd heart so longed for affection and
kindness, that it ached at this eoIa Sasng on
tinued her aunt, "you can hardly think OF
staying here doing nothing" Ella. &c,
40, no, Aunt Margaret" answered Ellen,
am very anxious to earn something towards
NV support, SO as to be as little expense and
trouble to you as possible, only as yet had
/ not determined what to do"
"If YOU are able to teach" continued hel
: aunt. III know one of the school-drectors
very we'll, and I will speak to him in the mat
: ter. 1t is just about time to make application
for the new teachers Will be appointed to"aru
the end of this year"
] Ellen thanked her aunt and expressed ne
{; Willingness and satisfaction at the suggestion
: 81 should be very happy to obtain q sltua
, ton in the schools, for while my salary woui'
r be of assistance to you in the household, coul
still have leisure to assist you in many ways.
. Mrs Noonan made no reply to Ellen's al
8 fectionate arrangements, but, seiZlng the mrs
It favorable opportunity, silently left the room
d Ellen sat for time, musing over the ne,
" prospects before her, and shrinking INSTINCT
8 iyely from the burden fate seemed to fore
: upon her. And what young girl, with refine
Q and tenoer feeling, does not hesitate to leav
the sanctity and shelter of home to enter upo
- a public lite, however restricted Its duties ma
be
IF She knew that as q teacher in the schools I
3, the city, there would be much TO arouse an
|: wound her pride-much that every true W.
n. man hesitated to meet and which she woul
ii most willingly be1Dared. Every Director ma
st the right, she knew, to comment upon her q
is tions and dictate his own peculiar view
Every newspaper in the city was in the hab
r | of chasing the body of teachers as the IA
creatures whether they presided with digni,
4! over their scholars, or congregated at the Gil
III Hall to receive their very moderate salaries.
lie "Quite q flutter among the fair creatures
an was the usual style of Introducing the mai
ems wives or widows, whose sore necessiti
Id forced them into public notice, and whose SO
ID. row-laden hearts, alas too often futtercd wi
nd "hope deferred" and whose care.burden
lives robbed them too frequently of all bloc
III! or brightness.
AS 1t was natural that Ellen IN her orpna
VS. hood and grief, should feel that life's ne
duties wore the form of sorrows cross, a.
do that the realities of tho present were tar q
as ferent from the visions she had formed in t
'es past. ,.,
She thought of her island home, her mothe
ng love that had always frightened existen
ore however dark its clouds might be ana M
- 4 a,N nyprythiur WIS changed. Sho was