The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-05

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vhlsh trnsS and Noble tnpuises ware 0sten
smothered by pride and da<kens1 oy prs!n3SysS s
Mc nsa been sdss.tsd a. e s ss .Gase e Sis
adopted father. In every thought md leeins
In ofsring aid TO tho orphan boy tna esefn
old bstchelor had been inf3uencsd ony "
selfish deoire to train him In his own pecurrs.I
way, and to instil into his young heart ne
own viewa5pf men and motives: sasPicious y
nature, he had imbned ClihQrgs mind Win me
same dark inelinstion 70 alssrnss al IN.
atious Clifford had been made 70 believe tnaS
his adopted father, Mr.. Charles Dudley, feared
lest the orphan boy should be preferred 20 ms
own son aud inherit the wealth OF the eccentric
bachelor ;-also that Mrs. Dudley, fond and
loving as she had been, always remembered his
lowly parentage with contempt; and, therefore,
to rise without their assistance, to name, fame
and position, was the only way to insure their
respect and compel their regard.
The poor, proud boy had fondly thought that
the gloomy misanthrope really loved him ana
in return for this delusion, had lavished upon
him ALI the warmth of his own yonng anec,
lions, learning with eager trust his cold and
bitter teachings. and dwelling his brightest
tions. At the death of the old man, Clifford
learned his mistake. The will was found to
dispose of all his comfortable possessions TO
| various charitable institutions: while me .e
brightness, whose heart had been oheated OF
all It's hopes was coolly informed that having
taken him from the indulgent care OF bis
adopted parents, only to teach him Ignorance
of God, reliance upon self, and distrusr of his
| neighbor, the miser, sure of the success OF mis-
| base experiment, left him as his only legacy
| the task of rising. unaided by any man 9 purse
| or influence, to power, wealth and happiness
| Terrible was the unmasking, bitter was the
waking; for Clifford realized how much he had
staked and lost by the bleakness that seemed
| to fall mt once upon his heart and life.
| int the kOen0at was the knowledge
| that he had not been loved, bad never won
place in the old mans affections, had served
| only as an experimental subject tor mlsanthro
ply to work at its pleasure.
In what light could he now regard those
whom he had once called parentsf If they
knew of the old mans design, nov could ne
cruel torture, to so Illuminating trial.
they, like himself, had been kept 10 Ignorance
until the last, he was too proud now either te
ask to receive assistance from tnem.
| "They gave me up once" was MS bitter re
Fiction, Eand now I will stand alone"
He had not spoken thus to Mr.. Dudley in tn,
library, but he tod him that he preferred
Northern customs and institutions, and max
determined to remain in New York.
True Mr.. Dadley, on learning OF the dispose,
of his brothers property, had expressed Doti
diced mind saw in this, only regret and d,saP
poiutmeut at his own loss, and determined still
more sternly to hold himself aloof from botl
help and pity. c,:a.,
said Mr. Dudley ct the end of the. interview
cit is hard you will not let me reclaim In
loan" =;
only came to his proud, suffering heart, as a.
insult added to his many, many injuries
Blinded by his own conceit, he would not De
lieve in the existence OF current o. .ras i1
and yearning to bear him on its waters to
, haven of rest and contentment. {,
Having been so long considerea ~ sn s,. o.,
1 r. ,nr g. ~ cd
]. Lure to tho opRent merchSnt to make overture
! to one who was now penniless and torsaken
) az will be indebted to no man. l VIII ope
, | INV heart to NO onem was his stern resolve, an
We. when the hour arrived for him to part VII
q Willie, there came terrible yearning for tn
. sweet life he was casting behind him. AS tn
ship slowly receded from the wharf, ne 500 81
, looking after Willies vanishing form with long
ing eyes. Willie, his early friend, his almos
i brother, whose love for him had been as g!ea
| as that of Jonathan for David. trusting
: loyinua seeking him out in his great Loneliness
even as Jonashan trusted, loved and chung
y He stood on deck, watching the city as
o faded away, and breeding darkly over the VI
"Going! Yes, going for away from all tha
y is pure and bright and lovely, from all tbs
the heart of man would gladly cling to, fro,
. ali that makes life worth living for; back
!. q ,m and toll and disappointment, back TO
= i,fe in which there is no hope, to land /
;. which lies buried my better, purer self"
n Few f8ncled, as they "aVChco VIC hooio VI
h ure and admired his bright and earnest ey
;. that the heart within was de5olato and tn
, life before him void of joy.
- As the sunset shed it's glory over the distar
= citv the remembrance of Kate flashed befol
!; him like heavens sent vision and yet it wa
= strange that, while his face kindled with
deeper glow his lip should curl with create
| scorn, for at the same moment had returne
/ the consciousness of his poverty, his lowline
{. and his pride.
J. Poor Clifford! He was indeed self-to
10 tured Tautalus, for while the draught of pc
feet happiness was at his lips, he would nc
J. quaff it, and while the blissful fruits of affe
y ton were within his grasp, he would nj
a pluck them
>, As he paced the deck that night, wrapped
u his own morbid fancies, Mr.. and Mrs. Dude
" in the quiet seclusion of their own room, 81
" and talked of him.
- AMY poor proud boy, I am almost sorry TIL
: he came. He shuts his heart against us. and
70 know not with what key to open it,"
>, She laid her hand upon her husbands
"a she spoke, its usual refuge for sympathy or al
III Yes, wife, he has come ahd gone; b
= through his grave reserve and guarded ma
70 ner, one fact was clear as noonday."
20 "And that, Charlesf
- "Is that he loves our Kate"