The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-01-21

tho ugly ,Doidsns. .nd isaE sorwsid . elosi-
ous. stirring news from virginie.s
o.r. Sas yocs oNeil. may give your NE FOR r:
S SsSds 81 q Isuth and Justice, may DO sress
Ellen could mot detsrmins BY the intonation
Of she words, whether the Doctor asked .
Question or affirmed . truth. She shuddcred,
.nScwover. = she listsned. ONetl answering In
You are mistaken, Doctor shall mover
TAKE . Up atms sxeept 10 dsSsncs Of my own
One can die for those one loves, or for .
caase that il holy, without ever taking. .
weapon In hand but whether you live or die
ONeii" continued the Doctor, changing hi.
some to one OF cheerfulnsss, II feel that . light
from noble actions we'll performed, will glow
around your footsteps or illumine your resting
II thank you. Doctor" said the young man
proudly. "Your words will inspire me to
noble .ctions even should my hcsst Play las
=, Al. little did no dream how potent wsuld b
over his unknown futurei
From al have observed" continued the
tpocssr. athe enemy will, in less than q. week,
There was an ontburst of astonishment from
Al the little group around him. "As soon -
the aset passss the forts. the city will be q
Of the foe and then wi
agerors sword. But you must And your con-
ISOLATION then, dear child. in attending to the
needs Of our brave, sick and wounded soldiers.
ing or nesr the graves Of the dead--s - =
"Peaoe! Dr.. Dalton For mercy sake be o.
lont !" cried out good Mrs. Brown. !" II you 60
supply Of blue spirit. thatwe shall not exhaust
them before Christmas" 80, i "a. .ss.s7T
"No, nor Laughed the Dooter s IT only
1.h VIA. IT. . q
Of relieving some of the ancalculatsd amount
OF sahersnK which win he felt here the coming
summer. Do not imagine that . woman'a only
disi: sss nd ossss d.iss e or q sp ss
poor invsaids ~ al day long, weak and help
:ssG e; ..ssss e sn Ssss
rouHd thesr fssee, or torture with keen sgony
their gapings EsetsEingw ouuds. a few houf. Of
quist Eest would often .beuefs the wounded
more than nice wines or food. sn ' ~
have often thought that oven children
might be taught to sit beside tho sick mans
cot and keep, off the annoying little pests of
might visit hia weary eyes and quiet his aching
But hsrs como tho cars. I must be of.
Good-bye. God he with you, and with our
"well, we'll; the Doctor does often give
very sensible, practical advice" said Mra
lbrow W. but dear me, what q lot of nonsense
o,Neil laughed at the widows earnest man.
ner, but Ellen cherished up each word he had
spoken, and realized that it was the fate of
and little appreciated.
ssa is %skS .s Mr.. a:
turned from or was about attending funeral"
He does not live much in this world, It
is true" said o'Neil; "but ct any rate his words
most any torture If he were near to cheer and
comfort me-"
"When am in his presence" said Ellen in |
low voice, always feel as if the wing of
Death were near him too, and believe Il is |
this presentiment of an early doom that tinges |
his every thought with gloom and sadness"
Yet all Of the Doctors words came true. |
Orleans for his village home, the forts in the |
river were silenced, and the terrible gun-boats
lay in front of the city, moored out in the
stream like huge black monsters that had only
The Doctors words. even Mrs. Brown had to
admit, were not half 80 full of gloom as was
the reality of u conquered city at the mercy of
What hot, bitter tears poured down her
own and Ellens cheeks as they witnessed the |
first terrible night Of the evacuation! The
around, while directly over the ill-fated city
there hung pail of smoke that well symbol
lied the desolation of its inhahitants and the
hatred of its conquerors.
horror depicted in every face and gesture, any
food for mirth or cause of ridicule. He IS was
whe described in his own inimitable way, the
presence of mind of one 'demoralized Confed- |
srate who fed along the streets Without hat OF
coat, and yet who, seeing the huge piles of
sugar that had been tumbled out of the
quickly dotted his shirt and
10 quickly, by m ingenious twist Of the |
sleeves, converted it into o convenient and CO.
pacious bag, in which he secured many pounds
Of the sweet trophy. He reocunted with int
mite humor how others. not 90 ingenious or not |
70 greedy, only tied their pantaloons close
around the anole, and then poured in as much
ss they could walk with.
He related how discounted were the dray-
men when-driving rapidly homeward, AZ they |
'heught, to secure in safety their drays and
found themselves pounced upon |
~ the I" G1ards,n and impressed into active |
service, forced to carry as many bales Of cotton
vent to swell the glorious bonfire which Pa |
,riotism offered up TO Liberty: oNeil declar- |
ng il was o shame that 90 many chances of q |
light should BIO spoiled as he had witnessed
between tho draymen and the guards.
He described how amazingly fast every YES |
tige of military decoration disappeared from \
sleeve and collar, and the warlike kept sud- |
denly vanishing, left every name head under |
a tile or sombrero.
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