The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-01-07

But Ellen only smiled and shook her head
and quietly discouraged all his eaGse Reana fof
her.
Dennis Noonan's only sazviylng rsla1lve, could
iift her head high enough. If she possessed her
she could not toll him Say sho asssd as she
Lot Us notspssk any moro on the subject"
she would answsr: have thought oves e,
eve eve. ar! ESrysa ossr IT. 2: you spses.ssd This
Prayed Did you : To what blesssd Saint
Old you address your prayersJ Batnt antony
OF Padus, suppose. ~ he 10 considered the
goods Or worldly posssssions."
made me and that witch Is better far than
Of saas 81 s.s es: .ss
and weak suspicion.s
Does he ever permit 10 TO find 2 treasure
worlds to ma ana caii our own ~ asked the
young man, gdzing earnestly into Ellen pensive
"what, do you mean ~ she enquired lifting
her eyes to his, but letting them fall suddenly
agaln, as she recognised tho strange, new
meaning Of his look.
heart in this bleak world, Ellen, for which /
would importune all the Saints in the Calendar
If they would only make it miner
CIV We have always been friends-true friends,
~, II have lost my feelings Of friendship, FL
"Then pray that Saint Antony may give
The sad earnestness of the words and the
plying sweetness, Of the look, made ONeil
feel, with . sudden revelation. that there was
DO could hold NO higher place than that Of
friend!
But generous, noble as he was, there came
as swiftly as the other thou Qht, the determine
f0 mi Ia AZ " Of al
that name implied-to change only the name,
not the nature Of his devotion:
The evening this conversation took place,
Leonora aud her mother. There was to be o
splendid entertainment given at Mr.. Latrobe's
princely mansion in honor Of Emma, and to
which "The Guards" Including Willie Dudley
and Clarence Stanton, were invited. Through
apprehension that rumors of the festive scene
might reach Mrs. Latrobe and distress her
longing heart, Mrs. Brown had insisted partic-
ularly upon Leonora coming round early in the
evening to her own, quiet cottage.
"A Ellen sat awaiting, the arrival of her
sae bad Of time to ponder
had not crossed her mind that his feelings
towards her, were moro than brotherly, and
the knowledge tonight that it was otherwise
him 90 much. esteemed him SO highly, looked
up to him with such confidence and respect
that 1t grieved her to think their pleasant in
teroourse might ever change to coldness or re-
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He realized so fully her idea of o true friend,
Q devoted brother! What if she should lose his
friendship and regardf She had heard of all
calmer, more generous feelings dying ont in
hearts where once the fire Of love had shed its
tglowing light.
"Yo - face is very IS sad, Ellen. Is it the
ONeils voice was 80 full of generous SYM
| patty that the tears rushed unbidden to her
| eyes, and all her hidden thoughts mirrored
Themselves in her uplifted face.
"ONeil! my friend ! my almost brother n
further words to tell him all she felt. A'eA VI
"Ah, Ellen! Ellen! you must not have a
fear of ever losing either the one or the other
No, no. Look upon me always as q brother
trust me always as D friend"
He took her hand in his and caressed ii
soothipgly.
Did You think would sadden your young
life, my darling, because You could not
the smallest Rosebud from vonr heart. because
you may not pluck . thorn from minef Did
you think that could love you less because
You cannot love me moro Z"
She raised her eyes now, with o bright, con-
| fding smile.
But you know what the grim old poet, Ben
She looked inquiringiy at him, with the
same sweet, trusting SMILE.
"'Aud love is never true that is not lasting =
| My affection for you naMst last while life re-
mains. only pray that it may never cause
You moments sorrow, and that o day may
| come when You may test its purity and
He turned and walked towards the open
| door, looking out upon tho night. It was q
quiet, balmy evening, the blue vault gemmed
with stars, and the air clear and motionless.
| But Axed, constant, pure. immutable!"
The bright stars looking down upon him
were not more fixed, unchanging than the