The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-08-11
JUVENILE COLUMN.


JUvEHELS SOLUMN. -~l Il
Ism THE MAGICAL KEY: t
Little Eve trds . merry, happy -hearted
from mernisg Until night. She Was quito I
young, and wanted 20 give some assistance |
to her mother, who,was poor woman, and Z
lived in . rude htsle c0ttaee just OF from I
the road. Eva wse very Wiling 20 do all
that shs could, to. DO sure; but that was ,
very Mtsie; and as she saw her mother
tSiliDg all day, she often wondered when |
she should get old eaongli to assist her.
IL chanced one mornisg, as she started h,
very esriy to geta little milk for eseak fast, I
the. grass: She hastily picked IL up, sed
saw. that it. was golden key, cnrionsiy
wrought. Delighted with her prize shs
ran home to her mother. The good woman
thought the finding of the key q lucky
omen, aud carefully hung IT. shout Eva's
From that day Eva never removed tho
key from It's rsstiee place In her bosoza,
She was ,alwAye cheerful sud conteutedj
there was but ore thing that pfeyed snP0n
her jnisd.s She equensly! heard her
sSiidish sasbp.icity revolvedo saoussnd
.waysaby wftois to attain this coveted geed.
Ooe very. cold day, az she eped over the I
sroaud a bgr tbxeGd6are cloak, end welt. /
won shoes. that scarce seemed to keep her
little feet from the SNOW, abe saw = very |
old woman sittfrg YEARLY ~ the %aysidei
with her head bowed down on her acfasped |
halds she wasy poorly clad aad seened
! very feeble. ysat -s,isia;a- 80 !. taiat..I
Eva felt sorry for, the poor old wo@sn,
and, approaching her, eaid sofsiy, Wmas
10 the matter, damef Can help yoo
child sp pose o' ann very weary" she re-;
piled, and have y long way to 60 ), oos
j cannot walk alone am not able" .:
=" will 60 with you," said Eva. quickly;
>. !" you do not look very heavy. and think
can support yo1 If you lean ON ns'
"You are a good ehild,n replied the old
woman, as, with Eva's assistance she rose
from her seat on the bank, bat walk SO
, slowly yeu will perish with the cold.
ooh, never mind me-" said = the ne. n sniS
I girl, cheerfu1ly. s I am used to the eol9
> and can spare You my cloak too, good,,
. dame, for you need a warmer covering;
So saying, she threw her own scanty mantte
: upon the old woman's shoulder, and care
{ fully assisted her feeble steps "A che ges-
3 tered over the frozen ground. As they
mothers poverty and her own eagerness TO
lassist her. The old woman listened ateen :
9 lively, and after they had walked some
q distance, she, complained OF fatigue, ano
!. sat down upon bank to rest: II
e A, As Eva placed. herself at her feeti tht
l. Laced dame drew from beneath her cloak
! Ismall ,cask et;l which abe. handed TO Eva
e You deserge O. reward for your kind
!. ness, and this Is all have TO- give; .theT'
p useful TO yog,if you sase eyes fortupat'
enough TO and a key % :ht,it.H.l. -, ~.
= Eve, was unwilling 70 take the .caakss s
" bnt the Odd woman pressed AZ tupgnhA eI
ol aud wIsp, the little sil found that she We
trsselute ID, DESIRING her to sccePtdt, gu
hor and n8SGH0e
20 to try il IT would 1T the lock- 10 seone
81 tbsd she turned the key, than the lid 0t 80
T. casket few open, and she beheid wIthln
g. small mirror, a slender ste6s q. leather
n. belt curi9usly inwrought, and q silyer lam
"a Eva S dd mt Know tie nee Of these thing
'n INIT she was delighted with their noYeb,
r she. locked up, to thank the, old Womal
Id and beheld in her stead O. beautiful lad!
u,s Eva uttered an exclamation OF snrpEVis
DIE = behold me now in my true form, Eva, an
al as you baxe proved yonrsef worthy, O. q,
"a sire to benefit yog... Wish what You Wal
n. Eva would probably have felt sm5a
,er raised at this address had nos the leSS, ns
m m f6een ever present TO her mind she, ther
cir fore, answered 81 q wish for happiness
les "Happiness,". replied the strange LAD
with . bright snile, !" d gaih in The east
~. of peace yog are on sn9 [oAn ~
40 sariaoune ere you reach it. II "a long q
sy. dangerous Journey. DO you feel able
OF undertake It." -. .1sg ,egs....
I'd am able and willing to do anything
ty. tprocure the happiness for which my moth
wp con- tantly sishs,n ans@ered Eve. a,,. !,
ty- y eli, then, listen to me-" said t
csc lady. ."'The key which You wear WIN q
ear lock the enchanted castle gate where ma
'm- piness dweils as readily as it did this G.
mes ket, and may tell You that withous IT. IL,
1853 key tbeae gifts would have been Of ~
ere vsIue to you; now they are ine,tim ,a ol
low So saying, she took the leather belt, au
its hanging the mirror upon it, claeped
as around Eva's waist, and said: ".Wbtls p
wear this grdle, you will be endowed wi
ed, strength to fuial your undertaking, a
ult, whenever you are in doubt which way
leir your path" She then gave Eva the lau
the and, placing the etaff in her hand, cont
nds ued "This staff will support your ste
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