The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-08

RNING STAR. AND CATHOLIC
tho usually placid seeming se.ssssI - SnS]
the Primes Of 3enrnl VI r.e llshse;
* Of him O to .rres. 1issssd In os that the
81 care not for sxsEsssls fiisd the sld man.
ma p; n but Il Is nos 50 stS the
s sane; Against her' especially is my enin''s
"Ali dssieS s !. tss' asssA Of both. and with
who has eenae Rithef % interfere with the do
q ~ se ,1s ssy;;es od 1sst sse
Greek EmpeFof~ This 10 what 1 wish both to
attend toss 9N &eaim gains that which he calls
Blood. Won wnl attain the object Of your de-
sires, whilst it is my wish to help you Doll H.
because in 80 doing render - service to the a
s%psro, WHO spl0ys me- anm .ne
may enjoy all those pleasures in WHICH take
most delight. That the old man has mistaken
the message Of the spy-if there was ga; spyM1 st
Of that yesy disjointed and highly Improbable
atory theremay be . particle Of truth, which
the governor Q, Antioch may track our;
"Weh, we'll, perhaps may anude to it,. re-
Perhaps you may !" said the old man, his
passions becoming again excited. Perhaps you
may, forsooth! Conceal it from the governor
of Antioch, if You dare"
{. Darep spesriu9ly ssparksd ssl s Pare,
Ssins Tban that OF che msassst reptile that
cra3las the earth darei to- one Who has no
other 6hsnght before his eyes but how soon bis
tina, DO permitted to range through the seventy
| thousand saffron folds, and the abode of mother
of pearl and the palaces Of topaz, and golden
asa 1 hsn. pure anu
mo wine,l' chimed in the Greek. "what
two madmen are there herei The one Is mad
about fairy dream, the othor is mad about
"You are yourself" remarked the old man,
"more mad than either, for you arc mad with
ssnsuality. "Your idol is yourself, and your
| sen ses the foul instruments whereby You ~or
ship the foulest of images. But yon are Joviai
withal. must contrive some dainty dish to
please so delicate and SO nice an appetite"
"Tbanks! thanks! honest, good old man
said the laughing Greek. :" But remember for
! the future, when trying to act the spy, you are
able to hear distinctly what is"
rushed suddenly across the entrance of the
cavern, and then breaking off as suddenly, a
few harsh, hollow noises were heard, and all
remained quiescent.
IA stone has been cast from the top of the
ravine to the bottom, to make us aware," oh.
served the old man, that the presence o.
some one ths more s rs op ON both of You
shall follow o. aniokiy as possible;" and the old
man uuttered betw cen his teeth, as he hobbled
shall make yoa both feel the bitter conse
uuences Of your jibes and sneers, and the man
ner in which you have sought to deprive me Of
tho gain that should be bestowed upon me TO- 70,
the besieged of Antioch"
So hastensd the old man after his two com
panions. Such were his thoughts Of them and
such his hostile intentions towards theq.
Once the path upwards through che caverr
, was pointed out TO them, both fastened or
their way, but as they did 80 they cast not on.
were scattered around them. If there ws0 9
common thought or q settled design betweer
. them, it was as little expressed in words "a II
I obscurity, and that they could. in the narrow
Q dark path in which they were, neither see Oh!
= other, that their hands met and . strong. hard
Was this suspi ,ious action noticed by tn
= old mani They believed, and hoped, ant
Q would have been perfectly certain 1t could no
o moment that they shook hands, there We
=, heard, 0p a sudden the old mans Short DIR
z cough. ....,.. i.
] to him, and when the three emerged into tn
T open air, there was the same silence between
e tie three rs strict, aud it might be even term
\ ed as no!ose, as that which had ALREADY r Dee
Q Greek were alone, and he, from their siienct
suspected there was some important plot Il
a hand, either directed against hinseif or iron
which it ives determined he should be eS
cluded.
o wrong or an offence was, as he supposed
in contemplation, and for either the real or tn
# imagined fnjary he was preparing tue means c
y defending himself, or of exacting bitter an
. complete revenge.
g Chapter TL-Tho Fret Crusaders.
:, "How feelest thou, my childf Better,
I hope not suffering pain. What, tears! TIL
:, young lips fastened with kisses to my veal
"a sinful hand. For shame my sweet girl speal
a lot mo, entreat thee, hear thee speak"
r. "Thep, II / must speak, it will be nough
Il but thanks-thanks to Hetven-tba AXIS to yor
- noble princess, for to you 1 am indebted fo
= life and that which Is dearer TO me than life
" Such WAS the conversation that passed b.
d tween two females, the one apparently in tn
r fret bloom Of maiden womanhood. and the otht
r. o matron seemingly of queen-like rank or royt
A. birth, for on her forehead. aud binding hs
y ROB, abundant, yellow hair, was eirolet {
' gold eucrusted with gems, and her long rot
ID Of purple velvet, which descended from hi
i neck to her ankles, was confined at the W All
- by q gfrdle of gold, which dazzlea the sight b
a other precious stones that covered it. tt
" snow white, thin hand of the matron W.
| -, Ap0 Of has ma lei who