The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-09

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over his ears, ss.d 80 army is VIM hn sos e
mandant. God grant TIT we'ney snecesd IN, tnss
tt%e for ana aap Is sss
thought, too, thst II We had peace 20 many
men would not DO needed. and that l conc mo
wishes formed for the Emperor's glory.
It Was on the 18th of September, 1917. that
Mosoows. Every one was full Of Joy, and all
cried, :" Now No shall have peace! NO" inc
Some discontented folks might say that China
yet remained TO be conquered; such marJoys
A week after, we learned that our forces
were in Moscow. the largest and richest CITY
in Russia, aud then everybody figured to him
duction it would make in the taxes: But soon
came the rumor that the Russians had set nre
to their capital, and that it was necessary Mh TO
Ing else W was spoken Of in the inns, the brew
cries or the market; no one could meet his
neighbor without saying, Well, well, things
| 60 badly; the retreat has commenced"
| People grew pale. and hundreds OF peasahts
| waited morning aud night ct the Postomce'
but NO letters came now. l passed anu
much attention to it, for had seen 80 much OF
the came thing. And BESIDES had a thoughs
in my mind which gladdened my hears anu
You must know that for sig months Ease
had wished to make .Catharine mngn'hceen .S
present fer herbirthday, which fell ON the 18TH
. in Monsieur Goulden's window was one ittle
one, of the prettiest kind. with u silver case ease
full of little circles, which made it SHINE IKE
q thread of copper, and on the face were rant
? ed two lovers, the youth evidently declaring
his love, and givisg to his twssthsnrs largo
i her ewes and held out her hand.
= The first time saw the watch said to my
t SELF You will not let that escape that waocl
q every day till midnight for, it, she must nave
h it," Monsieur Goulden, after seven in the
!: count. He had old watches to clean and regu-
- late; and as this work was often very trouble
n some, old Father Melchior paid me reasonably
= for it. But the little watch was thirty-hve
r. francs, and one can imagine how many hours
=, =. at night I would have to work for it. am
a sire that if Monsieur Goulden knew that !
" present but would not have let him take a
Of farthing less for it; would have regarded
" fdoing SO something shameful. kept saying
81 "Yo1 must earn it no one else must have any
= claim upon it." Only for fear that somebody
IN else might take fancy to buy IT, put 1t asid.
XII in box, telling Father Melchior that kne"
p Under these circumstances, any one car
H. readily understand how it was that all thes'
,s stories of war went in at one ear and ont a! th
an other with rue. While 1 worked ! imaginet
y. all 1 had before my eyes. I thought hov
pleased she would SS lock- sod
40 10 sbe woaid CIV out, cob! Joseph, what ar
y You thinking Off 1t is much too beautiful t 10
81 me. No, cannot take 50 hue fo waec
bo upon her would slip it into her apron poke
Id saving. "Come come, Catharine! DO you wis
nd to give me pain 2" could see how she wante
in it. Then imagined her blnshing, with he
nv hands raised, saying, " Joseph. now know IL
res deed that you eme" And she To mid Gu
ey happy. Aunt Gredel approved OF all; In
"a word q Thousand such scenes passed throug
ey my mind, and when l retired at night though
cir g There Is no one as happy as you, Joseph. 81
,ey what o present you can make Catnarlne
nd your toll, and she surely is preparing som
thing birthday for sHe and Wben ye
The are married alt will go we'll"
of happiness, the winter began, sa Moes shs
nal 1t did not begin with snow put Win a5y, 90
l weather and heavy frostss In rev Gays
the the leaves had fallen, and t sng boar frost tile
b pavement and window.panes gLtteleu, VIII :;
Get Fires had to be made that winter to Keep .
cold from coming in at s ne ,nmsnt the he
eors scanned to disappear ut once. The wood crac
nch led in the stoves and burnt away like straw
adj :: the fierce draught of the chimneys.
Ike Every morning FASTENED to wash the pan
We If the shop window with warm water, ant
scarcely closed it when frosty sheen cover
,rse it. without, people ran putting with tn
her coat collars over 1neir ea.s a" Iii I'D vi,
tile. their pockets. NO quo SSo e.-' ~ "
out I don't know what became of the sparIos
N whether they were dead or living but not O
: on twittered in the chimneys and, save the revei
his and retreat SOUNDED In the uak'spAS' Nv ~"
,uf, broke the silence. ,,s ,..-;,,
= to Monsieur Goulden stop his work and, gazi
urn on the frostcoVereo penee; eASia'u'' o"A r
and soldiers! our poor soldiers e..
choking in my throat as replied, But NJ
and sieur Goulden, they ought now to be IN Ioia
guns in good barracks lor co suppose INA! nun
once beings could endure colo ike tnis III ID ihl
sised sible."
said, "Such a cold as TINS ne SAID YET, ner
is cold, very cold from the winds from
mountains but, what is this frost to that
Is all the north, Of Russia and of Poland God gr
athe that they started early enough My God
aven God! the leaders Oh men nave neaSy "oi