The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-22

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} na1riase-bzipg thee haaptaassi-Arab islLr
oatSing for tho renegade himself, hsppinsssf
owed marriage, sxeciabls In the sight Of tia
Thou vast not true to thy. God; was thy
~: and has she abiaed. with thee i-thy soul
In what then art thou . gainsri Tell to
thy soul something as pAIliAtfoR for thy per-
SThou hast had shiidren-that is, thou hest
hsd swo nore eorls to aoeouus to God for, al
Twist IL e betty answer for the soqls Of
Hass thou placed. them in the way Of cal.
vstion, Or permitted them to pursue the path |
when thou staudess before the Judgment.
seat, the murderer Of thine own sonl, what 1
must be thy answer when He shall ask thee
"Unhappy children! Offspring Of q renegade
and q an unbeliever, how have they been nur-
"Where is thy sonf Thou canst not ten.
Even his boyhood was vicious. and when he
asd from holae, it was notorious he believed in
SON Of tho renegade. when he was last .heerd
of, was notorious reprobate even in the midst
Of tho most audacious reprobates of the court
and atty ef Constenntinoples; -,
one to claim affinity to thee in blood, but to
add BY his crimes still greater infamy to the
uane of-a renegade.
Joy or comfort 70 thee'f She hates, for thy
sake, the religion thou hast- abjured. She
blushes to think that her father was ever q
Christian! Fnfly believing in the creed Of her
eers. Ana wheEs, uniappy girl, IS she howi
"What chen, my soal,i 10 the gain for which
then hast been host No wife, no child, no son,
40 daaghte.-an lost! All lost in this life, and
-SAhf but then shefe 10 wealth. Miserable
weaithf Perishable a. daylight, It shines to-
dag, end in an hour 10 swallowed mp in dark
ssss vanishs e from sur like cloud loud we
sSso in tse effort to retain thee. frequently
The sS ~ nsss a
she capraoo Of the prinee. We only know that
we have thee to-day, End cannot tell what re-
Of Ana
Of euch . gift TO counterbaiance the innaor-
"3ut ieok 70 the sceount, my soul-watch
PRIDE and seaeuslity hes to plead against thy
ciaim 20 oousiderasfon. As q renegade, IL 70
undoubtedly true / held high rank and Office
Iow-esessures which nsvsr would have been .
geraaitssd 70 obtain had T stin remained .
Christian. I am henored with dishonor, exalt-
81 III Who prefer their oo o oonSio
tions to any reward this world can bestow
upon them. Suspected BY those who pretend
suspsee for Saxpa spa
an abominated by the poor Christians who
arc obliged to bow down before me, and who
aoned the cause Of my creed and my. country.
to be RANKED as . ruler Of the land, and an in
straneet in the hands Of its oppressors.
And this, my soul, is my gain-oI rather
have losS thee. WMeiess, ohildlsss, creedless-
wlthou& o hOme-withcut n o0untFy-oOntenn-
cd by those yith whom appear to be. but am
not-detested by these have abandoned, am
chi name of shame and horror-a renegade!
and the Panishment have PuFohssed with my
sins 10 iHtlicsed by what the world hes given
as . reaoard for those sins.
oh, misery! misery!
Are ny sins as unPardOnablo g they are
IrToPersbtef lie there no outlet for mo BY
Whaoh may save my souif
TIE arme Of the golden image on the croas
aCo stin easstretchSd. They represent the
arns q &c Divinity.
<'Am I excluded from their embraoe-now
and farSFegSnore
"Man eaenet help me-God may,
sinners
,Aad % his heart. rather than his lips, gave
HtteSa1ce 70 these wOrds, tear, sHoh ae DO osed
and hGa0sOed hs heart rushed to his sycs
AID ogatR-it Was the sec0ad time be had done
- thas dSy-he eyisd like . child.
And % Iept the renegnie-sO set he with
his face buried In both ht. handa, no knew not
bow long, fer new emotions were thrObbinR in
his heart, when messenger entered the room
10 cay that Greek named Alexander Of Con- 1
stAn5inopLs requested PernIssion to apeak with
kim.
Admit him." said the renegade.
So deeply engaged this man with his
own th0uk ht~, thought trs forgot both y, mes
tsSge and tho messenger tho moment tho latter
had quilted tile "pur' meat. lie changed, how
ever, his aIIitu'rN Tor instead OF Resting his
Sac" an b"Ih his 'rHudE, 'hp lrHut Ills elbow
OH his table, aud supporting his head III TIL.
cpcm hand, ns hu gazsd upwnrIl, he remained
- nhenfh-'i IN c"ntem plnrib 49, not n"tioo
The entrRue" 81 tue person who asked for AN
INTERVIEW with hiuI Aud IN bu Inns lranL
back, with rAl" FACE aud g,izzIed ha,r and ey -
etimmed with teaie which still trieklsd 90 WI