The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-13

there will be no time afterward. It is short,
&c! am i'll, ana, it 10 possible, may have
small poo Kss mas been o me and SEND for
Confusion ensuea. Screams resounded from
given, only one fixed idea penetrating that
chaos-to get away from the house as quickly
as possible: Carriages were got ont, silver |.
alone would go upstairs, aud who was made
to do everything, and in less than half an-hour
the whole family started for the city: The
"But who is to take care of Mr.. Bently ~
Bird asked, pausing at the carriage door
81 shall give the gardener orders to get
doctor and nurse," Mrs. Clay said impatiently,
| tuning with selfish terror.
"But I'm not afraid, . Bird hesitated. ave
| been vaccinated. And it's hard to leave him
| alone.p
q Nonsense p cried tho lady. 81 shall alloy
besides, it is not proper Do get in, if yon are
( going to town. Il really seems to me, Miss
Bird, that You are altogether too much inter-
I Then, at last, Bird perceived what was in |
the speakers mind, and, as most women would |
in suoh circumstances, laid down her better
and ashamed, and at tho Same time weakly |
and despairiugy angry, she took her place in |
the carriage, and listened in silence to the
lamentations and complaints of her COM
How could Cousin Bently do such thing
How. could he come to me when he knew ne
That Mr.. Bently had only learned from the
j paper Of the evening before to what ne nad
i been exposed, and had only thought during
The night what might be tho meaning OF his
illness, the lady did not inqnire into.
At the garden gate stood James, the garden
er Mrs Clay stopped long enough to give
and do all that was necessary for the Invalid,
then ordered the coachman to drive on.
Benty all day yesterday"
No; Bird, reconecting that fact also, had
shut JOHN into one of the chambers and left
him there. She yentured to hope that he
, would not be left to starve, but no one re-
+ sponded to her merciful wish.
/ The cause Of all this terror and CONFUSION
, being surprised at it. He had not nndressed,
4 but had lain on . sofa all night, and, when
= morning came, had written the'wa!ning which
proved SO etfectual, and then sank into an arm
t chair near the window, longing for air. He
q expected the family to keep away from him,
had had removed themselves still further. Or
\ course . doctor would be sent, and OF course
there was some one to take care Of him. He
T,ssa
=. went cut, and he hoard the lsekinE Of tie
- We'll ii. house .au.s Ss attended to fr.t, and
. he would be patient, though thirst, and alter
D. nate fever and ehils, and rasking pains were
sohns .erts to .ss.r. frsn sis a.1s roo,
o. and wsula have gene t. release the creature
but fer the fear Of sprsaaing eentagion.
"a distant heavy step, and thanked God that re-
liz lief and companionshiP were at hand. But
the sounds ceased, and no one came near hi.a
nd He saw james. the gardener. laden With pack,
lis into tho public road, and thrill OF fear sho'
through him. The scene outsids SWAMI before
D. it be- thnt they had ali gone away, and loft him
z to die alonef No; he could not believe it
Sc. James had perhaps gone to bring the doctor
An hour passed, and no ono came. Their
he was no sound in the house but that occasions
whining and barking from the next room !; NJ
On, swiftly by in the road. He saw no perso1
us coming. 1t was impossible to endure tina
eli thirst any longer. He went into the bathroom
and wet his hands and face and drank of tn
to tepd water there. His head reeled at sight G
the stairs, and he did not dare to attempt t
ing descend. Returning to his chamber, he fe
i'm. tainted; coming back to life again as thong
me emerging from outer darkness, but not int
ing light-into a sickening half-light, rather:
ant that be was utterly sserted, and that lionel
ow- and terrible death tnfeatened him.: Could
,lp- do nothing to avert it'll He reeollected th;
hen room Possibly, if he could reach it, som
and thing might be found there to relieve if not
,ur- cure him.-What mountains molehills CT
If change into sometimes! This man, SO strol
md and full of life but day before, now lay al
ex- gave his whole mind to planning how
,rth should save himself few steps in going
far the bathroom again, how he could avoid T.
left stairs lest he should fan, and whether
fall could this time cross the corridor to relea
that troublesome whining dog. Whenev
INN weary and confused, he lost himself nome
rnt in half sleep, that whining and soratchi
ac1 assumed terrible proportions in his imagiI
no tion and became the fierce efforts of wi
, he beasts to reach him. He started up now a
N0 then, with wide-open eyes, to assure hims
ver that he was not in menagerie; to fix in
FAST mind the picture of that airy chamber wi
nd its clear tints of green and amber, its op
Oh" windows showing the long veranda outsit
nm and the bright perspective of foliage and 81
able Po1 wueu nis y eiu pI hif g
N,rs back came the painful phantoms to torme
nite him till they were once more chased away
!, mn o time.
up Toward evening he reused himself to ms
,o that difficult pilgrimage of fifty PAGES in sea-