The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-02
CHAPTER 1.
UatcI,in1 by the Cradle.

ayes, Mr.. Forester is perfectly right q w
,valk this charming evening will do you good: "
Meanwhile, make yourself quite t easy hooI Il
aud watch by his cradle till nurse returns" q
q But that is the very thing 90 hoG WISH
you to do, Ella that is the oia se0'y nersist in
doing. had much rather remain Win h'hi =
nys MG"t s;mp,ssou. You women make of your. .
Saving somewhat impatiently, holding his
hat in hand and twiriing 9tca tn ns.
Come baSy's nurse; what can it signify to you
A for myself, 1 only see in her model OF
what woman ought to be- a ana fesess
Ella. for the present think it pity you dia
not get married, because our child can he'e'
BIO much to YOU. a., .b. Last
evening will leave you moping ut nome, 10
1ool. alter mn child" observed Mrs. Forester,
as she left the room, leaning on the arm u Ao'
Ella Graham walked to the deep recess Oh a al,
old.fashioned window, and gazsd moody , Oh
and his wife were already tripping it Lightly rS
aHer the creensward carpeted with flowers,
Spsrkling with the first dew OF q septe n;ater
e eve her ears and Jared heavily on her heart
Giistening through the trees, and meiiowea ny
the fastfaen shades ct eSe snhaea Sht in
the apartment where Ella sat, revealing IN
tiny cradle draped with satin OF cerniean eiu w.
covered with white lace IL; ssadoW for it's low
Ceiling, wainscot of dark carved oak, ana iat.
tioed Easements even in the broad ngns o. sno
MONDAY sun rarely looked otherwise IMAM y,
sombre: nevertheless, of all tho apartments IN
her married sisters homo, at Ashielgn noa I;
Manor House, Ella affected this qunlnS auS
nthsr' and E was at her especial entIeaty
and to crafty her somewhas, , oxets Thorpe
fondness for the tiny heir Ss had niowed tn
"raSie to DO placed in this particular room.
Ella, you see, was no young l hnysb u, of LIE LIE
teens, Nor Tas to tell the truth her prime ma
n.sad away' though ut the same time thot
who were not amongst her early irsnus, i1 III
Graham had far outstripped her th N!,Ie,
wear for her large dark eyes were as p1i aia
as ever, the color on her nicely rounue ta uau
as fresh. tho delicate oval of her countenah
"a perfect, her small white teeth regular 1 20
old. and it would have required stry NO q
eye to detect OF casual glanSSet h sne told t
1 xeay Of Gears. "a they mingled with the brig
chestnut tresses coiled in Piai's arounu
O. ,nnch for Ella Graham's personal apPe;
,rce. She has remained for some tune pun W.
in the thought, looking out on the qr r "a
scape, but in spirit she is far away rom nmd II
1o;Irh Thorpe and its surroundings, anu
aves grow dim with tears, as SAD memoirs. 5
the never-to-be-fo forgotten past eom1 scenes
heholds-her father struck down ny TUG pc
iential cholera, and tho head OF the no, hous 80
,nora-she remembers Ill tho ShS
nMd herself endured at the hands oil VIM
friends, and the sharp. struggles Oh so on
Doyerty, cking out bare m@.n'enI; nI
teaehing, united to small moons W. T.
led To her mother-herself ana ner
s;ster. Louisa, passing not only tner =,
but their early womann 9s u,, ih one of IL
~ Ssy the least, was ill fitted to cope; an
nos;tion these twin sisters were as etriN y
dissimilar as IN Pers ronsb' dnnntsss enc
would carry her through those o?s'" ~ WV
often appeared insurmountaOie III 'N' VIZ
the more timid Louisa' -,
They had grown up together, hau ~
led each other sincerely aud truly, TN
with n far from demonstratiNe aHecISn
always lived under the same roo' ee ner ,
amatated even for few weeks never
That it was to quarrel, nay, hafsh "r ,
nayer been heard between them my
aSared the same sorrows and trials, aLo
sh Terv few simple pleasures whlCn
whose lot is cast in poverty can ever n'
know ,,, 4ror of their
bod been unbroken, their days passing U
dnil monotony, negotiating ns 1t were III VI, u
cottage on the outskir,s Oh 'H for sv s;x or
Oh daily in the enormous and ili-paiu
~ dolly governesses; Louisa as gene
Structures. and Ella IN gym iv,nsh eamti[ul a
au or Psanec;ally cxcelled. These twin
nod reached the age of thirty, orc ia
10 termed the romance OF life began.
There is very little chance OF se1 u,
e,r a woman however accomplsueu az
ably she may be, when tue spne.e I'd " r.
as limited as was that of Louisa ,;"m n Sas a a.
nIn one at least was to be dragged II
obscurity. s.., 1yorvick tn
nretty retired nook, to which We sna
The Hame of Ashleigh Thorpe; eonl
this es; st to ssi sSS SssS
YET Gren'te &c now. when the whistle of
can can O train has made itself heard and
snSxy T1 hit o g'i E heSS sR5'sME
slgnts ." the souire Of AshloiGh Thorp
In those PARKWAY times, few tna9c
sio1S II %"s Sesp.o ts Se%
looking paSS ~ two w or three FARMS tEt
a aIsiaC smithy, a pretty II rural a. vi
and small parsonage. 4 9aL,Si,b h" Thor
boast of possessing ,o
The Manor House was approacna
sracious avenue lined with chesnuI Ia, al
e. the length of somewhat aooES S n"'