The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-26

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chaTp should think do Father Neville holds To-
them still, I hear: But aSs never ''' ine
And how happy used to be on the nlgnts q. Io
vent home to tea with You; don't nov W. W.
man anywhere as respect more 'n'n your fd
And he respects you, Rose, or he woman e. e.
have let 70 along with ne yau youpe old and
osns;h1s n and Won't be vain, and he used to
say Take pattern by Rosey Jenkins my o. o.
girl, ana yoG sb a at nonsepse cried Rose, blush,
ing ~ the truth" said Susie simply" and ?,
mind telling yoaa n as from
wouldn't hear of my going With p9iy u1a a Ike
| "And no wonder. pcor Fohy y
| to know where she isp ~ .f-o;d n
All, Rose, hers is q sad story, I'm aira 40. =
She's married to q man named JONES' anu mao
i two or three children"
4 Isn't she happy
i sneie shook her head.
o.n,a nnt of q pawn.shop with her youngest
nothing but skin and bone" ~
. | But isn't her husband In workr |.
ayes: Tom says he gets at least twenty-five
{ shilliugs week. Isn't it shame T.
, DOCS he drink" ..0
q and worse every day. Isn't it an awfni tnlpg
Il to think of man getting q VIE NE
: that And how nice she useo 20 20 .U UrU
V %ss fSo'4 Da1' 'A' s,.,. INV come to If
d they once give up going to the,T 4 t Eathsr
vas Fisht enough as long as she kept to f"'nei
p Ne "Wel, Susie, do think it isn't often you'll
10 see women as we'll off with husbands as you
,s and ma don't believe there ever was, nor
ever will be, two better, kinder men than yo ud
II Tom and my Dick a1o n ,aen az ssher Of them
ee letting the grass grow under their iee''-en'
lis Susie I" r,, ts.t
At this moment the two brothers appeared
rush the sbSren for each &c
ry was laden with basket, and full well did IN ne
found inside. So all. even to the farmers own
IN, little ones who brought up the rear toddh td
ak, Yards the gate with such shouts that the cows
led in the next field first stood still to stare az
md them and then tossed up Their ta.is' anu sss
off in o scamper from ohe emu Ok SAe
re. to the other. scE
The church clock struck eight, and as itt
it, echoes stole softly across the fields IRON tne
raIes and struggled off to their homes in III.
cottages about. while Tom, playing wolf . q
ICE the last, sent the children scum5g Ias ital
his wives walked back to the house, MnSse hsos.
laid the supper, while Dick drew sne pSe,
te and saest how
him for the day when he should realize his dream
the and come to settle down smoag seo Gl bsi
places when a firm step was heard on til
s wei declare if it isn't Sam Long. of al
ked men in the world" said Dick.
tho "samW cried Tom, as the well-known fac
of old friend pesped in at the open pen, d 90
and az his tbns finding
How proud Dick was to welcome him, an
rked him to eysrything on the table ut once. sa
they had changed very little since the day he tall
row, ed so long at the Presbytery parisor ne NV vi
'neih locked stern now, for the bright look tn
-, arst flashed in his eye that night had new
stoIs faded out Of it again.
nted and then Rose fetched them out their pipes al
,lden cider to the summer-house, ana they al
with there, under the old nut-trees, tn the VIM
hing moonbeams stole down around them, just
Id 80 they had stolen down into Sans little roc
ss s esas glad s1s D
there that am, and none the less, that you're j.
was, about the last man in the world should ha
J. and !Thank you, Dick, thank you kindly. W.
r the certainly didn't expect to be hero myself,
CURL four o'clock this afternoon; but got let
in the it, thought the best way was to bring 1t n
re az self, and then could say - = :,
ouse, "say what, Sam ~ asked Rose, as the ot
WAS Sam tried to answer, but the words d
autiai away. Thick, binding tears stood in his ey
8 cur. anu YET tne oElGnI iShS suohe 'nA~uSA VI
eds of more brightly than ever
never "What is the matteri For Heavens OF
cab tell u.s." cried Tom starting from his seat.
t com Sans only answer was 10 place tho ieStei
every his hand. -
ut the "Well neverF CRIED Iom, reaolng ~
lowed letting it fall.
,m the Sam picked it up quietly and handed i
, pigs the other brother. Dick read it through,
edges for q few moments remained quiet, hold
asked, the letter IN his huge hand' Hous WIN
apple. DONE, ne exclaimed, as soon as ne couia sp
were well. Sam 8 goinR 10 INC 1esu o W 70
there brother! It Will preak our hearts Amos
putting lose you, old ooy, out we must congratu
with you"
neither They did congratulate him' deeply ana tr
plying even while their hearts were wTupg Win
max SOW at losing him for Sam, at different IT,
could during the last i've years. bad been the adv
part of CONSIDER, helper and friend OF eaoh' ana