The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-27
from the Catholic world.I
ALL-IIALLOW EVE :;
OR, THE TEST OF FUTURITY.
(COntinued.)
CHAPTER MI,

The next morning Wnny presented herself
at the breakfast table, looking more attract
i've and more tidly dressed, her rich glossy
hair better brushed, and smoothed down more
carefully than was usual Mt that hour of the
day. Ter daily custom, like all other country
girls who had household concerns to look after
was not to tidy herself up" until they had
been completed. She was not IGNORANT borr
ever, of the great advantage which personal
neatncss added to beauty gave young girl
who had . cause to plead. And although the
man upon whom she might have to throw her
self Tor mercy was her father, she was not
slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy
for what they might be worth. But she had
Also prayed to God to guide her in all her re-
pies 10 Tue parent whom she was bound to
honor and obey, as well to love- She had not
contented herse If with having set out her own
appearance to the best advantage, but she lind
also set cut tho breakfast-table in the Same
way. Tho old hlue-and-wlite teapot had been
left on the dresser, and q dark brown one
with figured plated nd, taken out of the
cupboard OF Sunday china Two cups and
suaceIs ehu plates to match, with two real
ivory, halted knives laid beside thenl There
was also some white broken sugar in n glass
Dowi, which Winny had won in n lottery at
SafreS-on shannon from bazaar-man."
nero was nothing extraordinary in all this
Ter persons of their means, though to tell the
trnth, 1T was not the everyday parapksrpalia
Of their break fist-table. Winny had not been
Idle e,tirer in furnishing the plates with pi-
ping bot otato-cake, thing of which her
father was particularly fond, and which she
often gave him but this ono had few car.
Tnway.seeds through it. AID was supposed to
be better than usual. Then she had n counle
of slices of nice thin bacon fried with an err
which she know he liked too. All this WAS
prepared, and waiting for her father whose
fatigue OF the day before had caused him to
sleep overriding
While waiting for him, it struck Winpv
that he must think such preparations out of
common, and perhaps done for purpose
Upon reflection she was almost sorry she had
not confined her embellishments to her own
personal appearance, and even that, she be-
gan to feel might have been as well let alone
also. But shn had little time now for reflec-
ton, for she heard her fathers foot as he came
down stairs. " o e''''o
She met him at the door opening it for him.
Good morrow, father" she said; :" how do
well alter your long walk yesterday"
After while did, Wiuny but Nke tea
you made made was very strong; an 1 didn't sleep
lor long time after went to bedw
VOL, hair of the hound Won know fn
.nel Gear: nave good cup for you now,
TOO II Will not do you any harm in the
morning when yon have the whole tlay before
for know you like it," ''
roth blieve you have Winuy, au' |
Sueli the carraways that like But, Wiuny,
NJ tne oniu olue tea-pots not broken is it ~
no. fath but was busy with tho pota-
lo-oake this morning, aud had not time In
Masa IL out last night, so took out number
other things to match." "0
The portion of this excuse which was trina :
vas iar greater than that which was NOT aud
Nlnny' VINO as Il general rulo was trntbfnl | :
You be-. ''' 'o inusI
never MIND Winny, you are mistress here I
~ = uon want any explanation; it WASN'T Z
nat made me spRke but I'd be sorry +b; onit !
o!ue teapot was bruck, for we have II s;nco | l.
hore you were well in your teens Yon;r' T.
o".klnS very well this morning, Winny agra. - E
,onsauSn' iT ;S cat your cake and don't talk f
MS morning, and here's some butter I finisSnJ | -
iot i've minutes before you came in yestordov | ~
Veping Shall give you some tea ~ +
~ you please, Winuy dear" And the old n
dmiratioE "''N uuueniaole u
lhey then enjoyed a neat and comfortable n
iie:nA@ast, winch indeed neither of them seem
IN hurry to bring to an end. The old -,
an was constrained and silent, and left ali "
.vs .St fa, 10 Minny, who, it mnst be admitted
Eer leit 1t more difficult to furnish conyersa II,
On; old Ned looked at her once or twice in h,
n'Iy, as IL wondering at her being much H. | 70
81 than usual and then he looked Mt the | in
as Nj 0s gear; and the expression of his face
as us II he suspected something These Loot | b.
'th at herself and at the table did not na | ~ ~
'pe N!ulys notice, but she never met them nj
i" FL ineelFn ptlng any exclamation which
a, .. iIAey 70 follow them with some question de
tetnS 1I on her own, ench as do Won like in
liter; always keep her milk bv ITSELF oo5
urn 1t in the small churn for yor. f,,I 'anu -
u said you liked it," Here Bully. Jbn 10
zee of cake for you" VII" !" h''
win snch heterogeneous questions or ro. wi
rkS as these, she managed to nnrr,. ~ | "
IS. or ar all events his obscrvati6us n'S ~
re likely to follow them, and direct for iTn ~,
uent-ah, Winny it was only for rhc NM W
tt Ibis thoughts from whatever was ,7nnn loS
~, and which Winny believed she knew do