The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-12
THE CARPENTERS HOLIDAY
CHAPTER D.

II was Corpis Christi that glorious feast
that IKE golden chain, runs Hound the wide
world, and binds millions OF loving pesI.s
thS snn had risen, and as hls fsst rays had
stoler over the snow.eapped Alps, nas ned
t HRS with gold the neartlo temples and
%aspees OF Rome, and ~ the hrss days breeze
had whispered through ths orange-groves os
iana 81 the Rhine, myriads Of men. women, and
chSS;aren had xisen % his greeting TO welcome,
with joyons hearts, the grsai aestiva4 OF t the
woods for branches, tho women had ransaeke1
their stores fog curtaine, Tapestry, Lace an9
rfbande; the children bad gathered flowers. sna
slspped their hands with Joy. The day, grew
stronrer. and as the hours passed ey,
magic hand seemed to heVe SouoneS tnS
aJorned their mansions With gorgeous carpets
and tapestry, choice exoties, and waving nagsi
more humble hangings decked more humble
G aS"sr SSSsrty under ieaiy sonsas and wreath.
of wild 10 wcrs. Here and there in the etfee,
cleaned bright reposoires, beautiful as love ane
skiil could make them, yet ever and anon re
ceiyin1 hight touches from some loving mana
That would fain have made them, sweet inpos
sihility beautiful enough Tor the eApeG ne
the atreets, pray r- books and rosaries in hand
All in holiday attire, all with holiday faces, a.
with hoday hearts yet calm ana hSseea %ia'
chant. that should announce the approach 9
the Procession. The hour was struck, ana, ann,
the booningo of cannon, the Peating OF oens' ~ ~
soafteE,nr Of dewers, the Lord Of Life and GioE
cousee forth among His people. Down tn
bread marble steps Of rich catnedrais eHa ~ =
smoko- bexriued and soot-begrimed IN ding
toJfpe. through tho doors Of churches ivy-c9,
cred and nnosS-grown IN rural pa.phn Mts AZ
HnIacea, down mountain roads, and by the ee
ehoFo, through nafkct-pfaces and square
oornSelds and commons. Jass as ne passes =.
civhteen hundred years ego, through u
crowd of little ones, who Dried Hosanna! m
the group Of great ones, who scohed 1t hls MI n
sion, He passes now, love upnstsra az a an a
row unutterable for those who turn awoy
aooff. Slowly and reyerently the shke
canopy. with its silver belle, Is borne upon ~
way and as the holy pageant passes each Der
and corner of tho winding road, rrostrate =
fore their God, upon tho Garth He has crsatc
and bsReath the blue vault ne mas teaLeo ~ w
IuxnrV laad Tags. High estate and log ese9
a6aso themselves eide by side, hearts hnnh
in unconscious merit, and souls crushed ~
conseious RniEt, bow In the duet togethe
r~incI,n0 their hymns with tho cauticfc of u
Church. their desires With the prayers
the saints, and their joy with the love
the angels.
Yes. IL was Corpus Christi, and in a cold
cline far away from the clondiess sSies
ItalvI tho orange groves OF Spaiu, and tt
WARM hearts of the sunnyasouth, men, wome
and children were keeping the feast pay w
kent il in their own churches, their own home
their own souls for what did the world
large 10 busy, bustling, commercial EnglAr
know of Corpus ChristiY What was u 81
what had it 10 do with them Leave Latin
the schools: as for them, they had aui
enough Cor 20 day with the Ascot Cup. IN
was riain English II You like, something sen
lille. practical, something dependent on thew
and sinews, something John Bull could qnde
stand, sonnsthinE fOr wn,oh ms a, a AUG t nOrS
mad been 10 tFsiBing Tor weeks, tilt me ZOE ~ ~
wore a Iry Ss InumnSier. and the latter qnl
srirSv with uletlle from Vie tiPe OF their mSf
to the euds Of their tAtis: Ioe As1 ,Ss S gu
WIN thorc was not greater day In wee -
eIcepo tho Derby, and SVeTyo0dFT ""A