The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-16

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1T 10 an originsi assure yTns s 49, III IN
through her frame, for in the carly days
which followed her departure from AAhleigh |
Thorpe, she rsme%oerea re ha ga 40 Dhoto.
graphs of her personal appearance 20 DO loit AZ
the police stations. hoping by this means to
Fortunatesy for the success of her Ill. advised !
soheme, Mr. Hughes did not remember that |
an scqnaintance, q commissioner o. ponce,
at the same time telling him the sasss ssssoey
II feel almost certain that sh -. be-
copy. However, shsn net deoltn spaseaas:ng
itb said Mr.. Hughes, lsyinsAhe mono ssthe
counter, as he spoke adding, 1shs n 10
quire the other to day"
ces resulting from her indiscretion. Ella huI-
ried from the shop, walking speedily onward
fearful lest abe should be reooGgh,z ,
and charged by, she knew not wnom, WIN 'no
abduction of the infant.
When she arrived at homo, she found the
child worse. and taking 1t in S 6er arms s sne
| despatched Martha for doctor. She was qnlte
| "a solicitous for its health as if she had been
one of the tenderest of mothers!
| Though Ella was perfectly conscious OF the
| wrong Of the act she had committed IN stealing
| the child from it's home she was nevertheless,
dou btless, in such a state of mind tnaS she
| could scarcely be deemed responsible TOT tue
act She was not mother; never wouio De-
10 all human probability, and yet-strange
| caprice of the female heart-she lavlsheo on
| the offspring of others all that outpourlng OF
| affection, which is scarcely attributable save
| 70 one who is in trnth mother. Not nnfre-
| quently is this the case, in those wnon Pru-
| dence, the discharge of flial duty, or other
| circumstances. pass their lives in ceiibacy.
! Hence, the numberless instances We meet
| with, of persons who adopt and in manner
become the mothers of che little relatives or
pIske to their hearts, isvishins on en or
cess of affection, equal, or eomes1na eSeo
ing, that Of many mothers.
In Elias case, there was oouOxe Eesas.
alteration of intellect, for NO person ! aef
| senses would have stolen away ene on - Ss
another, and on q bare income of City Po97ds
together Nth the ., nsr
"My little darling is very iii, Hr. Clay,
said, Ella the medical man made HE ap pear
ance, !" fear he is sickening for some child
ish compIaint-the Measles or scarlet fever,
perhaps" and as she spoke two big tears fell
on the little face which nestled so lovingly on
her arms, as the stranger drew nigh;
3 said the doctor " no need for tears; bless me-
u Won must not send for me- at every tnrn, you
u know. The bright little feel oE Will De al
eight soon !; but he is the only tie now, and &c
:, we must make excuses for what we nigh
y otherwise call foolish fears" he added, glanc
;. ing at Elias widows cap, as he spoke.
, Yes, this dear child is, indeed, my Only
tie" she said, and faint flush sutnsed he
cheek as she spoke; and then, for she wa
:. fearful of being asked unpleasant questions
10 she said, (" You think, then, may feel quit
D, mt ease about him there is nothing Particula
|
o. o. the matter Z"
Is Certainly not, ma'am." was the rejoinder
.: | and patting the little fellow on tne cneek, III
10 10 doctor took his leave.
Or "There is nothing particular the matte
~ with my darling, Martha" said Ella, as tn
w. latter entered the little parlor. ,
n {" No. ma'am, to be sure there isn't; the chill
or has gotten o little poorly, that be all and y
J.. flnsters and fumes all day long, and a
OF night in q manner of speaking, as IL 70
20 % hadn't enow to trouble you already. Pm SUI
90 Won look ill., rather more than baby; but ~
OF got mullins and pikelets for your tea, and IL
~" at and make good meal-there's good W
. | man." >. =,
"a Ella shrugged her shoulders impatiently,
al her rough bat honest handmaiden conclude
- her speech, and made q sour grimage whs
DO alusion was made to the of-the-way fa
H. Martha had provided for the tee-taoie: q
.he made reply, however, her mind TOO 70 J!
me other ideas to contest tho point o tpruden
Just then. 1t is quite usele o. to alton
rht to blind servant TO the state tyoo sanane'
guy and Ella was worn ont with the repeot
sly disobedience Martha exhibited TO her GO!
IA Ia mand. In the somewhat Plebeian neighbs
rt hood in which she resided, sbrimp0, dri
.ne haddocks, water-cress, mullins with 9th
at comestibles, for TIE early hve O'Clock .eS
a n vended in the streets, and if Ella happens
oe as she generally was, to be absent from hon
Hyl something beyond bread and butter was su
1el to appear at teatime, even if Martha went
~ trust for the same.
, us Ella had found her servant disobedient
nef more than one occasion, and had scolded
= sharply, for laying out the money left wi
u IA her in case of sudden want, for her yoH
'e' charge. She had wisely trusted that all wou
80. be we'll till her return, 30 had left her ma
yoO without any money but when the crie
Nv, in the street sounded in her ears, the temp
80 ton was too great to be resisted, nor cou
1o; Ella fni it in her heart to scold her We
10 sharply, seeing that she was actuated by
"a selfish motive, for her purchases were not
@ q scale large enough for that to be the case
IA At first Elias prond spirit had been on ii
u when the rough Lancashire maid, whom, FRI
~ the state of her hands had, she bad reason
oa believe, filled the place formerly of an infer
S; farm servant, possibly working at times in
nge ,nan nond bad sa;d e
Gu IL would thank you, Martha, never to
hut dress me in such way again."
w why, ma'am, duuna mean any harm,
t ,s,u sure. In the country as be coined from,
Ce,y speak that way, and never heed it,"
s anu "But heed it, Martha; such a way
e e?yem speaking sounds both rough and rude. Ne
S foa let me hear you speak SO again"
,me, GOOD woman indeed! What nextH II
terrible is this constant and close intercouI
% "a entailed me by that girl being SO mi
,on with me during my dreadful poveryp sigi