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

the dust and clatter Of the road, something SO Of
Of tho Course. sorsstbipg so sensational 10 the ia
facs that princely revenues hing on TIE sd,
justmens Of ahorse's girth, and that broad y
So, from the very earliest morning, the favored
men, women, and children who intended 20 go .
to Ascot had been on the tip-toe otexpectasion. T
boring past Of every possible species Of vehicle
bound for the course, from the "four-in-
hand with Its elegant occupants, down 20 sne
sweops and ginger-beer bottles: For these
high festivals Of the turf run, like an iron
h.s q ssrsos
with hope or aching with dissppointment'
into one grand Offering at the shrine OF MAN.
Like many other men whose nssters had
gone to Ascot, Tom Carter had 9 holiday, and
| 20 rare an Occurrences was holiday with Ion,
his mind how he should spend it. II had been
given worry unexpectedly tho day before, and
Tom had gone to bed without coming 70 any
decision on the point, and now seven O'Clock In
the morning had come, and found him just
dwell, I WON'T think about it any way till
after mass,n said Tom, &" I'll get up now and
go to church. Who ever would have thougns
should have gone to Holy Communion this.
morning. I wonder whom such q blessing hos
happened before on o day Of obligation for
somehow Church-holiday and our sort OF hoil.
days don't seem to come together much; Wnas
q pity there isn't some name to show the diff
ference between 'em. DULY fancy telling o
follow he can have a holy day to 60 to Ascot:
Rum sort of language ours. wonder IL tneS
say such queer things in French"
Tom felt very comfortable lying on his back
templating the unusual luxury or q Day az
to himself, and might have proceeded mucn
further in his speeniations concetg . h1s
hood chimed the quarter-past Tom jumped
II up for If there was one thing he hated more
!. Ing is pretty sure to be o short business with
man who never troubles his head about the
% fashions, to whom Rowland. and Rimmei are
made at she mantle-shelf before q piece of
looking glass in wbich he can only contem-
plate three inches of himself ct . time. IN q
nnarter of an hour Tom was finished on, IN
bic very best style, and just ready to start. ne
was n6oat to run down stairs, when low
voice statlsd him.
"Haiioa ~ said Tom, " who is that N
"lt'e me, Tom como in for minute
please" J.. -. ~ an,
discovered his landlady, q widow nearly seven
ty years Of age, still ia bed.
len Won M Saa gone one; to mass sone time ago"
A' either, I'm afraid. IL was Sam you heard, b
cat s saS. this a% Eve b ss
Y. lad / fhoaght must have knocked yoS, .
in the night. I'm better now, but SO all !
S Soash sss P Poly, ct sSlrch. and viii DO |
nat, good AZ to tell her how bad I've BEEN an
lac then she'll come Tound aLteE mass, am &
srts me ateup OF tea. why, to''' "nS' "'o ~" -
ore 'os Nothing very particular said Tom, WI
nnd whist arc you going to do !" -. >,
and "Try my hand at tea making, to be sure"
'ess Never mind, can 90 TO the next mass = !"
ts Ss EVEN, never, Tom! just g think Of thu
md Not many young men as would 40 y tnas m mt
me, ZOE 1870 ~ Mra Davis. Besides, wonder he
t tn many old women would have taken you
fellow an s s ssSoWs' too Tor the matter Of tn
and You'9e been real mother to me, mrs: DaS
had aud I only wish was better nurse lot 70
rev sac" Tom was strapping young fellow. a. le
y, si- feet high but the making Of that hre
had the boiling Of that kettle we're no easy -. 10
p p. come TO an end at last, and the oid woma
legsi I"oh of gratitude as Tom handed her the c
iSen aud SANGER, and did his best to SNAKE up
,at ns itseIf snfacient, even II he had scaided
tres S hand twenty times OYER with the Kettle,
"u emf his fingers twenty times WORSE IN tyini
- ! emit a slice of thin bread and Dutter. :,
lanu' S You won't forget to look out for Poll
oapted said the old woman; but 1 hardly I'd
mne ssieht O'Clock mass most usually. You'd bel
~ ali tell little Sally Higgins to come Ia DIV as
s pass, or else you and Sam will come poorly
or;an for breakfast, Pm thinking. by tue way
aeh OF l" Not to mass, that's certaiu,n said Tom.
Is, the No, poor Ie.,ow co. os Sam that have
D. the I've IesA LesPsoS " So,LnIic JD. a .
Glory Only Wisn NO w. IT, hcra. psrhaoa
~ ma may convert him. Tom. good e1smP
rches, worth al tno a. 80 90 onie. All rbn =
dinRy say. Ne ply I,yee hardly head
y-cov- - ne mas OSo" ,
70, He sPeaE once. ,:h., ha, r;,.np;a. our
10 and " hes always ~ - - s-nar tba- h..
10 sea lows say taey a'e 80 ,vf,s1 one woaId
'n..oS ali the i've years he has been At the d
the They're ctvi, eno"x x ~ ..sS &C., 10000
and know ne isn Sne " es I'll - G,IIrr a.,
Ia uis- behlnd MS osSN 49, 49, . ..i5 ar IA
q His More shan ei I2E GU S.S 49,, 20 III
!, - 20 chance! what's he going TO do to-asyF'
sIken Ihats Wnae ~~ns - ~ - Snn,Sasa az :
ION its hear he never 80 - ~. =. - AL lat
bend days, out aAw ~ ~. -? "A: 49, So - tbs-,
to be- day, hes 10 peo vi. an -, ti,..
eafcd, with MS PnPo a IN "e~sPSP pa e., 80
OVER now LON, II ~, 49, - 49, S-n-iS ~
their him ont to'd"y;. \ Is a. - O. .nTF.