, 1873-12-25

.vholn,cd by crowd Of mon. women, nntl dogs,
coming from no ono know whore, Homo embracing;
each other boforo lllB worry pricsty oyos, soma
apparently deatl III aladSah at tho door, othnrn
stealing 1,la only roast, md still ottors howling.
g51%qg gag Ws st'ss ss q be- a naK on Ills floor a
But tho old priost lad kind l.cart. md when
llo Ind rccovercd hts aanaoa aud eo.nprellendnd
the moaning Of tho econo before him, ho sot to
work so aoliyoly that Boon tla half-frozen vlslt.
t'rin1, and kind worlds. With tho MD 1t tha
half-brccd, who served him as cook md
atco1yto, ho auccsodod IN roatorIng the
1otllarglo Inntl-carr'er, attll as!ecp lii the
cnmo back from death's very door, like tLoir
friends tho bears.
At II o'clock thc company assomblotl IN tho
log-houee parlor, rested, warmed, aud refreshed.
at QUO end, whore whole logs blazod. Red catla1
curtains hung over tho small windows, buffnl6
apd ooar skius lay .oyor the unoTon floor, and tho
!og walls worc made warm with 1ndian blankcta
some raro and costly BOOTS. and ono glowing
picture In gilt frame l,nuE Oh 4 background Of
l!au;ot, whore tho light could stlillo across It,
u ~as ,yonhg girl III French court dtcss,-a
lorcly, piqual,t face. "8t. Theresa u thb ncoly!a
cslledit hut Flower aaw no atgna Of eatntship.
The mistress Ind llohrd vague stoticB Of tlis
recluBo OF 81. Jeau Mission. It waH said on
Giant Island that ho Ind boon fnan Of mark IN
Irance; but from some unknown oauao he had
suddenly entered ,tho priesthood, sailed for
America. ana shut hn,sof up IN that lonely, re-
moto spot, 81. Jean Mission. 1Io would not oven
gone to visit tho good Catholics Of Bt. Dnnis;
y. Denis was tlie parish Church Of Giant island.
Mea,ly forty years had Pore Roman lived at the
Mission. At first packages containing books and
other rnritlea catne to him from france. but
gradually al communication, botwccn Tho o1ito
alone with ILLS little flock Of Indian converts. il
was ehld ho was by no means bfgot; tint ho
| WAS Catholic in Tie broadcast Hense Of tho word.
and hal eyon boon heard to Say OF prcebyle.
t'sp; ;1o "Gh iso Thaf dnd docs m'tt'r Worship
| This successor 10 Poro Marquette still lives,
| hale old mnn, whosc cotlrtly 1llanners voucl fo1
tho truth OF lia Partisan orlgin ha ntill lives ur
in tho northern stratR. for tile story Is founded
upon fact, aud iss descriptions arc taken from
| reat 1ifo.
| "h1Y friends and children" began pcro no.
nan, "beforo we enjoy our ChristHas moal.
shal wo not celebrate littlo Christmas aoryirs
le loaeh Rhn'S0 '0a thanksgiving '0r your escape fFo"
Flower rose from hor scat by tho hearth.
:" Yes, father. sho said enruestly; Two aro not
Of your faith, but VIC eau offer up our prnyers
| together. And first give me your blessing
tcol that 1t Will bo Llessing inloed."
So Buylng. sho knelt before ln1 and The old
mnn gave tho blessing with eurucst soonlnity.
!" Amen" aaid the ludlan acolyto.
lie @ oee 70 dososy eossa ts s hSaea
followed as we'll as he could, aud the mistress
knolt by the bench md pouiel out her think.
full heart III silont prayer. llax moved nearer to
her and took Acr hand he was Jealous oven OF
| hcavon.
Oh, tho scales Of compensation aro balanced
bottor than we know Her great love had ga,n4
| cd n great love i'll return.
When tho last amen had been snld, Maxwell
| RuEor rose Eras1ty thnt was almoRt solomni-
ty rastoI upon him, Us, with military bravity, ho
| Bad {: Father Roman. will YOU marry uH how