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

from her little meons w0nld be able 10 % meoe
multiply her means, and send her wherewith
to make mp for what Helen termed her impsov-
idenoe. i
for her journey and tenderly kissing Der sick
mother, promised her faithfully 70 return ny
tbs pext beas; snd foigoed not to notice sne
evident dissatisfaction OF her sister.
1t was soft, calm evening, and Kathleen
much preferred remaining on the deck OF the
vessel to going below. She stood for some
slo% ssr 1ls~ then Ssr eye
villas, woods, and pasture land, spread over
country whose sorsses gently .'sinx gsa@ whoS
closed in the view. catching on their heisa, .,
empurpled in the distance. the fading light OF
the fast Getting sun. Gradually the foo scenery
| swelling into graceful eminenees, ana in!er-
| spersed with woods and villas, was yei,ea in
the obscurity of the evening but stiii kaIh!een
fingered ON the deck, TN tho colo h'gn' ."
On her arrival in Liverpool, on the morrow
abe at once continued her way to London, ar
irving at Euston Square late In the evening
| The door opening as the cab drew up showed
how anxiously she was expected nut sue
started back, appalled, at the Aitera.ion 10 n'
| brothers appearance, bnt making mo- remark,
| though the tears stood in her eyes, a. he en-
| braced her. and called her his " dear Kathleen,
good Of her to come so far, 10 ne,P VOL. sai
| less scapeurace out of his trouble" She FOL
| lowed him silently and sorrowfuliy up the
| staircnse, and her heart ached, as the wall OF
poor Dora's infant struck upou her ear;
| "Tbjnxs have grown much WORSE, thought
| She as she looked round the apartment, shorn
[ of many q little comfort, and hsr eyes invoi
UNFAIRLY wandered, while he, spoke, from the
| apartment and IT'S shabby belougiugs to Rob
| ert, who-once aud that not not so very long
| sipce-possessed no small claims to manly
| beauty but whose face was now pale ana nag
| gard, even by tho lumplight; and as he bent
| over the tea table. she Oeheld bis once rloh
brown hair thickiy striped with gray.
II an, in greater tronGie than you can I'm,
| II r., lct1 handed
her q cup of tea mot only Ia my poor girl
lying dead in these detestable lodgings, and
little baby, with no one to take care OF (by the
wav, Duras last words, Katy, were to recou'-
mend her child to yon'), but a week since, to
put climax to my horrors, this horrible thing
| was put iuto my banda
| "A writ" murmured Kathleen. as her eyes
fell on the ominous paper he placed in her
hand. "and for g hundred and twenty pounds :!
Oh! Robert; what can have made you run 90
recklessly iUto debt !"
pretty question, too; but you women DO not
understand. could not get work, so started
on my own accounts; opened concern as wine
merchant, and got NO customers; won q few
pounds at gaming house. and went again ano
svain, with the hope Of trebling my winnings
but lost! When did get an order for wine
which was not very often, started off to Lei
| cesrer Square with the money. lured on BY on!
| Who haa been my ruin but she followed me,
$hdsAere Robert looked significantly at 9 dool
| at the further end OF the apartment, and kath
leen immediately coDprehended his meaning
a. WINS half mad the other night, and fright
ened her by my conduct-she broke blood
weasel. / had recklrs,ly staked and lost m
last sovereign-hRd not u shilling in the worl
aud brought her home to-to die"
Here the wretohed young man leaned Owe
the table aud covered his face with bis hand
and Kathleen could hear him sob, and saw tn
large tears trickle through his fingers.
she rose from Der seat, threw her arms rouu
his neck, called him her dear Berthe" tried
speak OF e-t,atter day to come, to whisper ho
and encouragement, while her own heart WI
ready to burst, for abe felt all that weight
10 sorrow which Expresses rs when we so wish
help but lack the power, adding, only resol
. Berthe, ssrsr to touch card again, and "
may yet do vel"
But for the present the sympathy of Kat
leen was uuavniling, 80 she touched upon a
other topic-the lost mother and the lit
child, for which another had answered at {
font in her name. And the tiny infant "
the house, who, out of q motive of compasst
had taken charge Of it, as she said, till N
Fitz Maurice should arrive" For time
wild grief of the young nan was quieted, a
then returning the child to Mrs. Robins
with promise that she would arrange on
morrow for the future care of it, Kathleen
companied him into the room where the
-, mains of her sister-in-law lay till the day
-. burial.
"pr the repose of death the throbbing heart
o' ever at rest, would throb no more. Veri
though struck down in the midst Of her yo'
on death was TO her happy release!
. ., iety, Kathleen when she lett the chamber
70 death, repaired Immediately to small
; W comfortable bed .room which Mrs. Robin
e. had prepared for her reception but she
20 down by tho bedside. ond, fatigued AS she "
" 90 she did not for long time prepare for the
Cd | she sorely needed.
A HS "What is to be done" she muEmnred,
,eu' aloud, Gin the midst Of all my occupatit
80, and of this hard, sharp sCruggle for life,
"a am 1 to q tender infantf And yet
-. | seems to have destined the helpless babe
lS t he my charge. What shall dot What
s,bp Helen, what will my mother even cay, at
gnI taking back with mo To Ireland, this poor bs
.Iea Alas, alasl Had 1 u little income-had
S,s to every shilling possess, the ta>k We
H. q. be comparatively easy; as it is, l am full
mas troubl. and anxiety, not only about the inf
,sei but for that misguided Berthe. We'll, "
b | somethinG may turn up. l must reflect;
W tnen decide what 10 to be done"
Then she commended herself to God,
air. betook herself to rest. No quiet and refrt
oor ing slumber visited her pillow that night;
bad sleep was disturbed by hideous dreams, 8
AK rs haunt the sleeping hours of the tron
minded, aud when the morning light br
een into her chamber che started mp in bed, r