The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-08-31
mernIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
HEW e'RLGANs. SUNDAY, AUGUST 81. ls7a :
JUVENILE COLUMN.
THE ROSE WINDOW,
BIZ GERTRUDE

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OF French descent, but the home of thei
ancestors in La Belle France had not bee
an aIeogether prosperous one, 30 the grand
rather, Mr.. Paul Leroy, came here to Am
even better than he had anticipated, an,
was now resting from business tolls In tn
home of his eldest son.
He is surrounded, too, by bright an,
merry grand children, who vie with on
age as possible.
Il is of these children we now wish t,
tell you.
Paul, the eldest one-named after bis
grand - "a a fine, noble appearing
is very kind and gentle towards bis "a.
rents and aged grandfather, who calls
the lad his staff to lean upon. Next comes
frederick, OF Fred as he is usually called.
A merry. romping roguish fellow, full of
mlschlef, and somewhat of tease, espe-
lazy 10 MS younger sisters, Agnes and
agnes, however, who is ten years old,
anu next to Fred, takes her brothers teas.
lngs In such good part that he is some
times Obliged to stop from sheer inablli-
ty to rouse her enough.
Declare Pnss y! :" he one day said.
There 10 no use trying to push snail along
little faster, and seeing it do nothing but
draw In its head, curl itself up and take
the world easy.
10Y oeSV Way IL IL not u would
laughi9giy exclaim sweet Agnes Leroy,
while Fred inwardly decided that after
All sister Agnes was real clever, good
little body who kept him out of more
mischief than any one else in the house,
ana without the least bit of lecturing."
And so, Fred loveo his sister very dear
" and sought her first in all boyish
troubles. Indeed Agnes was such a bright. |
amiable child, that she made glad The
hearts h of her brothFs, sisters, parents, !
an, ana q large circle of friends, among whom
ever ready to welcome her with smile.
mamie Leroy was not quite as good ma.
tured. Indeed, to be truthful, we must
CONFESS che was somewhat irritable and
quick tempered, resenting Fred's playful
This naturally melted him to be rather
more tantalizing, when Paul, who made
much of his little sister would interfere "a
peace maker. "o
Just now the children were all greatly
1 ha;aa .;i. IN new Church which was
ooh, mamma I" exclaimed Apnes ona
sunday as she returned home from Sun 6
day school" Sister Angelina saws she I
would Like to have her class give as much g
as possible towards q Rose Window. -
Other children are to contribute towards t
it, and it is to be placed in the front part
trance" AAN GU r
good plan, dear Agnes, for you to
aeip carry out. But such window will
,oss 9ulte large sum of money if hand J
'omeiy made, and of course we wish St. 6
Mary's to be as elegant church as posi-. y
know it, mamma. Sister ANGELINA n
old US all about Soloman's Temple, and
low, much silver and gold was expanded a
make our place of worship more costly
han our homes" b.
That is true, deary, and we must NOT p
1rget that our Heavenly Father loves
e eeessity giving and not srudgingy or Of
why, mamma that is almest exactly OF
mat Sister Angelina said, and she told us' hs
90, that we must ever practise self denia} al
giving for this would render our Gifts br
MI more acceptable" e'' fir.
email if give anything" said Fred with frt
doubtful shake of the head. "Wbv mo- br
y ls no sooner put into my pockets than ge
is out again. And Tam sure cant tell rel
here it all goes TO. VOL
~. "genIhaps there's hole in your pocket, fal
red, gravely replied his mother. he
Fred, thinking her in earnest. at onc. tn,
raed his pockets inside out, when oil
ughed merrily at his literal TRANSLATE an
their mothers's words. the
.bother take it thought there actu- gu
way 10 Which my you pG snos from the
1T l might have known all these trans !
,uld have gone through too" tina
ana Fred restored to his pockets sun- raj
marbles, bits of slate pencil. strav Gle
sGons, nails, and odds and ends of ali thr
,Is; 81, apr
II dld not mean the hole Won were in
ltch OF, Fred, but one that finds it's wav of t
. great many peoples pockets. made in s
re by MIR. Self-Indulgence. Do Won
10" any one of that name Z" our
fred hung his head a p,o,,a,+ 4, wit
up with o bright smile cd 'uon Aook- Cat
; ME sse s is, I fear, too NM
future I'll try to giva r. ~" ~! hlnC
ulder and see what can do towards my
ing something for the Rose Window Kos
mat Tai Is right, Fred. There ia some- tnel
70 ike turning over q new leaf. Then II
tn having-to yonr e;d o.S r,lIienos Graz
will overcome self ~ sure towl
piish great thiura.U @n" &C with
What's oil the talk about gu asLad for
], entering the room viii ~, ~ I;h.1 You
" Mamie, of whom he made a great