The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-09
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ence." 81
For some time the old gentleman. now thor, en-
in wardiy bewailing the fate which had led him So
% se sin brat" When suddenly the train at
stopped at q small station, and, starting from Pr
his seat he pushed down the window o. tee
the door. He failed, however, but bawled
loudly to a porter, who inquired, Was ne
going outi The train was only stopping to e
take a o o few passengers" II
"I.et me out let me outw vociferated the q
old man, 81 want to change into another car t
'What for ~ said the porter sulkily, "there y
he only three ladies. No one drunk or disor-
report goS at the next station right
sir" said the man opening the door, RI, but
chance; growlcd the old man. "I h"te the
company of brats" and out he scrambled but
even as his feet rested on the platform, the
of the guard, announced that the moment OF
departure had arrived, and the train immedi-
n, sht Of the he lamps her late fellow
storming and raving at being left behind. >,
Thank Heaven! he is gone, my darling nahn -
said Ella, pressing the still whining baby TO |
: her bosom. ga cross, detestable old man, he |
was" =.
, Then vague fears possessed Ella, because If
! one of her female companions was taciturn,
tho other was more laxative and inqulsltlve
than she liked nor could she easily parry her
questions,
;, hoods with relation to the baby, whose mother
she was supposed to be.
e very little time now elapsed before the
train stopped for the tickets to be delivered
: at the Camden Town Station, and Ella discov-
D. cred, to her unspeakable relief, that in hve
minutes more her journey would be over, .n az
70 being asked by her felow.traveller, II enc
l. had much farther to got" she frankly replied
,,ff n nisS..S '1,' tN' ~ . w. ,.t.,,o.
!k cutor, 81 have q sister living in Cardington
With G ss h1Rs
On had been cross questioned rather more than
she liked replied that she was Ges'poas 10
on the two last words, adding, 81 shall pro-
tie coed directly to the hotel for the night"
,I -. And in q very few minutes more she was IN
ny comfortable apartment with her adopted
ne child whose fretfulness she little Needed, ex-
perieneng she did feeling Of exquisite site
na bosom as lovingly as if it were her own.
Before she closed her eyes in sleep she mao al
l. the following day; the Disguise she would
. adopt the name she would take, and where
,a az she would seek lodging. ,, J.,
zen spared to trace her whereabouts, she had re
e aI quested to be called at eight in the morning
tn and that breakfast might be served In ner o~
" " room at haIfpast eight precisely After goot
M nights rest, she arose early, dressed the oaoy
BUR and having breakfasted, went out to the lot
: ta a. tenham Court road to make some purchases
II having previously paid for the accommodating
ana she had received, and told the mistress of til
a'o hotel she should send for her box during to
sS day, for, to avoid the chance of detection, sh
, , by no means intended to engage cab.
love Them with the baby in her arms, she saui
in tered down the road in the direction of Oxtor
own street, and paused before shop for the sale
was mourning attire. Into this shop Ella made h.
LAS way and selected q widows cap and bonue
.s to with other smaller articles required in m9ur
Ell to ing. She had put on before leaving Ashleie
worn when in black for her mother. and tell,
the mistress of the shop that she had just
rived from the country, intending to proou
her mourning in London, she obtained perm
,fant sion to leave her own cloak and bonnet the
70 in till called for.
i I1 IN, Before leaving the hotel Ella had comb
, ,vs cut the long ringlets she usually wore, a
we placed her rich chestnut hair in smooth ban
1onId across her forehead. and now turning from u
- sbe ] shop to oculists, she procured q PAIR
Instv spectacles and thus effectually completed L
aee;On Then, caring little which way she bent
steps in quest of lodgings she hailed an ON
arter bus on the door of which she saw the %or
her hicle, resolved to seek apartments in that
ID nd rection.
II little Her journey, however, turned out to bt
A'''o wearisome one. She had penetrated throu
o ,oor many of the streets which, about the time
cal of which we write, some twenty years ago,
,onss tersected,. though not to such an extent
,rt;on now, the Remington and Walworth road, 6
~ nse knocked at the doors of several houses in
The at WINDOWS OF %nleh Mete ~ u,ts' artments
;ob Il let;" but she CURLY refused by some, "
whose tue relnark InaC 10y oOG,u ah;I5ren
8, and apartmenCs W any toIs .,rod 30
ected from o'ue!s sno - h;an 800 tLap
st her amo1n1 Oh renU "'Aoo o''"s n''Ao A
urtive coulo pay ~
Q was At length she procured couple of par
hing fitted up as sitting-room and bedroom,
I'd she certain grove running OH the Remington &c
eleven the retirement OF which pleased heT, ana
yer u ing the fret weeks rent in advance, in tier
Q had q reference, she gave the address OF the D.
vi she at which her luggage remained, request
IN the that some man in the Immediate nelSnDorh
more might at once be sent for 1t.
) going Then, we'll content with the success of
to her operations, she surveyed herself narrow!
the glass, and though her vanity was Pic
gen. by the change, nevertheless she could not
at last press a smile at the alteration her at6re
shrek gether with wearing the glasses, had MAD
in mo- her appearance.
The poor baby, however, q severe
citurn, ferer by all these plots and plans: Inc Il
would creature had been weaned in such des
It later ately sudden manner, and then dragged 10
mill fed merely q few snoonfnls of bl