The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-09
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aep VIII Visit it occasionally in her leisure mo-
!. !, viii ls.ecps her zen to adapt her house
bold g hfstwishes. for 6very one knows, neigh
ssf. year son Brings her fortune far superior
o.,, 1, .:! zee '.rnly; her aovry is tho
The littfs one win have scarcely anything,
yiAsh4 - Maabsrsin asked the lady precipi-
OILY . modest cipher, but enoug h. There
= nothing to complain of. II it had been less.
g CONFESS I do not Know what Alfred would
have done. The needs Of luxury are so numer-
Gus nowadays, and 1t costs so much to live, my
"Yes, xe ali know shas,r replied the prudent
mothcr This is the reason calculats, and
love boar Rosettc. According to my ideas,
once own FIRST"
Maubars sighed profoundly. AT the bottom Of
his heart no could not help wishingyin the in
terest Of Valentine and Alfred also, that Nine
de Guers, his dear old friend, had less tender
ness and greatness of soul, less generous devo.
tien, and . little mere worldly prudence and
solicitude for the material side Of life. Never
theless, he was careful not to express aloud the
disqaietsd him a little; and just then vaien-
proaehsd him, sweet and Charming IN her i in
nocent. joy and unaffected simplicity. Her
steps, delicate and modest, slid silently over
the grass, andthe golden reflection of the-long
garlapds Of light made her muslin dress appear
whittier and more transparent. while her brown
hair, simply raised and half-crowned with a
bouquet of small roses, glittered browner and
more 1Hstrous as the tiny lamps threw their
rave upon it as she passed. The smile alone of
snch a daugbter-in-law could dispel host of
receptions and fears In Valentines eyes
beamed SO much eandor, love. sweetness and
virtue that in admitting her ono forgot the
more or less respectable cipher of the promised
dOwry.
But Valentine did not remain long with the
group of takers seatsd in the shade she was
looking for Madame desGuers, and ran away
promptly when she heard tho good old lady
Dear mamma, are.you iAf said abe, quite
distressed when she Saw her dear protectress
in the Il; little rseeption.r9om, carefallywraPped
and appearing to suffer.
"Oh! my child, it is nothing; o slight chill
"A trifiing ailnent only. We have had great
deal deal to , do to-day and ann tired Perhaps
lindens. Go and dance, my love, for you must
replace me and finish the ball. Make my ex-
cuses to our guests
Valentine ODE. ed, bnt she left her mother
sadly. with a secret convulsion of the heart,
that dimmed her. bright eyes and her radiant
smile. Two hours after, when, at last, alone
on the step of the dear old house, she had said
adieu to her guests and at liberty to run
to the room where Madame de Guers already !
reposed, she saw clearly that this instructive |
fear was realized fact The sleep of her
forehead was burning; her eyes halfopen, her |
breathing difficult and accelerated. For the |
first time in these fifteen years of peace and |
happiness passed under the friendly roof of
The old house, the heart of the young girl sank
FOR a moment under the weight of an unknown |
,rief-of q mortal anguish. Without thinking
If her ball-dress, she kpel5 down at the foot
If the bed, weeping in terror, praying to God,
md gently kissing, from time to time, the hand |
If the hand of the sick woman, who. in her
everish sleep, mnttered words without mean
ng. And thus she awaited tho day-the new
lay that was to arise for her. and menace her
With danger, grief, terror and anguish
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