The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-12-07

hope has waved fainter and fainter. as see
this painful malady gaining such an ascend
Rncy over her."
"Have you never heard from Ashleigh |
Thorpe, Mr.. Darvil :" asked Kathleen.
Viewer; the letter was returned to me, with |
dress not known"
"And should my dearest Ella grow worse,
where would You place herw
"That is even now the subject of my inquiry
and has been since last saw you both but 1
am on the rack, Miss Fitz Maurice, unable to
get, employment, fearful of losing the little
rss as spirit ritter to for ar
pen falls idly from my hand as my dearest
mothers unmeaning platitudes fall upon my
ear; or, perchance she be in q sorrowful or
same. 1 need not tell you that have had ad-
vice, that two certificates can be procured, but
how terrible the knowledge that she is in such
o state as to need them."
"You have no asylum in view ~
"Yes. There is st. Julien's, in Belgium, to
which she might be removed, but there is much
against 1.-THE painfulness of the journey,
our being in Dublin,-the great chance there
10 that may never see her again in life or
death..my grief that her remains will repose
place her there, if Obliged, as am told shall
Be, to put her under restraint, as the county
asylums are not to be thought Of"
should this sad sltsrnat Nv Of plao'66g G
you intend yourself to take your dear mother
away Surely this will be too much, apart
from the difficulty You will experience as
Journey which must be made by sea-"
81 have no choice but to do so, Miss Fitz
Maurice; have no female relative in the
world who can take such a painful Office off
my hands"
"But you have q female friend, Mr.. Darvil /;
my poor Ella has q friend, and, terribly painful
as the journey will doubtless be, she is pre-
ra1 To fnr hof
that, to testify her love and friendship: II
dearest Ella must go, why, then, let the friend
of her youth, convey her to the asylum you
Dear Miss Fitz Maurice, how can l enough
thank you for such unlocked for kindness 7
But your delicate state of health-the nature
well before you decide, and do You and dear
Mary spend the evening with me and my poor
mother We shall not make very merry
party under the circumstances. but still, your
will be great joy to me-"
"Assuredly we will come, and very early
too. But bark! hear Mary coming; missed
| her during our conversation. She has been
| dressing to go about this situation"
Here Mary entered the room, her face. lately
so overloaded, now wearing an expression of
satisfaction, and, copying the address OF the
letter into her pocket.book, she took leave of
her aunt, young Darvil accompanying her part
Of the way, his home lying in that direction.
"What q world what world" sighed Mary,
a few hours after her return, chow hard to
get ones bread. Only think of that woman
who answered my advertisement surveying
me from head to foot, and then telling me
| was too short of stature to be governess to her
children, 1 too short indeed" and here Mary
drew up her pretty figure, just of the middle
height, and added, "methinks she had best
advertise for q grenadier guard to teach her
daughters. never shall forget what felt as
| stood, Aunt Katie, in her elegant room, and
beheld her me from head to foot, and
then say stfiiy, as if she had been bargaining
for q slave in a market-place, You are much
too short, and would have no authority with
my daughters Bot time draws on, and Ed
ward wished us to be early on this, the last
evening we shall spend together"
| "Do not speak SO sadly, Mary please God
we shall pass many happy days together yet
and you know, love, fhaye never wished yor
to GO to Canada"
1--WE cannot live upon air, Aunt Katie, and
| of course, everything tends to depression o
spirits, the prospects of oil of MS are so bad
:" When the night is at the darkest, thu
dawn is at the nearest;' have faith, mavour
neen, you will gee God will not abandon you
thou Oh the ocean be between us. And come
show q brighter face, or you will never be fl
for the evening before u.s."
was what folks in the North call being short
tempered, cooled down little, and accompa
MED Kathleen to the home of their friends.
| There was a great change visible in Ella
The few weeks that had interviewed since sh
, had last called on Kathleen had done sad work
, She did not rise as they entered the room. blu
sat still, with folded hands, looking on theu
with doubtful perplexed gaze
"Do you not remember me- dear Ella p sal
Kathleen, taking hold of the thin, wastes
hand and kissing the paid cheek.
why, really do not know who you are
though fancy have seen you before"
, 90 You do not remember your old frieD
! Kathleen Fitz MauriceT"
"Ob, yes how stupid of ME, to be sure do,
, she replied, and then gazed wistfully in tn
face of her friend, and after moments pause
touching ner forehead with her hand, sh
said:
"All is dark, and troubled, and confused
, Am going mad 2 it is question often as
myself"
"No, moi You must not think of sue
, things; You not we'll, that is all. Now 81
: down and talk to me-"
Vanly Kathleen tried to draw the unfortU
nate Ella into conversation she made randoI
replies not at all to the purpose, or straye
r off to some other topic, or her answers wei
/ incoherent, che babbled like q child; an
after having relapsed into silence, and whe
0 her adopted son, and Kathleen, and Mary ha
= engaged in conversation she passed, unheede'
from the room, and caused them to start wit
i terror, as, q few moments, later, they heard
+ violent crash in the room above stairs, fo
lowed rapidly by other noises of the same d.
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