The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-02

heated head OeDehtu Il uhu ohSn i"'o Iva -~e |
hands in the cooling stream
Kathleen advanced, and herself drawing the 7
water poured it over the hot throbbipg head'
and then gently withdrew her from the ROOM .
and persuading her to return to bed, she DIS I
missed the maid for the immediate attendance
Of n medical man.
the widest deliriuIn, from a sudden access oil
brain fever. |
For three weeks the unfortunate Ella re-
manned perfectly unconscious; for long time
after she became sensible, she was still an IN
mate of the sick-room, and then returned to
the usual accomplishment OF her daily duties'
a PALE quiet, melancholy woman.
The sorrow of the child whom she had 80
dearly loved preyed on the gentle heart OF the
| sufficiently to be sensible of her loss, she
breathed her last on the bosom of Kathleen,
who, like ministerlng angel; had peen rM ShaS
Elias sister, Mrs. Forester, came to spena
few hours at the cottage. ,,, ,ot
he Kent secret long after Ella had recovered
her senses she was conscious of nothing, poor
soul, at the time on which she lost her best
friend knew not that certain day on
, which she had recovered her senses, and haa
beckoned the weeping Kathleen to her sue,
that but an hour previous the remains OF neg
beloved mother had been stealthily borne from ON
Q should look on that dear aged face; then she
Q lay long passive, looking at her thln T mn
k III for a fire burned brightly in the stove ana
}, il had been in the midst of q warm September
when she had been taken ~: AZ G@otber ~
ts She was taken very ill.," was the harmless
es reply, K" and had been removed elsewhere Willie
q Ella herself was so bad" MI,
T. Then a long time passed over when Ella
g. conld scarcely be said to be herself; at any
to rate she was oftener dead, to outward persep
ht nened that Mrs. Forester and Kathleen wcnlo
st. confer together, rs to whether her reason son
as whish had tottered on its throne, would uAtl
sa Rnt Nv the aid of long and careful nursing
liz and above all by a naturally fine constitution
lat she eventually rallied, ana seemSo 70 Ue
cut death had to be gently broken out, with lnuo
on fear less the shock should cause a recurreno
ahs nassionate aood Of tears relieved ser the
can clasping her hands together, che musmureG
YES "Poor mamma, dear, fond mother never aga,
the shall we meet in CHS WORLD" and them 8,
lids sobbed out, in q paroxysm of grief, "oh, dea
ted est, best of mothers, would that too were
ent rest with You in the silence OF the grave \.
"a if | And then, as just now told yoa she GOT Ut
70 ter and became q thoughtful melancholy W
the man. quite different to the Ella of old tIn'
feel It was not we'll for her to be alone SO m S;
,ing people said, In tnat io1eiy oSS'ase Ianrs!v
must She and her mother had ive0 80 hapF-'S
gether: low. than WAL yoken nv, a
lead on the small income of fifty pounds a ye
edge which reverted to her on the death of her
yed; ther, she eontrived to live spesh;din5G
m greater part of her time with her TRENDS,
we'd Fitz Matrices, except when invited, which
e, as occasionally was for periods Of from 1--WE two
more three months TO her more ISFtohaIe e''o
mo- home at Asheigh Thorpe.
sion. Let mo return now from my long aigreSs
leave for have wandered very far from the poia
Ella which started, for 1 was going to tell
in d that Elias desoIate heart was cnESinS Wiz
west intensity of affection of an alsaot eNaSGers
we'll character to the tiny occupant OF the craci
tear her feet. ,... ,o ,ar+ i,
this VERY affectioaate in dlsposiS'on she cerea
ct me was and the void in her hearS was lnsens
little to herself getting flied by none other than
Ike OF sisters child ,
room, distressed in mind, on this last VISIT in GO
piping auence of the departure of kathleen anu
of ST. tamiIv to Dublin, and Mrs. FORESTER lea
ed the the result of depression OF spirits negat
d has nothing in her power to mase Asnlels S ~
raham q pleasant and cheerful residence, anu, w
u, and abe sometimes thought Ella love eAaSeel
ion to and little liked see hex sister constEt'
ned to herself as q species of nurse in her huse
house wealthy household, she still loved TO so
ven to hahv f5pSled in her sisters arms, and iui
onsola- sleep on her BOSOM believing, as she dis
d have Ella as happier since she had taken INC
one to her heart.
. once On this evening, tnen, sue san ;n'atras
in bus- to dwell long upon those SAD images
acoyer- post, and for time she could only wS'it
er own and fro IN thac n.y. an al ,nnsinos vhe
by her room, lnite 1851 IN ne' .IN - Eli xDo
n them denly the low wall Oh 'n0 o"o' 10'' "P
le night ear , r,s -, her Ane
, anu s;de the cradle, her soft bands clasping
The GOT of the infant her eyes Snll OF love- aSe'
it's little face. She is fond OF YOU, sue
,., .,ss looking down upon the unconscious
her face but Thdl ID net - - training "
Mt; she as TO nM-poot, na What n rarb fo
:, and it doed pe d Ioush vnHy his child shall
son that eccenulc man w s,- g. Holland bio
straw hat, and no shoes or sto9 ha fmi al
to burst are Two yours ohi' - 70 snch mons
presence creatuLe, WI. Ia 800 child I would I'll
,moothed TINS. tooI oIlt II. FL - ,,aI I should
essed her were hlne. u" go ",d Sr;ng Won mn
3 slim old run away WIZ IA a. r;+h ycn ma I liked
At this moment the infant of to-
sign that months looked up smiling in her face a
" of her out its little arms for Ella 10 ll' IL II
kathleen cradle. , ;,
A. cried Ella, better far than his mothe
KY found nurse. 1 only wish you could SPEAK,
o light of but hold out your arms once AGAIN NY
idea fitting through my mind is j.
zero stood Aud then Aunt Ella won't go to Lol
raws, still alone, for Wally shall go with her."
lses Ella IL is much to be donpteu II my nv
low, sup Ashieigh Thorpe wonid nave Lo.'e"ou
an effort posal, had he been Old enough 10 "h u
Iy niece of the strange notion that hau ehtereu