The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-03-09
JENlFER'S PRAYER,


After n timo sho left the chapel, putting
pieces of money, many, into the church box
Moore, the priests housekceper, very we'll
She was shown into Father Daniels sitting.
room. He was u venerable man of full seven
ty years of age, and as she entered he put
down the tools with which he was carving the
ornaments of n wooden altar, and said, ''You
are later than your note promised. / have
therefore been working by daylight, which l
don't often do" She looked at the work. 1t
seemed TO her to be very beautiful. at .is
fne teak-wood," said Father Daniels " part of
wreck. They brought it to me for the
church. We hope TO get mp little mariners
chapel on the south side Of the church before
long, and am getting ready the altar rs far
as can with my own hands. Mary, star of
the sea that will he our dedication. The
faith spreads here, Mistress Jenifer and
hope we are a!little better than we used to be. y
And Father Daniels crossed bimeelf and thank
ed God for his grace that had blessed that
wild little spot, and made many Christians
there. Jeniier smiled, as the holy man speke
niversary father" "Of Eleanors marriaro ",,-
Yes. i remembered her at mass, Has She
heard anything of him ?" "Yes, father: she
mas heard his real namo. She thinks. She has
always suspected, from the time that she first
began to suspect evil, that she had never
known him by his real name-she never be-
heyed his name to be Henry Evelyn, as ho
Raid when he married herr
And what is his real namefr
Horace Erskine," said Jcnifer
what" exclaimed Father Daniels, with an
unusuai tone of alarm in his voice. "The
NAM man who was talked of for Lady Greystock
Deforo sho marricd-the nephew of Mrs
Brewers sisters husband!' "Yes, sir" lis
she sure y No, She has not seen him
Sut she has traced him she thinks Corny
thug, nh"gen. h. VINO Is her second cousin and knew
them ooth when the marriage took place went
az servant to tho elder Mr.. Erskine and knew
henry Evelyn as they called him in Ireland
WI when s he can came in back from abroad. He thought
no knew him. Then Horace Erskiue Hpdinp
he was an lrishman would Joke him nbont h,ss
LShGioh, ana how he was the only Catholic in
She house, aud how he was OBLIGED to walk
hve nv miles to mass. Time was when Mr.. En-
ohc servant But since Mr. and Mrs. Brewer
married, he has been less bigoted. Ue toolt
Corny NuEent in London. 1t was iust n one
return to 'semsnt, ssaiiams But when they were to
on, ana he stayed. After little Horace Er-
sklne asked him about Ireland and even r. |
ne knew such aud such places and then be
OsnnIs UcJ y ueEtees TO tue very, placo-the very
ny gave crafty answers. But he disliked tho
sight OF the man, and the positions he mt him
1ntS' n. so he left. He left three months ago.
And he found out Eleanors direction aud tniI
her that surely-surely and certaiplyEber
n husband, Henry Evelyn, was no other than His
late masters nephew, ho had been irving to
nd fa more than one only always somo unlock
ed-for and unaccountable thing had han
pened TO prevent it. Our Lady be praised
for her prayers have kept off that last woeNI
mako no donbt-thank Godp
:, ~, dow many years is it since they marriedYu
Eleven today; keep the anniversary. He
~ oiuer than he looks. He is thirty-two
this year, If no did not lie about his noe
y y weII Us everything else. He told
rSGner rover no was of age. lie said too |
iod forgive him-that he was n Catbolic.V
put when 1 followed Father Power Mt |
1athcoyie," said the priest there was no req
$780, StGI 01 rne % marriage was sent for on the
I,u Ihtetuoon noon OF the marriage day. / found Fa-
.ner .," aower IN dyiag state. He was an old
nan ana had long been iniirm Tho narriaro |
= as not entered. 1t was known to have taEsn
'iace Your niece and her husband were gone
w. mS'Aeu out that evening TO your brothers
lad received u note to saw that EisopSr , o
'one que win her nus band, and that they would
rS SnI rom then when they got to ENGLAND
'Hy ratncr rover, who was a saintlv NAV
~ ia[Iled theni, do not know. Itwae unIaw,
~ " ioT nm TO marry Catholic and n Protest. ,
larriage, she has no claim ON hsr p[o,eStnt,t 80
usoHnd' IL she could prove that he passed !
ilnSeit OH as Catholic, she mipht have |
'he =, ground against him-but, can she 7" a
no SIR on the contrary, she knew tbot I
70 ~ was marrying n Protestant she had homes {
r converting him she learnt from himself
towards, that he had deceived tho nriest
Nv Nv; nsd SAID to HIM that she wonld mars,
M In rather Power consented, III, can,s "
Ta'u -u sa'u that tho consent had hrcn NV +,
1 PROMISED 10 marry her in Dublin con- -
r. thc.o 10 the License lie had got there ~
- -. .ucIc nc had lived the proper tirlo for :
'tE:IhS one, SO he declared. But haye cc,sei =
It oel'eSe anything he SAID. Then INV brother y
~ Io'e me S'ii dreadful letter to tho dir,c ,
o. Al a,..- Pooi that She had sent him Then. n
"a - S she wrote to me ut Marston i
10 "aS deserted, and left in the Isle of Man "