The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-11-16


turally OF . despoDdeDt temperswent, IL was
pitiabie to see the state Of dsieetion TO which
be was reduced nor could Kathleen osnisn
from her mind the remembrance, that to DO
be ont Of employment, heavily IN debt, and ms
wife dead, was more than sufficient TO- cause
depression. apart from tho anguish We e1pe-
Renee whom conscious that we have ourselves
hean instrumental in causing our own misfor-
tunes.
Very YEARLY that day passed on, and the
the cemetery at Kenssl Green-Robert ana h's |
sister being the only mourners. They had re-
turned home, and the brother and sister 9 sa'
Katblsen's arrangements for her return on the |
morrow, with the infant under her care, were
all completed, and the last notes or the cl %od
died away, when two loud distinct knocks were
heard at the street door. Her heart beat, she
knew not why, for Robert had given her 70 n no
known, and with trembling hand she put dow
the cup she was raising TO her lips, when she
heard her brothers name asked tor ss sn ne
Robert 1t was deadly pale. His frame snooA
as if be bad the ague. A noments pause,
there vons e. a1 Mrs.
ing that her ledger must not be a's-
tu:bed-"he had just come, poor gentle.
man, from his wires funeral" VI course t
her words were useless ;pA moment more the
door WAS opened, two men followed eacn othei
into the apartment, and Robert Fitzmaarlee'
addressed by his full ualne. was declared un-
der arrest for debt of fl2o.
CHATTER VII.
Ella's Recognition
"Tbe child is very i'll, Martha, I am most
unwilling to leave him. Will you waseh Ill"
carefully till my return r.
He have gotten another bout with his
teeth, ma'am-a bit poorly-leave him with
me. He'll he qnite safe, I'll warran n..a. :.
wbined fearfully, as it nestled up to Elias
| bosom, and uttered q pteons scream, when
| Martha approached to take him from her mis-
| tress's arms. ~
| But there was a stern necessity for Ella to
| leave homo for q couple of hours so she mas
| tered her repuguance to parting with the sick
child, and placing it in the servants aEmS' sne
| hastened from the room.
Then she carefully folded up. in q sheet OF
paper, couple of paintings-smaii, ou' ex-
ceeding we'll executed=and- hasteueu.wssh
them to O printseller, to whom she OCCASION
ally disposed of her pictures
Ella had lost her situation, and was now
to add t. her .ha eS
ptintseller's shop, his attention was engaged
by two ladies. who were making purchases al
the other end of the shop. There we're also
. | two gentlemen conversipg together.
Tho voice of one of them was strangely
> familiar to her ear. She instantly lowered hel
n veil, and leaned against the counter for sup
= port, for she stood in the presence of the maj
She then listened attentively to the CONVEX
sation, for she was attracted by hearing IN
| o
[. with o light laugh, by her old acquaintance
v a. Aud he has been arrested, then !" said hi
d o0% Pss be is in Horsemonger Lane. Hi
sister, kathleen Fitz Maurice, took into he
81 head to cou'e all the way to Tulse Hill, to m
., house, to beg of me to forgive him the oeo
10 and he would pay me when he got into en- p.
ID request. knew sonnet hing of the girl when
to was in Warwick, though her brother did AZ
pc know me-. My name is . common onevS5e
outa ted han q
OF me and begged that would let Oh ht
to brother-let off one of the biggest ypar
We scamps that ever lived Why. found outt 10
on he sold nv wine, and took the money to
gaming-table. I'll keep him in prison, II L CT
~ II can tell him that!'
m SHOW odd you should have met an o
tie acouaiutance in his sister" replied his col
ne panion, " aud did you hear anything abouG &
'as lady You turned off SO unceremoniously on 6
OF eve Of her wedding day I"
on "Why, a. have said, my name is comm
lss enough, and she did not seem to have thong
bhe I was the Mr.. Smith whom she bad previous
nd known. 1t was really amusing to see the g
tne scarce speak when she recognized me. 1
&C. beauty of it was, that she spoke ME fair enon
re- fret, condescsnning to beg would let her
OF rascally brother of and when l refused, Ia
open her most private affairs-(they seem to
In terribly poo, the whole family, by the wa
Ior- end when still turned q deaf ear the viz
ny, sbo wing herself in her true colors, aud round
ntn upon me in the most disgraceful way, acc
- ing me of pertidy in my treatment of
nA friend, Ella Graham, and very charitaoly
OF formed me that the day would could whel
but should be punished for, what she was pleas
son to call, my msdeeds."
sat "Noble hearted Kathleen SO near, and
vas, cannot see her," sighed the seeming wido
est whose head was still bent over her paintin
At length, the ladies having made th
halt purchases, prepared to leave the shop. Ell
'ns, two sketches were exposed to view-one,
low portrait of lovely child, abont two years c
God sitting the ground, playing with fowe
to the original of the picture was the sick oh
viii in her own home the other represen tao
my beautiful woman, with a calm, composed,
loef withal auguished expression of countenar
not in the act of tearing from her head o bri
,nld veil, surmonnted by wreath of Oral
OF blossoms. Ella as the printseller approach
ant. had ustincJively drawn nearer. in order
Tell, him to come between her aud her enemy
and her caution was unavailing; rs he laid do
the painting Of the child, it was immediat
and taken up by Smith, examined, criticized
Ssh pronounced admirable then, WHILST MS 9
her fell on the second portrait, an exclamat
UGH burst from the lips of her cruel
ble- and hurrying forward, the ,prlntse
oke for few moments leaving the shop. he
cal claimed. 10 a low tone-"By all that's W