The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-23

q; sn1 hs Knew Marston to be lying IN;
And he got by what we call tue an from I
sir-tho water to keep tue ts hnpo fallen in,
Tor he says he clmed the hedge inst alte' Ia
walked straight away through the grass sr til the
and meadows and s .ns sse ike last night he
he Got in there ali dripping wet us the ~ toT the
Clock struck twelve. He does not deny " Ers.
magistrates that II ne nnI ,a "ne and the same
man. that he might have been tempted TO ors
he does not deny that. lie says ne ICY
tempted to go to Beremouth House anu ao cnnid
h;m ont from sleep and bed, if to do so coI I;a
have been possible, and to have given hiin ndS
| punishment on the spot He says nc "me
thing might send the man who had Nh inJu ;n the
| ali 30 sorely out to him, to meet MN III ,m
way, that they might have come nan" had more
and face to face He says he mas hat HIM hin
tcmptations since Corny Nugents letter 10 nun.
and moro heart-stirri ugs in the long s',on.
time before it came, than he can reeho1 p,
| thot he has felt as if 81 dark spirit goaueu MN
~ Go round the world after that man. anu
never cease following him till he had mnas ms
own false tongue declare to all tue ear'n ia n,,
own false deetis-but something, he says KEEP.
him back Always kept him back TIL no"
Til now, when Corny's last letter sa.d tn az
Erskine was surely gone to bercnonth 10 ne
married Then, lie said it was as II something
0 snnt him-ah YES and sent him mere 10 see
the man, to make sure who he was. 10 zen
van. as a brother Catholic, the whole truth
TO keep from the dear convert motnei INC ua.
tar Grief of seeing her child bound ." u man
whom sho could never call that chi!us nus ;,
band So he came, MIR. Brewer lie came ah l't
| he was found here-but he knows no more Oh
tic punishment of that poor man, that poor
y, gi,l's husband pointing to Ele noE tr lan
DC an unborn la CAS- hear him speak, 'racs
the pow CIR of the prayer that TOOK up lons
ig ,,,, IN nv Observation-Disclosures could not man
ace nv own troubles, my own life, my own re re
sponsihilities. it came into my hrart 10 one
ali to Him NM life, and all that is in it,, You ane
yours have been in it, Mr.. Brewer. Your WIZ
has heen in it, her life, and her childs-you
too, my DEAR" turning to Gland a-'yon W non
7 have loved like ono belonging to me-yo
M have been in 1t: and that woman, my sister
Lo legacy to my poor helplessness There wer
40 many to care for, to fear for, to snner iol
and to love-how could put things rlsht Q
keen off dangers? l could only give up all
the Father Of us all My lite, and all that Is
w ~ And I tell you this MIR. Brewer ten
" YOU because my very soul seems TO know
and NV lips must utter it: In that lie tnel
W will be no red handed punishment-no ev
yenreance-no vile murder, nor death wlthe'
guess, how that bad man got into this tronD
~ have no knowledge of whose bands he It
into-but not into the hands of any one "
belongs to me, OF to that lie whicn
. been SO long given into Gods keeping"
Jenifer stopped speaking. She had been j
tened to with u mute attention. They could n
helm feeling convinced by her earnestncss. 3
and had spokeh esntiys Faith IN the providence
avn God seized them. They, too, believed; La
~ ma Greystock, the only one net Catholic, So
nj
cot the simple trust that Jonifer showed and t
had cam lam ~, , fEsrsystocl was the first to ausv
NJ her
MT It il no time for self-indulgence." she sa
"Fathcr, Eleanor aud must so to Beremon
we And we must stay there. We must be there
t be the spotl n r how matters end.to help, as
rs. as we may, to bring them right"
eie And so, before two hours were over, :)enl
con was back in Mrs. MOrer's parlor and Nj
r W there
,H,' Lady Greystock and Mrs. Evelyn were At bs
, h.s mouth.
It he A cI,a ,hot Soinnns To the anxiety a
1? w dreadful suspense. Toward evening TN
MN .n were whispered hopes-Mr. Erskine was |
the ter people thought. But the sevcrest inju'
you we're about the neck and throat, the chest
evil; sno" t ., ri ,h" had wounds were-his
l 10 was disiigured with the bandages that
.hot treatment made necessary. lie lay alive
kline. Ennwn ahont the Injuries done to the thu
her ana Guest 9ot rno,nr ar i've can't s,ynI
HIN he'll die" SAID ono nurse. " He can live
enough without swallowing" said anot
49,; And still they waited.
sk'ne At night, Eleanor and Lady Grcystock 81
in the ROOM with Mr.. Brewer, far Oft by
eve, rev ar door looking at him. There was no low
is SO oII CIV. -, 40 tL,i tho ncrio1 of deser
''' might last for ever
cried A week passed, y terribly long week
could | coald swallow. iIo could speak. lie could
cam. out OF one eye. lie had his senses. He
said something about his arm. He woul
those ready in another week to give some accouI
he OIL all he had Soue through. He wonld be
l.d Mt perhaps, TO identify the man. In the III
chair time James n'keeie was safe in custody.
II nor Jrnier saying her prayer-"Ny life
I will all that is in it," still quite sure with SIT
simpIc, nover-failng faith that the great
Curl of u human and remorseless vengeance
,drous no, in it. And yet, as time passed on, and,
father, withstanding every effort made by che p'
linz to backed by the influence of all that neigl
years hood and by Mr.. Brewer himself, not a
locked | of suspicion was found against any one el
H. and seemed to come home to every ones mind
arc.Is, the force of certainty that James Okeeft
re case tried to murder Horace Erskine-thst
CHI had O'Keefe had done this thing, aud no one e.
,nffrey Very slowly did Horace seem to mend
r ~ 1t slowly. When questions were put to b
ded by his speechless state, he seemed to grow
~ bus- Iery confused to alarm his medical at
Brew ants. IL was made law at BcrenIouth
hat at he was to be kept in perfect gu 'etness.
further OKeefe was again brought before the Il
self the trates and again remnuded, and still this
odD of trial went on, aud STILL when it was tn
,KeeCe possible TO speak to Horace on the subj
corning his injuries, he grew SO utterly contuse'
IL,