The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-03-09

Snoso uays, mere am to drive You home.
knew where you were going. Eleanor tells mt
her secrets. Do you know thatf This is aI
anniversary; and You give gifts and say pray
eIs. Arc you comfortablef am going g
you know" And very true did Lady Grey
stocks words seem; for the little creatures
given their heads went of at q pAce that hai
in it every evidence of perfect good will. 81
came to drive you back, and to pick up Flea
nor, and drive her to Blagden after had de-
ivered yon up safely to grandmamaa Morier
Mother Mary came to see me this afternoon
9on had better go and see Minnie soon, Jeui
ier"-Jenifered look up surprised at q strange
tone in Lady Greystock's voice-"Jenifer,'
speaking very low, ''if you can pray for my
now. 1t wonld be hard for man to be trapped
by the greatness ofhis own good heart.
| lis there anything wrong, my dear 7" Jen-
Ter spoke softly, and just as she had been used
| to speak to Claudia Brewer of old days.
-, Il can't say more" Lady Grey stock replied I;
there we are at Marston,n y Then she talked of
common things; and told James, the man.
want, to drive the horses up and down the
street while she babe Mrs. Morier "Good
night" And they went into the house, and half
an hour after Lady Greystock and Eleanor had
got into the pony carriage, and were driving
away. The quiet street was empty once more
Inc little excitement made by Lady GreyssoCk
and her ponies subsided. Good-byes were
spoken, and the quiet of night settled down on
the streets and houses of Marston.
Jenifer had wondered over Lady Greystock's
words; and comforted herself, and stiled her
tears, and set her guesses all ut rest by those
few long used powerful uords-"My life and
all that is in it!' She offered iife and gave up
its work and its trials to God; and joni fer,
too was ut rest then.
Bot at Clayton things were not quite in the
same peaceful state in that title old fash
ioned town. Clayton was very busy; and
among the busy ones, though busy in his own
way, was Father Daniels.
Ihat morning messenger had brought him
packet from Mr.. Brewer; for Mother Mary,
since becoming 4 Catholic had wanted advice
ana wanted strength, and she had sought and
found what she wanted, and now she lad sen
to the same source for further help. As soon
as Jeniier was gone, Fathar DAME put away
his teak-wood and his carving tools, and pack
ed up his drawings and his pencils. lie was
business: an6 hs ana ms accuracy in all
living souls wants, as far as they had ever
been made known to him, were charming
points of his character-points, that is, natu,
raj gifts, that the great charity which belong.
Ell to his priesthood adorned and made merito-
rious. While he .'tidied away his thinps.n as
his housekeeper Mrs. Moore used to say, he
possible woe; he knew, with the knowledge
that is made up of faith and experience unit
Cd, that some things seem plainly to know no
Other m r. master than prayer; People are prayed
Every now and then this fact seems to be i'm |
printed in legble characters on some particu
lar woe, actual or threatened. and though
ratneI Danels, like holy prisst, prayed al
said, with respect to tho peculiar entancle.
nents that the letter from Mrs Brewer in the
morning and the revelation made by Jenifer
n the afternoon seemed to threaten. So
Hhen he again sat down, it was with Mrs
Brewers letter before him on the table and n
amp lighted and 1.-The magnfers," to ouoto i,
lrs' Moore again; put on to make the deciph- ,,
ring OF Mrs. Erskne's handwriting as easv as
'osslble. Mrs. Brewers was larger, blac ker, =
'lalner-and her note was short 1t only ..
ald 'kead my sisters letter. which have :
ust received. 1t seems SO hard to give up the . +.
hid; it wonld be much harder to see her less :
appy than she always has been at houe I = :
ont like Horace Erskine. 1t is as if 1 was y
ept from liking him. really have no reason ;
you can, and send or bring buck the letter" Z
Iaving put this aside, Father Daniels opened .
lrs. Erskines lettor. 1t must be given, Just as
was written, to the reader: 7
DEAREST MARY" !
"You must guess how dreadful yeur becoming r
Catholic is to us. 1 cannot conceive why, L
hen you had been happy SO long-these thir- t
'en years-yon should do this nnaocountable I
range influence exercised over You by Mr., 3
rewer. 1 feared how it might be when, nine c
ears ago, your boy was born, and you gave K
I'm up SO weakly. However, think you will f
70 PLAINLY that you have quite forfeited q 8
Others rights over Mary. She is seventeen I
nd will not have happy homo with you n
ow. Poor child, she would turn Catholic to /,
lease you, and for peace sake perhaps. But v
ou cannot triSh such misery for her Sho v
ill. suppose, soon be the only Protestant in s
our house. 1 can't help blaming old Lady O
aroilne, even after her death; for she certainly
'ought tho spirit of controversy into Bore q
outh, and stirred up Mr.. Brewer to think of a
8 rights. Now, write to propose what is 81
mPly an act of justice your part, though n
ally, must say, an act of groat grace on the
'rt OF my husband. Horace is in love with %
ary. AS to the fancy he was supposed to o
I'VE for Claudia, knoW that that was only a q q
ney. iSy He was taken with her wilful spolt- r, r,
ND ways-you certainly did not train her ~
'opsrly-and he wanted her money. OF -
urse as you had been married four years .
lthout children, he did not suspect anythinp :,
'out Freddy. 1t was utanglement we'll =
It rid Of; and Claudia wanted no comforting -
at was plain enough. But it is different -
wv Horace is in love Rop. Aud if Mary is ~
1t y, made Catholic by Mr.. Brewer and you o. o.
~ Old Jenifer, she will say, 'Yes,' like good ~
ND; We are extremely fond of her. And :"
T. Erskine generously offers to make very Q,
lndsone settlement her. l consider u %
arIiage, and very speedy oue with Horace II
10 pest shlnS; now that you have, by your :,
Tn act, made her home so homeless to her -
sure You ought to be very thank kfu for SO OBJ - ~
ously good an arrangement of difficulties g.
ot me hear from you soon as Horace ar :,
'es' re IS going to speak to you directly. h,
Your atfectonate sister, =,
an LUCIA ERsKrNE. ~
y. S'-As Mr. Brewer has always said that, - -
airy being his adopted child, he should nav =;