The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-09

AeeAOy 40s 4uey O1c6ktnHtou u0fo anu QkR0 y
tho violin, and old Manou was so sxeitS8 3he
actually danced . minuet.n
vn.iy you hssE What Valentine y :ayiDs -
conadantes Madame Fremieux. 81 always
Thought Madame DO Guers put on the airs Of a
great lady, and. at conDes will leave the setha
tutious. Insupportabae, is it not And charity
parade Of il, 16ethsr ono has Il or NOT; and
.ass idsss iase the eSild'. hsad, vAsn She Vii i
give hssat tho very most two Peer Thousand
Provided that charity is a luxury like any
other" added. systematically, Msdnne Ere
mieux, while she pulled ont with her right
finger the crushed -rucho of her green sekin
dress
"What an odd fancy you havsror these old
gossips, Valeatinew said Adeline. dc Malers,
another good friend, q pretty young woman
with two hahdsome children, whom she led
ed with your reception, and Repeating your
name to oil the eonoes of tho town. Well it
is q good idea, while you are waiting, and have
what will become of them whom you will be
mamma in your turn, my dearw
do yon think SO. Adeiinee cannot ayree
with you" replied Valentine, blushlng q little
My dear good mamma Marie always found
time to give mo all her care, her love, and her
watchfnlness, and yet am sure she never neg
lected these poor old friends. 1t seems to me
that when one becomes a mother, one desires
to heap up q treasure of good actions, and
multiply ones merits and virtues, ia order
that God may requite the little good one does
in graces and benedictions on these dear little
heads"
You always have n sentimental way of see
ing things" replied Adelne, STOPPING and ar
ranging with her rosy fingers the white plume
Mr.. Alfred Maabars will give the same light to
the chapter; for, my little one, husbands are
not nonentities in the future organization of a
household; their DEGREES are inevitable, and
must be listened to-"
20 Adeline do you really think that Alfred
would wish to prevent my doing little good
in assisting the unfortunate :" said Valentine,
We were to do imms dately after our marriagef
He who promised to give me ene-half of what
emit to dear mamma, and furnish woollen stock
dren in the winter ~"
30 my good Valentine; where you are just
my dear. Do you sect Tho most part of the
good husbands know-and there are none too
many of them-think charity begins at home.
The wife, if she pleases, may give dSay the
ut Of generous imprudenee she parts with the
half Of the chicken the little glass of port
that belongs to my lord."
The joyous Adeline laughed with all her
Valentine smiled at the lively raillery
of her friend. But III, Maubars and Alfred ap-
pearing at the same time at the end of the !
walk, she fixed on her intended disturbed,
timd and sad look, asking herself if it could
be true, if it could ever be possible that he, |
who should be her natural confidant in all the
sweet and tender Inspirations of her heart, in
all the Christian aspirations of her innoot mt |
and pious SOUL should consider it a crime in !
her to continue to obey the great and holy law |
Of Christ that she had seen practised every |
day from her infancy in her own humble home |
However, this passing distrust of the sweet |
and charming betrothed was soon dspelled.
Alfred approached and presented her n rich |
and graceful bouquet, and his words he
his look so subdued and sincere! Then all the
young people invited had arrived they were |
Just finishing the joyous feast taken together
IN the grass, and already they were preparing
Tor the dance. And now the scraping of Pier
rot made way for a harmonious orchestra that
sweetly, echoing through the shady
bowers. On the branches of the large lndens
we're suspended light and capricions- loo king
,arlands in which little red, blue white, GID,
I'd and green lamps were hung. They looked
ike stars that had come from heaven to see
he tcte and smile at the other living stars, the
'oung girls their sisters. M. Manbars had
charged himself with this part of the enter
offering, not of charity, but one
made to youth and pleasure. So everything
uch day, and quadrille after quadrille spc-
seeded each other on the same spot where, a
CIV hours earlier, Manou, recalling her twenty
ears, had so valliantly executed the rhythmi-
al and bounding steps of the ancient minuet
# Auvergne
And while the young people danced, the
lder ones talked in the parlor, or compldeent-
Y looked on while their children enjoyed
themselves from the little fripged pavilion
With velvet benches that had been prepared
or them in front of the green sward. Madame
dartin, while admiring from afar her brown
nd pretty Rosette, had insensibly approached
he father of Alfred-and of all the ladies in
be town, she had the least sympathy for Val
milne, having for a long time nourished very
weet maternal hopes on the possibility of q
marriage between Rosette aud the young Maui
'ars
"In truth, dear neighbor," said she, accost-
ng with an amiable smile the honorable re-
ired merchant, Zone must confess you do
hings royalty. It certainly cannot be these
aides, with their small, very small fortune,
Who have by themselves given us such fete
8 this. And then 1t is not according to their
astes. If by accident they should have q lit
10 too much money, they would have less
leasnre in Offering ball to their friends than
breakfast to their old poor"
My dear Madame Martin, when one does as
ne can, one does as one should" replied with
deep bow NJ Maubars responding to her
ompliment to himself. GAS to these IDEAS of
mr. excellent friend Madame de Guers you see,