The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-05-25
: Star and Catholic Messenger,
JUVENILE COLUMN.
BY-AND-B BY.
,RLEANs, SUNDAY. MAY Is. as5s.

e ultimately supposed him to be quite O.
LOT. This supposition, however, was Z
~ wrong; for ON some subjects ne o
nm eonverse quite sensieiy, ana esPs. Il
Il3;s new weary of listening to the beau i
Z aSrsbles and stories which his mother /
9; $x6 him out of Gods own blessed
~. <nd when very young he manifested III
desire 70 be q good christian. He {
not associate with bad boys, and :
MI tidiculed by them, as he often was
f1,nghtless, wicked children, he would
{ - and weep and pray for them.
s2isis way Helden lived till he was
as OF thirteen yeara old, when, by his
- request, he received his first Com
though. to compensate in some mea-
g. 81 his mental deficiencies, Selden was
nssd with o sweet voice for. singing
= Nhsnsd tunes easily by rote, and there
- many beautiful hymns which he
mi sing. none OF which, however, gave
4. e mnch pleasure as the enc commence
~ 9here is . happy land" This was |
= fsxOrite, and he would sing 1t over and |
-. xrith much sweetness and expression |
esSeSSing to realize to its fnl!est extent
10 neaning of every word and line.
T&Hs he lived while GUNNER came and
Bszsx bot save that he. grew Older. they
I'D no material change to seiden
7n7l3aay. He led the same quiet, biam-
- Life, and kept singing and praying
~ anne as when he first set ont on his
EaaasDnly pilgrimage. His only anxiety
'R&z4bd to be to avoid all evil, ana II al
iuy tine he was in error, he would cheer
|1Sff ackpowlsdge the same, and try to 90
ScSf&f afterwardi. Would il not be we'll
S,sS7ef 4t 20 - ~
4 es<rs dark days OF sorrow were Ia store
To- Che poor boy. His mother, whom ne
79Fsa very dearly, was suddenly taken III
aa the doctor, said s'she must de- q, -, a
vyStild bid adieu. to earthly things, and
rs to rest in Heaven. This was heavy
H&Aw to Seiden. Poor Selden l. when they
ed him the truth how he wepts and
xj2Ayed that her precious, life might be
eQAred! But the white angel had over,
widowed the mother with its wlngs' ano
One day Mrs. Halliday awoke from
II unrefreshipg slumber, and fxed hel
tes with look OF unutterabie love ans
Ssrrow upon the face of hor poor chiaa
7ho had taken q watchful station at ne
&sdside. =, 49, - s- = - - =
ssYes il. must be-" said abe feeblys. =
1ust go and leave you Seiden o my boy
~ poor boy Who VIII love you Wnen !.
ever you as have watchedi Who viii
lazc for you as I have cared ." s.,s ssr,. -
Z Then there was silence ia that death
room; broken only by the sobs of mothe
md child as they chung to each other wit
more than mere human affection. Ther
vas that in their love which partook
#are, so holy, so free from the faint
Earthly dross.
After while Selden sohbed ont IL
8se go with you, mother J. OH, let me 6
with you to that happy land for no
nan stay here when you are gone ]"
"I would gladly take you with me, m
son, but 1 cannot" replied the mothe
putting. the damp, daxen locks away iro
his white brow, and kissing him fonGly..
snBut there is One who can and will brl'
you to Heaven before long. Believe
Him, trust in Him, and pray to Him Away
sEny child, and by -and-by you will meet q
in glory.' -, u. r.
sBy-and-by, :" said Selden, wiping aWi
s his tears with his trembling little hans
s "when will by land by come, mamma !"
K fIn Just little while, darling, and y
smnst wait patiently, and not murmur
complain at the all-wise doings of pro,
dence. Ali sfor the best as it is, my chi
and though cannot see it now, sh
- 1891 - ,lav T mt off rnortaliEv
immortality, and awake in the likeness
nv Saviour.n - s.4@ 80 -#