The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-31
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L H E rs l B Y L S .
n CLASSIC, CHRISTIAN NOVEL,
MILES GERALD KEoN,
Author Of Harding, tho Money.Spinler," etc.
From the CATHOLIC world.lv.
(Continued.)
PART JIJ
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CHAPTER XIV.

Everything had happened as Chnricles pre-
dicted. About dawn, Paulus awoke free from
delirium, recognized with wonder and 10Y his
| mother, pressed the hand of TheIlus and with
emile which threw quick aud new light
upon the alterations. made by illness in his
| face, declared that he was violently hungry,
| 1t Is needless to say with what q cheerful
strictness of obedience Aglais and Dionysus
adhered, amid the fnlfIled predictions of
Charicles, TO all the directions of that famous
physician.
Fret, with certain solemnity, Aglais ad.
ministered the proportion of medicine con.
taiped in that phiai to which the Greek doctor
bad attached such Importance; then they gave
Paulus light breakfast and the prescribed
quantity of generous vino. Already he looked
quite different. A tint like that of the inside
OF sea she'll was stealing into the haggard
eonntenance and presently he threw himself
back upon the cushions and slept like child
The sun was high when PAulus was once
more awakened, eloquently pleading his hun
ger. But the stern mother and arm friend
were memorable. They called him tribune at
every turn, and extorted s1avish obedience to
their sovereign authority, Aglais pouring out
his dose of medicine with the air of an East
ern queen, and Diony sius handing it to him
with the concentrated frmness of an execu |
toner.
But am mise1ably hungry p e1postulated
the young soldier.
Be hungry, then, my son" said Aslais
smiling ferociously.
You are to be hungry" added Dionysius.
with cruel glee and hungry you must be I"
At was the fourth day of these peaceful
scenes and this happy convalescence; the sun
'f winter was diffusing an unusual degree of
Orlef warmth over tho landscape ARlais and.
were seated in the large porch, on
ZACH side of Paulus's couch, which had been
Wheeled thither for him Thellus and the
reedman Philip were pacing the gravel es-
'lansde in front; and in the distance a Rroup ,
# soldiers (some Of whom limped) who had
ust taken leave of the young tribune, beliey-
og his recovery to be at last secure, were seen
larchiDg southwest to strike the continuation I
I the Via Nomentana, and SO return to Rome. ,
Dionysius, as the reader will remember. had Il
to Aglsis at Circsei, the fayora- t
le decision Of Augustus, and now thew had t
cen converting about the immense wealth s
it'll which Paulus would be able to supDort l.
10 memory of his ancestors, the rank of q f
y
I'd acquired SO quickly bV talent and courspe b
hen the stewardess came from the hofise into b
10 porch, and said: g,
e" Do not let this Young lord stay too long in d
. air, my LADY, it begins to be cold and ri
mp early of AZ evening now. His room, ia in
ady."
t. Ho" ready :" said AgIais You w.r, 10 N,
rn 1t upside down, yOu said, sweep il, and h.
arrange it; you have not bad tIn.en m
i The new Woman had boon helping me- nh
Piled the srew srdess; al ought 70 have pre- tn
ltsd her for yonr approval, my lady. Ny wi
'Ster. the poet LuCius Varias, wrote to me to ju
mmsnd that should regard you aud your bu
nily AS matters of this place and of all bin
uSohold. Marcia come hitber!' ,b
The new servant came, with broom in hand. 10
working dEsss NJ she was, and made her an
eiSanee. She was plain woman, in middle uu
D. wish RED haiF and = nut-brown CON. vi
'xiop bat scanned, on the whole, to havel m,
air Of one Belonging to a rather better au
rs than that which performed mental labor. AZ