The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-10

eiHieu tnat their e2cuEslon nau Deen delightful
the surprises of it astounding, and if NOR,
was to be seen, they were ready aud eager t.
| see more.
More" said the triumvir smiling. al
We spent every night for n month in similar
explorations, you would still be liable to lose
yourselves without great caution"
The room was lighted by eight lamps, and
bra~ier diitused comfortable warmth.
agatha, said the old man, throwing himsel
upon couch before | ask You to accompany
yourself upon the six strinsed Tyre in a Greek
song, pray go to the curtains against the west
ern wall, draw them back, open the lattice
behind, and tell me how the night looks npon
the Tyrrhenan Sea-
&" 1t looks stormy over the sea, uncle, aud
the waves are beating upon the rocks far
down; the foam shines very white under faint
stars the wind is roaring among your towers;
| and world of waters thunders below at the
foundations of the castle, which tren-"
The voice of the young girl ceased, and
Aglais, who stood warming her hands near the
brazier, looked round and saw her nowher
Why, brother" she cried, in utter bewil-
derment, where is-,chere is Agatha 7"
The triumvir arose, and approaching his sis.
oo do 10 sldnu peJ"een Her ana the
window, pointed in the opposite direction sig
nificantly.
She turned, and endearo to discover to
what he. wished to draw her attention. and
wkile still gazing heard Agatha say, as if con-
Guiding her sentence:
And do you not feel the floors vibrate to
the shock of the unseen armies of the air ~
Where have you been, Agathaf' -----
Here, gazing at the wondrous tempest"
said she, closing the horn shutter of the lat
tice, drawing the curtain, and coming back
toward the fireplace, with her beautiful coun-
tenance one glow of poetry.
After the song which Lepidus had requested,
supper was brought. Some tale of the civil
wars and his adventurous youth was recalled
accidentally to mind by Lepidus and when
he had finished it he begged Agatha once more
to go to the window and in form them ag ain
how the night looked over the sea.
She rose, ran to the curtains, and, drawing
them aside, uttered exclamation, which
drew her m other to the place.
The sea was gone, and the woods of Latium
waved warmly and dimly in the gale under the
uncertain stars. The triumvr joined them.
LAS you have 80 obligingly accompanied your
self, my child" said he, upon the Tyre, come
now, you and your mother, and accompany
me.",-'
While he spoke, the lights, the brazier and
the whole apartment disappeared behind them
monstrous shutter, running in grooves from
ceiling to floor, had silently slipped along the
space. The whole of that story of the house
seemed to have pivoted on a turn table. They
were now in a little gallery, with no light sa We
what entered by the lattice; and, looking out of
this, they thought the landscape appeared to
glide away to the left, and the roaring sea to
creep round under them from the right. When
they were just over its mid-thunders they de-
scended swiftly, till the spray blew into their
faces. Then the triumvir ,i't the lattice and
at the same instant "a flood q i.nt fell from
behind. Turning round, th"y ), /, rhe cca-
tire of a widc-tlaggcd passa 20 :. Tu#...i..,,..
servant, with torch in o,.t an.'. ',n,. O. :.
low and inviting the ladies !, II II. '.,,, i
the sitting-roon. Marcus Lepdus gave I'll; a,u1
to the ladies GA either hand, and for tep wv.
utes, or even more they followed the 3. cd
domestic up flights of stairs, round spac,...s
halls, and along passages and colon nades,
until the man stopped at lofty door in the
third story. Lepidus, opening the door, boz
"N->A
Quilted in so unexpected and unex plained
manner. handsome, effeminete-lookiuc
youth, with traces of dissipation in his face,
whom they had never seen before, sprang from
LePidus's favoIite couch, and was presented
IN constrained and even curt manner to the
ladies by the triumyir-who had slightly start
ed on perceiving him-as his grandson Marcus.
why, did not expect you for six months
yet" said the triumvir dryly.
Before explaining why you erjoy the plea
sure OF my company soon," returned the
youth IN some"h hat languid tone, which re-
minded Agatha of Velleius PaterculIuss grace
mi slowness of accent, as a clever COW re-
minds one of an authentic masterpiece. or
affected refinement of genuine elegance. evil,
you be good enough to inform ME of the names
OF tho fair ladies whom have the unlocked
for pleasure of meetingi"
My poor brothers widow, the Lady Aclais
and her daughter, your second cousin Agatha ),
said the ttiumvir.
Alb. them" cried he, making low obeis-
ance to each of the ladies in SUGGESTION " vo,