The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-03-15


little daughter.
At last he stopped and said to her, "of what
are you afraid I"
The anger of that dreadful man."
What dreadful mani"
She answered, with couple of sobs, "The
august, red faced, big, divine beast"
But neither you nor your lover have done
anything notwithstanding wrong"
That is no security said poor Benigna,
shaking her head and wringing her hands.
That ought to be q security" said Aglais ;
adding in mutter, " but often is n danger"
1t is not even allowed by people that it
ought to be security" returned the girl.
Until 1t is so allowed, and 80 practised too,
the earth will resemble Tartarus rather than
the Elysian Fields" said Aglais with energy.
benigna began to cry amid her sympathetic
audience, and said, "It was SO like the Elysian
fl'helds yesterday, and now it is like Tar tar
tarus! They will kill bin,."
For supper, do you mean 7" asked Paulus,
laying his powerful, white, long fingered hand
upon Benigna's head, while Agatha en- bra ced
her. But, then, how will they cook him
How ought Claudius to be cooked9n
Theyoung girl looked up wistfully throu Oh
her tears, and said, O. You do not know that
awful divine man."
think I half suspect him. answered
Paulus. But the red faced, big, divine beast,
as you call him, will reward Caudius. instead
of being angry with him, and this will show
you clearly. Was it not proof both of zeal
ana OF prudence on Claudius's part, in the SER
vice OF MS master, to endeavor to enlist your
assistance And again, upon finding, contrary
to all ikelihood-as Tiberius himself will ad-
NIT, and would be the first to contepd-that
you preferred virtue, and truth, and honor,
and good faith, to your own manifest and "
mediate interests. aHires aoS J. I'M
finding I'd the ne. =. success n loye-upon
i'e !atser ns extraordinary and unlikely fact
occurring, was it not clearly the duty of
Claudius to his master to hasten away at once
and tell him the precise turn which events
had taken Now tehat has been his conduct,
young damsely What, except exactly all this,
has Claudius done7 Will he not, then, he re-
warded by his master, instead of being eaten
for supper? 2"
All, noble sir" cried Beuign with clasped
hands, " what wisdom and what beautiful Ian
guage the gods have given you. This must
be what people call Greek philosophy, cx-
pounded with Attic taste"
CHAPTER XIII.
Next morning at breakfast Paulus announced
tkat he had resolved to go to Formise and seek
an audience of the Emperor himself.
:" How will you get one ?" asked Aglais
" and if you get one, what good will it do
your
" 1t will depend upon circumstances," he
replied for, whether fail to get speech of
the Emperor, or, succeeding in that, fail to get
justice from him, process of law remains
equally open, and so does process of interest.
Both means are, suppose, always doubtful,
and generally diatory. l spoil no chance by
trying sudden and direct method of recover
ing our family rights; while if 1 succeed,
which is just possible, shall save q world of
trouble and suspense"
After some discussion, his mother yielded to
her sons impetuous represen tatons, moro with
the view of undeceiving him, and reconciling
him to other proceedings, than with any hope
of a good result.
Paulns had taken his broad brimmed hat,
saying that in three or four hours he expected
to be back again at the inn but that if he
did not reappear they were to conclude that
he had found lodging at Formiie, and that
no was remaining there for some good reason !;
when the door was flung open, and breathless,
radiant, holding an unfolded letter in her
hand, Benigna rushed into the room
Read, read" she cried, and give ME joy
was unjust to the noble prince"
She handed the letter to Aglais who read
aloud what follows:
"FoRMI.E.
ILLUS Sejanus, the pratorian project grects
Crlspus, keeper of the inn at 100 Milestone.
Our Cesar Is so pleased with the slave Claudius
that he has resolved to give him his freedom
and the sum of fifty thousand sesterces, upon
which to take a wife and to begin any calm q
he may prefer. Aud understanding that he is
engaged, whenever he becomes IL free man. to
marry Your daughter Denisna, and KNOWN =
not only that good news is doubly agreeable,
when 1t comes from the mouth of a person be-
loved, but that to the person who loves it is
agreeable also to be the bearer of it, he desires
that your daughter, hose qualities and dispo,
sItion he admircs, should be the first to tell
her intended husband, Claudius, of his Gappy
fortune. Let her, therefore, come to -morrow
Caesar will give her n message which is to be
at once communicated to the slave Claudius.
Farewell"
Il want to so at once to Formim," cried
Benigna.
Well, am even now going" said Paulus ;
" and if You intend to walk, 1 will guard You