The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-03-01
NUMBER 4.
tered, though we had left you below. stairs,
near the cistern."
Found me I" said Paulus.

tered, though we had left you below. stairs,
near the cistern."
Found me I" said Paulus.
Yes" added his mother; found you con-
cealed in this room by Tiberius."
Concealed by Tberius'"
Il will not leave you in suspense any
longer" said the young girl, laughing Look
here" And she led him to n table behind the
bench which she had been sitting, and
directed his attention to bust, rather
head of Tiberius, modelled or moulded in some
sort of pottery.
THAT" said she, "when first sat down,
stood upon yonder table opposite to re-
cognized the face of the man who had spoken
to me under the chusnut-trees, just before you
assisted me back to the carriage. / abhor the
wicked countenance; and not choosing to let
it stare at me like n dream where it was, rose
aud went to remove it to tho stand where you
now Sec -behind my bench Well, only
think! took it, SO, with my hands, one under
each ear, and lifted it when, 10 it came
away, and left your own dear face looking
us, thusw
AS she spoke, she again lifted the tara Gotta
face, and beneath it q much smaller and moro
elegant piece of sculpture in white marble
was disclosed, presenting the iineaments and
image of Paulus himself He started, and
then his sister replaced the mask of Tiberius
with laugh.
"Was not speaking true when 1 said that
Tiberius had concealed you here 7" said his
mother.
1.-THE Cesar, very true, has ME in his head,
and well secured" said Paulus.
At that moment tho door opened, and
Crispna entered to ask whether the letter for
the hysician was ready. They told her they
had changed their minds, and would not, at
least that night, send any letter, Agatha felt
and looked SO much better.
"Then will at once order your supper to be
brought" said Crispina; land as you are
evidently people of distinction, would you like
music while tho meats are carved I"
"Certainly not" said the Greek lady.
"Not carver neither, mother" interposed
Agatha and, turning to the hostess she
begged that they might be treated as quietly
and let alone as much as il was possible.
"That is indeed our DESIRE" said tho Greek
lady.
"In that case" replied the hostess, my own
daughter, Benigua, shall attend to you. No.
body shall trouble you. You are in the rear or
west wing of the house, far away from all the
noise of customers, who som etimes,
confess, sufficiently uproarious. But Crispus
is not afraid of them. When tomorrow y sun
rises, you will be glad to find what n beautiful
country extends beneath your windows, even
to the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea. You will
behold, first, . garden and beehive /; beyond
these are orchards; beyond them fields of
husbandry and pleasant pasture-lands, with
not human figure to be seen except knots
and dots of work-people, few shepherds, and
perhaps an angler amusing himself on the
banks of the Lir:s in the distance"
"Oh !" said Agatha. al wish soon to go to
sleep, that may set out quickly toward that
beautiful country tomorrow morning.
"Will you not like little bit of something
very nice for supper first, my precious little
ladyf" quoth the good hostess land that will
make you sleep all the better, and from the
moment when you close your pretty ey 5 in
rest and comfort under poor Crispina's roof, to
the moment when you open them upon those
lovely scenes, you won't be- able count one,
two three-but just only one-and, presto
there's to- morrow morning for YOU"
Agafh declared that this was very nice;
and that supper would DO nice and that
tieularly so.
Then delicious little supper shall be got
ready at once" said Crispina. "Fll call my
brisk Benigua to help me-"
Before quitting the room, however, the
landlady, whose glance had rested chiefly upon
PauIus during the conversation, threw up her
hands a little way. She then composed beE-
SELF and, addressing Aglais, asked:
"Wbat names, lady, shall put down in my
book 7"
al will tell you when you return" replied
Aglais; and the landlady retired.