The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-24

cold glories was poured perpetua!iy around
her calm temples and oval head.
with the snowy hair, her eyebrows were
nevertheless of pale brown color; she had
perfectly colorless face straight nose, the
nostrils of which were clearly defined, deli
cate and almost transparent; while her calm,
large violet eyes had 30 clear and, at the same
time, so solemn an expression, that the thought
came, What can that be which her eyes have
seenf Some of the light of the heavens
seemed to stream back again from her coun-
tenance as she gazed
The lady stood still, looking at this figure in
silence and WONDER till suddenly she felt O
species of shock, for the great violet eyes had
fallen, and were bent upon her. Recovering
herself, the yelled visitor advanced few steps,
and, with low obeisance, said, in q disguised
voice:
"Wondrous and venerable Sibyl, I have
come to you in my Distress"
There are" replied the woman slowly, "no
more oracles for the Sibyl to give. Deiphobe,
who lived and sang in this grotto-Deiphobe,
my sister, is dead; these hands have buried
her, The urn Of my sister Herophila has long
stood upon it's dusty table in it's solitary vault
upon the shores of the Euxine Sea. All why
recount the names of the scattered choir whose
last sghs (far wandering) hav g been permit
ted and sent to receivei The nine gone
their songs will be heard no more their
warnings have been given. Read! The time
has come-the time has come, when 1, the tenth,
have but to reach the East, and der
A bell at great distance, swinging it's mel
ody from mountain top upon a gusty night,
touching the air with faint and interrupted
music, would give alone idea of the tones
which slowly uttered these words. The yelled
lady, after q short pause, said still Disgusting
her voice:
ono oracles prophecies have I come to
seek. I am needy woman my son is very
sick with hurts received in battle cannot
afford to pay doctor; the nurse relies upon
herbs fear she is ignorantly giving my son
poison I know that in the garden of this
grotto all medicinal plants were cultured by
you, or rather, it seems, by your sister and
that she used to effect cures among the poor
people by means even of poisonous herbs; for
poisons rightly used will cure persons, if sick,
whom they would kill in health, but my boys
nurse has no such skill. Show me then, pray
you, the various herbs in your garden in order
| that may know how to guard my child from
uninteutional poisoningi'
ENTER" said the Sibyl; "there are only
two poisonous plants in this garden. Here is
one which kills by slow degrees ; it is easily
recognized, you see. There is, however, q
malady in which it is the only remedy. Here
is the second it is certain death for person
not already ill to drink as much of it's decoc
ton as scallop shell would hold. A minute
quantity, nevertheless, has saved life in certain
cases."
The yelled lady, without ceremony, gather
ed considerable quantities of each of thes,
herbs, and slowed them Carefully separated
from each other) in two pockets or folds of he
robe.
"What is your sons maladyi" asked the
sibyl.
"a dreadful fever consuming body weak
? ened by wounds and by nights exposure t.
rain and cold while in q state of insensbility.
? "Then," said the sibyl, "either- of thos
3 herbs wonld be fatal, if nc medicines"
, "Precisely," interrupted the yelled lady, i
l her natural voice land therefore want then
in order to make sure that it is neither G
. these which the nurse shall give him in he
}, ignorance. There are comforting simple
, which resemble them, and, having the res
Q poisons, I shall be able to compare"
f The Sibyl fixed long and steady glane
u upon the stranger, whose face was So closel
Y covered, and said:
j, Something tells me that, whether you SUI
|, coed in your present design or not, it is PR
10 bable you will have short and wretohed Ii
l. ended by dreadful beginning"
g. ENDED by beginning!' answered tt
g yelled lady in a scoflng tone. "That is trul
ID sibylline. thought it was an end whie
re ended things, and beginning which bega
a them"
$50 and see, woman of the two voices
g, and discover, woman of the darkened face
h exclaimed the Sibyl in tone so indescribab
or solemn, sincere, and mournful, that tt
to stranger drew her recinium with shudd
is around her, uttered an exclamation resemblir
,e scream, and fed across the moonlit fields
the lonely highway.
ITO be continued.)
re- What is that which makes everybody eit
but those that swallow it7 Flattery.