The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-23

said:
"Don't despair yet, NJ. rAbbe. Daniels bad
life ia notorious. If Annettes death had been
inquired into too closely, things would have
looked ugly for him but nothing was said for
tho ohilds sake. Now, however, We can put O
spoke in his wheel We can't force him to give
his daughter to Aubin; but neither can be-
force her to marry Yves. There remaa 49,
question of his threat to take "a AZ. N.
That's not to be thought -sF - Inc s.an ;n
That innocent sh. - w.. We ~
- law will not help Daniel there.
4 20 deprive him of his paternal rights, hold q
meeting, and make Patriarche Armelles guar
dian. She lives ct the farm till she is twenty
one, and then marries Aubin."
"I see that" said the Cure; "but it is q
terrible misfortune that both brothers have
asked her in marriage on the same day. Well,
zve must trust in Godw
"And rely on me-" said the mayor.
On his way home the Abbe Kerdrec met poor
Aubin, told him the sad story, and consoled
him as best he could. He shrank from letting
him know that his brother was his rival; and
and he advised him to go to the farm and say
nothing of all this trouble
Patriarche was full of glee: he whistled as
he walked, raised Pierrot's wages, gave Bap-
tiste o pair of shoes, and Joseph q necker-
chief; Louson was presented with two jackets
of russell cloth, and every beggar who came to
tho door received bunch of bread and q mug
of cider.
Meanwhile, Daniel his way to the
farm. Jean Patriarcbe in the garden !;
the straw. cutter went mp to him, and said that
it was his intention to take his daughter back.
"Your reasonsR 7" asked the farmer.
81 have no reasons to give; she is my
daughter, and have the law my side"
"And I have all honest men on mine; so
until you are armed with legal authority, 1
forbid you to enter my house."
Daniel went straight to NJ. Corfu, the mayor
who told him that the life he was leading
deprived him of his natural rights, and that
his daughter was perfectly justified in refusing
to live with him. The man furious; he
entered Machecours tavern, where he found
Yves, whom he told of Aubin's proposal to
Armelle, and of his own interview with NJ.
Corfu. Yves remained lost in thought for some
time; then lie said:
"You must marry La Gervase."
Anything but that"
"Send her away them"
az dare not she would kill me-"
"Look here 1 will give you four thousand
francs instead of three the day you marry her ;
and you can take away Armelle the same
day"
We will not linger over the hateful compact;
it WAS so unutterably base, that bad as both
the men were they felt ashamed of it, and
separated as possible.
A few days later Daniels bans were pub.
1ished during Mass. Tho Able Kerdreo did
not fathom the plot, but he had presentiment
of misfortune.
The straw cutter married La Gervaise, the
village children hooting after them all tho way
home. Daniel went straight to the mayor, and
said:
"Monsieur, there is nothing to prevent
Armelle's return home. 1 mean to claim her.
"God will judge your answered Corfu.
On his way to the farm he passed the Cure
and told him his errand.
"God forgive your said the priest.
Marthe had told the young girl of her faith
er's marriage. Never dreaming of all it in
volved, she was almost glad, and said:
''It is better So"
They were all assembled for the midday
meal, when the straw-cutter entered Armell,
trembled, Yves turned livid, Patriarche re
manned calm and diguifed.
"What do you want here ~ he asked
81 want to speak to you elsewhere" sale
Daniel. Let US go into that room-is it no
there that family affairs are arranged :"
Tho farmer and his wife entered the innel
room. Jean signed to Armelle to follow.
"The matter is this" said the straw-cutter
I" both your sons have asked my daughter
hand. refuse it to Aubin; giveit to Yves.
81 shall not permit Yves to marry Armelle
answered the farmer; he is not worthy o
her"
And l refuse my consent to her marrieg,
with Aubin The child is under age, and al
come to take her with me-"
The poor girl fell on her knees, weeping con
Vulsively.
"You are doing wicked thing" said Patri
archie. You have never thought about YOU
daughter till now, that You mean to break hel
heart. But know her we'll /; she would rathe
slia than nnrmer die-likn her nnther--ri.l,