The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-18

ALWAYS the same, Catherine. Do you rear
nothingf'
Would be a woman if lacked curiosity
must see all that is going on, you know
YES, you have always excuses for your go'o
deeds"
"No compliments, Hullin. People cannot
live on air, aud j have taken my measures
Yesterday we killed an ox-poor Seh"af'Z -N'
WEIGHED nine hundred, and have brought |
quarter for soup. Let me warm my sell
She threw the reins TO DucbeLe and alighted'
saying:
"Those fires yender are pretty sight, oot
! where is Lonisef"
| Louise has passed the night making banda
ges vi h Pelsly two daughters. She is there
| in the hospital, where you see my lantern
shining"
Poor child !" said Catherine; 81 will run
and help her. 1t will warm me-"
Hullin gazing at her retreating figure copla
ONLY mutter, "What a woman! What
woman"
Dives and his men took the powder to the
shed; and what was Jean Claude's surprise
on approaching the nearest fire, to see the 100
Yegof, his crown upon his head, gravely sitting
upon a stone, his feet at the embers, and hl
rags draped around Lin like royal mantle.
Nothing could be stranger than his figure
He WAS the only one waking there, and SCENE
e n barbarian king surrounded by his sleepln
horde.
T. Hullin, however, only saw the fool, an
SO gently placing his hand upon his shoulde
IN said in a tone of ronical respect
"Hail, Yegof. thou art come to offer us II
&c, aid of thine invincible arm and the help OF II
III mum berless armies"
Ne The fool, without showing the least surpris
'i~ answered:
DIS, "That depends upon thee, Hullin. Thy ia
leu and that of thy people around thee are In
leu hands. l have checked my wrath, and lea
10 it to thee to pronounce the sentence"
ith "What sentence" asked Jean-Claude.
un The fool, withou replying, continued il
ANU low and solemn tone:
1--WE are here now, we were sixteen
''Ao dred years ago, on the eve OF great bat
Then l. the chief of 80 many nations, cam
Anu thy clan to demand q passage"
Sixteen hundred years ago." interrul
'eA ' Hullin; " that would make US fearfully
''' Yegof But no after; go on"
ios Eyes" said the fool but thine obstir
'su' would hear nothing; hundreds of dead Ii
anu Blutfeld they cry for vengeance"
es oil "Ah! yes BlutfeId," said Jcan-Ciaude ;
is an old story; / have heard you tell i
fore"
latest Yegof rose with flushed face and fas
eyes.
Gay. "Darest thou boast of thy victory p he
uo's" q Bat beware, beware J.! Blood calls for bio
w. Then his tone softened, and he added:
X 'Ne Listen! l would not harm thee; tho
o" brave, and the children of thy race may III
= oNo their bleed with mine desire thy alba
thou knowest it,"
Ii i'm Gle is coming back to Louise" thu
Jean Claude, and, foreseeng another de
angling W 90 1,r ,t ,oovs =.
have SO many things to see to"
THE fool bent angry look on him.
"Dost refuse me thy daughter nv he
,ovor - raising his fingers solemnly.
eve will talk of it hereafter"
"Thou refusest "
"Your cries arousng my men, Veg
"Thou hast refused, and for the third
Beware! Beware!'
10 ~ Hullin, despairing of calming him,
away, but the FOOLS voice followed:
"Woe to thee Huldrix! Thy latest
r,urri- nigh. Soon will the wolves banquet c
in, and heen Aue ''''" y. ny
nnds di anu lof 'neo al" 'n'no Iu00
~ grace, pity, nor mercy! Thou hast
thy DOOM
-.rortoa And throwing the ragged end of his
,ria,os over his shoulder, the poor wretch hur
-, fou ward the peak If Donon.
r,rr, Many of the partisans half awake
r,a aim, Ibis voice, gazed with dull eyes at his
d,,o,, IN ing form. They heard a nlppinG o
,.,,. an, around the fire, but it seemed like n
and they turned and slept again.
es of fog ~" nun ''' '"' 40
the fires 9'""' Wv
,,, law, ono was upon his feet.
IT, The chiefs assembled their men.
- went TO the shed where cartridges "
..,,o "a, tributcd others filed their fl asks at t
;, ~ .oor but every thng done in order. I'll
a.,soad platoon departed in the grey dawn
it's place at the dbltis.
When the sun rose, the farm was
and, save FIVE six fires yet smoking,
~ announced that the partisans held