The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-08-01

If she could only see You now
"Iknow she does see me; but she does not
see me as ought to be, having had such .
mother.n
she is proud of you if she sees you."
See how patient she was, Rosel She says
she is poorer than the poor appie-woman' ana
| vet no complaint; and she was not used TO
| trouble, am sure, from her face"
$50 sweet and grave as she isl Really
Richard, look Upon my word, Miss Brandon Il
has just such eyesi It 70 sol Seei the same
blue gray eyes, SO clear, deep, and looking as
you 30 frankly and graeiousiy; not with the
frankness of q question asked but cans
describe it-but that calm, straightforward
way Miss Mary has when she listens to you
always as If che would encourage you too, to
go on. Indeed, you must go to-morrowP
at is so strange, Rose. I feel my head
| almost turning. Have we time to read 1t over
once morep
az fear not, for it is already quite late; but
you will tell mamma aud Aunt Clara about 1t,
and Uncle Carli"
sob! at once; as soon as I can. I shall
think of nothing else till tomorrow. Rose,
he must have treated her badly, or she would
have given me his name instead Oh her
fathers"
81 think, perhaps she meant Brsndon to be
added"
, "She does not say q word against him; but
she does not praise him. will make him tell
me- himself if he is the man. Do you think he
isp :, on,
sister; perhaps that is why she spoke to You
that Christmas day, and why you have always
been so attracted to her."
!, How strange it isl Will she be sorry to
: have me for a brother, wonder~
J. "Sorry She will be very proud of you"
: 81 wonder how should speak to her. o
0 Rose, Rose! do say something to steady me; l
d feel SO strange, and as if were talking so
y - foolishlyp
l. "You are not talking foolishly. dear Dick f;
r. and if You were, there is only Rose to hear
J, you. and shall you not talk as you please to
# hertz
9 THANK God, my darling this has not sepa.
rated u.s."
I "No, noty yet" p,
1t "Not yeti"
Q. "What will your new father and your grand
,e sister think of mel"
le "Well, Rose, wait till ask them y
., "Perhaps grandfather, too" said Rose
" 81 love him already. If he should be living
le that would be something grand, wouldn't it
l You may be sure she loved him."
N "And you may be sure she never let hin
r. know, until perhaps the very last that she wa
of in trouble. Women and children never tel
-. their SORROWS to those who are entitled to he'll
IL them" q N@ss -
nd "Why, Rose"
- "Ohl cannot tell you that! only kno1
to it's SO. Here we are at home. Have patience
lis for though to morrow you will have the news
gu to night is all havep
nv "And no matter what happens, Rose" sal
I'd, Dick, as they fingered q moment outside tt
"a "a house, you will trust me just the sameT
,at "of course 1 WILL" Rose answered readil.
Be A question and answer that have been given
ism and falsiied-I wonder how many times sin'
MT the world began fAlsifed, for even @ woman
'es, faith s not without limit; though Rose thong
%, it was, as many had thought before her. So
nat course will; why should you ask, Dickf'
,m- 81 don't know; only that everything seer
not wbirling around with me tonight, and t
are only thing that seems clear to me 10 thai
must not lose you"
oor "It will be your own fault If you do" &c
OSf Rose. "But you must not try me too muo
she for things might get whirling around with 4
most too, some day, and should not know fai
;ta from want of pride; 90 be good" -
win "And If 1t 10 possible, must come down
lie once and tell you how it all ends, II it COT
7our onIv ha that eould bava Won close at hand
lied tell you allp
ugh Indeed am glad" exclaimed Rose, W
good much as abe loved Dick, could not endure
think of the time when she should have
T." leave her home. "Come in, now. What '
tn Unole Carl say to all this 1 wonderT
rbsn Uncle Carl did not say much when, the q
,,lap dren having been sent out to play, the cid
anne, 'ne-, S.0 S-coeA "uuU VA" o'.-1 sS1
'ers Ds "N ~ 'S0"y -" '
ide's o,oma.;or. and rnroh v,in;no, ~ avo. Int
Bran :,
er of sGoho GeEmen snoKeo Dis Dig pipe anu 1901
O." or tried to, as IL he had known it all befor
or in I'll know before this time tomorrow il
her. the same" said Dick, when the reading
laat. hniehed, and many CoDieCtures had been