The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-09-12

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and tAss II sAs deaEyea sAs Ekgk8 nsTer sss my
lotser alive as she SDcsnr had asszzea ktn
ker life was ezhGsg Eaaas sAe simply tzrnS1
EozD9 sD1 re-eztRzxng tia eazxiAgs wsak back
with HIN jns& ~ she waA- / enz imagine hzr
II make . picture a haE ofbea % GyselE-
esuzkag here In he< yogth n1d her jsy, wT1A
aaer fsstal dress uPS2 Aer szA nh her Fare beAlfy
rssPlecaestA ~ wbas. bod ~ h@zr hef1xA. Is Woa
sH hex tho halAgs ealy gives 60 tbs qasaus Of
Soessty-ooning - give ssz6aznAa Pity azA 70
Gsa whaS % oss oon1d 6sny - ~ . asssre
ba0w % that which EsAs mp ker sam AZ ea<sAly
hope 1 eftsz think Of Is al, a2d ofsea thiEk
bow nosay che baxs d, alA bsg Izf1ss tho world
eooid undsustan1 Of whA$ Paassa IN fhs pasE,
aAa3oped Eoo2 that might
Ea3eas sid il wns to9ehIag beyard v-uras
% sse the jag With which, kazgssEal Of the
Loss 81 wealth. ske -e1eo@s2 the EeEss that
fhss wAs really her Doaher; heArs-rendiag %
hear her iDP20re the SoesDe % ssEe thas
PreeiS1s life IsassA he sosd tie whsss IL
sroksa ssateoeea. and with nAny Paoses sf
sEleoce. whieA 10 the reason enaroa eveo sry
70 razr1seii in his own vos6z- Finally, be
k1oded NE u Pspe=, Eaikisg mp aaa down IN
AgitatiOs wbise read Il. and toaa ne thai
woaA sxplaiD 70 ne bow II cane that i, r0s
abe, was really tie heir 80 the Es1Ord
property l ePeaed IL It was NJ deA-
DOibsrs dePosit5oa,' s~era % by her, n
PreseDes Of the doctor, Eagens and Ethel
Is AasOaBted 30 this: MIA KDsod vAs .
eo2pA.ios Of beg ekil6hood aod Eised Of bez
giriheod- Yo1ng aaa ianoeent aod beautiful
rshs was wOOed By Mr.. K4No1a, IN Cd AID
ehildIess naa, innsnse,y wealthy, asd fa-
shove bar In station She was dnEzled By the
prospect Of this wealth AID married hin. The
marriage vAs Doss unhsPPy; her Lie. PsrEs-
tory be wAs 9nreaSO1asly tealeas aod exact
ing. tyra1nieal 70 "a extreme aoa nl-semperea
bsyODd bearing. an trying 10 tell the thing
In the way READ is, dryly and Legally en-
pressed, AID - If spoke II strAagszs. far oaly
tins can tell it IS al.
wbea o child vas born, Q poor, egiy, crippled
Shing, the M-treA$ed aod covering mother
wAs afraid to show it 10 her k1sband, afraid,
God bslp hsS. Of . blow, or II ro< thas, ae1rs<,
afraid Of . life Of torture afterwards. She senf
for her frisrd, living happilyfn An humble
cottage not far from ker, married to her
hearts choice, ard Boaher Of . beastifal baby;
Only ten days older than the ncneyed cripple
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and time TO plan. She persuaded her friend to
isnd the lovely, healthy infant for exhibition
- hers; net hsving noarishnent for the little
one, she eaployed her TO nurss it in tie fu-
tsEs ssother ehild might be grated to her,
and When its pTe9eDee made mp f0I the trial
s5o would tell her hnsbaDA al Tie doctor
PrOuissd SiIeOeo in pity -fsr hes, aad % did the
n1rsA- More else knew Of her eAIIdis sd co.,
e -
10, and both ehildren were equally tended By
hsz friend, Gertrude BereE. Thea DAY came
ubsn HenIy EsDODd was called to lOOk upon
her, - sbe lay wildly ssrivisg to tell hin what
abe never 6o0nd voice 70 sAy, for abe died, and
bis soo, born An hoar before, Lay dead beside
her- This latter vas . terrible blow to HE
hopes. and set him frantic Mira BeEer told
II. story Of the changed eaildren- He would
INST Iistea; he eurped the vretehed cripple,
and sucre 10 Other child ssOuId ever share his
wealth bot the besutihol little Ethel. To
make good bis words, be took her aEsy With
him and did not resPPeaE fog years. The
mother grieEed. bat determined to do ker duty
toward the helpless and deserted child Jzst
thea. TOO, he1 good AID fAiIhfal husband wAs
taken from Der, and she had TO struggle on
alone Year afser year she worked, growing
poorer because less able to work Then, wbsn
Henry EsD0Dd died, she heard Of her EtheFs
return to tie city, great beireEs- She watched
and found her jast AID noble and true, like her
father in character a. in OutTaTd look. She
ua1de many sGor4s 70 tell her the sroth, bat
eOuId not EDd heart TO do 30; it uoaid be saeh
. d1eadfGl test to hex E0u knowing she had
no time % live, she begged her 20 Sc the P0OE
cripple reiDstssed in her rights.
Ethel KsnoDd listened, EaEens said, with
cheek that never once blaDeked, ard when
exc fsaDd that beg mother indeed must die,
she sent promptly fox tbelsuyer who managed
her aGAirA- She requested Esgens to mad TO
bin the deposition, sDd wbea It uas read, sajd
quietly and frBly:
81 believe all that Please draw mp the
necessary paper, reliDqatssiSg on my part all
claim 10 the property AID making it over 20
the riEbffal Owner."
He tried 20 remonserate-
Nay" abe said LEGAL ouibbIes might mako