The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-07-18

clouds sailing down to the west, and the yigi-
liant stars coming ont to guard the earth in the
suns absence, and listening to the wind among
the trees, tho twitteripg of Some wakeful bird
or the rustling of some grand old river. he
might have had yearnings no one could ex-
plain and not have felt the sky too far to
climb or the river too deep to fSthom ;'for
Dicks was only boys heart, that had still to
learn that we cannot go from the Broadway
pavement to Trinity spre in one step. Even
in his city bome-if home it could be called-it
may be that, just after he'd been to church
with Carl, he had glowed with the thought
that he-even he-might some day be Loyoia
or Francis Xavier, for the thoughts of
youth are long, long thoughts"
| But as yet his life consciously held but one
romance-one dream of earth. There were few
to care for him; bat there was little girl
once who had made Christmas memorable to
him. and Dick had not forgotten her, She had
grown q beautiful young lady now, in Dicks
eyes, though to all others she was merely
thin, dark school girl. They still lived in the
handsome house on Fourteenth street, and
Carl stoffs and lis band played for many a
dance there, although am sorry to say that,
even after New Years party, Dick had to be
sent more than once to Mr.. Brsndon's Office
with q little bill, due to Ames s. Hardin,
mostly for school books, novels, and gilt an
nuals. But then that was no fault of Mary's,
you know.
Mr.. Brandon was not a pleasant man to go
to with bill, or for much of anything in the
money line. "The deuce take it, my dear "
he often said to his wife. caro- you bent on
running me"
"Don't be silly, Charley, love-" the daunt-
4 A. 49,
disturbed by the angry voice and black brow
that were terrible to Dick. "For people of
, our position, we live very stability"
3 "Hang our position tell you, madam, we
are going the road to beggary; we are, indeed
40 Charles! do be quiet" was her ready
d answer. ~ am 80 sick of that sort of stuff"
t "Then be sck of it," this dreadful man would
d exclaim ; 4" for TIL tell it to you every day and
v every hour, until it gets through your silly
8 head. Money! money money! 1 never hear
Q 0py thing else in this house. I've sold myself
,. for it, body and soul, and much good it has
done me! Pll not give you a penny, madam
d not penny"
10 But that was all talk for, of course, he had
]. to give his wife, who was a nice little body
y very sweet and good-tempered, but rather fond
Of of the good things of this world, whatever she
a had set her heart upon having.
" "If papa should be right" Mary wouli
70, sometimes urge.
IS "Nensensel they all say the same thing
1t why shouldn't theyf If didn't spend you
id fathers money in making things pleasant a
he home, he'd be spending it clubs, or what
%, ever it is which uses up their money whe
I'D they have the spending of it all to themselve,
st. You'll have husband, likely enough, one
<ha 1au xunn Coz
no kerchief you buy; but you won't mind i
nd They must scold about something, you know
es dear"
of 30 mamma! I'd never live q day-iED a
ng which sentence, never completed, Mrs. Brando
would laugh, and the subject would be droppe
.ct for the present; but, of course, after sue
ID, scenes, MIR. Brandon wouldn't be very amiab
,n- to boy like Dick with bill in his hand. Bl
hit Dick to him was a mere machine, belongr
to store over the way, and as such he treatt
him, with as little malice in his hard words
,rR if he were swearing at table or chair. 7
MT Dick, Mr.. Brandon was Mary's father and tn
ar meant great deal Dick could never ia
nor openly to him, nor stand in his presence qui
md as he did in the presence of other men.
For, though Dick had never been outside t.
IDS city limits, and had never seen hill, nor
d field of corn, he was a trihe romantic, / a
his afraid, after all.
to Yes, it is true that he grew to be almost
the man without having climbed a hill
ill seen a'feld of grain. But there was go
time coming
out Dick" said Carl Stoffs, that true and fat
the full friend" Dick, would you like to go to t
Joy countryf"
AXE "Wonld like to go to the country I"
hat repeated, finding words of his own to 8,
80 great was his bewlderment at such
question" Would like to go to the country
Any time you're ready" said the Germ.
that seating himself. "Take you time to answ
| as my lad"
new What would do in the country' 1 v
ting never there in my life"
he "And you don't look more pleased II
ener though I'd asked you to go to-to-the end
him the world"