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

fore, long, long ago, and surely consented to
1t, or she would not have 90 named me. or
course, ii was By some mistake tire Brandon
wA@ dropped At 6rst. not by her, bat by those
who took care Of me when she died she could
never have meant such o thing it was I'M
oobtedly an accident. You cannot mean to
end all here--tbat an not to know, to see,
my sister,"
1 tell you I wish to hear not another word
1t this matter do you bear met Have not
troubles enough now without your coming
TO bring up the hateful passf Yoa shall not
add TO your sisters, whatever you may do to
mine"
81 insist upon seeing her,"
You shall not. / positively forbid you to
go near her. No~ leave me! 1 have borne
enough"
Bot cannot let the matter rest here; you
know cannot. The idea Of it lie absurd! If
you do not wish me for p sou, have NO desire
to force myself upon You. do not know why
you should refuse to own me am not con-
| seious Of any eAuse have given you to SO dis
like me.7
don't dislike you, nor dol like you par
! ticala1iy; have no fH-feelfng against you,
bat don't want this old matter dragged up
ana not strong enough to bear persecution
now"
" BIT do not want to persecute yon. /
want
Well, what do you wanti"
81 hardly know. may have had an idea
| that yon would welcome your Oldest child
after go many years of loss, however unworthy
Of you be might be. may have thought that
if you once were not all you should have been
to one who, likely, was at one time very dear
| 70 you, it might be satisfaction to you, even
| At this late day, to retrieve"
" You thought wrong, and it is not worth
while wasting words on the matter. I have
got over ali that, and don't want it revived.
I can't put you ont, but beg you to go or,
if you persist in forcing your words upon me,
pray choose some other subject
II will 60, slice you so heartily desire it
bat warn you that will no. give Up seeing
Miss-my sister."
Is yoD please You will get a. little sat-
isfaetion there. fancy though il may not be
quite a. annoying to her as to me-"
Il shall try, at all events"
"Tg. Go to her say anything to her
make any arrangement with her you choose
take her away altogether. don't care but
ton what you do, SO you only leave me-"
L will leave you willingly, and am indeed
soTry TO have put yen to 50 much pain"
mot word, pray you" answered Mr.
Brandon, now polite and smiling. "Yoa have
performed q disagreeable duty il the least dis
agreeable way you could, I do not doubt. All
ask is, never to hear it mentioned again"
Dick stayed for no more ceremony. Glad to
be released from such an atmosphere of selfish
ness and cowardice, he hardly waited for the
answer to his good-morning before turning to
the street.
10 less than an hour he was in the dreary room,
with boarding house stamped all over it's walls,
saying good morning TO stately young lady,
very pale and weary-looking, who kindly rose
to receive him. The little room was hot and
close there were no shutters to the windows;
the shades were too narrow at the sides be-
sideS being 30 unevenly put up that the eyes
ached every time one turned toward them. and
the cleaning light was almost worse than the
heat.
:" have been trying for the dozenth time to
straiehten them" said Mary, drawing one
down somewhat lower, "bat it's of no use.D
Are they crooked p asked Dick iunoceutlv.
Well, yes, rather, 4" answered Mary, smiling.
think 1 never saw anything before that
was so near the perfection of crooked"
have seen your father this morning.
Dick began, taking a chair near the table.
| There is nothing the matter, 1 hope 2, sbe
questioned nervously.
Nothing that any one but myself need
mind. made some discoveries about myself
last evening that 1 would like to tell you.
Have you timef
u have nothing to do. shall be very glad
if my attentive listening can do you any ser
vice." She moved her chair, in quiet way,
little farther from his, and looked at him in
some surprise She saw he was very earnest.
excited and greatly embarrassed. She could
not help seeing that his eyes were anxfously
following her every movement, eagerly irving
to read her face.
am afraid shall shock you very much,
and You are not we'll l am sorry 1 came /
thought only of my own eagerness to see you :;
not, until this moment, of the pain 1 NAV
cause you.