The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-07

| VIC Oh the seven sIeepeTs:
Say, that's Esd :"
| do not think the visible advent of an angel
could have produced . more wonderful aud
Instantaneous burst of light on the little dirty
! face than that which leaped to it now.
smile reigDed In place of the conquered tears, q
luminous GLOW in place Of the shadow.
Knew I'd bring yon" be cried, rubbing bis
| hands together, and chuckfing: "Say 'em all
now"
She looked At him doubtfulIy, heaviDg .
wistf1l Sigh.
with little difficulty on the low place beside
her; Z" don't expect pay'
She began snd repeated all the letters, point
ing to each As she pronounced 1t, and winding
up With the fnai zed " triumpbantly,. he
nodding assent to every turu of the recitation.
Yes he put in at the end, often called
What's that = 81. asEed.
We'll. for instance. pointing over his shoal-
der in the direction the boy had gone, Gabe
there. Gabe would make n 6rst-class one.
desire for you to forgit,' in order to spin ont
the paw. Now tell me, have yoa any more of
thesef r.
She drew ont another roll. Upon exauina-
ton il displayed the most extraordinary voca-
binary of words that coDld well be imagined
as having been culIed from the fields of Eng
lish lore. With bis previous knowledge gained
from Witnessing the scene just described, he
OWNED that they had all been copied from
play bills Scout" ranger" bloody = ''stran
der-bolt," deaths head These were . few
which will serve to illustrate the whole.
Learn em all yourselff" he inquired.
he knoMid more'n Gabe. He didn't charge
neithert1
And where's Jake''
In Jail. Stole.n
"Stole whatf'
Money, an he wanted TO get NE things, or
he wouldn't done it. never had noshin' but
what Jake got me"
why did You want to learn 7"
10 git needn't steal. Gabe don't need
to steal any more"
"Humph! There are more ways of stealing
than are dreamed Of in your philosophy
What's your namer
Mole mother called me Leonora"
Why do You want to get SO you needn't
You're always goin' to be catched, you
know, and it's so wearin'. I foun' out there
was q way nv gittin' things, an it didn't make
any difference if You was catched. don't
and helpless look. but ali the young ms
what knows it, walks along with clean dresses
an books, an, 1 guess they git the way out o.
the books so want to larn an git it too. I
don't think could ever stand bein' catche ed :,
you know
What do yon suppose is done to you when
A fearful look stole over the dirty face, a
look only 1T for the face of convicted murderer
or detected felon.
Eyer tongue tore out, an you tied 20 q wall
an whipped with iron rods"'
who told you that r.
"MoII AM Bill, an all 'em in there" pointing
to Eeeking house near; IL live there"
God help your
"Yesi Every one of 'em says that, only
they say damn instead nv help! What's the
difference
"oh! Lordm This was groan.
"Oh!-Lord"
She regarded him with stare of undis-
guisbed establishment.
Sick, ell ~ she asked
Eyes, to the heart-child, childv'
He sat like one in . dream for few minutes,
| then pointed to the paper.
DO you know all these words 7" he asked.
"Lets examine your
He pointed to them. up and down and every
way. She knew each instantly.
And you knew these before the letters 70 he
| said.
Eyes. twas Gabe told me about them an
how, If I'd larn his way, needn't be mindin
self Now Id like to know his way, but he's
| got mad bee ause had no stamps to dav, 80
guess he'll not show me any more. Do you
know Gabe's wayf
| He smiled to himself.
so you went backwards new style of edu
| cation; words-wboppers of words at that
first, letters afterwards. And where did you
| get the atampsP"
| She looked at him wistfully. cautiously.
EFF BilPd ever find ont, Id be murdered =
The last dread word was said in dread
tone-dread from any lips, but feaIfnlly sc
from child's, with its strange certainty and
terrible matter-of. fact Interpretation.
/ Bill shall not know" said her listener, il
plying voice, quite as full of tears and quite
as tender as any woman's For the simple ant
self-evident fact, that the poor little dark sou
had braved murder to gain ray of light wen
like the stab of a steel blade to his very heart
" Come tell me ALL"
She put her lips to his ear.
when he gifts drunk I-I-take them o Mt o
bis pocket. IF II was Jake. I'd asst for M
He stood up aud walked about, evidentl,
revolving in nis mind some knotty question
Suddenly be stopped before her.
Is Do you know who you are ~ he asked
Got any pareRtEF"
She shook her head,
Got any name buU Mole ~
Jake says l have, but l fOrgit. rs al
awful funny word
q Do you remember your mother 7"
Yes, fur che never kicked me-"
Father did ~
81 guess he did, an got drunk! Bat h
didn't steal like the rest"
What did be do for livingp
They" pointing TO the house, "said h
playe / always thought play was some thin
funny, but bet ye, he was never funny.
"Both dead 7"