The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-09-26
hs<rsInR Star ana CsthoIic Messenger.
MEw okLzAsh, SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER & ls.s

horses every day; just ..h 1 was young
lady, that's al!!
"well, T.! give orders, II you say ali the
States Of the Union il 6 row. Its glorious
country, ours even, in the geogrsPby.'
She began, she got completely lost in tie
Labyrinth known to students as the Western
States ard TeIr.toTies;7 bat ss LeT examine:
got los; with her, tie clue being n tie haads
of neither, tie s:rayiug was OF great in
portapce. Both were pleased 20 DO without
finding tie way, and both exchanged con-
grat1lstoTy looks after the ordeal was over.
"Now, Floy. what time for the r6sf You've
earned it fairly"
"Oh. Pa another kiss, another iw ming of
be-laced and be-rUfied arms around the stall
waIt neck, "if you could only let it be in
1esson-time. just this once, you know, can;
hurt, and this is French day, and hate French
go, and"
"You want to kill two-ro, three birds with
one stone. Well, go zee Mrs James about il;
tell her asked it,"
GOOD idea as the small en- bod!n ent of a
fashion-plate disappeared, how could she
teach with this on her mirdf Wonder if she
has purple dress By ali the Pilgrim Fathers,
feel like regular police otticer a small
scAle,7
Florry re-entered.
"Oh! Pa, went and knocked q. Mrs. James's
door, ard she didn't cay come in but l
thought she did, and opened it, and there she
was, as white sheet, and could hardly
speak and oh! Pa, I'm all out of breath with
it,
"Well, take plenty, Floy. Even if it costs
greenbacks, You should have it but it don't.
What, now what was Mrs. James doing when
che looked % white rs q sheetf7
"Why, she was burning papers, and little
pieces of purple stuff"
"Hem extraordinary"
"sirT
Nothing, Floy, 60 on"
I" But that's all, Pa, about Mrs. James, only
abe said could 60, If You said SO, Of course.
And, please give me some money for candy TO
eat on the way. Oh, it's too splendid"
Then che executed one of Madame C.s very
latest conceptions in the way of q fancy dance,
and be thought her an angel and a fairy com
bined in one miraculous person. So when she
stepped before him, gracefully poised one
foot, her hands held out in pretty attitude of
begging. his pocket-book vas erptied for her
benefit.
''Tbe dearest Pa in the world"
And this fairy and angel in miraculous COM
bination, threw herself into the arms opened
eagerly TO receive her. Now, size was not
pretty child, che was angular, and sallow, by
reason of much dy-eatug; but she
decidedly and succes sfulIy fashionable. style"
asserted itself palpably in her most minute
Took, word, act, and her countless costumes
were fAultlessly correct. So looking down
upon her, ard upon the mist of perfectly
crinped hair floating over her shoulders, and
seeing, in ali. only recherche pictuIe, thought
of the past sof,ly knocked at the Honest aud
fond heart, which was admitted. II was
vision of tie crossing which lie lad swept in
his cbi.Gks cd, vision of himself as lie must
have locked tLeD. vi.:on Of L. ragged little
girl compaLious.
And this, this j. u . ctiiG*'
The thought made the kouest heart proud.
Let us hot blame, bat rather ply II, that it
really had so little 10 be proud OF n thi.
Juvenile emLod meut Of "prnnes7 and 'pEisln =
this creature of money, and style, AID TIE -es;
of fashions false gods. For, out of tie un-
sophisticated pride Tose a gentle thought,
which found expression in this wise
"Fioy! Floy be good to the poor little girls
in the street, that beg, or-that-that 5 eep
crossings, because you see, child, they're just
your size, and they haven't got your chances -
FIoy, however, looked up from the broad
breast, in HndisGuised anazement.
"Wby, Pa" and sbe sLook her brown, com.
pulsory waves of hair with the toss peculiar to
the schoolgirl proper, "if spoke TO them
people would think kHe,r them, and that would
never do"
He sighed, and she gave him ar ai5y kiss
and danced out of the room.
Burning letters and bits of purple stuff,
soliloouiZed he waiyipp the yyIole Of rI,e
aforesaid episode Chain of evidelce be.
coming complete. Extraordinary. woman
hope she'll not go and do anything desperate
with herself; must see to that next"
He rang the bell. IL was obeyeI by al
Obsequicus negro servant.
Go down to the office, and Say l can not bt
there to-day. Bring up all letters dispatches
and leave them in my room here"