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

never Know d.; tbcre 10 soeh dEHerecoe be-
| tween rs that cannot tell how 80 begin"
SIS 1T necessary that yoa shoald begin p
asked Mary. "Yoa told ne yoa wished to
| speak to me OF some discoveries you bad made
in regard to yousslf To anything aboat yoar
| self viii listen with interest bat I do not
care to have anything said about mysslf; there
can be no connection between thetwo sabjeets
that can see; 20 pray do NOT waste words on
90 poor . subject as myself; bat tell ne the
discovery. if you please"
Bnt it coDeerrs jog a. much as il does ne
Do you know much about yonr Own mother ?
She died, you told me. long sgo."
know very little abo1t her. l presume
her death was 9 great grief 10 papa for he
has lever permitted . word 30 be said about
her, and anything that pains papa in that way
is never alluded TO. The little do know
have learned from my old nurse"
You do not remember herr
Not in the least ; ahe died when Was .
mere baby"
Did yon ever zee her portrait, or any of
her writing, or hear her maiden aansf
No, 70 all your questions. Does papa know
you are here, this unorningf'
Yes; went to see him at once. At FIRST
he was very determined should not see you /;
bet in the end, he seemed glad TO get me
sitenoed at any price, aud I was SO an1ious TO
Bee you that did not wait for very cordial
PERMISSION
You did not talk to papa abou, ny
mother :"
Yes, that is what went for
"How did you dare to do It'll Was he not
very angryf am sure Jon know somsthing
about mamma"
Yes, do. have her portrait; this is it,"
Her portrait! Ny mammals portrait o
what beautiful face. Is this really my
mammal Did papa see i'll Did he recognize
al showed it to him. He did not deny it was
hers"
Deny ,eas hers! What in the world do
you mean, Mr.. Heremoref Where did you get
iti"
Then Dick, in the best way he could, told the
whole story Of the box, and gave her the letter
to read. When Mary came to the part which
said, "HW yoH lore your sister afrGys, let nRat
may Be her fa'sl Remember, alrays, she had no
mother TO gxide her" she turned her eyes, foil
OF tears, to Dick, saying NO words.
"she did not know that it would be the
other way Dick replied to her look, his own
eyes hardly dry. She would have begged
for me if she had known that" farther than
this he could not get. Mary put her hands in
his, and said earnestly:
No iced for that her pleading comes just
as it should. Will you really be my brother
all wearied, sick, and WORKOUT as 1 am
Oh. if this had Only come two years ago,
could have been something to youp
Rut T1ick
only keep bis eyes upon her face afraid, as it
seemed, that it would suddenly prove all
dream.
But the day wore on and it did not prove
less real. The heat and the glaring light were
forgotten, or not needed. while the two sat
together and talked of this strange story and
tried to fill up the outlines of their mothers
history.
feel as if our grandpapa were living, or,
II not living. there must be somebody who
knows something about him." she said.
1 think ought to go and see. Mr.. ssoffs
was very particular in urging that"
think so; even if you learned nothing,
it would be a good thing for you jnst to have
tried"
know can get permission TO stay away
for few days longer there's nothing doing
0tthis season. Would it take long7"
don't know much about it ; not more than
two days each way, should think. There is
a steamer too, that goes to Portland, and you
can find out if Wiltshire is near there. The
steamer trip would be splendid at this season.
Are you good saiIorPT
don't know. You have got great igno
ramuS for a brother. have never been half
days journey from New York in my life"
Is that sol Well. you must 60 to Port
land. How you will enjoy the strong, bracing
Sea'breezes; they make one feel new hfe"'
Then suddenly Dicks face grew very red,
but bright, and he said eagerly:
Would You trust mel near, could vour
father be persuaded-would you be afraid to
60 with mep
90! wish 1 could 1 would enjoy it as
never did journey before! Just to see the
sea again, and with a brother! I can't tell
y0n how have all my life envied girls with
great Lro