The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-02-07

Rave as well as do. The only question ia how
to divide 1T. This house has always gone to
the Oldest son /; the vineyard belongs to Perico
by right, because he has improved it, and has
newly planted the greater part of it; my COWS
give to him, because he has me to support
while live. The ass he ueeds,n
Mould You tell me, companion of INV sins ~
interrupted Pedro, what remains to Elyira .
for, according to these dispositions, it appears
to me she is coming from your hands as our
mother Eve-may she rest in peace-came from
those of the Creator"
"ElviIa will have the oliSe-yard," answered
Anna.
That IS the patrimony of princess" ex-
claimed Uncle Pedro. Go along an olive
yard the size of pocket-handkerchief, which
hardly yields oil enough for the lamp of the
blessed sacrament"
Twenty years ago it yielded more than
hundred arrobas," observed Anna.
Neighbour" said Pedro, "that which was
and is not, is the as if it had never been.
Twenty gears ago the girls were dying for me-"
Forty years ago, you mean" Anna remarked.
How very exact you are neig Dor" pursued
Pedro. Let Us come to the point. Trees are
| as scarce in that yard as hairs on the head of
! st. Peter, and those which remain are SO dry
| that they look like church candlesticks"
at is plain, my friend, that you have not
seen them in long time. Since Perco has
known that the olive yard was to be bis sisters,
the trees have been taken care of like rose
bushes IN pots; Zach tree would shade parade
ground. Elvira will have, besides, the fields
that skirt and that are watered by the brook
which runs through them"
"And that are SO parched and thirsty, Won
will take notice, because the brook is one half
the year dry and the other half without water"
added Pedro. Let US understand each other.
ike bread, bread, and wine, wine; neither
bran in the one nor water in the other. Those
fields, neighbor, are poor and unprod nc tive
OF 10 use, expect for the asses TO wailow in.
But, since no one overhears US, did you not sell
last year two fat hogs, each weighing fifteen
G'ro6as, at shilling pound-calculate it
hundred bushels of barley, at fifteen shllings
bushel; hundred skins OF wine, and fifty of
vinegar Now this cat, which you must have
shut up in chest without room to breathe.
what better occasion could there be to give il
the air When his majesty Charles V, came
to Jerez $50 the story goes) they offered him a.
rich wine. But such wine rather better
than that of your grace's vineyard and his |
majesty appears to have been Judge for he |
praised the wine greatly. Sir said the AL
caide, so pulled up that his skin could scarce
contain him-for you must know that the peo-
pie OF JereZ are more vain of their wine than
am OF my son. permit me to inform YOUR
majesty that We have a wine even better than
mat Yes = said the king keep it then for
better occasion : and this, neighbor, is the
etter write to you it is for you to make the
lpplication."
Which is" said Anna, "that all this money,
nd somewhat more, 1 have saved and put
ogether for the daughter of my heart"
" That's what call talkipp.n exclaimed I
edro. upon my word, neghbor, you are :
'orth Peru AS for my Ventura. all have {
nus, since Marcia wishes to take the veil t
nd you may be sure that he is not sbirtless 4
e will have my house."
% mere crib" said Auna
My asses"
They old"
My goats"
mat do not make up to you in milk,
leeses' and kids, what they cost you in fines,
ley are SO vicious" 8
AND my orchard" continued Pedro, without 3
plying to the raillery with which Anna 8
venged herself for his jests. s,
IN such discussion they arranged the pre- 8,
ninaries of the contract, remaining after S:
'rd' as they were before, the best friends in r
9 world. L.
When Pedro had gone. Anna put on her 81
'olen mantle, and REFRESHING her grief, and re
ing the extreme repugnance she felt, went X
the house of her sister.in-law. -.
harla' who protested for Anna, who was at
y Kind to her, as much love as gratitude
as much respect as veneration, received 20 %
with ioquacious pleasure.
IL does ones eyes good to see you 10 this bu
Use" she exclaimed, as Anna entered. 01
nat good thought has brought you, sister p,
lnu she fastened to place q chair for her -
EST.
ma sat down, and made known the object of
visit
he proposition filled the poor woman IN
Il JOY that she could not find words to az. IN
IS herself IN
my sister" she exclaimed in broken c,