The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-02-28
4 Star and Catholic Messenger.
LEANS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY %. 1875.
JUVENILE COLUMN.
THE TRUANTs.

JUVENILE COLUMN.
THE TRUANTs.
the close of bright summer day.
Eilbert and her little cousin had
&IayiDg on the beautiful green lawn
E5}46 Of the house. Tiredoout, after an
ing game of "tag," the children had
1E9Mn themselves on the grass to rest.
hRx ball we play nowf it's no fun
||tks1e exp said Harry Allen, a restless
ztS eight years.
into the woods, and play we
~ $ bears," said his older brother
bot NICE" said little Ella, who
4 ef eimid.
no can't go into the woods" eaid
pHmma don't like US to go away
House when it is getting late. We
fQ4 6&fed to run any more grandma is
|:ssl8 0h the pizza suppose we ask her to
10 a. b story"
OBJ yea e cried all the children, jump
% ups and running towards the house.
&Ea14 E5ss We are tired of play ing, won't
~ please tel1us q story Z"
Mrs. Wisbeft looked up from her sewing,
EiBh an afzeS&Ionate smile, at the warm,
Ired facaE f6and her. The children dearly
owed No nd always looked forward to
or ia delight. She took an inter-
g. cir occupations and pleasures,
= &lways knew where to 60 for
!. 4 sympathy when they got into
81 81 III disgrace. She was never at q
W III fa$$Eest them when they asked for
Hall tell you-a fairy tale, or q
rue story we like those best,
saS6 laid Clara.
~ will tell you something that
Rpened forty years ago." said
eert 81 was just thinking about
= II YOU came on the pizza"
81 IS, please tell us, grandma !" cried
nj 1Efldren.
z5 III the town If Edgewater it was SO
I'd bccause it was built on the banks of
1frer, and it was really a beautiful
2i Efy uncle lived there with his
In4iIy and as I had lost my mother
Thau 6nfY eight years old, was brought
ii nv good aunt. In the summer,
lseS3 Wunld often take US sailing and fish
Is 6Ssletimes we would get up large par
ee 20 on picnics, or climb the noun
No pick berries; we had many
eSzt tea parties on the lawn, and we
a. o13oyed our country life very much.
4ater, like all manufacturing
81 HeS had many poor inhabitants. There
b&&n . free school open about year !;
81 He1EIo were very glad of this, as the
~ AEn-nhtldren were growing up rude and
<}fs4>fs The parents of many were OBJ
york out by the day, and leave
a& xen to take care of themselves, 30
hex &8ze under very little restraint at
cnaes III the evening, unfortunately,
many n9 the men spent two or three hours
village tavern, instead of remaining
.ltH &hAsg families. The need of a church
Ia much felt, but the people had not
ieanB to build one. sFinally, several
entlemen held a meeting, and suf
0tes 1&nds were raised to begin little
hapels Rewards the end of October, il was
8HGteMtfy completed for use, and the priest
rcla neighboring parish, four miles dis
ant eanHs to say Mass. On this occasion
. nppkeyery kindly to the people, telling
no would come every Sunday, at
III clock, and expected to see them all
he expressed his satisfaction at
ss auceesa of their undertaking, and hoped
le 41e1d persevere in the good work
heN bNH begun. He told them that
ar Dol would be opened by the
l6fe4 end be trusted the parents would
eE aildren regularly.
- fk&N Mass, my coasins and l called
- ehItdren together and formed them
ito cia6ses- After distributing cath ecisms,
,arkinS lesson for the following Sun
ays tNing short instruction, Cousin
90 s. my dear children, we hope
X
leslE dressed, and with happy faces.
Fe Wnut 50 make this a pleasant hour for
% ta6 yeu know We cannot do this ur-
81 help ne. I hope you are going to
6 gea ehildren, and try to learn well.'
sslp went on, and we took q great inter-
III or Hunday school. The poor child
HN been 80 little accustomed to obedi-
= we found them unruly and hard
eEo however, we went on teaching,
u Ing 90 encourage them. Summer
a. shiDg, and we were preparing
lsre cf ks@ older children for their first
when an event happened
blob 8Hned our hearts for many
lOnths. Anaeng our scholars there was
ne BY the nnme of Johnnie White he was
bout eleven years old. His father was
sherman, man hard and unkird to his
IntflY (; his mother was in ill-health, and a
seat sufferer. Poor little johnnie was
g1pRht mp very roughly bis parents
nlid beat him, and reprove him in abus-
hnd pFofane language when he dis
sheIn which, l regret to say, was
efken, for Johnnie was a very disObe
h0T This treatment so hardened
he became SO accustomed to
he needed them very little,
81 could go off and have what he