The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-06-20

uoola s.y so Characteristic. Your stopping
she woman, entering the house as If 1t be-
loosei to you, seeing all that poor Father
B.rrv was eating for his dinner, and then
making 90 complete . story of the whole affair.
Forgive me for laughing; you can't think how
interested am. Will you not go on ~
Margaret, who bad been perfectly serious
herself, after Q moments pause continued
was taken abaek, You may be sure, and begged
paraon in . very confused manner; but Fatnef
Baxrv rose and, with the utmost poiitenees'
asked me if there Was any thing he could onet
me. 1 thought to myself that there was not
mach Left to ofsr any one. So asked permis-
.iou to wait till be had finished, and he showed
me into n sort of parlor, where somethiDg'
which must have been . confessional, made
part of the furniture; and there 1 sat ana
stared at large maps Of the county and OF Ire
land, and pictures of pope and OF the Virgip'
for about ten minuteA, when he came and
asked me TO excuse him for keeping me wait
ing. He knew me before I had told him my
name, and seemed surprised when explained
what had come for. He said he wished ne
could give me Sunday school work to do, but
as was not o Catholic, that was impossible
However, there was quite enough OF other
work to be done. He was very kind, and we
soon came to 9 good understanding The hrst
family he spoke of were the McNallys, and he
| proposed-only think how sensible that
.hould give John some work to do. He said
shoes were very much needed among his Sun
| day-school children this winter; SO he pro-
posed III at l should order number of pairs OF
different sizes and bring them by instalments
! for him to distribute among his children. AL
| together 1 was very glad I went and see
| that his advice will be most useful. 1 am
| going again on Friday"
az am sure you have been quite successful
! Still, don't undertake more than you can per-
form -,
mo. Father Barry said the same; will
take care not to overdo things in the begin
ming, because mean to keep it up"
al found John McNally," said the doctor,
quite overcome by shame and renorse; he
was sure the lady would never trust him again.
I told him be did not deserve that she should.
1 was very harsh at first, and only allowed my
self to be softened by degrees. At last told
him that his rent was paid and that would
try to get him work"
"And found Rose sitting up this afternoon,
said Margaret. " She would like to do q little
plain sewing when she is better, and said
would get her come. She says they could gel
| along very well if John could only have steady
work to do; but it is so much easier to buy
shoes in Sealing, that people forget him. Now
DIR. James, 1 have plan for moving them te
{ Sealing, and getting q little shoe-shop fol
t John, and then they would be sure to prosper
for he il q good workman, hear"
-"L Let me caution you against beginning toT
\. impulsiyely in favor of this one family. Re
mem Der that there are Others in want, and yoI
D cannot do so much for all. Besides, hav'
2 known a sudden stroke of good luck to Prov
e the ruin of poor and honest people like these
r think we can get John more work, and
:. will take care that other people do not forge
!; him."
b Margaret was reluctantly persuaded to Civ
up the plan of a renewal to Sealing. and onl
It comfcrted herself by ordering of McNally 6ft
II pairs of shoes for Father Barry's Sunday schoc
J. children.
CHAPTKs XIII.
J. APRooF OF FRIKSDSHR.
There is no need of describing more full
l the three winter months that Margaret passe
at Shellbeach. The time went faster tina
v ever, after she had offered her services
Father Barry. Under his direction, she di
great good more indeed than any one kne
n of, for she had obtained a promise from Il
CT good priest that he would not speak of b.
n charities, So when DR.. James once or twi
of tried to lead his friend to speak about The ma
$, ter, Father Barry, DESTROYS that she should a
st lose the reward of the Father who seeth
secret" only smiled and said, she knows g
i'll about it, you must go to her." As for the
lie Nallys, Margaret still considered them as b
We prOteges, and cherished in private the probe
ot for improYipp their condition,
l Then che had done something else, thing
ut which she was very proud, and Of which 8
do often afterward boasted-she had taught
cit roomful of children in the public school
1 Sealing! Old Mr.. Burney was growing mo
le and more infrm, and seemed threatened wi
1T the entire loss of his MUD. 1t became eve
mt day more difficult to leave him; and one nor
Up. ing, Margaret, on calling as usual for
he friend found that her father had had a sho