The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-12-19
. asrnIrr Star and Catholic Messenger.
TTW onTEAEs. sUNDAx. DECEMBER 10. 1875.
JUVENILE COLUMN.
RosY's CHRISTMAS PRESENT


give something TO everybody In the mouse,
mamma. but how can when have only
aPerhaps loan help you little, Rosy.
You can earn few more pennies per-
KWhat can I do, mammal I am not
big enough to go to papa's store and work,
as Charley does; and 1 am not strong
enough t9 t tend "a baby like Sarah 3d.
at have some new handkerchiefs for
your papa, which you can hem neatly, ana
mThank you, mamma; how good you
are to me. will go to work right on"
quite curious to see if Rosy would persevere
and earn the sum desired, and what she
would do with it.
The day before Christmas, saw my
little girl full of business and mystery.
After hiding in this corner tiny PaaaceiS; PaaceS
something on q chair, and carefully COW
credit with q cloth. We would have peen
deaf and blind not have discovered her
De0ret. p ~ ao;aI
"For little Ben. papa and ne Will DC
ao pIeased when l show it to him. 1t
has hair on it, papa. Can you guess what
A wig, perhaps that has hair on it,"
"Ob, no, papa /; what would ben 10 "i'n
o wig Z Guess again"
"I Iknow-it is a live monkey"
HPapa, papa, you don't guess well at
all. Try again. Can't you think ABOUT oS,
something you see often in the streets Z"
81 have it-boys and girls; see them
alwavs in the street, it seems to me-"
!" Papa, dear, how foolish would like
10 tell YOU, but it is my secret, you know.
III You would only guess! 1t is h-o-r-.
There nearly told you. l will go to
Please PIE watch my chair, and don't let
any one sit down on it, for they would
break it."
H Long before daylight the little ones were
anxious to get up and look at their pre-
until after breakfast ; when Rosy, taking
Ben by the hand, with quiet, mysterious
air approached the chair, and carefully re-
vealed to Ben's astonished gaze funny
ooking wooden horse.
I do not know which had the better en-
ioyment-Ben in his surprise, or Rosy In
her generosity. And of all the pleasures
enjoyed by Rosy that day, none was 90
heartfelt as the pleasure of giving to her
pet brother q present that was earned by
her own patient labor; and c9uta no.
resist whispering to her, when she came
6Or her goodnight kiss" tits more blessed
- giUe than to reeetUe
HUMILITY THE FIRST OF VIRTUES.
Mother Marie Aimee de Blonay, an init
mate friend of st. Jane Frances de Chantal,
and one of the first sisters in the Order oi
the Visitation, experienced from her in
fancy the happy effects of devotion to the
Blessed Virgin. She was yet in her cradle.
when her mother, dying, placed her under
the protection of the Mother OF God and OF
St. Anne. Having attained to years OF
discretion, she endeavoured to chow her
elf a true child of Mary by often retiring
INTO little oratory to invoke her. Mary
Dn her part, deigned to become the Mothel
and Mistress of this devout child, and her
self instructed her in the practice of the
Girtues which ehe afterwards displayed &c
eminently.
On one occasion being then fifteen
Marie Aimee went to church for Vespers
and felt rather annoyed at having to givt
place to a lady owning an estate which
had once belonged to her own ancestors
Not choosing to walk behind this lady OF
issuing from the church, she remained OIL
her knees, and CHANGED to fall asleep. Ii
dream she then perceived our Blessed
Lady, escorted by a noble company o
virgins, going up to the Temple. lmme
1iately che rose to join the heavenly com
pany ;but it seemed to her that the Blessed
Virgin rebuked her, and said in tone o
leverity I" You are not little enough t.
erve me who chose to be as one rejecte'
n the House of God" Having said this
Iary turned aud ascended the steps lead
ng TO the Temple, leaving on each of he
DOtsteps, in large letters of gold, the nam
q virtue, the frat of which was Humil
y, and the last Charity. Having game
be highest step, she disappeared, leavin
Iarie-Aimee heartily ashamed of her van
ty, and fully determined to apply herse
the attainment of humility, which sh
Ow Understood to be the foundation of a
erfectiOn.
GOOD MORNING.
"Don't forget to say good-morning!
Jay it to your parents, your brothers an
isters, your schoOlmates, your teachers
md say it cheerfully and with smile,
i'll do your friends good. There's kin
inspiration in every "geod morning,
sartily and smilingly spoken, and help
make hope fresher and work lighter.
eally seems to make the morning goo
md to be prophecy of a good day I
eome after it. And If this be true of th
good morning" it lei also true of all kim