The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-07
nsrsing Star ano Catholic Messenger.
INV ORLEANS. sUNTAv May 7 Is1s


Towards evening he passed through Greco
and CURTIN the high road, went int he field
In search of some small house where he might
pass the night, as be did not wish to stop at or
ian. He found better shelter than he antici
pated perseiving an openiaR in hedge which
surrounded the yard of dairy, he entered 1t
boldly. There WAS no one within. in one or
Der was g barn full of hay, and against the
door of 1t ladder placed. After looking
! around, Repzo asoended the ladder, settled
himself for the night. and slept profoundly till
the break of day. When he awoke he de-
scended the ladder very cautiously, and pro-
thedral for his polar star. He soon arrived
before the walls of Milan, near the eastern
gate.
CHAPTER XXI.
Renzo had heard vagne mention made of
severe orders, forbiddlng the entrance Of
strangers into Milan without o certificate of
health but these were easily evhded, for Milan
had reached point when snoh prohibition
was useless, even if it could have been put in to
execution. Whoever veptnred there might
rather appear careless of his own life, than
dangerous to that of others.
With this conviction, Renzos design was to
attempt passage at the first gate, and in case
Of difficulty to wander on the outside of the
walls until he shonld find one easy of access.
II would be diffcnlt TO say how many gates he
When he arrived before the ramparts, be
looked around him; there indication
Of living being, except on "a point of the plat
form, thick cloud of dense smoke arising |
this was occasioned by clothing, beds, and in |
footed furniture which were committed to the |
flames; every where along the ramparts ap.
peared the traces of these melancholy con-
Tho weather was close, the air heavy, the
aky covered by thick cloud. or fog, which
excluded the sun, without promising rain. The
surrounding country was neglected az sterile
all veIdure extinct, and not drop of dew on
the dry aud whitening leaves. The depth,
solitude and silence, 80 near a large city, in
creased the gloom of Renzos tboughts; he
proceeded. without being aware of 1T, to the
gate NuorG, which had been hid from his view
by bastWn. behind which it was then con-
cealed. A noise of bells, son ndng Mt in intervals,
mingled with the voices of men, sal uted his
ear; turning en- angle Of the bsstion, he saw
leaning on his musket with wesried and
careless air. Exactly before the opening was q I
sad obstacle, hand-barrow, upon which two
NsoRath were extending an unfortunate man, to q
cary him off; it was the chief OF the toll | c
gasherers, who had just been attacked by the g
pestilence Renzo awaited the departure of q
gate, he passed forwards quickly; the sentinel C
cried out, "Holla" Renzo, showed him half l
ducat, which he drew from his pocket r
whether he had tSe pestilepce, or that he fl
feared it less than he loved ducats, hs signed v
to RenZo to throw it to him seeing it Mt his v
feet, be cried, go 10. quickly a permission o
OF which ReuZo readily awaited himself. He r
had hardly advanced forty PAGES when a toll c
collector called TO him to stop. He pretended II
not TO hear. aud passed on. The cali was re- 8
peRted, but in tone more of anger than of reso-
luton to be obeyed-aud tins ing ca lally un- Il
Needed, the collector shrugged his shoulders f,
and turned back III his room. W
RenZo proceeded TO the long street opDos tie d
the gate (" hich leads to the canal Narig1io and u
had advanced some distance into the city " it'll. W
ons enconnterng a single individual; at last b
ne saw n man coming to W ards him from whom 81
he hoped no mi sht gain some in formation: he b
moved towards him. out the man shove ed signs 81
'f alarm at his approach. Rsuzo, when he was G
1t little distance, took off his hat, like a p
polite mountaineer he was, but the man "
rev back, and raising n knotty club, armed Ia
With o spike, he cried, "Of! off! offn' cont fl
oh u erie RenZo; he put on his hat, aud
having no desire for n greeting of this fashion. b
he turned his back the discourteous passen. ii
ger and went on his way. b
The citizen retired in opposite irection IL
shuddering and locking back in alarm when W
no reached home he related how poisoner had b
net him " it'll humble aud polite manners, but "
nb,s me ar Of an Infamous and with
lot know exactly which) in the lining of his h
,at, to poison him, if he had not kept him at a "
distance. 1T was uulucky," said he, "that n
We were in 30 private u street; if it had been T
n the midst of Milan, would have called the Of
people, and he would have been seized but r,
Ilone, it was enough to have saved mys.lf- al
mt who knows but what destruction be- NAV ~
,oS already have Effected in the city and eC
,ears after, when the prisoners were talked of, p
he poor man maint lain ed the proof of the fact | y
ID he had had ocular proof" II
hsnEo was far from suspcctiug the danger he Of
lad escaped; and, rejecting on this reception, OF
10 vas more angry than fearful. "This is a m
Gems unpropitious when 1 enter Milan TO n
nter is easy enough, but, once here, misfor- OF
nneS thlcken. However, by the help of God d.
veil" "
The streets were silent and deserted; no hu.
nan being could he see; single disGgured IL
orpse met his eye in the chaunei between the OF
treet and the houses. Suddenly he heard q ii
~, which appeared addressed to him; aud he
'erceived not fer of, on the balcony of house. at
woman, surrounded by a group of children, m
making sign to him to approach. As he did fo
o, 20 good Young mani said she, ''do me the la
;lnoness to go to the commissary and tell him In
hat we are forgotten here. They have nailed ii
p the house as suspected, because my poor N
husband Ia dead and since yesterday morning al
10 one has brought ms any thing TO eat, aud W
hese poor innocents are dying of hunger" Il
OF hupgerH cried Reno. Here, here" II
Aid he, drawing t! two loaves from his II
'ocket. Lower something in which l may m
'ut them" ~
God reward You wait q moment" said the a,
'oman, as che went in search of a basket and a.
ord to suspend it. q,