The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-01-09
mSesIrg Star and Catholic Messenger
RBw ORLEANS, SUNDAY. JANUARY 9 1r6


careful you don't call him SOY, and 60 ava
Laughing at himself for bis uneasness. TAX
with You these fowls; / expected to hsv
wrung their necka, poor little things! for th
banquet of tonight; however, carry them Il
him. because one must never go empty handed
TO these gentlemen. Relate to him all that ha
happened, and he will tell you once thai
which would never enter our heads in q year.
RenZo and Lncy approved of this advice
Agnes proud of having given it, with great
complacency took the poor fowls ore by one
from the coop. tied their legs together as if she
were making n bosPgay, and consigned them to
his hands. After having exchanged words OF
hope. he departed, avoiding the high road and
crossing the fields, so 81 not to attract notice.
As he went along, be bad leisure to dwell on
his misfortunes. and revolve in his mind his
anticipated interview with the Doctor 4==ecod
GaFbagi. leave the reader to imagine the
condition OF the fowls swinging by the legs
with their heads down w ards the hands of q
man agitsted by all the tumults of passion
and whose arms moved more in accordance
with the violence of his feelings. than with
sympathy for the unhappy auimals whose
beads became conscious of sundry terrific
shocks, which they resented by pecking at one
another.-a prsctioe too frequent with COM
psniops in misfortune.
He arrived at the village, asked for the
house of the doctor, which being pointed out
TO him, he proceeded thither. On entering,
he experienced the timidity SO common to the
poor and iliterate at the near approach to the
learned and noble he forgot all the speeches
ne giving at the the
kitchen, and demanded of the maid servant,
"If he could speak with the Signor Doctor ~
As If accustomed TO similar gfs she imme
diately took the fowls ont of his hand although
Reno drew them back, wishing the doctor to
know that it was he who brought them. The
doctor entered as the maid was saying, "Give
here, and pass into the study" Ren2o bowed
low to him be replied with kind Come in
my son" and led the way into an adjoining
chamber. This was a large room, the
three walls of which were distributed por-
fra ta nj he fue lya hi IL thn fnnr
was covered with large book case of old and
dusty books In the middle stood table
laden with memorials, libels, aud proclama-
tions with three or four seats around one
eide of it was large arm chair with high
and square back terminated at each corner by
ornaments of wood in the fashion of horns
the nails which had fallen out here and there
from its leathern covering, left the corners of
1T at liberty to roll Themselves mp in all direc-
tious. The doctor was in his morning gown.
that is, enveloped in a faded toga. which had
served him long since to appear in at Milan,
on some great occasion. He closed the door,
and encouraged the young man with these
words MY son, tell me your case
dence"
"Well say on" replied the doctor, as he
seated himself in the armchair. Renzo stood
before the table twirliug his hat in his hand,
and began, g! wish to know from one as leara-
ID as yourself-"
Tell me the affair just as it s." interrupted
the doctor. "in as few words as possible"
poor people know not how to sneak to such as
you. wish then TO know"
BLESS the reopiel they all alike in
stead of relating facts, they ask questions {;
aud that because their own opinions al |
ready settled -
Excuse me, Signor Doctor. 1 wish, then,
to know if there is a punishment for threaten.
ing a curate, to prevent him from performing q !
marriage ceremony ~
81 understand" said the doctor who in |
ruth had not understood-"I understand"
And suddenly assuming an air of seriousness
and Importance, "a serious case, my soma |
Ease contemplated You have done well to |
zone TO me il IS clear case. noticed in q |
hundred proclamatioDs, and in one, of the |
You shall see you shall zee! Where can it
be ~ said he, plun2ing his hand amidst the !
chaos Of papers ; II must surely be here, as it
10, here it is" He unfoIded it, looked at the
late, and with a seII"ns face exclaimed, Eff
seenth of October, 1927. Yes, yes, this is it
\ new edict these are tLose which Cause
,erIor-Do you know hoU to read, my son 7"
"a little, Sgnor Doctor" -
swell now, come behind me, and you will
Oee for yourself"
aim, he began TO read. stammering rapidly
'ver some passages, and pauslDg distinctly
With great expression on others, according tu
he necessity of the case.
"-AlthoIgh by the proclamation published by or
Ter Of the Signor Duke al Eeria on the l4h Of
December, 1870, and ratified By the most ilIustri0Hs
md most ercclleHt lord, Signor Gomsales FerHam-
feE de CordorG, eic-had by extraordinary amd
tgo,Ous ren'tdtts prOrided against The expressions
FACTIONS. and OHe" tyrGnmicaI acts committed
Igdinst the dtrottd rdSsdIs Of HIS Majesty the
Il such point that His EIccUcRoy is mHd,r the
Iecessity g c -irher.tore. 'cih the concurrence Of
he Seadte and Contention, etc has r,Solrcd to
,ublSh tic present dccr,c"' "IH6 iron, fhc tUrGa-
'icdI acts Ichich the SkW Of n,arg in the riiiages
Is wcN as in tie ciips"-"lu Won bear
lmph-'trGct and oRpress The ,ceak /" rd,iows