The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-03
sssruing Star AND Catholic SAAsaeng sr



tciasped over the heart and the veil down. Lii
~ advanced TO meet it, saying with girlish syn
pathy in tone and look:
~ " Your little pet grew sick, and we brouG b
her into the shade DUnot be frightened" As
cry of alarm came from the overbnrdene
AIheart, she is better"
where Hugh still held the child in his arms
at sound of the footsteps she sprsng from
them, eager, glad ahxions Tho veil was Hum
Isback and kisses showered in silence upon th
( golden head Then the face upraised itself t.
81 Hugh standing lite overpo~ered by the pic
/. ture. and looking down upon it as from very
misty height il deed There was need fol-
4 words in the sight of that face. it spoke with
such reality of expression tho feeling of the
owners heart; Indeed it most be confessed, as
this is IA true history, there lurked in the secret
soul of the big man desire that just then, nc
talking shonld take place, inasmncn as looking
ON wss so exceedingly pleasing. No, my aouts
I on the contrary, society had long ago voted
him "bear."
( But let us return to the face; let us take it in
from Hughs point of view. Owning bat little
of bloom, and marked by an expression of very
deep trouble, Yet fair beyond words lIy of
vn face, its beart open, and nothing but white
Z ness there it seemed, rs he looked, that its
purity bloomed from her intnost being. Now,
in lieu of speech, she raised her eyes to his;
honest eyes of pure gray, in whose serene
work, and he met the z lance with one Of rever-
ence. Thank your ste said. simply bending
those grey eyes lovingly on tie Child for all OK
PLANTATION.
1t pleasure" lie answered quite as
simply, and tue instinct of the gen!l.mGn
sertipg itself, followed hor and opened the gate
for her without further conversation, and
bowed like tL. veriest slave before his queen as
she passed out.
"At last!7 said Lily, smiling TO herself and
Watching with school girl astuteEess Hugh
mover acted that way To Tho belle of bellies IN
society"
They went into the house together, into
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lady, prematurely old, the dropping. not alone
Of body, but of heart, of mind. The hands
were clasped in Id dleness, but rot in rest for they
clutched each other impatiently, and with a |
force that was toll in itself. The hoad was |
bowed sadly, as if to be in keeping with the |
falling of the eyelids over the evidently useless
through the misty medium of lace curtains aud |
flowers bloomed everyw here in the room, filling |
it with fragrance. Birds sang there too; |
reading desk, on which lay works of good |
authors, awaited some willing occupant to give |
voice to the thoughts they held, and O piano |
and harp stood invitingly ready for skilfnl
fingers to awaken their notes. This was LILY |
Thornbergs mother in her own room. With all
it held of beauty and light, supreme desolation
alone rose before You if you stood on the
threshold looking at hat lstless and sorroyinv
figure. AT sound Of highs footsteps she reused
herself, smiled, and put out her band.
"Ah! am glad You are come, Hugh, my
dear" she said, 81 have good news for you"
Perhaps know it, mother" mother, he
snswered in n cheery tone, alway used for her
benefit; "does it refer to your advertisements
for a companion -
her,"
40 mammal cried Lily, AZ hope it is the
young lady in black called Lena"
So you have been pryipg ABOUT curious lit
Eie schoolgirl! And you, Hugh I"
Have been helping her, fear, mother. ],
too, wish it may be tho young lady called
time this apparently easily uttered word came
to his lips some obstruction Of speech Instantly
arose.
'Why You are both alike Fortunate! This
assumes the air of fairy tale you no sooner
wish than your wish is grantedp
Hugh moved towards the nearest window
Md began taking a very careful survey of the
Eea:her No one interrupted him; he was ,
luite free as Lily ratified on:
30 mamma, I've favor to beg Pm ashamed
It myself about Atlantic City now !"
A very good beginning, my dear qnite a !
passport to success. What made you ashamed" !
a sight | saw out there" and the pretty q
ace was suffnsed and the lips stopped smiling =
o tremble. Mamma, l was tired of the !
world I said, because we're going to our :
wn cottage upon the free, fresh mountaIn, and !
ust then rod showed me dear little child :
lining and dying for country air, and blind !
'esides. On mamma, it shamed me! And !
oW have tormented you, too, about this !" r
The mother seated in the darkness drew her r
cry close to her. \
"No, my child" she said tenderly, "but 1 do q =
ot want you to go TO those strange places till =
on are older. l want my little girl to be u ;
@So~S PO5oiOiOb n
our favor, dear ~ r
"1 want to bring the little girl with Us, to p
~ il it will restore her. for she is Lena's Sis
" Poor thing" Mrs Thoruberg unused; that r
Tas what allied her. never heard 30 sorrow- = =
NJ voice. Hugh" :
He started slightly. E
"Well, mother :" a
"What impression did this young lady make e
a youi"
Having for the last half hour been vanity +
IRVING TO analyze the impression" himself, f
his unconscious question a bonn bshell r
brown with alarming effect. !,
Really, mother" he blurted out, with
range timidity for so big man, it is not h
Asy to form an opinion Of" -
That's true" she broke in entirely uncon- "
cions stll, "of you have seen so little o.
Tell, after awhile tell me if she does not strike h
on as - person consumed by some very deep Il
1rrOw!" II
Z" icN tcdtch mother" %
What prophecy But he did not know -,
cd mercifully hides from us the full meaning A
our own designs. Aud mercifully he trans