The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-03-05


81 believe 1t from the bottom OF my heart |
believe 1t bat sometimes-as the proverD
says-The habit does not make the monk
The proverb was not much to the purpose,
but the count had cited it, in place OF announcer
which occurred to him-"The VIOLIN change
his skin, but be does not become dog;
II have certain information pursued ne:
"If your excellency knows positively that
the father h as committed fault 1--WE are al |
liable to error, wish you woad inform ,r me me-, OF
it. am his superior-un worthlly, It's true
but it is my duty to watch over, and, If neces-
sary, correct"
';Besides the circumstances of his granting
protection to the man have mentioned, this
same Father Christopher has undertaken to
contend-but we can settle it together with
my nephew, Don Roderck."
"Oh, am sorry for that, I am sorry for
that. truly"
"My nephew is young, rash, and not accus'
toned to provocation"
at becomes my duty to obtain the best in
with your ex perience of the world, knows bet
ter than 1, that are all frail, liable to error
some one way, some another, and II our
| Father christopher has failed"
"But these are things which had better be
settled between ourselves to spread them
abroad would only increase the evil. These
barrassmeuts and difficulties, which might
have been prevented by some decisive act in
the common cement That is now our business;
my nephew 10 young; the monk, from what
young man but we, who are advanced In
| years, (too true, is it not, reverend father y
| must have prudence to act for the young, and
apply remedy to their foliies. Happily there
is yet time; we must remove the fire from the
straw. An individual who does not do we'll in
one place may in another; your reverence
might see to his being removed, might ind
suitable station for the frar at sufficient dis
tauce-all may easily be arranged-or rather,
there's no harm DONE"
The father provincial had expected this con-
Ill Frpy thnC ant of he Rr-
sation. II perceive" thought he, where you
would lead me when q poor friar gives one of
You the least umbrsge, the superior must make
him march, right or wrong"
When the count had finished, the provincial
said aloud, 81 understand what the sgnor
count would say; but before taking step-'
at is a step, and it lis not a step, very reve-
rend father it is only a natural event, such as
might happen in the ordinary course of affairs;
, and if we do not do it quickly, forsee o de-
) luge of disorders, mountain of grievances.
If we do not put q stop to the affair between
| ourselves, it is not possible it should remain q
secret And then it is not only my nephew
you raise wasp's nest, very reverend father,
We are powerful house-we have adhe-
rents"
t The father bowed in assent. The count
proceeded. "You understand me they are all
. people who have blood in their veins, and who
in the world-count as something. They are
proud of their honor; the affair will become
theirs, and then-Even those who are the
friends Of peaee|It would be grief :. of
; ways had such friendship for the capuchins !!
The fathers, for their ministry to be efficient,
should be in harmony with all men-no mis-
} understandings besides. they have relations
abroad-and these affairs of punotilio extend,
ramify-I, too, have certain dignity to
maintan--His excellency-my noble col
r leagues-It becomes party matter"
ut is true, said the provincial, "that Father
. Christopher is preacher l had already the
g intention-I have even been solicited to do it
:, but under these circumstances, and just at this
-. ,t,LN 1>n, ;alv
). and to punish without being we'll acquainted
y "But it is not a punishment it is prudent
Il preoaution, an honest means of preventing
y evils that might have explained my
., self"
it 1.-THE signor count and myself understand
d each other very WELL but the facts being thos
J. which your excellency has adduced, it is i'm
possible but that they should in part be know
% through the country: there are every wher
t. frcbrands, or idle spirits, who find pleasure il
the contests of the monks and the nobility, ant
ii love to make malignant observations. Eacl
D, one has his own dignity to preserve; and l, il
ID the character of n superior, have an expires
q duty-the houor of the habit-it is not M.
a. own affair-it is a deposit which-and sine
10 the siguor your nephew Is SO irritated, as you
N cxcellency has said, he might take it as O sat
D. isfacton offered to him. and, do not say boas
c. of it, butt
n "You jest reverend father, surely; m
y nephew is cavalier of consideration in tn
10 world, he should be; but in his relation
" Win me nc Ia DnG q CplIu ana Will DO nelGhe
l. more nor less than l prescribe to him. And
he moreover, he shall never know it. The thin
OF is done between ourselves there is ueces
sity of rendering an account to him. Let 10
"a that give you any uneasiness ; l am accustome
4, to keep silence on important subjects. As T.
the idle talk of Others, what can be said l
ir is q very common thing to see friar leave on
US place to go ard preach at another"
IN However in order to prevent malicious OF
l servatiors, IL would be necessary, on this occa
" sion, that the nephew of your excellenc
be should give some demonstration of friendship
"a of DIFFERENCE not for rs, hut for the Order"
ef "Certainly Ger ainly, that is but right it
not necessary, however; l know that the CT
puchins axe highly esteemed by my nephew, q
~ we'll rs by onr whole family. But in this cas-
no something more signal is very proper. Leav
g :; it to ne, very reverend father: will Civ
VI, such orders to my nephew-that is to say,
shall lie prudently suggested to him, that
W; may not suspect what has passed between u
lar because we need not apply q plaster whe1
Ell there is no wound. As 10 that which we ha,
'ht agreed on, the it is done the better AT
zee if you had place at some distAnce-to remo7
. every occasion"
IS, They want preacher at Rimini, and pc
a.