The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-28
be killed. We love you, and we pity you


The day appointed fer the Fret Comma
MON was approaching. Stanislaus bad
1 not mentioned his letter to either his father
| or his masters he had spoken much about
1 it to God he had counted the days and the
hours he bad said to himself, "Before nv
First Communion, will make a novena to
the Blessed Virgin will SO time it that
association, and I will pray 30 hard and 80
| well that our Blessed Lady will be Obliged
| to give me back my mother"
Toe eve of the" great day "had arrived.
according to pious custom, the parents of
the children bad been requested to come
and give their sons the blessing they de-,
| sired. Count Sckolnski came with the others
Stanislaus ran to him and embraced him {;
then devoutly kneelipg, be received the
paternai benediction.
| :" have now your bles sing," said the
| child, s. but hope also to have my mo-
ther's."
| The father said nothing
You know mamma is to come back $"
| continued Stanislaus. The Count only
sighed. want her to be present at
| my First Communion and she will be
there. And now L must tell you all about
| it, father dear. Do you see, 1 have made
| novena to the Blessed Virgin-it finishes
| at five o'clock shall go to con fession and
| receive absolutiop at four then shall be
as pure as the angels, and will entreat the
Mother of our good God to give me back
my mother this evening or at least to NOR
row without fail"
IS All !" sighed the Count interruptiug,
and trying to smile but being unable any
longer to endure the conversation, he went
away.
1t was five o'clock in the evening Stan
islaus was going to the poi tens 70 1g', when
be was met by one of the priests belonging
to the house.
"Where are you going, child ~
Z" To see if anybody has called for me-"
But your father came this morning."
Alb, sir, am expecting some one else
expected mamma"
But your mother is not in Paris"
"She is coming back, 1 am sure.n
My dear child, 1 quite understand your
deslre aud your prayers, but let US have no
distractions to. night my dear boy, the
hour for receiving visitors is gone by so
return to your companions"
The novena was finished, and the child |
imagined that the proper thing for the |
back his mother there aud then. Not |
to go to the porter was therefore an i'm !
mense sacrifice he made it however gen.
erously. "After ALL" he said to himself,
" when my mother arrives she will ask for
me-" SIX o'clock strikes, then seven, then
eight, no one. Supper is
over, and all the boys are preparing to go
to their dormitories. S5anslaus was little
discouraged. "While all this was going
on, a woman, badly dressed looking worn
and hsggard, had entered the porter's
lodge and asked to see young Sckolinski.
The porter, taking her to be an impostor,
and being, moreover, Suspicious on &C.
count of the lateness of the hour, refused
point blank to call the child. At last how
ever, overcome by her Importantly, he con-
sented to allow to the Countess (for it was
she) to go to the window, and just look at
The pupils as they crossed the yard. Stan
slaus, who still hoped for his mothers re-
urn, stepped a little out of the ranks to
cast up glance at the porters lodge. The
mother had only time to exclaim There
1e is-there! there I" and uttering a cry,
ell fainting.
But how did the Countess arrive Just at
he time appointed by the childi She
lad escaped from the men who were taking
Ter to Siberia; she had fed towards |
France, and in disguise, without resources,
Without money, she had reached Paris.
Where was she to go in this vast city
1appily, in his letter to Peter, which the
Countess had received, Stanislaus had put
he address of his school; and thus it was
he Countess had gone straight to her son.
The next day the Count and Countess !
'ckolinski, reunited, happy and transport
ID with JOY, were present together at the {
FIRST Communion of Stsnislsus, their only !
hild.-N. Y. Freeman's Journal.