The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-27

familiar TO yonr taste, you must not expect 10
Obliged 70 carry your knife in hand; and when
you nad killed three or four, you might he kill
I'd yourself, and have to appear before the bar
of God with three or four murders to answer
| fort"
"Apd Milaness who understands his
trade Z"
"l5 is all the some; he would still be a sim
plston. DO you know how my master expires.
SEES himself when he talks of me to his friends
Hearen has sent me this simpleton 10 carry on my
business If il tpere not for this simpieton
should nerer get on. 1t is the custom.
SIC is q silly custom, to say the least of 1t;
and especially as 1t is We who have Brought
the art thither. and who carry it on. IL it
possible thar there is no remedy I"
None. Time may accomplish 1t. The next
generation may be different, but at present We
must submit. Aud after ALL what is itf"
why, if there is no other evil"
"Ah now that you are convinced, all will
be we'll. Let us go to my master. Be of good
courage
In fact, the promises of Bartolo were resli-
Zed, and all was we'll. 1t was truly kind
dence Repzo could place on the treasure he
had left at home-the savings of his labor.
CHAPTER XVI.
On this same day, the 18th of November
there arrived courier extraordinary to the
signor podesta of Lecco. The courier brought
an express from the head of the police, con-
tanning an order to make every possible search
for young man of the name of Lorenzo Ira
maglino, silk weaver, who, having escaped
from the hands ''of the illustrious head ADORE CT
ted" had probably returned to the territory of
Lecco. That, in case of his discovery, he
should be committed to prison, ard an account
rendered to the police of his wicked practices,
his ostensble means of procuring 81 bs!s.ence,
and his accoInplices. And FURTHERMORE, tua6
an execution should be put into the house of
the aEove-said L,Esazs TFa8agtino, aud every
thing taken from thence that might aid IN
throwing light on his nefarious deeds.
no atr 1Aafn of rai ip,,
well as he cond, that Reno had not returned
to the village, took with him the constable of
the place. aud obeyed these ipjunctions, &C
compauied hy large escort of notary, consta-
bic, and officers. The key of the house was
got to be found the door was accordingly
forced. The report of this transaction spread
around, and soon reached the ears of Father
Christopher. The good man was surprised
and afflicted AMI not being able 10 gain sat
isfactory information with regard to Reno, he
wrote to the Father Bonaventura for intelli-
gence concerning bin. In the mean while the
relations and friends OF Renzo were summoned
to give in their testimony, with regard to his
depravity of CHARACTER. 70 bear the name of
Tramaglino became u disgrace the village
was all n commOtion. By little and little, it
WAS understood that Renzo bad escaped from
the hands of Justice, even in the heart of Milan,
aud had disappeared it whispered that
ne had committed some enormous crime, the
nature of which remained unkuown. The
more enormous, however, the less it was be-
loved, for Renzo was known by every body to
be worthy youth tho greatest number
Thought, therefore, that it was machination
ot Don Roderick to ruin his poor rival. Thus
1t is true, that judging from inference, and
without the Indispensable kno wledge of facts
we often wrongfuliy suspect even the wicked.
But we who haVo the facts in hands,
can affirm, that ii Don Roderick had no share
| in creating these mistortunes, he rejoiced in
them az ii they had been his own work and
made them a subject of merrment nth his
friends, and above al with Count Attic, VITO
bad been dcfeTrod from prosecuting his intend
ed journey to Milan by the account received of
the dIstnI Dances there but this order from
| the police gave him to understand that things
| had resumed their usual course. He then de-
| termined 10 depart immediately, aud exhort-
! ing his cousin to PERSIST in his undertaking,
and to snrm"unt every obstacle, he promised
| to his efforts To rid him of the friar At
tilio had hardly taken his departure, when
Griso arrived, safe and sound, from Mona,
and gave in his report to his master of oil he
had been able TO collect. He told him that
| Lucy had been taken into the convent under
| the protection OF the signora; that she lived
there as secluded as II she were @ run, never
! putting her foot without the walls that she
assisted at the ceremonies of the church behind
n grated wind"w /; and that it was impossible
| to obtain a view of her.
This relation put the devil into Ro6erick, or
| rather rendered the one more uncomfortable
| that sojourned there already. So many favor
able circumstances concutring 20 forward his
designs, intlamed the medley of spleen, rage
and Infamous desire, which he dipnif.d nv the
| ed, every measure against bim became law full ::
his betrothed herself might be considered in
some sort as the property of rebel The only
man who could and would take her under his
protection, the frlar, would soon be deprived
of the power TO d" SO; hnt, amidst SO many
unlooked-for facilities, one obstacle appeared
to render them unavailable. monastery of
Monza, even iftheIe were signorG there, was
| an obstacle not TO be surInoun ted even by Don
Roderick. He in vain wandered, in his imagi-
nation, around this asy lun, not being able to
devise any means of violating it, either by
force or intrigue He was upon the point of
renouncing the enterprise, of going to MILAN.
OF mixing In it's pleasures, and thus dro wnip q
all remembrance of Lucy; but, in place Of
relief, would he not find there fresh food for
vexationf Attiio had certainly told the story,
and every one would ask him about the noun
tain girl! What reply would he be Obliged to
glyei He had been outwitted by capuohin
and a clown; and moreover, when a happy
unexpected chance had rid him of the one and
a sktlful friend removed the other, then he, like
a simpleton, abandoned the undertaking !
There was enough in this to prevent his ever
lifting up his head in the society of his e01als.
or else to compel him to go among them sword
in hand And on the other hand, how could
be return and remain in this spot where he
would be tormented by the remembrance of his