The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-12-10

tine past have had . prssen timeDt OF II DO
Dos force OR destiny; 90 Dos be iDnoepced Hy
the beAnsy of . sonmer eve, tne pe.Iome =,
roses, and xees music Li.teD 20 Teas'n, aco
give yo1r mind time for ren-cfion- trou"is
great uoobles hangs over my sister Anu q en- en-
~otE And Ssndy sonnet mes oeEu;i. us .nntS s1.
poOe rs 20 mach hoStllrry demand sohtuoe
We have never made . con liant of any one ID
this matter, not even RuOd Asdsme bianeae-
main. Ii is clOsely connecI ed Sith the memory
Of our veoerated mother, and until rte ferIsi-
ration, which may be . very disastrous one for
1s. leave ne, George, 70 sirnggls alone! Re
tain yoGr brofheriy fTi5ocshIp for rs (lS " Il!
tighten U1- ssTroS), al con1Irne 10 De t5e
~isa sensible ni an on ever Eere-
"Des. J=A.ne," said George, & the greater
yorr IroO sles tie greater Ds ciSlu a upon yc1
CArro: tie SIS stance of friend ligh ten those
bord-rs. OF cope succs ssfniiS With SoDr o.
pr.s>or-f And As 20 Anna ho~ DELI shied
souId De 10 have her With Us. Do you think
&orln separate tEO bsib.s so truly united by
Hesvenf VIII ste EOS be Uy sister, alsof =
M, George ii cam OF be AT present; !isEen
10 a. am g"ipg 70 say l hsve apderstooo
eyeryxaias. know y"u and all the devotion
OF hich yoa capable; bat the consiaucL
of this devotion must be proved By ah-ebce-
lam wiling 10 abide By il. d-sI =snue !:
any restriction yon i'm pose upoa me viii be
easy, provided The expected recoDpense await
me at last"
10 more for long a very long time; but you
will live for Us, aud Se for yol. Is Will not
De bard you think, George; for II is noi
my hsDd, NY hair, my e! es yoo iase - Is N!
soul, aud ny soul gill be vita VOC. Hhen y"o
are gone aod the white o. u-e Is 10 longer IN
-is CHI, reflect well on your JeAnue's last words
sud you will 6od that eS- has spoken 'roiy
You Ii remAn thus for Year ; toer. " Eeo
tee storms of winter. whru al! the c"il OF
absence, when tbe waves of the gay world In
which on live will have sEept over this ardor
of day. OF . beautiful sumner even. then
George, If your feelings are still nnccanEed,
return 10 your Jeanne; !o1 will tbd per await
ing you in TINS Eerv place. -
a >esr!' said George; and you-"l!l yon
rot suffer from Ibis absencetD y
~, George; | feel within Elyeeh TEAK l
stan &c srergrnened and happy
80 Well" -2io George, give NE pledge OF
picture tia met my g .nce when Providepce
trer piIced You il u! pain. GIVE me the pin
then lent you, and wcich still cobhnes your
black scarf"
NO, Gorge; no my brott er let not your
last memory be that of an uncovered neck.
Leave me this pin as mark OF your friendship
and, if you Wish. | will return 1t 20 you at tue
eEd of a Year. Bat listen TO what DOW say"
she arose sDd from black velvet casket flied
with fantastic metal ornameuIs, drew forth q
email 4 .smucd cross g We have suffered
IL uucn." SAID she: csu acknowledge ii TO you
without shame. The money represented by
this crcss would have been very useful, many
times ,ocispensAbie for our daily bread bat
10 us, George, IL va" tahs man. We conid
not part with il. Oar mother wore it, and her
mother before her. We have 9lU0Ss treasured
it most tenderly. Take it. 1 could not give
you 3 better keepsake. Nov. good by, and be
courageous Anna come; onr brother George
| IL guiSR, and We will not zee him again for q
very long time"
Gyoree siIeuIly shook handa, and on his way
| out stopped . moment with Madame Blanche
| man. ConeeAiiDG his emotion, he requested
| this good lacy - eeetow every attention upoD
| ber dear neighbors, and to write him word if
anything serious happened Then, bidding her
| good by, he crossed the threshold OF the white
house. giving x-nt to his suppressed grief.
CTo be coutinuedD