The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-11-26
NUMBER 10.
ONLY A PIN (
Ira nsAted from the French of J. T. De st. Gsrraaass
p. s.,
A Graduate OF st. Joseph's. En- misssbarg HEG
Continued |
The Waoer.


Of Q thoroughly worldly woman Curiosity, iaaHI
| Of occupation, safety Of smusements, nocensa-
rlly produce strange resulted To pass away shee
Of new dress and the first visit, betW sen oka
concert and the ball, or the morninR's usnaa
routine and late dinner, what disaovarisn
provised, what foolish wsgers iaidl And GuS.
| tering around these fashionable fair ones eEp
| their compeSrs of the other sex, polite, aeslaz
ous In their attentions, anxious TO please, yas
awakening moro frequently sentiments 81
WEAKNESS and disgust. Bat eersasnly 0kaG
frivolous court ought to DO most eongenias ~
the frivolous sovereign, for who could tell nsass
agreeable news Of the turf, Of masked balls 42
oil the floating gossip, and even Of that graves
more Indispensable matteE--the money marks1 s.
Yet the conquest Of aueh empty nasares, snan.
vanity Of even . very vain wOmAnj onF lisele
heiress Of Q million tbrsts after more ueae
captives. Whom wearied with che aAstsry q
samsness Of her fAwning daDdiee, should
stranger 60 the Thousand frivolitie9 Of faehioAt
able life, how eagerly she strives to SApsiysaeS
hjmf How, keenly alive 10 she honor Of saeAn
oonquest, her ambition 10 rousedf He must .
venquished, and hereafter nuRbered In tho,
train of her 0ttendants.
Those reflections, which We hope arc By No
means applicable to the nsjoFiby (EOF God pee-a
servo from the injustice Of making the exesR.
ton ruleD, were ooCasioBod by O0ny0ssse2
ton which took place among the gay ooeupAntW
OF Madame VOLTS bOudoiF.
my DEAR" said o pretty viassE, "yOur fa-s
Vo'iGe, Ar. George, is . regular savage; onN
can mako no impression upon him he 10 here
he makes, We must oil ad9it), bat his mind =
not here and his heart oan'G cay where. Did
you ever observe his indifference In listening % L
nsf Extremely polite. to DO sure,sbut uHder
this irrOproRcbabie pOltteness there 10 indosDt-
table pride. WhOn he Is In o room with
group of pretty women on one side, and grave
men on the other, how quickly he forg0es
oA to miRgle with the blaokcoRtef All yea;
1nder this appearance of simplicity, there 10 .
1urselvesw
Ibis mysti6cstion about . magic pin which h. 3
veArs always upon his sleeve ~ q pFeoioaS
alisman And many OF Suoh talismans have 4
fought at the rate Of twenty. Ave for q sOu. AZ q
able, the other day, did you not notice With
vhat magisterial air be disclosed the Esrit0
4 the pin 2"
on know that this pin IL fairy, which dKavn
i'm towards the good and true rs surely n the
magnetic needle turns to the psleS How
gould like TO have Buch . compAsap
Madame Wolf, careleSsly reclining upon q
ivan, had listened rather disdaiDfOlly 20 all
hese opinions half smiling, And in drawling
dice, she said:
George will do just like every body else here
that 10, what wish, and when 1 wish; be
ill give me his pin, and with his own hand
tick il in my ribbon
" Bot that pin il worth fortune to him Il
J, in fact, all mis- fortune" answered the OFeda-
ms lady. In Scotland, We have talIsmnna
so, which accomplish wonders. Do you be-
eve that without the help Of this second
ght he would ever have discovered In Yoae
Allery that painting of CorregRiO, worth, In
ngland, q Thousand guineasf l defy yOu to
AXE him feiuquish bis tRlsm0n ~
avery WE'LL" said Madame Wolf; eff Pain
lie notion, / shall accomplish it this very eV0n-
x, and 80 effectually that one will ever
gain another upon our writing masters
eeVe.'
The subieot, apparently an intere sting one,
emed to affDId much diversion. x
What do you bet that shall not get the pin
is EVENING"
" Ten louis that you will notr' said the Esg-
h lady.
:" Twenty that will" answered Madan0
olf, BuddeDly spTinRiDg up With viVacity.
II would like TO know what this poor yonng
IN has done to any Of you u said l0dys
rning from the piano, over which her 1ngors
d been strayiug. He either cares for his
n or does not /; ii he does not, what beautl-
conquest If he does, and really Wishea 70
eserve 1t rs = souvenir, you are certainly
ROM in forming q conspiracy to rob him Of
You complain of this boys reasoning we'll
Il talking little; are there not enough who
MT reason at all, who know nothing, and
TX on all oocasiOnsf warn you that take
N under my protection"
- You can shelter him under the white wings
your angel EuaTdiADsbip," said 2sdaUo
OlR; bot be very careful, for tho wsgoE u
ID, and shall endeaYor 20 gain is"
Perhaps our readers have already 81Emlee1
aG this amisblo person who had tnken uPp1
rsaiR the pEoteStion Of The oppressed vu8tSo
y 20 Whon GeogRo had been - ohtlEing a.
'lotRBt ~ fee RsN0os She yrs @t