The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-24
gGernIug Star and Catholic Messenger.
- on1rATs sUSDAY, SEPTEMBER "a ls76

rcom. Her aunt retained neT, sayiiS
silly child Isabel is his sisters na"e no h,
often calls her in his feversh ravlngs. a.,
Is near aunt. do let me see If he needs any. a,
thing. will step softly on tipt'e' anu 'u'' 81
'AsS sSs o"U WsiRed gently towards the room and 81
.sonned on the thre eshold Of the dooi. she etooo
for moment, and then returned say ing J's
He sleeps, and smiles in his sleep" , e
"I will leave you now, said Annt claiH ]
"but will return soon. Hiay Goo 10 WIN '
The old woman left the house aud took the
sandy path which traversed the down
CHAPTER ".
Harious Surmises-Edmund De Miiral.
x sbarp north wind was blowing the sky
,vea covered with gray clouds, which made the
weather gloomy and the morning ar frosty.
At the foot of o high sand-hili, sltuateu hoIi
the vataI's edQe, three women were croucheu'
ypressipC close to each other as II to seek soh,e
protection against the piercing wind. bislue
Shem were placed several baskets, lhe ION ,'a tIat
strans of which were looseped showing tnat
the women contemplated transporting soino
Kind of burden. Silent, and as lmmoVaDie as
statues, they fixed their gaze upon 'ie
ucrntini zipg with anxious eyes the lnlpehetra
I,le black cloud, which, in the distance bound
cd the ocean like a wall of stone
Nothing disturbed the solemn silence OF tns
p,scs save the low murmur of the waves and
The ioyous sports of O little boy and girl who
ran pp and down the sand-hills, and rolled IN
transports of delight from the top OF inc hi'-
locks to the plain beneath. ,,,
The women paid attention to the coli-
dren and they did not move until tEe NIUE
boy exclaimed, joyfully, from the top OF q n'i
lock:
The two women looked toward the spot indi-
Gated by the child. . , 4
"Yes they are coming" said the youngest
of the three. Look, Kat, that gray speck
against the black cloud is the boat; the wln1
is in their favor, ana IN q halt hour tney Will
reach the shore" ,n;. d
were again silent then, as If pursuing TRAIN
of thought, the youngest asked:
ala it true, Kat, that yonr son Hubert ID
about to marry a girl from Coxydai He goes
far for wife, .,.o
are no suitable matches in the neighborhoodi T.
sAnd Bella Stock - said the third woman.
eyes Bella Stock For long time my son
Maid her attention without our knowledge The
poor boy worked like a slave to collect some
little means. He had already procured net
for catching behring's, and two weits, % Peno,e nar
we suspected that the lad was thinking OF mar
riare. At last he begged his father 10 buIo
him q email cabin, and then we discovered hl'
secret We asked Bella in marriage tor ou
son, but our suit was unsuccessful. Fathe
Stock thought Bella was too young by Tour o
Ave wears to marry, and Bella herself was no
disposed to consider any proposal OF the klno
NV Hubert could not wait 40 long and now
has found nice girl at Coxyda, and he Is I
take his fathers place as a sailor on 'osep
StrCom's bark"
"I think, Kat, that Father Stock is prou'
because he is better Oft than the other hshe
men of the downs"
"Does not half the boat belong to hin
When the haul is good, he derives fine pr
fit; the bark alone receives one-hLth OF o, =, u
whole, IT. therefore, six horins are gained, OF
Horin is Father Stocks share They have
ass and COW. Perhaps it is pride which pr
vents Bella from marrying
"No, no, Wanna, that is not true The Stoo
are good people, amiable and kind to ever
body. The reason you give is not 81 the GO eau.
You know how unfortunate Eather Stock "
oh mUCh
cd. OF his large family, Bella only remain
and he loves her with intense Affection. AS
her she is so passionately devoted to her bll
father, that there is no place in her heart
nnv other love. You should see them togeth
wanna they are like two children it wo'
bring the tears to your eyes.
Poor Stock he has indeed had heavy
alsn said the young woman; "and with
that, to lose his eight 1t is much to Bel
nose she will hardly marry while he lives
"Probably not 4; at least Bella says she
not. Wanna, look in the distance down
beach there is ssomething black creeping Sl'
fhe edge Of the water. 1t seems to be q Ia
sKat, your eyes are failing you; it is the
"WbstI Ko Sneli 1t would indeed be
nrinipg were he not at hand when the bark
rives. Always wandering mp aud down
strand, doing nothingl Take upyour pasH
wanna, it is time to CO."
The three women arose and wHlked slo
toward the sea. On the way the children % 3 3
puddles Of water which the tide in ebbing
feft behind it. The wind was pierciug
She women cautioned the thcughtless l
creatures to avoid these pools but the
continued to plunge in them aud splash
water with such force that it spCuted O
his head and the little girl, with equal p
ure, although more timidly, bounded IS
after him. Thus these innocent children I I
fed their bodies from their earliest ohiidI
to meet the struggle with wind and wave W
was to be their destiny through life.
The bark approached rapidly. Driver
the favorable north wind, the light skitf le
on one side and cut through the waves
Instinct with life, dashing before it CLOUD
upon the breakers about sixty PAGES fron
shore.
The meeting z between the fishermen and
wives singularly calm and devoid OF
demonstration. The latter prepared thell
Ieta: the former furled the sails and low
fhe anchor. The little boy alone who
Iaded ont knee.deep into the sea, welc