The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-13
G STAR AFD CATHOLIC MESSENGER SUNDAY FEBRUARY ls 1873

how to conduct themselves, we shall do still
better, without hurting o hair of any one
cad all in the way of Justice"
In the meanwhile some of the company had
engaged again in play, and some in eating
some went away, others came in their place
The unknown guide continued to remain AND
without appearing to have any business to do
tain him, fingered to talk q little more with
Reno, and resumed the conversation about
| bread.
IF had the control, would order things
better" said he.
"What would yon do :" said Reno, endeavor'
ing to EXHIBIT every appearance of attention
! bread-the poor as well as the rich.'
:. "Ah that is right"
| "See how / would do. would fix reasona
| BILE rate within the ability of every one then
bread should be distributed according to the
| numbes of mouths, because there are gluttons
who seize all they can get for themselves, and
divide it. And how shall we do this Why
in this manner. Give q ticket to every family
| in proportion to the mouths, to authorize them
| to get bread from the bakers. For example :
Ambrose Fusella, by trade q sword cutler, with
| @ wife and four children, all old enough to eat
| bread (mind that; he must befurnished with
at o s5sh B1
! the number of mouths. For instance, they
| should give You o ticket for-your name :"
Lorenzo Tramsglino," said the young man,
that it all depended on pen, ink and paper i;
aud that the fret point towards it's success was
to collect the names of the persons to be served
VERY WELL" said the unknown; "Dub have
you wife and childrenP'
az ought to have-children, no-not yet
but g wife-if people had acted AS their duty
required"
d All, yon are single! Then have patience;
they will only give you smaller portion"
That 10 but jast. But If soon. as hope
by the help of God-enough; suppose 1 have
HThan tba ticket mnat be changed and the
portion increased, as have said, according to
the mouths" replied the unknown, rising.
That would be very good" cried Renzo,
don't they make such O laww
"How can 1 tell yoaf Meanwhile I wish
You good night, as my wife and children
"Another drop, another drop" filling his
glass, and endeavoring to force him to sit down
again another dropW
But his friend oontrived to disengage him.
of entreaties and reproaches, he departed
Renz0 continued to talk until he was in the
street, and then fell back on his seat He
looked OF the glass which he had filled to the
brim, and seeing the boy pass before the table,
he beckoned to him, az if he had something
particular to communicate. He pointed to the
glass, and with a tone of solemnity said,
See there prepared it for that worthy
man you see it is full, as it should be
for friend but he would not have it.
Sometimes people have singular ideas; how
ever, have shown my good will but now.
since the thing is done it must not be lost"
So saying, he emptied it at one draRght.
understand" said the boy, moving of.
You understand too. do youf, 1t is true,
when the reasons are suficient-"
Here we have need of all our love of truth
to induce US to pursue faithfully our hero's
history at the same time this same impartial
ty leads us to inform the reader that this was
his first error of q similar character; and pre-
cisely because he was 30 unaccustomed to
merry making did this prove 80 fatal. The
few glasses of wine which he swallowed so
rapidly, contrary to his custom. partly to cool
spirits, which deprived him of the power of
reflection, went Immediately to his head.
Upon an habitual driDker it would have pro-
duced no visible effect; our author observes
this, that temperate and moderate habits
have this advantage, that the more q man
practices them, the more he finds a departure
from them to be disagreeable and inconvenient;
40 that his fault itself serves as q lesson to
him for the FUTURE"
However this may be, when these first fumes
bad mounted to the brain of REM ,, wine and
words continued to flow without rule or reason.
He felt great desire to speak, and for while
his words were arranged with some degree of
order, but by little and little he found it diff
emit to form connected sentence. The
thoughts which presented themselves to his
mind were cloudy and indistinc5, aud his ex-
pressiops, in consequence, uuconnected and
obscure: to relieve his perplexity, by one of
those false instincts which, under similar cir
of their own ruin, he had recourse to the
t1agon.
We will relate only few q few of the words
which he continued to calculate during the
re Wainder of this miserable evening. SAh
host, post" resumed he, following him with
his eye around the table, or gazing at him
where he was not, aud taking no notice of the
noise of the company, host that thou art! 1
cannot swallow it-this request of name, sur
name and business. To peaceahle youth like
me! you have not behaved we'll what salts
faction, what advantage, what pleasure-to
put poor youth on paper Am not right
speak. gentlemen Hosts should stand by
good fellows. Listen, listen, host, wish TO
make comparison for you-for the reason
They laugh, do theyf 1 am little gay, 1
know; but the reasons, Isay, are just. Tell INC,
il you please, who is it that brings custom to
your house Poor young men, is 1T mott Do
these lord lords, they Of the PToClamations, ever
q They are all water drinkers" said one who
sat near Renzo.
They wish to keep possession OF their un.
derstNndings so as to tell lies skiltully,' added
"Ahp cried Renzo,. "that is the poet who
spoke. Then hear my reasons. Answer me-
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