The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-15

| He keeps it's sweetness for Himself. In
| the lonely darkness it smells like the flesh
of the white faced priests in the fires, 80
| sweet! The smell of 1t sometimes comes
into my window from the wood. 1t always
| makes me think nf God"
| Dear children they TOO, were truly mid
night flowers, aud the hour OF their bloom
ing was at hand.
| "Ob, Oniato, wat beantifu, soft th1nder
is that ~
They had come near E. waterfall, under
dark cedars. They saw the foam fash
| under the dark branches.
Look, Oniato, at the globe of fire lies
under the palm; there is the Chrietian
priest sitting on a rock by tire river! His
back ls resting against the tree"
AT that moment it tnundered under their
feet. The forest rocked aud creaked, and
the ground quivered, like the sail of u ship
when the wlud slackens. They went up to
the priest. He seemed asleep. But it was
not 80. He had tainted from hunger. His
face was very beautiful When the ire
nies disappeared, il WAS the color of mo0u-
light, and shone very marvelously in tho
dark night, with soft shining.
Ouiato " whispered Liai pa, " it ia tie
light of his God SHINING upon his face"
1t Numbered again under their leet. they
looked mp. Green and purple and crimson
meteoIs were rushinS about the sky, crack
ling In the air. Strange cinihreni they
were not afraid. They fear nothing who
are seeking God.
Tney went up to tlJe priest. aud poured
some wine d"~n his throat; aud he revived
and opened his eve, aud looked at them.
" bly, children who are you 7"
- We are the kings cnldren. We want
to know about Your God"
He smiled, and kissed them, saying,
" You shall DO kings childfen indeed -
Then it numbered again under their feet,
and it thundered over their heads, and the
muADp1 and heA rlr I..H
Aud he told them about Bethlehem.
They heard . hlesiug noise. A great,
dark mauntnin was opposite 10 them on the
other aide OF the liver, and behold a broad,
SO I'd fash of violet eolored lightning split
the black m0nhtaiu in two Suddenly
there Was q sleuce
Aud he told them about Nazareth
A distant 70 r was heard. On came Tie
WhlrtWlnd. 1t rooted ap trees and carried
them miles into the air. TIE black noun
taln sank 'utO tue earth with Il ruub bling
But they We're nos hurt. Teen once more
tho resting of the RIVER was heard in the
sils ut night. Is wanted only a fow minutes
TO niduIgnr.
Aud no tod them ab.n6 Calvary. Aud
they clasrrd Their hands and wept.
Brhn!G ten thousnHd Wild beasts, howl
ing and moauiug, rushed PASSED them, pur-
sued By great SeIIuW G,e, which had
broken like a river Outuf the earth. 1t did
not hurt the priest or the cniIdreu.
Aud lie told them of the Mount of Olives,
and the ASCENSION, and the coming again to
Judgment.
Aud Lila'pa took hold of ODisto's hand,
and they both looked up to heaven, and said,
I" Jesus! Jesus ~ Aud the priest smiled
and wept.
And venerable, white haired old man
suddenly appeared at the other side of the
river, and said, 1t 10 time !" Aud the priest
said, " Blessed st. Joseph 1 obey"
And ia lid no OH RI, tE,a Cd oc
the rock, and said, "Y"u have given me
wine Will give you water, water with the
blood of Jesus hidden in it," And he ex
planned baptism, ard they begged to be
baptIzed.
And the heavens opened with q fierce
white light and huge round glory, like a
sunrise WAS seen coming oub swiftly from
the east
Aud the priest said, at is the L,rd."
And he blpuEed the children. And when
they were baptIz'd d, they said, 'Come,
sweet Jesusl"
Aud The earthquake shook the rock an
which they stood, and rolled over INFO the
dep t"amy water, ana, as they fell, tie
priests arm waS rnuun LIeIu, aud they saN
81. Joseph smiling at t"e,u, and he polured
upwards, " Lt'e "a heavenly iany, atl dress |
I'd III golden liS"t, Hae "aI.ii 4 Tor them.
AT ilrrJ thfy Thought ~ s.us lhe!r mother |
buS the lady Was more beAutlul than their !
mutG"T, ana, though 1t seems strange. to |
say so, her face was m",e full Of rove Than
their mothsr's was. YoC every budy who
SETS thaC heavenly lady Tor The ret time,
thinks her ike his mother, because her
beauty Is 90 mJthtIly.
: ten they klssed each other, and said,
% The auge are whispering in our hearts
that IG Ia Mary of Bethlehem aud they
cried, " Dear Mary y Aud all three sank |
into the cold, waters, are IE 81 undered louder
than ever, aud the water guTgIed in their
Ears aud it was painful for q moment.
Ehen their ears we're fail of the sound of
hArps, aud they 0pen-d thoir eyes, aud the
VenI
And those two we're the Iast children,
and so the world ended. Oh, it was q beau
tItul midnight to OnIatO aud Lil1lpal 1t
. day time with them now, eternal dAv
lime. Oh, happy children who belong to
jesus, and have been saved by His precious
blood.