The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-07
TIE M0RNG sTAR AID CTHO SUNDAY MAY = 1875

J. not to touoh. hair Of her head, nor to IL
8 The menatto placed bis hand on bis hear
for the infant dead. The lady, after hsvin
! | fully as if it were q coach, spread over her
White cloth, and took q last look /; Farewell
cecilia rest in peace Tonight we will com
to you, and then shall be separated NJ
, more" Turning again to the n,onatto "a
you psss tonight" said she, you Will com
Tor me and not for me only I"
Sne returned into the house, and q momen
alter appeared at a window, holding in he
arms another cherished child, who was stil
nvlng. but with the stamp of death on he
conntenance. She contemplated the unworthy
obseqnies of Cecilia, until the car disappeared
from her eyes. and then left the window with
her mournful bnrthen. And what remained
which proudly lifts its head, falls with the bud
nnder the desolating soythe which levels every
| herb of the field.
| 80 God y cried Renzo, save her protect
her her and this innocent creature they
| enough"
He then proceeded on his way, filed with
emotions of Distress and pity. Another CON
voy of wretohed victims Encountered him at a
cross street on their way to the lazaretto.
some were imploring to be above to die on
tne,r own beds in peace some moving on
with imbeoiie apathy, women as usual with
tneir little ones, and even some of these cup
ported and encouraged with manly devotion
and whom alone the plague had for q time
spared for this affecting office. When the
miserable crowd had nearly passed, he address
ed com missary whose aspect was a little less
savage than the rest and enunired of him the
street and the house of DON Ferrants He
hotel to the lett
Tue young man fastened thither, with new
and deeper trouble at his heart. Easily dis
tinguishing the house, be approached the
door, raised his hand to the knocker and held
it suspended awhile, before he could summon
resolution to knock.
At the sound, window was half opened.
and female appeared at it, looking towards
the door with a oonutenance which appeared
to ask, SIS it monafH thievesf or p,isonersq ~
signora, said Renzo, but in tremnous
voice, lis there not here in service a young
vlllager OF the name of Lucy 2"
she Is no longer here; BECOME" replied the
woman, abont to close the window
"A moment beseech you. She is no longer
cat the Lag Aretto"
ga moment. for the love of Heaven! With
the pestilence ~
Yes. 1t is something very uncommon, is it |
not J Begone then"
"Wait an instant. Was she very i'll 7 Is it |
long since 7"
Bat this time the window was closed en- |
tirely.
"Oh I! siguora, signora! one word, for charity!
Alas alas ! one word !" But he might as well |
lAva talked TO the wind.
Aff1 cted by this intelligence and yexed
With the rHde treatment Of tho woman Rerzp
'eIzed the knocker again, and raised it for the
% SHINING lu bis Distress, he turned |
% look at the nelEhboring houses with the
nope of seeing some one, who would give him
more satisfactory information. But the only
person he discovered, was woman, about
'"enty PAGES OFT, who, with appearance of
error, anger, aud inpatieuce, was making
,igns Go some one TO approach !; and this she
lid, as if not wishing to attract Renzo's no.
ice. PerceivinZ him looking at her, she
Ihnddered with horror.
What the--" said R az ,, threatening
1er with his tist, but che. having lost the
1Nr nF u hair i1a1v |
aloud. A poiSoner! catch him! catch him!
stop the uoisonerp
e Whof 1! old sorceress! be silent,n cried
Senzo, as he approached her in orde to comnel |
Ier to be Bat he soon perceived that it |
vas best to think of himself. as the cry of
The woman bad gathered people from every
lnarter; not 10 so great numbers as would
lave been seen three months before under
iimiiar circumstances, bat still many more
han one man could resist At this moment,
he window was again opened, and the same
iiscourteous woman appeared at it, crying,
Seizs him, seize him; hemust be one of the
'ascals who wander about to poison the doors
Of people,"
Rsnzo determined in instant that it was
better to fly than to justify himself Rapidly
FASTING his eyes around to see on W hich side
here were the fewest people, and fighting his
way through those who opposed him, he soon |
reed himself from their clutches.
The street was deserted before him but be-
lind him the terrible cry still resou nded,
Seize him! stop him poisoneri |" 1t gained
N bin, steps were close at his heels His an
'er became rage; his agony, despair; drawing
lis knife from his pocket. aud brandishing it
n the air, he turned, cry ing aloud, " Let him
Who dares come here, the rascal, and L will
poison him indeed with this"
But he saw, with astonshment and pleasure
hat his prosecutors had already stopped, as if
ONE obstacle opposed their path and we're
aking frantic gestures to persons beyond
im. Turning again, he beheld q car ap-
roacbing, and even file of with their
sual accompaniments. Beyond them was an
ther little band of people prepared to seize
he polsoner, bnt prevented 10y the same OBJ
tace. Seeing himself thus between two fires,
occurred to Renzo, that that which was an
bject of terror TO these people, might be to
i'm q source of safety. R-fecting that this
vas not q moment for fAstidious scruples, he ,
dvsnced towards the cars passed the first, :
nd percetving in the second a space large
nou9h to receive him, threw himself into IT,
Bravo! bravo!" cried the monatti with one i
hout. Some of them were following the con-
oy on foot, Others were seated on the cars, !
thers on the dead bodies, drinking from an !
n0rmous 1agon, which they passed around I
Bravo! that was we'll donew U
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