The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-12-31
ONLY IN OLD MAID.
Extract from a rew Catholic novel.

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! Until now l alone have eutficed for the eau-
cation OF my children, out L nave JUST associa,
ted with me professor; tnls PROFESSOR Id
woman who teaches writlng' ,
My hnsoand desires taat our children shonlo'
| II possible. write gooa mana.
Our scra"ls wonio LOU 90 LOT q copy, so en-
gagsd Maastn9iselie Langevin GO teaou Ineu'
MeIemoiseIie aEgeVIn 40 an oiu anu fes sc
bic laay' known tprougnouS Cne CITY ZOE Cnlrey
years enc Tfltes maRplncenS mana, trne
french hsno, as sue ~ pieaheu 10 !ePea|, anu
she executes WIN ner pen charming oesisns
and exceiieht poftass. l
L knew hef as every one aio iNpe" ner
shgh' nGure, ner pare Inih LHoo. HesIeu Wy
calm oars eTes auu sthlle!9i OF Roooness l
snew vasueiy .naS ny quo a,u ~ ner pen sue
haa supported ner iaih"y; pu' 'nefe my inlor-
"a'ion oeaeou ,,, a.. e,,. ,,,,,. ~ 4ho
was soiuch Aotn quo ntso lesson ny 'ho
extreme serenity OF =. ner coun'enance.
y, n I eoui eoeheu W SHY consIuuai spttns
Nothlng "earies nei' no.hlus ttiL1aIes or HeAes
ner, neltner haI s'leusns proiesslon Ine capri
eeS anu u!i uiinoeo % "oi eouoi"te Q, LII one
t.enie NERVOUSNESS u no Ga uh sue
yves aW"ys VIII Suo oaI'e Pal ;, anu WIN
unonoIRiuS n"uues'' Gu Niou nei n"PPy
oAim' ~ VINO aLn 80 ciseh ies1'ses 1ru seu Sliiu
huhan ProspeiltS, anu Ses'eiuSy e1t1er 'a4hlns
sWGiie wlth ner, Ioiu ner so. DIunIly.
~ 10 true' selo ene !naC au napPy
nVe WlGnou, desires ana "ItoouI Eegrets ana
~9lS ZOE Hou W t o1h LUG w iiilns0iA' LUZ a5e
alone, eaiu LuSnoi' Suone' At snaue
o'o- -'S-
sGano now one can i've mus, contlnu eo sue.
Aou; nsuatne' Wuo nave eooo Ius oauu sno
me SnlIuren ouC tne secreS Wpicn renaers
you haPPy, prevents nie siso lfoIt te9ins .se
pains Oh Isolation. 10 as you 10 HVe Io[
Others. Everything ID IN tnaG one cannoS
oempIaln Oh me, wnen quo nas Sns gooo eense
RoC 10 DO occupleo WIN ones sell.
on nave always hVeo TOT oGhers, SAID l.
your he mas Deen one Oh long oSVoEon;
Sne cssG uoWn ner eyes, ana Drl&nG piusn
suhused her cheeke. tooR ner nand ana al
dressed heE IN Hleholy WSEosi ner nearG eA.
Panoeo auo "lCnouC uouoG III ING noPe oi
gong me some goou, sue tooR me into ner CON
hdence. God" SAID she, gave me from my
youth duties, that Is TO say, supports t4r
OF imagination. was eighteen years OLD, my
father was dead my mother feeble ana In III
health, and nobody could aid US. MY talents
were most mediocre; l had nothing but
pretty handwriting; =! sought to ntillze IT. |
gave few lessons In the neighborhood L
wrote the lists tor contrlou lions, COPIED even,
in my best ronnd hand, Important accounts,
and managed to support my mother without
having recourse to auy one. L had formerly
taken lessons in drawing; practiced drawing
with the pen. had some success, my flowers
sold. took portrSits-in Il word, we were
gettiog out Of our difficulties when my poor
elder sister Died. She was a widow, and left
four LITTLE children. What could dot The
orphans came home to 1s. AID the pen flew
faster over the paper. Then experienced bad
days aud restless nights How are we to live 7
How payf Bat, thanks TO the goodness of
God, 10 that PROVIDENCE ~Nlch IL the prop or
the widow and the orphan, the children had
bread the invalid attention. gave lessons in
writing during the day; made some drawings
that sold tolerably, aud in the evening copied;
We got along! This lasted fifteen years. Then
thy mother died !; | had no longer the happiness
of working for her. The children
we're settled. Ny nephews, to whom
had impaired the principles of true French
writing, had found employment; my niece,
whose hand was more rebellious, had beco me
| q seamstress they did not need me ; but, new
ertheless, l continued to work Tor others.
There are always the poor, old ind gent friends.
|" Personally need very little; what
cnilofen OF my nelSnoothooo ana persons IN
opening 10 tnem career oy giving them
s"ou manu- I'd "tIttnR; l pray, Molh, seiuoni
| tlluk OF myself Jn6T0 10 my WnOl6 secret UI