New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-28

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not run, concluded that it was killed.
But the discharge Of the gun aroused tne
neiehbors. After loud inquiries without
any satisfactory response, the alarmed
neiphbors returned to their beds, anu
Gre pit down stairs in my night clothes TO re-
move the carcass of the cat, fearing tns'
the neighbor who owned it would be az
Dyed at its untimely taking of.
Judge of my disgust when l found that
instead of killing a cat, my third shot had
shattered large white china vessel WHOM
had imprudently been left in the yard to air.
then returned to my chamber, and as l
did 80. the voice of the preacher. Gail Is
vanity" echoed strangely in my ears.
Chapter Nv.
| NEXT MORNING - JUDGING AND BEING
JUDGED-DOvES OF THE TREAsURf-A
TRIP AND ITS REsULrs-wOOING, WIN
MING AND WEDDING.
On the following morning l was awak-
ened by the return of the Widow Murray
and her children. Though they had been
away on mournfal mission the light of the
glad sun WAS in their countenances, and
they unquestionably felt far more cheerful
than l, who had spent the hours of their
absence in what the world calls sport. The
widow seemed filed with the pleasing con-
eciousness of duty faithfully performed,
and perhaps was net wholly insensible to
tie respectable prominence she had just
enjoyed as chief mourner at funeral
True. the funeral was her sisters, and she
was heir to the little that her sister left;
still expected more pronounced express
sion of sorrow than was apparent on her
countenance, and in my jaundiced view Of
things it seemed that could detect GUS
picion of triumph playing in chill selfish
ness above the shadows Of her regret.
The truth is. felt annoyed at the widow
for having disturbed by her return the
slumbers so greatly needed. During the
entire night had been tossing restlessly
about, like crazy ship in maddening
storm, and in keeping with the frailties of
poor human nature, became as uncharita-
bic as was miserable. That "next morn
iDg' bitterness, which 80 frequently follows
a night of dissipation, rested on my brain
and stomach. with all it's gail and worm
wood and made me bitter toward all the
world. Thus it was that I mistook the
calm light of Christian faith and pious
resignation, which illumined the face of
Mrs. Murray after her return from the |
uneral, for the CLEAN Of a cold and heart |
less selishness utterly foreign to her feel |
i ngs. But this injustice did not long con- |
tinue. When observed the good woman,
in her patient, quiet way, take up the |
thread of her busy life, where she had |
d ropped it, when called away by the sad |
9 rrsnd which had taken her to Baltimore. |
reconsidered the erroneous Judgment |
had hastily rendered in the court of my
0 wn conscience, the appeal being not unlike
hat taken from Philip drunk to Philip
sober.
The every day works of this poor woman
were filled with records of trial and tri-
a mpb. OVERWHELMINGLY she met and
mast cred the difficulties of her situation,
md whatever her hands found to do she
lid with patient zeal and honest earnest
, ess of purpose which would add grace
% the very highest phases Of human effort.
When contrasted her position with my
'wn felt Inundated. I, q man. with no
ncumbrance but myself, had become
noross and fallen into evil habits, while
he, under burdens sadly disproportioned
o her strength, toiled on with an unfaI-
ering trust which was al once heroic and
eligious. She had no words of complaint
or those who despitefully used her; no
ceilings of envy against those who were
letter off. What her duty demanded she
truggled to perform. Her faith was
ublime in its unquestioning trust; her
harity so large that she thought no evil
f her neighbors.
As soon az my brief leave OF absence OK.
ired l returned to duty in the treasury
and though kept myself as free
8 possible from the entanglements of 60
iety, the busy murmurs of scandal would
ometimes reach my ears. Though chaste
9 ice, handsome woman IN the Treasury
department. can not escape calumny. Most
the stories told concerning treasury girls
re doubtless untrue, yet for 80 much talk
here must be some foundation in special in
tances, and the fact can not be denied that,
ccording to the popular estimate, frailty
as obtained an alarming foothold in the
sderal temple of finance.
Occasionally soiled dove of the treas
ry is sent away to seek her olive branch
lsewhere, and now and again, one who has
ept her wings unsmirched succeeds IN can
uring member of Congress or some high
sderal functionary, though usually there.
fter she cuts her old acquaintance.
The winter wore away without etfecting
ny material change in my condition.
ead good deal, sometimes for amusement ,
'metimes for instruction, and practiced
PORTLAND writing until became as expert
) most of those who make such writing
heir profession.
meanwhile the country was startled bv
'currences OF the most exciting character.
ut as they have no direct connection with :
lis story will pass them by unnoticed.
heir record is, however, deeply fixed. a.
18th pen Of iren, in the history of the
epuhiics House Of Life, and their influence
i'll continue while that House and that
ife lasts.
spring came at length, and on a glorious !
y IN May, when the government generous.
proclaimed holiday for it's weary
orkere, 1 concluded to take a trim down
q Potomac for the double purpose of -
nusement and observation.