The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-13

! ana respect. nad passed from mouth 20 nOuti
aud been made the the theme of TESTING b!
these vulgar and degraded wretches.
CHAPTER III.
The host, seeing that the game was about t.
| be carried too far, approached Renzo, and
eptreating the others to be quiet, endeavored
| to make him understand that he had best 60 to
| bed But our mountaineer could think of no
thing but name, surname and proclamations /; yet
| the words bed and sleep, repeated frequently In
| his ear. made ct last some impression, and
producing sort of lucid interval, made him
! feel that he really had need of both. The little
| sense that remained to him enabled him to
! perceive that the greater part of the company
had departed; and with his hands resting on
| the table before him, he endeavored to stand
Cd his feet His efforts would have been, how
ever, unavaling, without the assistance of the
host, who led him from between the table and
| the bench, and taking lantern in one hand,
managed partly to lead and partly to drag him
to the stairs, and thence up the narrow stair
case to the room designed for him. At the
sight of the bed, he endeavored to look kindly
kied, at another disappeared, like two firefies;
he endeavored to stand erect and stretched ont
his baud to pat the shoulder Of his host in tes-
timony Of his gratitude; but in this he failed.
However. he did succeed in saying, worthy
host, see now that your are an honest man
but don't like your rage for name and surnanae
Happily am also@
The host, who did not expect him to utter
onecopnected idea, and who knew from ex-
perience how prone men in his situation were
to sudden changes of feeling, wishing to profit
by this lucid interval. made another attempt.
/" My dear follow" said he, in a tone or persua-
sion, 81 have not intended to vex you, nor to
pry iuto your sffars. What would you have
had me dot There is law, and if we inn
keepers do not obey it, we shall be >the first to
be punished; therefore it is better to conform.
Aud after all, regards yourself, what is it
A hard thing indeedi just to say two words
1t is not for them, but to do me the favor.
Now. here, between ourselves, tell me your
,1D and than all all 90 IN HeH in oapna-O
"Ah, rascal knave!" cried Renzo, do you
dare to bring up this cursed name and surname
and business againf"
"Hush! you fool and go to bed" said the
host
But Renzo continued to below, 81 under
stand it, You belong to the league. Wait, wait,
the door, he beloved down the stairs,
-" Friends the host is of the"
IL spoke in jest" cried the host, pushing
him towards the bed, .in jest; did you not
"Ah, in jest; now you talk reasonably.
Since you said it in jest-they are just the
thing to make a jest Of. And he fell on
the bed. 'Undress yourself quickly" said the
host; and adding his assistance to his advice,
the thought occurred to him to ascertain if
there were any money in Renzo's pockets, ss
on the morrow it would fall into hands from
which innkeeper would have but little
chance of recovering it; he therefore hazarded
another attempt, saying to Renzo, You are an
honest youth, are you not"
Eyes, an honest youth" replied Renzo, still
endeavoring to rid himself of his clothes.
"Wel, settle this little account with me
now, because to morrow am obliged to leave
home on business
That's right" said Renzo, Z" am honest.
Bnt the money-we must find the money
Here it is,' said the host and calling up
all his patience and skill, he succeeded in OBJ
tanning the reckoning.
LEND me your hand to finish undressing
host" said Renzo; IL begin to comprehend,
do you see, that am very sleepy"
The host rendered him the desired SERVICE
and covering him with the quilt, babe him
GOOD night"
The words were scarcely uttered before poor
Renzo snored. The host stopped to contemplate
him q moment by the light of his lantern !;
Mad blockhesd Pr said he to the poor sleeper,
"thou hast accomplished thine own ruin |!
ounces, who want to travel over the world,
without knoWing where the sun rises, to en-
tangle themselves with affairs they know moth
ing Of, to their own injury and that of their
neighbor y
So saying. be left the apartment having
looked the door outside, and calling to his
wife, told her to take his place in the kitchen,
" Because" said he, 81 must go out for awhile
thanks to o stranger who is here, unhappily
for me-" he then briefly related the annoying
on all, and above ali bs prudent. There is
below q company of dissolute fellows, who, be-
tween drink and their natural disposition, are
very free of speech. Enough-if any of them
should dare"
ooh! am not child know what ought
to do. 1t could never be said"
"Well, we'll. Be careful to make them pay.
If they talk of the superintendent of provision,
the governor, Ferrer, and the council of ten,
aud the gentry, and Spain and France and
other folles, pretend not to hear them, be-
cause, if you contradict them, it may go ill
with you now, and if yon argue with them, it
may go ill with you hereafter; and take care
when you hear any dangerous remarks, turn
away your head, and call out, Coming, sir.'
will endeavor to return as soon as possible"
So saying, he descended with her into the
kitchen. put on his hat and cloak, and taking
acudgel in his hand, departed. As he walked
along the road, he resumed the thread of his
apostrophe to poor Renzo. "Headstrong
mountaineer w-for that REM was such, bad
been manifest from his pronuncatio counte-
nance, and manners, although he vainly tried
to conceal it,--"on a day like this, when by
a din; of skill and prudence had kept my
hands clean, you must come at the end of it to
| spoil all I have. done! Are there not inns
enough in Milan, that you must come to mine !!
! at least, if yoa had been alone, l would have
winked at it for tonight, and made you un-
| derstand matters tomorrow. But no; nv
gentleman must come in company, and, to do