The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-12-10
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A,c-rGfpy TO The ,aI of 6 i. e-erytti1s 10 I
pa:1Te NE; follow tie steps either OF prcgrees
or cecS G-Lct: DUiEE Is s,4u.e, Ln'E!pE IuI u -
table. TIE SUE, pale aLd fI'-t a. rs r'siDE- !
aspires ~.Ta Increasing gi"-S to he zsHit2. |
then grz-ca'.y CeciLts, uC-l. a. !2st - E'es
are extlug gc.-ied IN The US en- waves re sea
means, II wildly Tozs+s 10 rIilO~s, @a- Ia=tes
itself sgalr.. the rocE 5ouEc coast: ra~0. as Ii
vIhAu-ted win il sio u trir- u : "a "ack
placid n'rTor. ~tlcB Tie baic, on It -c;s her
/ image. Vegetable life reveals TIE same u1
! changing Las. Animated toy the sap of =pTlog
the plants aud d3Eers rear h-aTeu ard their
| vigorous stems. and IJuJi-a 10 Increasing
| beauty, uuill the sumusr heat e1tarsIs their
! vitality, aud makes them tie sport of tee
/ Wipda Poor human beings hat Ee are! IL 10
! even thus With ourselves, our actions COR feel
, inFs, arc tie power of reason alone is seldom
| sUffcleLt restrain within wise lImirs.
| We can understand from tits why Georges
visits each Sunday becaDe more and more pro-
| longed also, why one beautiful evening in
| August, after dreamy stroll IN the forest, be
| found himself srsted In Jesnbes WoFk-room
beside her. Anna, in an adjoining apartment,
pls!ed, upon an organ loaned her by frlc nd,
one of those slow, sweet melodies resemolInR <
the echo of q homsn hearts most iDpAsslopate
utteripgs ThrouRh the half open window
came, afted in luEewarn breezss, the odors of
the forest, Iin ng their waiting inh lence TO
that of the organ, which SO truly initiated the
a. You are silent, George" said Jeanne, " and
yet we are reunited. Wien refused TO put
my hand in yours, you said IL would add 70
: your happiness if granted your request. You
/ have my hand, and retain 1t almost in spite o
+ me; but you are SO thoughtful and qaiet. Why
have yoa Lost all your gSIeIy, and why are your
c glsnces sadder than ever wien bent upon me
e are ny eyes evil, that they reflect evil upor
d others, as you read TO the other day from
> that go66 book, in which We have stiIl much
{ TO read Take lti- album, aud give
sketch. l always Ike to see you with bool
3 OF pencil; ic!e-e=s Is lot at all becoming t'
Y you
b No; an not happy" ssid George, " be
cause l must soon go; for this very reason tb
b evenings here are al = sy sad. Jeanne, mus
d tell you all; never wish TO leave you. A
position and uesrs are sUffi cjert TO Justify IN
ID asking you 10 coufde your life to My INC
$ ther has given her Consent. All depends upO
you. If You have fully uu6erstood the dept
a. of my attachment. though until tuls NON en-
be have never bresthed II to you, vail you nc
De grant my request, be my wife, and then "
=. will never be separated y
of George" SAID Jeanne, disepgaglng her hap(
1g you talk like a child. and yet l believed 20
by man. The fault If mine, L can blame no on
II else. The day dismissed You with one wort
ce read in your face SO much chagrin that, ~ be
you presented yourself second time, file
*. with remorse for my harsh ness, allowed yC
ch to Teturn. The result was friendship, then L
Nd timacy, aud at last that stronger sJtachme
l which nOwis q source of sorro though it mi
heretofore have afforded you . few days
happiness"
in IL depends entirely on yOu, Jeanne, TO ma
apt ne happy forever y said George.
" For ever J! replied Jeanne, And who Eno'
be- whether this happiness will last even as lo
ou the life of ner ho may tail at last ssIis
the needs of your hearth Do you know "
en- We srei Are You acquainted with the state
se), our aGairsi Do yO0 know that nay sister q
md i are but one being, and oar lives would
om. crashed IL ve we're separatedf Ho. George
sEy onghs q haye f9roeRaR ~ shiss fad for -.