The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-04-09
THE uoRNNe STAR AID CATHOLIC stSlAY APRIL 1876

reign, that be desired TO oocngy W. - - =
neror should be declared. Buk IN she mean I
time the Emperor, infuenceHl by others, ns
well as by motives of bis own, Asa sS.nssu bgm
70 Leave in seouestration the States which had
been the subject of contentiopt promising
after he should have hs S sb6Sd aeem Justly
entitled to it. The Doke OF Nevers womb NOV
submit to these conditions. r.,o,as
The Duke had high and po~fsr.tna rr,en .h
being supported by the Cardinal Ktchelien tne
senate of Venice and the Pope. b1t the nrst
Of these, absorbed at the time by the siege OF
Rochelle, embarrassed in var with E rgsshsr
was hostile to the house Of Nevers. could only
hold out hopes and promises. me me; veF Fssnob
army arrived in Italy and while secretly alo-
ing the Duke, they confined themselves IN Sneir
ne EQUATIONS with the court OF mario anu Tue
| government of Milan to protests, offers, OF even
| fhreats according to oircu instances. Urban
| Viii recommended the Duke OF Nevers 10 DIS
friends, in terceded for him with his adverse,
| ries and made propositions OF peace out ne
| never afforded him any military aid.
The two powers, allied for offensive opera
tions, could then securely begin their enter
prise. Carlos Emanuel entered Montferrat ana
| Don Gopzalo gladly undertook the siege OF
Casale but he did not meet with the sncee.s
| be had anticipated. The court did not aHofa
| him all the supplies he demanded; bis ally, on
| The contrary, was too liberal N his aid to the
cause for, after having taken bis own portlon'
he also took that which had been assigned 10
the King of Spain. Don Gonzalo, 1nexpress
ibly enrsged, but fearing if he made the lesst
complaint that Carlos, as active in intrigue
and as brave in arms as he was ncSle IN nis
disposition and false to his promises, would
throw himself the side of France, was con
strained to shut his eyes, to champ the oit'
and to maintain a satisied appearance: VINE
ther from the firm resistance OF the oesleged OF
|, from the small number of troops employed
against them, or, according to some statements,
from the numerous mistakes of Don Gopzalo,
AoA n n
| snccessfuI 1t was at this very period that the
sedition of Milan obliged Don Gopzaio 10 90
: thitber in person.
l the fight of Reno was mentioned, and the
facts. REAL or supposed, which had caused his
:, arrest: he was also informed that this man
= had taken refuge in the territory of Bergamo.
This latter circu m stance attracted the atten-
ton of Don Gopzalo He knew that the Vene-
j., | tiaps had taken interest in the lnsurrectlon
r of Milan, and that in the beginning OF IL they
# had imagined that, on that account alone, ne
70 would be obliged to raise the siege of Casae
g and thus incur heavy disappointment to MS
II homes In addition to this, immediately aftet
this event, the news W as received, 80 much q e.
Al sired by the senate and so much dreaded by
a. Gonzalo, of the surrender of Rochelle Stune
If 70 the ouick, as man and q politician, ano
m vexed at his loss of reputation he sought out
as every occasion to convince the Venetisns tha
le he had lost none of his former boldness ant
d. determi n alton he therefore ventured to maxi
az Ioud complaints of the conduct of the senate
On The resident of Venice having come to pay NJ
a. respects to him, and endeavoring to read IN hl
features and department what was passing l!
be his mind Don Gopzalo spoke lightly of tn
to tumult, as q thing already Quoted, maxim
an use however, of the reception of Keno IN tn
d. Bergamascan territory as a pretex6 for CON
as nlaipt against the Venetians. The result
lot known to our readers. When he had answere
he his own purposes with the af air il was entirel
Ter forgotten by him =. ~,
,ge Knit Repzo who was far from srspecting tn
ok little i'm portance that was in rrairy attache
ed to him, had for long time no other though
niAh W
I'M be suppoped that he desired ardently to sen
as intelligence to Lucy and her mother and
, of hear from them in return. But 10 this thei
1e were two very great obstacles. 1t was nece
ire sary to copfde in an aman uensis, as he hinse
. a was unable to write-an accomplishment
old those days not very usual In bis class-an
IN how could he venture to do this W here all wei
at strangers to hint The other difficulty was
pss, fiud a trusty neesepg' to take charge OF tt
ELY letter He finally succeeded IN overcomin
these diticufties aud found one OF his con
ON paniops who could write for him. But NJ
,rm knowing whether Lucy and Agnes we're sti
ent at Mobza, he thought it best to address u
lon letter under cover to Father Christopher, vii
in a fe " lines in addition to him. The writer e
the gagged to send it, and gave it to man who W
y in 10 pass Pescarenico, and who lett 1T In
the inn on the route, in nei ghboring place to t
,uld convent and with many Ia functions for its ga
de delivery. AS the cover was directed TO cap
chin it was carried - Pescarenico, but it "
,ple never known what tat her became or 1T. Ken
not receiving an a. er, caused another let
was to be written, aud enclosed 1t to one OF his
sap lations at Lecco. This time the leULer reacn
rom its destinatiou.. Agnes requested her cou
ories Alessio to read it for her, aud TO write an
Q Of swer, which was sent to Antonio RlVolta,
,srd; the place of his abode; all TINS, however
Q on not done quickly os we tell it. ReDzq
ceived the answer, and wrote reply; IN SD
prder there was a correspondence, however lrregul
some established between them. But the menne
,ned carrying on such correspondence, Whlcl
I'D it the same perbaps, at this day, We will explf
ID of The absent party who can't write selects
o the who possesses the art from among his G
eater class, in which he can more securely trust
him he explains with more or less clearr
Don his subject and his thoughts. The man of
poor ters comprehends part guesses the rest g
+, in an opinion, proposes an alteration and INNS
lined with "leave it to me-" Then begins the tr
y the laton of the 81 oxen into the written thong
zee on The writer corrects, improves, overchar
erson diminishes even omlts, according to
in his opinion of the graces of style. The fms
mate letter is accordingly often wide OF the n
nix of, aimed at. But when at length it teaches
.enzo hands of q correspondent equally defcen