The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-23
Ise1Iay Star and Catholic Messenger
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do you promise me :" sAid Rsnso, sofsening
Immediately.
81 promise"
"Wen, am satished-"
God be praised - said Agpes, much relieved
81 have promised you" said Lucy, with an
accent of timid reproach, " but you have also
promised me 70 refer il TO Father Christcpher.
"Ha, will you now draw back y said RenEo
@No, no." said Lucy, again alarmed. mo, no.
have promised, and will perform Bot You
have compelled me 30 il by your own i'm
petnosity. God forbid that
"Why will yOu Progrosticate evil, Lucy
We'll, wen.' said Ley, II will hope for
RENO would have wished 70 proIoog the
conversation, in order 10 allOT to each their
several parts for she morrow. buS the night
drew on, and be reluctantly felt himself CON-
PEELED to depart
The night was passed. by al three, in that
state of agitation and trouble which always
precoles an important enterprise whose Issue
q UNCERTAIN. RenEo returned early in the
morning, and Agpcs and be bosied themselves
in OoaeeEting the operations of the evening.
Lacy vas mere spectator; but although s5e
disaPProved these measnrss in her heart, che
still promised to do the btss she could
"Win you go TO the convent, 20 speak to
Father Christopher, As be desired you last
night r said Agnes 10 RepIo
aOh! no." replied be, the father would
soon read in my couuteuance that there was
soDething Oh foot and if lie INTERCEPTED me.
should be obliged TO tell HIM You had better
send some one"
AT viii send Menioo-
"Yes, that viii d." replied Reno As be
hurried OF to make farther agreements,
Agnes went 70 q ueigh boring house TO obtain
Menieo 0 smart lsd of twelve years of sge, " 10,
by the way Of cousins and sisters In-iaW- was
eors of nephew to tbe dame. She asked and
obtained permission If his parents to keep him
all day "for q particular service" She took
him home, and after RiviI him breakfast, told
him he must go 10 PescareDlco, and show m
self TO Father Christopher, who would send
him back with message
" FaikeT Christopher, yor understand; that
nice old man, with q white beard; h.m they
call the Saint
al know him, know bin,7 said Msnieo ::
'Fhe speaks so kindly TO the children, and often
gives them pictures
"Yesl that is be; and If, Menico, if be tells
You to wait near the convent until he has an
aDswer ready. don't stray away; don 60 TO
the lake to throw stones in the water with the
boys nor to see them fish, Dor"
"Pob! aunt, / am no longer baby"
well, behave well, and when you return
with the answer. 1 will give yOn these lew
PayPsgIiole," "a sort Of coip).
Daring the remainder of this long morning,
several strange things occurred, calculated 10
infuse suspicion into the already troubled
minds of Lucy and her mother. mendicant,
bat not in rags like Others of his kind, and
with dark AID sinister countenance, mario y
observing every object around him, entered &c
AJAX aims. a piece of bread was presented &c
him, which he received with ill-dissen bled
indifference. Then, with a mixture OF i'm
quiries, 20 which Agnes epdeavored TO re;urr
evzsive replies When about, TO depart, Lax
pretended mistake the door, and wen
through the one that led 10 the stairs. They
called to him, Stay, STAY" where are yoI
going, good mani This way" He returned
eMc1sing himself with an affectaticn of hu
znility, TO which he felt it difficult to compcs
his hard and stern features After him, the.
saw pass, from time to time, other stran &
people. One entered the house, under preteps
Of asking the road another stopped before tn
In oil q Il
TO avoid suspicion. Agnes went often to tn
dooE of the house during the remainder of tn
day, with underlined dread of seeing som
one approach who might cause them alarm
These my sterious visltatious, however, cease
towards noon, bnf they had left an imPressiO
of impending evil on their Finds, which ihe
felt it impossible altogether TO suppress.
To explain TO the reader the true characJe
of these suspicious wanderers, We must rrcu
to Don Roderick, whom We left alone, in III
hall of his palace. at the departure of Fsthe
Christopher. The more he reflected on his il
teryieW with the friar, the more he was enrage
and ashamed, that he should have dared I
come 10 BIN with the rehuke of Nathan ,
David lis lips. He paced with hnrTie
steps rough the apartment, and lie gaze
At the portraits Of his ancestors, warrior
senators, and abbots, W hich hung againsr II
walls, he felt his Allegation at TIE f,-
which had been offered him increase. a LAs,
born frar to speak thus to one of noble bIril
He formed plans of vengeance, and discarde
then without his being willing TO sckuov
ledge it to himself. The prediction OF tt
father again sounded to his ears, and caused a
upaccustoned perpIe1ity. Restless and uLd
teTmiped, he rang the bell, ard ordered II
servant to excuse MIN to the company, and
s0y to them, that urgent bossness prevent
his seeing them again. The servant Ieturn'
with the intelligence that the guests bad d
parted. And the Count AttiliO T. asked D.
ROdericE.<
HE has gone with the gentlemen, my lord
"Well; six followers Ia accompany u
quickly. Ny sword, cloak, and hat. BE qaick
The servant left the room, and returned in
few moments with q Tich sword, which
master girded on; he then threw the clos
&r0npd bis shoulders, and donned his hat wi
its waving plumes with air of proud q
fiAnce. He then passed into the street, follow
by six armed rufiians, taking the road
Lecco. The peasantry and trSdesmen shruI
from his approach; their profound and tim
salntstions received no notice from him;
deed, be acknowledged but by a slight ipcliu
ton of the head those of the neighbour
gentry, whoee rank, however, was inconiea
ably inferior to his own. Indeed. the only M
whose salutatioDs he condescended to retu
upon an equal footing was the Spanish &c
srDcr. In order TO get rid of his SRRHi, a