The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-04-09
I Star and Catholic Messenger.
sRI.rANB, SUNDAY. APRIL o. 1876.
JUVENILE COLUMN.

JUVENILE NOLOMN.
8 Morning Star and Catholic Messenger
DEATH IN THE SCHOOL.
By Brenda.
Flie is dead" And a mournful
81 fell DER each busy little mind as
1870 were whispered from school
~ sshool room. The hum OF eager
ss,N Epng of monotonoQs recitatiop,
~: S3saf with an idle neighbor, the
4 Z IA rsa.leaa feet all sank to q |
: = sSs, cn;st and a startled look of
rssr;sn c,immered with mute express
"a fFnm many q moistened eye. No
5saaons for the evening; Professors
rs,Sis Alike were filled with other
~. M~nnory was calling up, from the
a a. TFom the past, teachings of
= - - not imprisoned in the ugly
9 I. kee of voiceless text
{iying, and breathing, and en-
Ime Of heavenly sweetness.
Z; is dead"; and now that his
- - had ceased to beat, all realized
xly what q gentle little heart,
wing little heart, what an limo
s heart. throbbed within that child
saaat. And faithful memory again
s59s its stores, and brought back to
t<,t5Dp many trait, many an incl
2SF has passed unnoticed, SO natur-
'5X 2Aey seem to fow from heart
I,s&ssd with winsome affection and
s;7f3s,H gentleness.
s. ia dead" These were indeed
words, that spread gloom and
1 ouphout the large College of the
The wearied teacher bowed bis
Sslent PRAYER for few moments;
IIe array of subdued scholars sat
-zs2Sa and bushed behind their I'M
= looks, Then all, with one i'm
ztart to their feet, and drop upon
$50, and from every lip o prayer is
: Is heaven for the eternal repose of
shed PLAYMATE, snatched from the
scene Of bis life. Young souls
warm aspiration to the Mother of
: A..e. that che would haste to receive
rms soul 80 pure, and guileless,
Skless as was the spirit of the de-
ohfld.
he hour wears away; the clang-
I LID heavy echool-bell releases the
assS{ &ysrms from the restraints of the
Ss. elowly they depart on their
= - way, but q more than usual
IS r1hrks their department as they
sFnagh the crowded thoroughfares.
ay following was Sunday, and
M ne students were enabled to pay
Ice mark of respect to the dear
4 @ne by one, or in groups of two or
fRey are ushered into the room,
s Eksrlie's body was exposed. And
3 8 khey feast their eyes on the beauti-
r. isk before them. The windows were
+ and a shaded twilight, as of a
sn summer evening, hung over the
ne. And in the centre, temporary
|Xa4 laid out, with the suffering face
4 BOD Saviour looking down from bis
+ nd the blessed candles shot fitful
through the gloom and the sweet
Sf tropical flowers loaded the air
s grateful fragrance; loving hands
eWn them in profusion around the
of the pure, frail flower that had
HIacked in it's early bloom. And
) ~ Charlie, in his narrow cell, Glad
q heautiful costume of an angel of the
is lips half opened with a smile OF
nlurauce stamped upon their out
hands clasped on his breast, and
s. of his first communion emit wined
sers, and on his bosom the medal
of Mary, and the cross of the
Sc RSon of the Sacred Heart. How
ftkass how angelic he looked. "Ob.
r w66 in his place." How spsntane'
j kb2se words escaped from his school,
a they gazed upon him. And the
Ssss follow the sweet attraction, and
ksWn to the side of this cold body, to
s 6ne last glimpse of that innocent
aE6 it be enclosed forever within
s of the tomb; to offer up g
f6r the child's soul, or perhaps to
ID the child's glorified spirit to
4 his blessings as a precious legacy to
sRered teachers who bad so faithfully
1gspgly guided his stepsin therugged
learning. And when the prayers
81 they arise and stand with bowed
Ia. sorrowful hearts, and gaze and
IS the cold, motionless face ; bat
sive smile beams from the stiffen
J. No joyous laughter ripple:
oodless lips, no ray of gladstone
streams from the Transparent
EAa 6f Tie eyes. The unrestraiDed tear
10 doNn the cheeks of the grief strick
Roshefs, and deep emotion chokes al
rance. So good, SO doci1e, so pure, 81
cent; so childlike-and now all :ha
hine Of him ON earth is clay. But wht
lportray TIE grief of father, of mother
9iers, of sisters alas, heaven alone
ieh them consolation, the child him
heaven can alone infuse balm tt
NE bleeding wound, to soothe thu
heart.
"a to earth, dust to dust, ashes t.
Such is the lot of humanity th'
od, the body to the tomb. Th'
Of the funeral has arrived. Th'
of the altar in their festal attire g.
The body of their friend and com