The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-04-23


all These reports, and spread them among the
o com panions. On such day, such a reei linen
9 arrived in such territory the next day the
won'd ravsge such another, where, in th
r meantime, another detachment had beel
pIundering before them. An account was KEEP
: or the regiments that passed the bridge O
Lrcco' as they were then considered fairly on
oi inc country. The cavalry of WallensteiI
passed, then the infantry of Marrados, Their
me cavalry of ADJ alt, then the infantry o
orahdenbnrg, and, finally, that of Galasso. Thu
HSlhg squadron of Venetians also removed
ana the country was again free from invader j
Already the inhabitants of the different villa
Hes hhd begun to quit the castle ;-some depart
| I'd every day, after an antumn storm the
birds of heaven leave the leafy branches of q
great tree. under whose shelter they had
sought aud obtained protection. Our three
trends were the last to depart, Don Albion
dio feared, If he retired soon to his house
to lind there some lettering soldiers. Perpetua
IN vain repeated, that the longer they delay cd
the greater opportunity they afforded to the
| tnleves OF the country to take possession
OF all that mi Sht have been left by the spoilers.
On the day fixed for their departure, the
| Unknown had carriage ready at Malanotte,
and, taking Agnes aside, he made her accent a
| bag of crowds, to repair the damage she would
ma at home although she protested she was
IN no need of them, having still some of those
he had formerly sent her.
when you see your good Lucy" said he,
III am certain that she prays for me- as have
done her much evil, tell her that thank her,
aud that trust in God that her prayer will re-
potu III oic5oluRS ou ueTbeH.'
They finally departed: they stopped for a few
moments at the house Of the tailor, where thew
heard sad relations of this terrible march,.
the usual story of violence and plumber. The
taior's family, however, had rem aimed unmo.
Tested as the army did not pass that way
"Ah, sgnor curate!" said the tailor, as he
was bidding him farewell, here is fine subject
to appear in print"
After having proceeded short distance, our
travellers behe!d melancholy traces of the de-
structlon they had heard related, Vineyards
despoled, not by the vintager, but az if by
tempest : vines trampled under foot :: trees
wounded and Topped OF their branches; hedges
in the villages, doors broken
open, window frames dashed in, and streets
nlled with different articles of furniture and
clothing, broken and torn to pieces. In the
midst of lamentations aud tears, the peasants
were occupied in repairing, as we'll as they
could, the damage done; while others, over
silent despair. Having passed through these
scenes of complicated woe, they at last suc-
ceeded in reaching their own d dwellings, where
shey Witnessed the same destruction. Agnes
immediately occupied herself in educing to |
order the little furniture that was left her. and
in repairing the damage done to her d oors and |
windows but she did not forget to count |
over in secret her crowns thanking God in her |
leart, and her generous benefactor, that in the
general overthrow of order and safety she at |
east had fallen on her feet
Don Abhondio aud Perpetua entered their
lonse without being obliged to have recourse
% keys. In addition to the miserable destruc-
ion OF all their furniture, whose various
impeded their entrance the most
lurrlbie doors for time drove them hack !
md when these obstacles were at last sur
and the rooms were entered, thev
ound ind gritty added To mischief FrightfiI
ND grotesqne figures of priests with their
qnare caps and bands, were dra WI with nia.
es of coal upon the walls in all sorts of ridicu-
Gus attitudes.
'Ah, the hogs!" cried PeIpetua-"Ah, the
hieves" exclaimed Don Abbondo. Hasten
D a hA DaT thnu |
ree and beheld the earth newly turned ND,
nd to their utter dismay, the tomb was
pened, and the dead was gone Don Albion
10 scolded Perpeiul for her bad msnaoemant
no was not slack in repeling his complaints. | {
9th pointing backwards to the unlucky hi {
ing place, at length returned to the house, {
nd set about endeavoring to purify it of some
its accumulated filth, as at stHh a time il | {
as impossible to procure assistance for the
nrpose. With money lent them by Agnes, I
icy " ere in some measure enabled to replace
leir articles of furniture.
For some time this disaster was the source
continual disputes between Perpetua and
or master; the former having discovered that
'me of the property, which they supposed to
ave been taken by the soldiers, was actually +
possession of certain people of the village,
10 tormented him necessarily to claim it.
here could not have been touched q chord {
ore hateful to Don Abbondio, since the prop {
'ty was in the hands of that class of persons
18th whom he had II most at heart to live in
eace.
"But don't wish to know these things"
lid he 'How mauy timea must tell you th at
hat has happened has Must l get myself t
ITO trouble again, because my house has been
,bbed 7"
You would suffer your eyes to be pnlled I
ON your head, verify believe said Perpe- I
la Others hate to be robbed, but you, you {
,em to like it,"
This is pretty language to hold, indeed {
ill you be quiet !"
Perpetua kept silence, but continually {
nnd new pretexts Tor resuming the CONVERSE .
IN so that the poor man was obliged to sup
ress every complaint at the loss of such or
lch thing, AS she would say, Go aud tind (
at such persons house, who has it, and
no would not have kept it until no W if he
al not known what kind of a man he had to
eal with"
Bat here we will leave poor Don Abbondio,
lvng more important things to speak of than
is fears, or the misery of few villagers from
transient disaster like this.
CHAPTER XXX.
The pesti!euce, the Tribunal Of Health
III feared, did enter the Milaness terri .ory ,
18th the German troops 1t il also known ,