The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-12-09
BEAUTIFUL LADY's LESSON.

- Eayly, flowers strewed the highway,
4, Il women and children sang soDgs OF
-velcome, for the beautiful bride of
= bu Mer was coming to her new
in the distance a cloud Of dust was
2len the prancirg horses and fine
8. \. then Lord James's handsome face,
s'=side him another face, never seen in
L an Mer before, sweet and bright
64ushes and smiles.
: sarriage passed q cottage-the pret-
4.cttage in the place-over whose
II gateway an enormous grape vine
cred upon ole of the. great stone
of the gate. A little brother and
sat, eide by side, lovingly clinging
3 one another, and the girl threw q
4 nosegay of lilies and roses SO skill
'Shat they fell into the brides very
lady lifted up her bright brown eyes
2rst she smiled, bnt when she saw
clearly the two email figures perched
the post, and the eager eyes bent
dngly on her, and the love to each
which the entwining arms and gentle
ers expressed, suddenly che leaned
"a and kissed her hand to the happy
an, and o sad, sad look came over
aad the tears were on her cheeks. Then
zsft prancing horses carried her out of
IL cried ~ said Annie, awe-struck.
- che cried y said Victor And they
10 it very strange, and wondered why
b that the beautiful bride should cry.
sd after this sbe passed their cottage;
|# she had some pleasant word to say
|S4, but, though her smile of welcome
ways q pleasant smile, there was a
III mingled with it. One day they
81 the reason.
10 two children, Annie and Victor,
5ved each other dearly, Quarreled
low sad that is to tell-they quarrel
I'd the. beautiful lady, passing by, saw
fstanding under the grape vine, with
ece against the cottage wall, while
1 sat on the stone path crying.
'zat, oh, what is the matter Z" the lady
j sanxiously.
u won't speak to me, she won't!"
Is Victor.
j smiles all fed away out of the lady's
She did not seem to think in the
Df her dainty musiin dress, but knelt
om the stones beside Victor, and put
rras around him as tenderly as Annie
xar done.
nat can be the reason 2" she cried.
#anted to play 'hide-and- go SEEK"
f2ctor, shut she said no, that sball'
Ietter and when I ran away. and hid,
build not try to find me anywhere, and
i said I tsould play ball, she would
Deak."
b, yes she WILL" the lady said "we
ask her together /; come, my little
and she led him up to sulky Annie,
mt his hand in her unwilling hand,
aid, coaxingly, "speak to dear Victor,
}, he is willing to play as you wish"
Annie would not say one word, nor
she smile.
len must tell you," the lady said,
I must tell you such
aitting together so happily upon the
% if you loved each other too well
30 quarrel, I did not dream that you
need to hear it. Ihad little brother
r5etor once, Annie"
nc by sob. Aunie forgot her pout.
sd, holding Victor's hand gently, she
ed for the story.
here were only he and /, my little
~ Max and l." the lady said. "We
\ and studied together, we were very
together. But 1 was very proud"
zee be was going away with "nc
aa long journey across the SEES. The
Before be went away be made u cr"il
Bpeech, which did not lik.. l "nrh'
Fe laughed at thought nevei tn have
"a it. He meant no haTrU by =, and
Il he had meant harm, What r'Eng bad
j hngry7"
- 1 would not forgive my brother, not
yben Mamma told me how wrong
1Dw different from our loving -sus
4o,' said in my proud, Z usughfy n-art,
teach him not to nuke fGn OF n.e
hd would not kiss him 1hen he went
although he begged ne 60 forgive
"a make friends agaip"
re was pauee. The chil6ron heard
Ids sing ia the grape VII T, bot the
"a sounds seemeh strange aud far
"a them as they locked at the beau
|k1y's pale and fearful face.
to3a myself that l would make friends
hlan after he was gone, after he GaG
this Lesson we'll. hfter had saIoa u
1nte how firm aud deteTmtncd coa'd
children, the tine I planned for
GeDle. somewhere under the Eical
tossing sea they butied my little
Ier mover saw his face again."
8ne@ once more in the vine decked
~ silence, except for the birds sing
u The rustliDg in the leaves, that
led like waves sigbing on the shore.
sn with quick, strange cry, Annie
forward and clasped Victor tightly
aFms.
ave you love you ~ she said, 81
dearly, you dear little boy. Please,