The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-01-14
NUMBER 40
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FROM THE ORIGINAL FLEMISH or
HENDRIX CONSCIENCE.
CONTINUED. III

tContinuedl sa ~
In tho mean while the by pocrite had steAitkil
and on tiptoe approached o side door, throN&H
which he now left the room, carefully Nn&
noiselessly making 1t fast behind him on Hhs&
other side. A moment after Cecilia heard N
voice in the inner part of the house, calling
"Unoe Jan! Unole JAnp
She spranR to her feet In CONSERVATION.
"Hesvensp she exclaimed, as with terrcR n3
her countenance, she looked round the room !
" bes gone to my uncle, TO be beforehand Wstl
me and tell his story hrst !"
In an agony che ran to the side door an2
essayed to open It. cry of despair broke fsp
shot the bolt on the other side.
Alas !" she exclaimed; che will never Ed
lieve me my only hope is gonel What anh + e
dol 0 God, take pity on mep
She fell back upon u seat her eyeB wRfsa
dered Vacantly; she was in o very francs ~
distress and alright. From, time TO time
trembled violently as overhead she heard t3
flooring of the chamber above creAk under fa's
footsteps of 1hys and her uncle. She wna ne4
left long in her anxiety, however; the doee
soon opened and the two entered the room O.,
gether.
The aspect of the old mans countenaueo yrssa.
sad and severe; that of Thys, on the oskep
hand, had assumed q bypocritieal expressIon cf
simplicity: slowly and with an air Of indiMsss
took hie seat beside the hearth Her unclo RIses
drew q chair for himself, took up his poeitS0u
not far from his weeping niece, and, In q tons
himself at once to her:
"Oh, Cecilia, never could have believes
that yon would be so uugrateful; and cans
believe 1t even now What desire to do IL All
for your good. 1t 10 purely out of love for yea
that have had tho thought and desire a.
marrying yon to u man whose carefulnees anse
good nusbandry would be an assurance "a ne
against your coming to poverty after my DEATH
And you refuse ~
She sobbed more violently than ever. aoa
made no answer. In gentler tone, he went
on:
Come, Cecilia, my child, the mischiecs nos
done yet. know that you will consent, afesa
all, to please your poor old sick uncle |; wonst
idle words; wasn'tit words spoken In haetes
and not from your hearth Come now, Cecilia
give yeur consent, / beg of you. Say you'll
have I'VE our good TbyS here; I'm sure he win
She stood up, pale With AnxiOua fear. Anee
vous twitching distorted her cheeks. As thoaGh
beside herself, she Dried:
Have him f-him f-thAt aerpentT
go hesvensi what have done to herPs
Iadly aud sorrowfnlly sighed oct Thys. "Yon
aust see, Uncle Jan, that there's nothing to -
lone for IL. Do pray leave her alone
wouldn't for the world be the cause Of trouble
o her"
False bypocritep uurmured tho maidsn,
fifth glance of deepest scorn at her psrssSRs
The old man mean while looked from the ona
% the other of his two companions with ~
onished eyes, as though surprised by some
wholly unex pected phen onenOn. And In fart
y very lamb for patient endurance, stood
hen before him with flashing eyes and q tona
# determined resolution in her voice ia tone
which spoke out the vehement dsgust Of her
Indignant spirit at the 50 eakinG and dastardly
Vickedness of her enemy, bot which made
ar from favorable impression on her unolois
mind. He was silent but two tears triek1e6
own his cheeks.
"Alssi elias there is nothing bot deceit ana
Glse seeming in the world !" be said $50 70 a
nth every thing,-with CeciliA's heart too.
,hild! childl 80 you've only been dissemblinG
II these many years All me! this will shoEtea
~ lfe"
This cruel reproneh quite broke the poor
iris spirit. She threw berreH upon her knOsa
efore her uncle, and, bedewing his hands With
,srs, exclaimed;
lob, my dear uncle, you whom love ana
,spect as Q second father, do not believe him
E is q very devil for falsehoodl He has no re-
ard for. you; it is all . sham and hypoeEiays
ords too-be gibeg &C you and makes mock Of
1u. Your money IL all be wants, and he wfahes
IN dead. It was bnt few moments since be
as speaking of yOu in . way that frightened
g. For Gods sake, believe him not he Is yoEr
orst enemy"
The old mans amusement wRxed more and
ore but IL was quite at cross-puTPoses thas
scilIR's words affected him. He raised her
ON the ground, bat at the same time with bic
md motioned her from him. Then, SORROW
liy shaking his head, he looked inquIringly
Thys.
- Don't be too much yezed With her, Uneia
D." responded tho hypoorite. (" You wolf
uDg once yourself, and perhaps have been IN
We yourself too. At all eventa yon know wSfl
ouRh how Interested people often turn nac
olihhnens 20 aeoOunt ard lead young
Tray By exciting its PagEicnA has le'
ragto eeouf it ~
tlet eEe 9see8eq ra