The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-05-27

of the Life of Catherine McAuley, Aifs of Sc.
Alphonsus. Glimpees of Pleasant Hours. etc.
Catholic Publication Society. New York,
1877.
sheets of this forthcoming work, from which
We give q few extracts:
CLEMENTS MOTHER.
"Mrs. Hofbauer belonged to that class of
valiant women whose number seems TO de.
crease rs the void grove older. By the
work Of her hands, her children aiding ao.
Sordisg to their ability, she maintalneG her
was difficult to provide in the most frugal
manner for thirteen children, but the widow
accomplished it, never for moment losing
There is no evidence that che could write her
name it is not quite beyond doubt that sbs
could read her prayer book, and 1t is abso.
lutely certain that she never handled that
herald of modern progress, the daily paper;
but che knew how to govern family, and
train up children in the way in which they
should walk. To her boys and girls she was
be to her children counterpart of their
Mother in Heaven. Though her garb was
coarse, her face brown and has, her hands
roughened by oeaseless toll, her step heavy
and her figure Ingainly. she was very queen
to them. No scholar equaled her. NO Saint
surpassed her, no beauty approached hers
Maria Theresa herself, whose romantic story
was fresh in the memory of peasant and no.
all her imperial grandeur, as their Slau mother
was, in their unSutored eyes.
"And the love, admiration, and reverence
which this plain, brown woman inspired in
iujadicious Indulgence. Qaite the contrary.
She subjecte them from infancy to severe
discipline. She had four maxims about their
education which she mercilessly reduced to
practice. Parents and superiors were to
direct children and subordinates to obey:
1. As soon as children can distinguish be.
tween yes and no. they must be made to
submit.
2. They must learn from infancy that they
cannot have their own way.
They must obey in everything (lawfu)
without reply, without delay.
A. They must be taught to sacrifice their
likings and dislikings, their humors and cap.
rices.
Oh! for q few more like her-those firm,
kindly mothers who reared saints and he.
roesl May God multiply them on earth,
CLEMENT AS BoY. -
@Clement showed considerable aptitude for
study, and ardeptly desired to become
priest, but he could not on that account
sbirk labor. His sensible mother plainly told
him that she was too poor to procure him the
necessary education. Bat, stern as she Was,
she sometimes gave way before the intense
ardor he manifested for the vocstion be felt
stirring within him. Never mind. my child
means to study, if you continue to be good,
God sCitI yet make priest Of yoN. Aud the
child would calm bis passionate yearninps and
turn to the days duties, cheered by the hope
that, however dark his deetiny might be for o
time, his mothers words would prove pro-
phecy.
CLEMENT APPRESTIcED TO A BAKER
"God will yet make g priest of you0 con
tinually rang in the ears of Clement, but his
sixteenth year dawned, and still NO prospect
of being able to crafty his holy smbiffoD.
Accustomed to lend hand wherever his heip
was required, his prudent mother now de-
termined that this desultory mode of labor
should cease, and that be should not travel any
further towards manhood without learning
some definite way of earning his daily bread.
Bound to a baker, he showed himself exact,
obedient, and devoted to his m sster'e interests.
When he carried bread to distant customers,
the bakers SOD, bright little man of ave, was
always in his shadow. One morning, as the
copgenial pair were making their daily
rounds, the child. not being able to keep up
with his friend, was shouldered by the stalwart
apprentice The group was not ungraceful.
The lad of sixteen laden with heavy bread
basket was lank and ungainly, but the child
m must have been very beautiful, to judge from
to take a second look, saying: "Ohl see st.
Christopher coming" "W6ere- il he ~ asked
the simple apprentice. "You are st. Christie
pher,' was thareply.
this meant. The good woman; highly fatter.
ed no dou BIT at the comparison her fair child
had suggested, related the beautiful legend
about the Christian Giant, ST.. Christopher,
who had the honor of carrying the Infant
Jesus across the stream: This brought vividly
TO the youih's mind his hopes, his fears, his
struggles, in connection with the sacred OBJ
ject of his ambition, and te cried ont with
burst of emotion which he could neither dis
semble nor control "Wonld to God that too
could be a Chris t-bearer! How gladly wonld
l carry the Lord jesus in my armsp
CLEMENT A STUDENT.
To his habitual practice of the courtesy
which commonly distinguishes sanity per-
sous, however lowly in rank. Clement owed,
under God, the means of realizing the dreams
of bis youth. oae Sunday, daring High Mass,
1t began to rain heavily. As he was leaving.
the church, he saw three ladies in the porch,
whose dress and mien proclaimed their exslt-
ed rank, hesitstiDg to brave the storm, and
unattended. He politely asked whether he
could be of service in procuring them .
carriage. His offer was cordially accepted,
and the ladies, grateful for this triaing at
tentioD, invited him to drive home with them.
something in his frank, modest demeanor
awoke their sympathies, and excited their
curiosity. They questioned him with an
eagerneHs which could be excused only by
their desire to do him some signal service.
The I eldest stirred his soul to it's very depthe
by The suggestive question, "But, perhaps, you
desiIe to become priest n
"I do cried the delighted baker; my
most ardanE inf