The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-22
1eraIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
H1w ORLEANS, suNGAy APRIL 20 lr7.


# luvillingly. settled Il in her own mind, tber
II and then, that her darling Margaret meant /
Ave and die an old maid, and il was with n
4 1neonsidersble astonish nent that she hear
4 eonne months later, upon Margsret's return
from visit TO the west OF Ireland, that sh
had accepted an offer m ade to her while there
4ttll greater was Helen's surprise w hen Msrga
rot revealed the name and q uaiity of her ne v
Guitor, and deep her satsfact ion at the thou eh
Of tho brilliant future that unfoIded itsel
before her friend. No sooner, however, did
ene learn the fact that the gentleman in ques
ZION was Protestant than her delight wa,
changed into the deepest alarm. With tear
in her eyes she besought Margaret not to be
blinded by proapoct of worldly prosperity
eut to select n husband of her own fai,h how
evcr nnosteptatious his position in life might
%. Dr. o. heara, as far rs he dared added his
! solicitations to hers but all to no avail For
sneir representations were met by hargaret's
one sEgument-her implicit confidence IN the
good faith of her lover. 1t was matter in
which they bad no right TO interfere further;
ana although the minds of both hus band and
wife were filed with many and gloomy appre-
the best grace they could, and tried to reassure
shemselves in the honor of Sir Morcar.
Bot IL Margaret Delaney had made q grave
mistake in accepting Sir MorcJr she 90 m init ted
another no less grave N the plan she adopted
with regard to her religion during the twelve
months courtship that ensued. For although
an heart steadfast, even pious. Catholic.
partly from timidity. partly from motives of
doiicaoy, she kept her religion during the |
whole of this period entirely in the back.
ground. 1t was not that she intended in any |
way to deceive bim-nothing was farther from |
her thoughts; bat she foolishly and fondIy |
imagined that his love for herself 80 far pre-.
dominated over every other sentiment that
onoe married, she should find no dIffi,ultv in
converting him. But to do Sir Morcsr jlstice,
no was by no means as indifferent To his reli-
Gion as Margaret Supposed; on the contrary he
Wa1 q very decided Protestant. Margarets
Catholicism, however, gave him y,ry littl.
~ a. of he nj
Of her disposition, and Of the fact that her
religion held bot very slight hold on her
mind. that he felt assured that once his,
EMAIL amount OF reasoning would be necessary
20 eradicate THE errors of her early traiuinp'
rom her mind. Little did he suspect bow {
,ioseiy the religion he hated aud despised was | l
woven with the fbres of her heart self Little Il
lid he suppose, when he met her in her morn. 1
ng walks that she was returning from Mass &
n that when he fanced her shopping or @
making calls she might have been found on C
ler knees before the altar, or in the hated con. n
Still less did he suspect that she ri
,erself had sanctioned the document that the
ID priest her nearest relative, insisted on Sir ii
Aorcar signing before he would permit his Ii
marriage with his niece; and certainly less il
han all did he imagine that the goodness and sc
urity he so deeply loved, and so truly valued sy
'ere the fruits of Catholic sacraments aud ii
atbolio teaching. n
Like most brides and bridegrooms sir Morcar re
nd Lady. Neville started for their wedding OF
up amid the smiles of great many, the tears &C
few, and perfect shower of satin slip. as
ers. They went to Paris where a fairviand NJ
delight opened itself before the eyes of the 10
ride. But though the honey moon " as passed &c
mid the gaieties that the gayest city in the to
ORD can offer, it was by no N cans q season of W
nelloyed happiness to Lady Neville The frat ! hq
Int harbipger of the storm that the O'Mearas ar
ID foreseen and dreaded already began to tn
ppear on the horizon. and though at present pi
only took the form of "a cloud no larger
an mans hand" Margaret tremblei before M
Her husband began by drawing her into re
garments in which much that y as sportive OF
ingied with great deal that was painful tn
ith llVeiiness and tact natural to her she u /
utrived to laugh them off; but thew left VA
eir sting behind. More than once, too, he ca
evented her from attending the ceremonies ia
~ happened to be going on in the churches GA
onnd them ard although he did no on the II.
etext OF taking her somewhere else, Mar au
ret could not shut her eyes to The fact that pu
stronger motive than the one he ASST gued in. o.!
fenced MIS- Interference. STILL this interior. scr
90 took rs ) ct so mild q form, that Margaret en-
oceeded in great measure in sitting the ri,
'ebodinRs of her heart by ascribiug all to a 6a
sire 70 exercise bis own anthority-a childish ne
price that would pass away as the novelty Ma
his position as a husband wore off. Die
etearied at length of continental gaieties Ga
: prouder OF bis bride than ever, the Is Lro. az.
turned his fsoe homewards; and after q s
|. Gays spent IN Dublin, the happy pair be- ito
" thsmselves to Sir MoroaI's estate in the air
81 OF ireland. There nothing that aft, elton an,
lid devise or money purchase was wanting otr
the young and grateful wife. Neville Court AFT,
: now home, was q large old fashioned Rray sis
ne mansion, beautifully situated in the Ba
dst OF the wild and picturesque scenery of No
nnanght. Rugged mountains rose around, ter
mining 1t in on all sides an extensive lake pa
eeo Its waters far as the eye could reach wa
netimes smooth as glass sometimes rippled of
she wind, and dashng its little waveIets at
linst the pebbly shore with a soft aud gentle a |
rmur; sometimes spreading itself into lin
'ad sxpAnses; sometimes d winding to a sil- a.
thread between the distant mountains tn,
trees crested the hills aud frowned on the He
'ders Of the lake, while woods OF forest.
IS and lnxuriant underground covered the we
untatn' sides and nestled in TITO valleys tx
adows OF the brightest green and tracts of hi,
land stretched away To the far horizon Nc
iie the cabins that clustered together to tel
IN the town of Blllyo GROSS, picturesque at mi
at from ditance. with their gtacUtui col ei,
lns of curling smoke, charmingly dlYersiIied "a
, Landscape. at
Very broad were the estates of Sir Morosr n,i
vile, comprising, us they did, within their III,
cumferrnce the whole OF the two large par ill
es of BallyCross and Neville Town, and a til
portion of two other parishes be. DO
es. Unlike most OF the estates Aruuud they TO
70 well worked aud well drained and the til
lAntry on the whole were industriuus ard fr,
ltehted, aud devotedly attached to the be
arltty In had,