The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-07-08
rHE MORNING STAR AeS CATHOLIC SUNDAY JULY 49,

without, for hold mixed marriage in utter
abhorence as the fruitful source of every evil {;
liked him, If 7 had my will, DR.. Richard
OMeara should be her husband" Here Mrs.
Carew paused, for Maudes music had suddenly
died awsy to symphony SO soft ana low tnas
| heard. After time the player struck up
grand triumphal march, and Mrs. Carew con-
| timed: cit seems to me that words sucb as
| these spoken by one who was Maude's legal
| guardian and natural protector are moro than
SO ficent to justify me in saying that your first
barrier was O myth. or the second you mem
| tion, can of course say nothing. Wnetner oF "
Maude herself. I think need hardly advise
You to learn your fate as soon as possible or
remind You Of the cid adage' faint heart never
The rapid revulsion of feeling. experienced
by Richard O'Meara during Mrs. Carew's
speech might have been read in the change OF
his countenance. We leave both to the imsgi-
nation of our readers, as also what he might
have said in reply had time and opportunity
been given him. His answer was destined 10
luck just at this moment that unfortunate
Fred Donovan Numbered in upon the oonver.
sation, to ask the doctor what he thought OF
"ehst glorious thing Miss Neville had just
Mrs. Carew nor the Doctor very much regret
ted the interruption. For the former had said
quite much as che intended, and certainly
the latter had heard more than sufficient for
one nights ref ections. He soon after took his
leave, on the excuse of the fatigue conseq usnt
on his journey not, however, before he had
whispered to Mrs. Carew that he should GER
taiuly call the next morning
He was as good as his word for about noon
he presented himself, and with an unusual
flush on his cheek and strange light in his
eye asked for Miss Neville Again he was
shown into the long drawing room, and again
he and Maude had q conference, all to them
| selves, but with very different result from
| that of the day before for at the end of half
an hour the doctor suddenly made his ap-
pearance, with the most radiant countenance
possible, in the room whore Mrs. Carew and
Fanny were sitting, and marching straight up
to the former shook both her hands, and kiss.
His entrance was the signal for Fanny to van
ish, aud in a moment she was by her cousin s
side in the drawipg-room She had come pre-
pared to ask momeRtous question, but she
had no need to ask it. Something she saw at
q first glance was answer sufficient to it at
| once, for on one of the fingers of Maudes pref
| ty white hand cleaned the diamond ring
| that Richard O'Meara had always worn in me-
| mory of his mother.
One fine summer morning, in the year OF
grace, 1871, very simple wedding took place
| in Ballycross. Homely were the festivities
| uuostentatious the toiletts, and the bridegroom
| by no means either handsome, rich, or young.
| And yet. as the blusbirg bride, leaning on the
arm of her happy husband, stepped from the
| porch of the little church upon the pathway
strewn with flowers, q golden radiance
frightened the scene as the angels beheld il
| and blessed it. God Himself was that day
| binding together and blessing till death two
| faithful and loving Catholic hearts in thai
| union unclouded and perfect-a truly Catholic
marriage.