The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-10
asrnIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
HHw ORLEANS. suNpAY, JUNE 10, Is7.

No, IL the day CT conviction should evel
arrive, DR.. oMears most be her friend in need
ssroug heart and stslwart arm was to the lonely
girl, whom, at the end Of few weeks, the
eeales began to fall from her eyes, little by lit
she sat and trembled 81 the tempest drawing
near, she tempest that could not fail to burst
upon her whom the truth should be known. The
eaeh member Of which had written TO her in
turns, proudly exhorting her to maintain the
honor and dignity Of their name; the es-
trangement from her unoie and his family,
greatest sorrow Of all, perhaps. to her own
heart, the disappointment of Mrs Csrew, who
wouid probably refnse to come to her when
she should hear Of the step she had taken. For
Maade we'll knew that, like many other Ritz
aiists. that lady regarded q seceder to the 'Ro-
IMAM Church with undsguised contempt
One. evening, just as the struggle in the
mind Of our heroine had arrived at The crisis,
the two cousins might have been seated to-
5 Eother In the drsving.room of the parsonage,
enioying . confidential chat. 1t was lovely
weather, and the eoft fresh breeEs. as it stole
In through the open French window, was
richly laden with the perfame of fresh. cut hay
and summer flowers, very refreshing to q
veary mind and fevered brow. Maude was
suffering from both for it had been q sultry
day, and the morning had been spent in deep
and anxioDs stDdy in ber own room. and tho
afternoon in . long and tedious consultation
With the new sgent and and M5: ' Neville Which
pleasant or satisfactory to her. For she had !
deemed IL her duty resolutely TO press . plan |
Of her own (or rather q plan that she bad /
adopted as her owD) upon her uncle, concern |
ing oartsin cottages on her property-a plan I
he wished rs resolutely to evade, seeing that |
IL would involve . certain amount Of trouble !
on the score of expense TO the estate. The
young heiress had combatted his arguments
with considerable patience and ingenuity for
though she bad never herself even seen the
a. hA had NAfA kAr
they were unfit for human habitstioDs, and
@sude was as resolute as a woman could be
that they should be repaired, or even, If neces-
ssry, rebuilt. OF course as woman always
does (and ought 10 do in q right cause)
&ande carried her point. and the clergyman
with Sigh was obliged to promise to ride
EoEnd and inspect the said cabins.
Bat this little worry was over now, and
tired though she was, Mande laughed merrily ,
- ehe described IL all TO Fanny, who, naughty
child, was highly delighted at her cousins
Then they talked of other mat
ters, very interesting to Themselves, however
' old OF head or tail they might have appeared ,
TO DO to any one not understanding ihs ins .
and outs OF the warm young hearts and fresh
young minds that discussed them. They were ,
in the full tide of chatter when the door sud !
denly opened and aunt Barbara stalked in. 1t 1
w0a by no means pleasant intrusion but |
Fanny rose with "a kindly smile, and placed .
chair for her in her usual corner, while Maude I
arranged :he blinds to exclude the sunbeams !
that strsggled in upon her eyes. Then having
seated themselves once more. with a conical !
look of disappoin tment upon their faces thew | :
commenced n some hat stiff and formal con. !
yersation upon things i'll general. In this Miss
Barbara took no part, but knitted on with I
contracted brow and compressed lips, as I
though that stocking had been the end of her i
Dxistence
Ny dear Fanny" exclaimed Maude. sud. =
denly breaking of in the middle of an obser- b
broken the beautiful plant OKeefe sent MS
yesterday morning" 7
"Ah, Maudie" said her cousin, shaking her n
head, II have been expecting you to discover a
8 all the evening. Rm so sorry, but il could h
,ot be helped. Bat did 1t with his tail this Il
IfteTnoon." =
"Bat,' cried Maude, with look of deep in .
crest, and seeming quite to forget her flower I,
I did not know be had been here" 4
"Yes. be has and his master too. The doc. b
oe called while you were eloseted in the n
hoold have thought you might have heard j
sat barking at Looloo. for they were playing A
ogether when Bst broke the plant" 9,
30 abe would at another time, for Maude h
lst's bark among other canine voices hut at q,
he Particular moment co which Fanny h
esorred. she had been too earnestly occupied "
I" Dr. o'MeSra came to see both % peps "a and IN
ourseif on business; but told him you we're Al
1gaged just then, aud asked him to stay to r
Inner sud have o chat with you after Il
10 bad only just accepted my Invitation, when ~
ToId was brought to him that Tim Murphy 81
ad met with 9 severe accident, and Was in. % 81
eed, they feared, bleeding to death" NJ
" How dreadfnl!" cried MAude, shudderipu " ~
" Tim MuIphyr cried Miss Barbara, startinS ~
p from her chair; land pray, why was not X
nformsd OF this, when you every one of you b,
now the interest take in the maup =,
" really did not know that you had mot ~
cen told, dear aunt, for all the servAnts knew =,
{ it." replied Fanny quietly. "As for myself 81
was too bnsy ct the time, getting lint and h,
Id linen ready for the doctor to take with ~
i'm, to think of anything else; and from that ~, ~
ime till dinner was writing letters for panN y,
nd making mp his accounts, 80 that-rf ~
Well, really" exclaimed Miss Barbara -
aising her eyes TO the ceiling "the lnke, r
IaLmnesS of this family is most nstonishing, a.
nd pray, when you heard that Tim moSt L L
Iced to death: what care did you take for his IL
=! sekfd the doctor about him." said Fanny h
uistly; land be told me he was n Catholic, 80 h
knew be would bo cared for. For Catholics g,
re never oaeless when there is danger of
"A Catholics" shrieked Miss Barbara; y
then let me tell you he is nothing of the
Drt; and that infamous man, that Jesuit in ii
isguise, that DIR. OMeAra, knows it as we'll AS a
dol But IL 10 just what l should have ex-
eoted for the bare. faced lies of those panist. s.