The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-07-15

Il nGttGvG WIFE AL ny ESaKtI lpk1co
the prices, Locking the dOor bsfoEs dssesndisg
tie HAEroW akasre&se-
II oeIy wish we're more Instructed IN the
nesoiDg q sse holy riies, vhies :se7 to NE
All, my good friend" answered the father
Agrippa, that uoald thss nos DOLLY yoo, bot
all oSbess, sbOald be brought to zee the tEntk
~ do, 80 - TO be soeh - We are, excepting
sbese bocds Of perBecutioR and prescriptions
which hasg over us- Rsnsmber thas IL you
were Instructed in tho Faith yeo might have
tie Iigst of conversion. and that then your
peril wo1id be far greater il you rsiscsed the
grace; has tb.k in accepting IL, yoa accept
pruscripsioo aud persecution and must take
up scs Cross ve-y earness-7
Yes I seald willingly have been born
Cashol c, with all the dangers yOu mention,"
returned SBc1SveSin.
. NE AZ bern Casheiie. even although as
chiIsrsa thzy are baptized into the Church.
Bls II sCg1 d your TINE desire, yoa are NOS Tar
rsuz4s4ei h-aa the way Of life, for in ali proba-
yea were a. 1eh CASeo.ie III med lately after
WAR baptism ~ scy OF those . BON yoo envy.
TeIr s1hsseSz Esrs hers1ssht training needs that
y0G shs,alt ce EScuC':a5ec-
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a. must Socios,E= IF ny E7ceEsss, qco.L
Sscaeve1il
Nay. In, rather I sAouId ova myself she
c7lp-iF,H Intercepted Fss6er "Su- seeing
rhst bad no excuse for forgetting the hour,
F,r4h -
have presented Mr.. SscheyeriIl to yoa last
hight, bat bas then vas rather shy Of his H.
trcdacsion among nest o: Pspists, bat now
| dad that be declares that he would gladly
have been Papjst himself. although not yet
bold enough 10 take the leap"
Miss Finch Looked up with smile of aston
ishuent ss GsFvase, who felt at that moment
as If be would willingly confront the rack and
tie gbbet 10 be f the faith which would en-
sure his becoming the accepted lover of that
paragon of beauty.
III hope,Y said Clara, ''tha: have not 90
| timed my Interruption to binder your con-
ference. 1 saw Mr.. Sacbeveriu in the chapel
| after Mass. and felt sure BE could not be a
hereto at heart"
MOT knowingly, or willingly. at least re-
| joined Sacheverlil, fascinated by her words,
and anx;oos (like Rath ciirging to Naoaiil,
! tt At her people should tkeEce;oEth be his peo-
| pie and her God his God.
3 IT our lot as Catholics is not an enviab!e
| one In 3 worldly point of view" pursued the
| young LADY, ''aod therefore il were folly to
| hope to convert anyone to it by any human
| inducements. 1t can only come from Coda
! grace"
| Il am afraid must differ from you there
Miss Finch" answered Gervase with a smile
"for must honestly own that my chief feaI
| would be lest should be drawn into the
Chorch By human motive instead Of by the
"What human motive could repay you fol
the oblCquy aud persecuticPs yen will ass IreG
~ he called upon 10 s0iTeri' she asked in bel
There are visions, which even though hope
less, might tempt one to suffer every tormen
! at least with some faint hope Of winning 8
gracious look, q sigh, q tear, q kindly WORD
from the human beng who is adored." Thii
was uttered in 10" clear voice meant fol
Clars's own ear, for Father Wall was walking
forward and bad already reached the garden
gate The young lady probably understood
mis- aiiusion, for ehe colored deeply she
replied in a voice which thrilled through him
"Bat surely, Ar S4cneveriII, you will be
come a Catholic fron higher motives than
! those"
On reaching the breakfast table Gervase ap
| preached the Caatelaine with some timidity
being aware that she too must have noticed
his unexplained presence at Mass, but he
. cordial reception, without the most distan
! allosion TO such topics, placed him completed.
] az his ease. After eOme general conversation
3 Lady Yate tnrned to talk to Father joachim
+ on divers matters coz nected with their poore
: neighbo and Ge-vase found opportunit,
I ! of renewing his discourse with Miss Finch
j whose kno ledge aud Intelligence delighted
J.. him as much per sTeet c0untenance and at
i tractive manners. Daring the morning, Will
Dame Yste SIS occCpied in the affairs of he
! household, S2cheverill aud the young lad
d we're thrown together, aud he then questione o.
2 her upoa Catholic doctrines, and in q shor
: time found himself mai pg wonderful progres
{ under her Instruction. She was naturally N De
J anxious for h,s conversion, and Consequent
e CTged b u to delay his visit to Elmley for
o day or two, feeling that any pnsrp1uement o
e his reception into the Church might be attend
q ed with serious conseG fences to his sonl. II
Il bad no great officially in yieldiug to her CT
g treaties To stay at Harrington. HIS uncle ha
= not been made acquainted with the precis
d day of his arrival aud he could easily fud e.
< cuses for the delay. Thus he fingered on froT
& day to day, and the time passed pleasantly j
conferences With Father Wall, and ia stroll
o and conversations with Miss Finch.
- To be Continued. i
e nrcfitnbls and nlpasant reading for a lad