The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-03-04

behind the partition, calling oa'''h " SOFT low
| tone:
Mother! good rrotl"r!'
Both the words aud ihr tone m when we.
were zpo ken seemed to have magic 'frct "i
| the old womau's fscligg-; her eyes ".t II '"t,
with deep cmo;tou she appI cached The b"I
the lamp in on" land and cup OF mIlk'a""
! water in the OF r..
Her patient Looked MP at her with such AZ
| expression of love and EratItnde' NAV sac
| turned away to wipe - tear tt"h h'F eS C.
Meanwhile, the younG man seed one 'i He'
! hands and impressed "A long KISS On ~
Good mothcr!' he repeated
| Kate made As long Leck as she conid 10 Ecl
! n look at the sick man; she started III 'Ee'!
! limb when he turned his hollow eye upon ne,
and pushed her chair hastily "hck. a" 'uouo" !"
! al,riukiug from sOmf terrible aPphtiil'h'
! The ynnug man threw hI- than arm hTUnh"
! hr- old nurses ne k, and Dire" h'f t""a nun
| Probably he whispered 4nnr'ih!nG IN ''e' gar
| ior 4he Immediately brought HIM h17 o'hes'
Laid them on the bed, and then Ore" ne ~
tered cnrtan. Thi- done, She r"'"rncn 20 ne
/ tnh,r and whiSp"rc1 III low "i' ''''N''''
r"uc to the terrified Is ste:
Hes rctt rp'
Tnr~e word drI no. seem to afford mnch
sat- -G.etiou to the visitor, tor she turned i"c
md looked auxIGualy toward the door. EH''
IDENTITY shn was "rrv"us)y de7ir"ns to be clear
out of ihc ru"m while her female curiosity
urged lcr to keep Ter seAt. ihe latter pro
vailed
hnoi Tho n,d woman hastcned mp to her pa,
trent, helped hi.n ont of bed, and supported
lim to the tAh,r. "u winch he leaned.
Can tins "4iNtnE -keietoH pf tHc !o""S
peasant whom sc have seen YES no ~ 10
poor trllus, HIS bones seem as Though t-fE
would force tA"ir way through the co'"rie77
sk'u: his ~ rT al" SUI deep IN ,He'F s'cA"'e
his at;nr" IL bent double; ma "r"d hHnH7 on one
-ld'. HIS cl"the5 dirty ana codfeeiy r@'c"eH'
are only III for - b"gGIr.
Npw h" s'nnd- before the good "iI granny,
aud n"'dN "ie"i hef'hahN" IN ms. re ~ Io"hs ~
her "I'h t'e 'eh!ri eAp,,a''"h nat "0'o"Rs 10
GOOD mo'h"r -Aon'd b" .. I'D to 20 out
hn' m atra'd y"n won Tx" Il.
"W"y Jan my lNd, n"9""r ~" "'d H3"""-
ago" T,' H' Hha weak, "F F'"' 'aNo: ,"o i
~. ,,'' :" rN~'If ih'I anu - b" '"'.'pi'i !'i
caui tl,.N rat . f,tEAt -a1,.I ." in 100
mrrnwhI''.'
IA" on ""'nar4 hnN w. ~ "'a''''f
"i'i'n 'u c'"rI feature of nor ''hi'' 'hhHI"'
'tr' J,u'~ l.Ia .-' -nui was moved
. " Al, m1t''', - -'G"ed oct, Wy arc 20
5" t'.d Il mo- A. yes: indeed Yea are my
EnuIi III an -'l Nup' 10 one ,"GiI H", ihAi
y"ur love ta7 HIur W hat wonderful goodness
Of -gu. there must bn IN yoa! On the very hritk
of III" grave .y"u'Ne enough ct the spi1lt of
teHdcru.,- left III YOU to eHrrt"n life for an
unhappy creature Ike me, ana to hrlhS ann
back ont ct the very PIT OF despair. no" nave
prayed - G. ID to Dlesa you! lt was my hrst
pT4&er for fhtse seven years that has hau no
other thonght mixed with It,"
Tho yJnmE mans speech had gradually &C
qUTed tone of enthusiasm which quite car
TIed Kate away. Her nervous terror dlsap-
peDr"d. With gaping mouth ard open eyes
she listened t. the words each one of which
touched and Transported her. the old dame
threw an inqUiring look on her, a. if to ask:
Now, what do you think of my ladf Is he
out of his witsf'
But Kate listened Oh without word, even
long after Jan had CEASED to speak.
Poor fellow - sighed his old nurse Bnt
keep good heart Pm old and worn ont. and