The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-05-06
NUMBER 49,,
THE LADY
N EVILLE COURT.
Il TALE OF THE TIMES
Continued.)
CHAPTER vi


8 -, Miss Barbara Neville was n terrih,. -
= crnsa nau tpeen only twelve months In BSIiy"
N Sross' yet already she reigned supreme. "
and in,r naa nea at the approach OF the enemy.
b1 inlr9nohed himself in his library: FsnHns
nad meekly bent her neck to the yoka "nny
/ ca nvngn Ior time poor Harry had kept mn =
Seen eon nmo1ns Of light sArmshing he had
parish Miss Barbara was ali thai an tne
nlnoeo female could be, blessed Ivitb ~
petu and p ts belief in her own pc wer and
ICY, ana the most utter contempt for everS
poay eise,s oombired with the greatest no..ihY~
e esaed OF komanism," aud directod by th"
| parishes she had helped to mismano usr!ous
contributed to set by the ears s"0
barbara Neville loved pos er All bo- ue.
sue had iopged for a position wber. sba nonIS
command, contrive, aud execnte vithos Soa w!
terIerence. Bigoted, hard, and unoomnyn, ".
rns IN character. she pursued her eoher.se -
tolerance, and WOO bstide the In ,a nor IN
~ eir , VINO should presume to thwart her o.
co. W. nola tne Smallest opinion of his own. AM
better points, Who lis Lucifer bimsaISi nee
"s nonle never to have committed apv ain mn
Barbsra 1nu ~ IL ,h,shy probable that ali Miss
8 mined up ss either ambition or had t. leon
80; C cnese are uncomfortable items whom az
bo"Sah oil me one is to govern another person,S
uo1seholo' ana the oonse uep ca Of tho 1theo1
nake everybody in it miserable. Itmnstba
,,o, out poor oompsnsAtion to aunk Rar-
es.cS n t "artos, 70 have known that she pos
nndw
lot perhaps, Gu fond, bad hearted """ was
; IN ner fephew's family aunt Barbara baA
eT bsart seemed to realize the darling wish OF
nr readers that an old established honsaboIS
=. v, Ss nlF Neyllies, should have su fferod ifsSn
tnn s,;yI 90 DC changed. and even remodeiod-
Iue viii OK comparative stranger II 1902
o"eVer, be remem bered that amt Ra.h.r'
t AZ SpPeareu upon the scene at a momene
Ve and to oeFtan the whole family pas
'ad' Inc father had been too hey,fj5ak
nL:y1 700 LIMO, harry too young and ali to-
croachean 10 stem the torrent. So one
hsd succeeded another rretI
~ p@rosrss reforms" had svent 49,
cry every time honored Institution. EacS
a, bad n ntsa regretted the unloving discipline
81 81 hau changed the freedom and hannfnn.9
nome into gloom and restraint. INF 49,
= i0iS mat death had had fully as large
10 ~ inc ohange as aunt Barbara; and
- 'u'y sISheu over past happiness tbaII
Neu upon The alteration in their home and
eRvement. f' ~ bneiE
ne morning after Maude,s o,,iv.,
para Sl Hwoks with very heavy weight nnon
teH''' one could not have said VIM. "a
s at0m ' ne moment that Maude's bright ewes
Suono INTO hers the night before. and tbSe
,I t, slIVery laugh bad echoed through the
III sne had felt that her reign was
bled drnas ,t long. through q series Of
IN It's spirit, the truth of the ShakeSnss
axiom " uneasy lies the head that WeSTn
resolved to fight to the last. and raiijeJPoL,
nB hearC with the hope OF vaponisbinS ~
conner as she had vaD qnished the 1sst
"a Tor this desperate conflict Sho 80
Aeu 20 breakfast, with a counten anco ~,
evident marks Of her perturbation IN -,
sonrnesS and austerity.
Q morning meal was verv simiIa- IN ,b.t
10 night before. Again Miss Neville nro
F, eha divided her time between the dutiea
Q table, eating her break fast. fro 1ninS ~
oEv9nts, and lecturiDg Harry but apRip
Q :. iSIsction OF every 0ody, Mr.. Neville
OUT OF mis- shell, and cbatted aWaV ~
,, n D s wards told him, Just like his dear
H." For some time the con yeraatiop tnrr~S
the Iflends Made had left behind Her
Wanteo 70 Iearn All he possibly could
,ESlng certain OF his old CHI ums ant cronie1
hSuue bad met at her aunt's. Fanny
sy questions about the fashions, whilo
ttled TO CLEAN all possible Information
mug certain cousin Ned, jest entered
munster, AS Mise Barbara cared neither
, Cuums, the fashions, cousin Ned
she had moreover, at some period or
r qnarrelled with nearly al the other
ages mentioned, or with some member
respective families, she asked no oueS
t all, bot ate her breakfast with an air
20 Indifference TO the Conversation he
It until the topic was exhausted and
VINE nad taken up his newspaper, that
seem to have been having q fine time
Ion for the last two years, Maude. Well
,st make uP yonr mind 90 somethinr
lazent here, can tell yoI."
save been omo1R Ghs baftorffos, dear
GeE nave cone % fhe RpeaR nalA