The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-05-27
'lsrnIng Star and Catholic Messenger.


congratulations, only blaming me for with
holding my confidence 80 long. and sent me :
college ut once. will not enter into the stor
of my disappointment and his. fever maj
had goodwill. / bad but it was not to be.
could never describe to you tho feeling Of ter
ror with which left that college, nor the ai
1aost nervous dread that haunt ed me of falliDI
away nom my will to serve God. After prac
tising again In Dublin for some time, entered
Z Part Of the very quiet life led there in readns
the lives. OF missionary priests. and dreaming
that might even yet ono day be called t.
folloy their example. As am not confessnG
wasted; but In the middle of these dreams au
opportunity occurred OF visiting Ballyoross
To my intense sorrow I found my dear old
fAther 80 broken down that resolved never to
leave him again, and sent in my resign lion at
once. 1t wGs not too soon. for he only lasted
Q few short months. But those few months
could have desired than the life of Usefulness q
Ia my early home that my father pointed out
- ne before he disdf Strange biiDdhsss OF
nortale, who often dream and long and even
form plans of world wide beneficenoe, and
forget the simple bome-duties that lie directly
in their road. and in the performance of
which, perhaps, is placed the one means of
helping their ne'ghbor, and sapctifying their
By this time tn had reached the gray stone
steps, bat before they ssoended them the
Doctor paused for = moment, and then turned
TO bis companion.
am afraid Miss Neville, that you will con-
slider that great deal of what have been
saying tonight is very egotistical. Bat
have spoken in all simplicity, and must trust
TO yon not to mistake my meaning. Il has re-
quired, believe me, no small effort on my
part TO intrude my own personal autecedeuts
upon your notice. l have, however, had tGt
one motive in doing so, and it has been ta.s
that II you resolve, as God grant you may, on
treading in your mothers foothsteps with re-
gard to your people you may know that there
10 ono person ct least. and not far distant, who
is solemnly bound by his very conscience to
neip you a, In every plan you may propose for
Saiss gsly senty snh m thank You ~er1
much. / sincerely trust that 1 may one day
be able to show You that you have not spoken
in vain"
Mrs. Barton had been as good as her word;
ior notwithstanding the number to be provi-
ded for, and the very short time for prepara-
ton, her supper was splendid success, As
An OK had surrendered his life for the occa-
sion, perhaps the meat was not quite as tender
ns 1t might have been. But what of that
enjoy themselves they did with such good.
will that we question very much whether, If
slioes of leather had been served up to them,
with snoh rich gravy and such mealy potatoes,
ana, better than all, by such kindly hands,
they would have found them tough.
For the information of our non. Catholic
readers, We may say that though St. Patrcks
March, must always come in Lent, SO many
diePeneations are given in our ungeual lati- |
e;n sSdss that IT. does not necessarily fall on an
has already Informed rs, it did not do 30 on |
this occasion, and Miss Nevilles friends could |
therefore eat, drink, and be merry without |
sernple As to Maude herself, never before
had she enjoyed anything 80 much and she
sped backwards and forwards, between her
guests and the table at which Mr. NILS aud
Mrs. Barton stood carving. with platefuls of
good cheer, radiant with delight. Her cousins
the doctor, and even Mr.. Neville and Profess. |
sor Broadview were also turned for the nouce |
into walters; and to Maude it was no small
part of the entertainment to SEQ the latter
gentleman, speotacles on nose, wandering |
about with plate in each hand in the hope Of
hnding somebody still unserved to relieve him
OF them Poor professor! that body never
tnrned mp, thanks to that wicked Harry, who
always conbrived to get the start of him and
had not Maude ont OF sheer compassion, come
AZ last to bis rescuei the professor might have
been wandering about, like Mayuheer Won |
wooden block, a speotre-vendor of cold roast
beef till doomsday. {
The elder people were brought 10 FIRST, and !
when they had eaten as much as people who
Tor many long day had seen neither roast {
beef nor plum pudding would and could, they /
returned TO the barn, where the doctor sho we'd I
magic lantern while tie younger ones took
heir place at supper. When this was over 6
another hours dancing was allowed. and AZ {
,levon the revels we're ut an end. Many of 7
he women who bad come from n distance re- v
nalnea ea In the barn soon we'll strewn with n
traw, for the night, while some of the men X
ook possession of another adjoining it. The !,
est took their departure; aud although, as Ii
Ar. Neville bad prognostioated from past ex. t
'erience, few adjourned to low public. O
louse IN the village, aud kept it up till morn. V
ng In fashion more lively than edifyinp, Fl
he greater part, talking of their Young ladV f
" the way, went joyously to their hopses v
mere before they laid themselves down on v
heir hn'nble pallets, they prayed for a tbon. II
aud blessings, broad and deep, on her aud p
ere. - ~ n
CHATTER XIV.
1t vas the morning after the tenants feast Il
no Neville Court was very q liet, for after II
heir unwonted exertiuns of the Last two days u
very member of the household was glad OF a i,
Sts extra repose and although the stable- 81
lock had cbimed seven the cnimueys ware r,
Ill smokeless, and the doors aud windovs II
tIl closed and barred Nor was it only inaide a,
1e big house that the comfortable old vod nj
lorPheus was asserting his power Not "A A
nRle deniEen Of the two barns was vet ~
tirring, while the very farmboys were makinS II
p for night of uumIt gated Indigestion, al, a
1oGgh the concert of unfed pigs aud poultry n
i2ht have awakened the Seven Sleepers An. "
'ner honr cTept on and the clock struck N
gnt' whether IL was this, or whether the o
slls OF the pigs and turkeys grew even more =,
strAGeous in their desperation, We cannot ri
y; bat suddenly sign af life appeared in n