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

something for the poor old womaa that's done
20 murh tor me. Bat you mus spare me that,
colonel; l couldn't take money from you II
could bay of death with it.
ton 18th his hand which withdrew 1t from the
hold which Monica still kept on it. The poor
girl tottered tn her chair, ana Sat down III 81
Iencr her eyes still fixed on the youth
" Bat Jan, my friend" proceeded the colo
mel, ''yon are unjust both to yourself and me-
If yon won't take money from mo- tell me no"
else can help you. 1t viii mako me happy II
you will point out TO me any way IN which
can you; and if you Will do 80 shai!
| feel that you on y adding To the reasons
have to be grateful to you"
! You wish to do me service y replied Jan:
- Well, then, viii ask favor OF you Will
you grant II fie
me. WDat is 1t you wish
Ine young man raised himself III his Guar,
and spoke ,
nea life, ard mean to place an impasslbe bar
Tier between uy past aud my future. it Is not
80 easy 10 tear oueself loose from reoollectluns
that have gown. fast into heart and brais,-
that make part, and no little one, OF our very
| inmost life; aud III the struggle might very
! we'll have fallen into the grave that secured
waiting for me. Bat now Providence has
| favored me iiud myself face to face with the
| only creature upon earth tha1 can understand
me- Let me only tell my story, that she may
know what my lot has been, AID then l shall
he u ole cheertuliy to say fare we'll to the dream
thar is killing me. That, colonel, is the favor
|
and don'L be angry at what l shall say, and
yuu will give me more than life"
| There was something in Jaa'5 maoner at
once so pleasing aud telling Of 50 much suiisr-
lug tuat the colonel felt deeply affected.
! Moreover, he was not a little cucioas to hear an
exposition which might perhaps eonhcin more
I than one opjecture which bad ari:en in him
within the last few days. In n kind tone of
| voice, then, be Ieplied,-
.Speak my friend; i will listen attentveiy."
Tnc yuuus man began then, " ith a voice fall
! of emotion
| Il was yuung, conteuted with my lot, full of
life .!I.,! spirlta. sly heart impe!l3i
-5-r,r in u servant, AID tho more she bad
-I,i,'.v NC more .6ectl"u felt FOR her. 1t wes
:. pnr,, luuuceur feo!iug, winch impeTceptih!y
! tOlL root 10 u,y breast, t4ungh aI arwA.u Il
i,ir.,,,t Is, p. consuming Gr" 10 thus very uuur
| ..,,n~, | feel nv hi.nd bara when ] tlrk OF
.., Eanu;.ons 1uu uut iora it tuat day upon
m, l.,fh fon iaought 80 console me f,r fha
I,s. ns me slater i'm coin, jn;It wa. a death
,l,,v rn ne. ti,,. showed me a. once tr., inn
r,sas1rai,le extent of nv catafu.ry dsspar
r'.nIl. a I,,5 hnd apon uiy hea1t, H niou your
da,,-tnr. mad a,reaty 40 cruelty tura: | forro.
...rv.h,n.r tur ons taourht for which alone
I,yni Nofni,,o couid console me- nothing calm
roe: WAS useless ut nv work, Indifferent to
n,aIvthiny: I lived is world Of painfrl
Iraans I saw NV mother on n sick bod b1t
NV br.ast hac: no room for any new sorrow.
, | iHav tried to tear mo away from nv acCct-
t'm ed .cene. of life: rbev hoped that. remo[rd
80, thAn I shouId soon recoyer but re-
lista3 Tan,onstrances and sopplications were
, | .I;i,a LOST On ma Why3 Eecausa the stzy over
~. beeth ia hlner9 Beoause its abrosDhere il
f-au,ht With trapranceF Because the sense
IS ntn7,ilsaa,,sss transnortad met An roi-sLa
"a 1iysJ and wanderrd there and 7 krevV
,-nrr s,,t of t1rf an which she had once sat
,ry trea 1chich hpr hand had touched every
: ,iantt nhich her tears had bedewed :. I sntf.red
harar.e I rrr.rded her "A lost forever. AT last
I ,;,I IA tn INV mother. nroyers and tears and
n,,r old na.tor's ad vice. and act off for Mechliu
t,",,rs "a istndv and seek in the duties of The
,,I,,is.r, nrnfection against nv recollections
..Ah m. ! what snif.rinp did not 20 through
in tna .ps,inaryi The acunisition of knoE-
> idyn tho readirr of the ancient authors. de-
Iai11n,sG ,.,t, iIna,Ination more and more: and
rotv + h.ctm nttarIv a slave 10 nv dreams 7
nyoiia1 ali comnanious and sought ont urIiet
O nnnts wher,,I co3hd i've myself up 70 reyery
! and hmm over her f1yorlt. tune | was ne
a lest of al. nv felIow.students; bat that made
finst "a lt,l- IMPRESSION on me "a the rebuke.
a I of nv teacher At last tins time came when |
had 10 aycl.re whether [ wuuli lake orders or
. NOT. Bl-. COT hrlp me! how could do that 7
| was unworthy to approasn the altar; de-
. | clinod and LETT the sethiuary Nv mother had
meauwhll, died had still remaining some
thing of nv inheritance | dreamed away nv