The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-24

alighted, and in five minutes was In the pres
eDcs of real Jesuit priest. u,o,,on.
To those who know this great and glorious
Society we need say nothing OF the lntetviow |
that followed, nor of the tffoct 1t pTouuceo Sn
Maude Neville. To those who do not we ~oult
simply say that she that morning ioono, noS
only q theologiau to explain away her errors 4
aud diff culties, bat father to allay her Iears,
and man acq uaipted with the world to point
out the safest and most judicial course iof nea
to pursue. Hers was q strange introduction 10
him for she only laid his own worn ana yei- |
low letter in his hand. aud bnrst into an IN |
restrainsble Fl of weeping. But ne SI was en
stely for Mrs. Barton had written on In tne
frst f usb of her joy to tell him the good
news: and Unfamiliar to her a. were his face
aud figure Maude soon realised what very
| old feiend to her and hers he was
She left him a new creature, with heart so
strong and courage so high that she took mis-
| ment she entered the house. Our readers Will
| easily believe that Maude could hardly trust
| her senses when that lady informed her, Win
| q wonderful smile upon her lace, that sne nei,
self bad been g Catholic for some months, and
| that Maude had actually been consulting ene
very priest who had received her into the
Church. No wonder he had frst started and
| then smiled at the mention OF the name, ana
had coupselled such unbounded commences
! Immediately afterwards. For some few min,
| utes they mingled their congratuiations ana
| then each told the other how she had been
| fearing that her change OF religion woaio
prove an insuperabls bar to the proposal that
| had been made with regard to Neville Court
| and which each desired 30 ardently Ihen,
| with the delight of hearts suddenly freed from
| a weary and burdensome weight, fney en-
| braced each other over and over again, eacn
declaring that she felt as II noshins eise 'ouiu
ever be d trouble.
1t was easy enough to call upon the Jesuit
Father now, and many were the exped!tions
Maude took in that direction with her friend
dnring the next few weeks; many, too, were
the hours they spent side by side In the Gin
religious light" of the Jesnits' church, before
the altar upon which each had so lately IoGna at
| the faith hope and love of her life. at iast
|, | the day was fixed for Maude's first communion,
and the nj igbt before, with face pale as DEATH
but with a heart as staiwart as CrtsAue' r. g.
| Mauds told her uncle Neville her secret
Al first he was too much astonished 10 oe'
lieve her, then as angry as Edward SeVllis
A could be but after a time he soitened aown wv.
4 into sorrow, aud declared she won!d bfeak me-
, heart After little Qniet conversation he
y was however, led to see things III some"hH
i different light, and at length admitted thsI OF
# she wac now nearly twenty one, as her motnei
had been o Catholic, aud as Sir Morcar mac
d certainly given his permission that she shouit
n be brought up iu that religion too, he d,d no
70 we'll see how anybody could control her
a Tberefore he supposed she "must have he
er own way :" and with few little sarcasms upoi
10 fast days and penanoes, half serious, half il
J. iest and with q somewhat fonder KISS thai
as usual hs dismissed her for the night.
w When she had departed the clergyman too
ID nm his candle and walked up to his own roou
at puzzline as he went " whatever could have pu
e. such an idea as this into the child's head, afe
IN ali the pains that had been taken by whoi
n family to bring her mp Protestant Foo
ay Edward Neville! that the grace Infused int
iy her soul by her baptism might have had SON.
w. | thing to do with the matter never entered n
ir head and as it did not, the question was II
ad beyond the depth of his philosophy: so l
Ir. gave it up in despair; aud pulling his nigh
iv- CAP over his ears. went to bed, and dreamed
Ter was the Pope of Rome !,
np At tie end of six weeks the business tn
had brought them to town was decided an
mt MAude and her uncle turned their faces nom
an | wards Iu was Il bright aud beautiful Octoo
lse day, and she locked at the Eng'isn ran
in soape bathad in the still warm and mello
,he sunshine, there was a peace ana happiness
,re her heart that she had little antoi pated fe
de short weeks before. The DARK cloud OK o.
lsh trust and dread of displeasure had float
awsy forever, and before the whole WorId 3
now might say, II am Catholic l'-oetore
nncle kinder Ihau ever, lest she should thu
;ch him angry before Fanny, whose sweet lett
,a1 of ainterly regret at the news had only long
ned for the time when they should be at home
yas comfort each other. and realize tnat' atIer
ant il was Bo real separation before mrs. care
inc n,w Lne with her in faith, aud who was
lse- soon to come to her, never to leave her NOR
rid; before ber tenantry, for Maude had written
hi Father Donovan, and she knew that by 81
rInl time her conversion was no longer seer
int Was this all 7 Was there not another thoug
ave brighter even than these, stealing IN amo ?
rec the Re st, and deepening, gliding, lntenslfyl
TOR them all with it's own peculiar radianc
the There was; for Maude had had q long cow
like sation with Mrs. Carew about her trouoies
don Ballycrosss anu uer auoP'ou ~ uioUoA 80 - .
uud ly shown her thar, hRe a!mosG eYely "u9 19
cas-, who aots IN mouent VI eAesHole-O, - "a
ects had made great mlstake: QUO snoS ou
to that she had been guilty. ol ipJusuoe' IL So'
che positive inRrattude, to"aros Luo @nu
she interested friend ana aSsureu her IneC @ ~
whose intentions are honorable, whose cond
that is prudent, and hose charaoter 10 lrreproa
nal able, must lnfallioiy i've uo"h mtoEepLeooLL
try tion. She cneereo HaSnue ny pol"UIus Ou
oud her how unlikely 1t was, AZ the same I'll tl
,oor. that mau as frank ana open III cus'aoSe'
they she represented Dr. Mesra 10 20 en
che suddenly break on MS irlsnusnlp WIN " ~ =
cart family, by whom he had been so warmly
men, Ceived and appreclateu' from moE!seo u
Dugh meutnry pique with one mehoeE oi ~ auu ,
the without asking OF giving one % Holu VI o. -"
dear Jion TO justify his conduct one eAPreeeeu
less opinion that his aosence "bion nau 1PPeeS
end" 50 inexplicabls to Mande' na9 oeeh occSsio !
! she by his unexpected visit to Dublin; and
soln- probably he was now anxiously expecting {
return home, to explain all this to her u
the and herself.
- lie a Althonchn added Mrs. Carew, I" can