The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-03

If you enjoyed that precious man 80 much
imagine what sweet repasts mine mnst nav
been whom sat under him altogether. Some
times when ] remember what l have lost, !
seems more than can bear, till think OF al
the good an doing here, and then. rs be =,
sweetly says,"I grow resigned" Yes, weei
after week that torrent of eloq uence used q
pour forth to denouuoe the errors OF Rome, re
minding me Of Alpine thunder. as 1t rolled
"it;t a wonder It didn't break it, Pm sure.
said Bridget sdmiringly and as the comPii,
ment was we'll intended, Miss Barbara smiled
| beniguly.
"Nora 10 at school, of cour. 49," she remarked.
after making tour Of the apartment; aulths ths
inner room, looked under the bed, inVestiga,
| ted the contents of cupboard, aud peeped
| behind some plates and dishes on shelf.
| "Yss, ma'am," said Biddy, casting. however,
| an uneasy glance towards the door as she
| sPoke.
II hone she attends reg larly, and progresses
we'll; if so, 1 will! reward her at Christm as
with q Testament"
"Thank you, ma'am," said Biddy, dropping
| Q curtsy.
sJti rather q long way for her to walk every
| day." continued Miss Barbara; for suppose
our school 10 more than two miles from here
She takes her dinner with her, suppose
eyes ma'am."
"well, it is q long way. certainly; but
trust the day will come when we shall see
Protestant school standing in tho place OF
that Rom manist one over there. Bot, after all,
a little walk does children good and what o
blessing it il for you, my friend, to have yours
snatohed from the ways of error, and reared
amcng the lambs of Christs foldl What
blessing to see them attend place where
they will be taught to worship God, instead
of the Virgin Mary! What o blessing when
yon consider what you used to be, and they
have been p' Aud here Miss Barbara commenced
a fancy sketch that might have served for
description of heathen parts as benighted as
any in Timbuctoo. She was in the very mid
die of her subject when bright, dirty little
face peeped in at the doorway, and, in spite OF
Biddy's sdmontory winks and mods, sidled in
and took refuge by the maternal knee.
"i thought you told me that Nora had gone
to school," exclaimed Miss Barbara, refining up
her bonily with jsrk
All, then, iJ's your ladyship as is mistaken;
it's eaten mp with the influenza she il entire
ly," said Biddy.
.'Inhnepzal' cried Miss Barbara "why,
she looks the very picture of health. am
sadly afraid, Mrs. Murphy, that you contin ne
TO spoil your children, ,notWithstandipg all the
good advice you have received from me on the
subject. Come here, Nora, and put out your
tongue"
The tone was not very inviting certainly,
and Nora seemed to think 80 for she clung
more closely to her mother, as che darted looks
of defiance at Miss Barbara from under her
long lsshes.
"Come here this instant, when 1 call you"
exclaimed that lady. raising her voice consid-
erably above drawing-room pitch.
Go to the lady honey" said the mother
Not an inch would Nora stir but still s'ar-
ing the visitor out of conntenance, commenced
sulkily sucking u string of blue beads that
hung around her neck.
" Aud this ia the way you manage your
children, is it Mrs. Murphy 7" asked Miss Bar
bsra, AZ she observed Biddy's hand uncon-
soinnsy caressing he tangled locks of her
refractory daughter. "Well L shall speak to
he says to it. Why, You naughty child. how
dare you refuse to come whom 1 call you !" and
as she spoke she seized the chubby little arm
and ron hly dragged the offender to the middle
OF the room, where might be expected, she
began To howl dismally. You naughty.
wicked, Rood-fOr nothing child, how dare yon
stay away from school! Aud what do meau,"
sSe asked, turning the mother, "bY letting
her wear that trumpery necklacei How often
have told you that it is by this early encour-
ngement of the love of tiDery tpaL mothers
pave the way for the ruin of their daughters
in aiteT'lifel Take it off this instant, miss
she continued making n lunS Se at the article in
question.
30 my beads, my beautiful beads You shan't
have EN-, you sha'n'GH screamed Nora, resist
ing with all her might, and dancing with pas
sion. In the scu file the chain of the rosary
for such 1T was-snapped, end the little beads
fell with rattle to the ground. 20 mother,
she's broke me beads entirely, she has ; my
elegant beads that. grannie gave me, when
You fetched me with you to Neville Town
yesterday afternoon" cried the child, sobbiug
bitterly; and just as the teacher had got
s'tSoP
do-what will dor aud Nora wrung her lit
tie hands in childish grief.
If Nora had tried she could not have made
speeon less Gpropos to the uoocason, seeing
that-as Bddy afterwards phrssed it to her
husband-"sho went aud lot two cats out of
the bag at once" 1t would he impossible to
describe the glance of WitheriDg indignation
with which Miss Barbara, relnquishiug her
hold OF Nora strobe aross the floor aud con-
frupted the mother.
Very well, Mrs. Murpry so you went TO
Neville Town yesterday EfCernoour did you
Then pray how could you have" heard BIC.
Gilcs's sermon Aud Nora goes TO n school
where the priest blesses beads, does shef l
Thought ut the time how much trnth there was
in tho story yon trnmped up about the il ii l.
enza. Where's your husband I
Thr"th, nv lady, an that's moro than
can tell you" SAID Biddy, in utter di.may.
Like her husband she had grown tired of the
new way, aud had quite conteuauced tho alter
ntion no had seen proper to make with re-
gard to the children's sobool. Sull she had
hoped that their recSlcltration migho> have
been kept secret from Mas Barbara, and
had already been spendipg in imagination the
doTccHr with which that ladys visits to them
generally terminated. No longer able to deny
the fact, she tried whines, excuses, and lies of
every DossI bic shade of blaokuess aud white.