The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-02-18

I FDVT,
dentation in the gtound, AS from fr' quent pres
| sure. Steadying herself with her hands on her
| knees she fixed her eyes on BLUSH point lar
away upon tie EXTREMIST verge Of the horizon
"A town it. was, probably, or Mt least a large
village Whatever it was, from this point "A
| road led over the heath, which 1t traverse a IN
a hundred playful turns. till by the farm house
it was lost amid the undulatious of the moor.
| Thus sitting there. she mi ght represent h'h-
erman's orphaned daughter looking ont from
high promontory of the do wus / "on the sea now
subs diug into repnse, TxiOusl y eHp'ctIng
boat which alas will nevc r"trrn more Her
case, however, vas not pre- lsclv su'h. rue
she was earnestly looking rnt tor somethlhS'
| bnt what it WAS that her !i"irt was yearhihg
after she know not. With intent, unwcaried
eve she gaZed upou tho road, doubtless IN the
unconscious hope that hy 1t he that shon!d
release her from her bondage would one DAY
| approach bat mean wlIie she knew TO one IN
the world bat tl"s" lmmedi ately about ner'
aud hundreds of travellers might pass by with
ont her taking especial notice of any one OF
them. A r"or silly thing her mistress daugh'
ters called her, but in truth sho was anythlhE
but that.
Tntalnbandrnment and continued oppression
had thrown Nagdalen back upon h"Isslf, had
compelled her To develop an inward lie of her
own. In the soiItnde INFO which, for the
most part. she was banisled, her intellect had
acquired refinement and her imagl lnation
rtrrugrL' All that went on with her she
Weighed and 'rondertd upon right narrowly,
frlt night deeply; but tho sum of her ponder
IN her inuno-t heart.
By thlp time the suns rays were falling upon
the western declivlty Of the sandy hlilUck u
was long past mid day, and Magda!en ntiI sat
thrIr, nee eye tixedly bent upon the blue
pnIa'. SIZE was hungry, and felt it sharply;
nevertheless. she sat on
AZ last might be seen young peasant eau
tiOu+ty making his way through the alder
thIrIsrt which skirted the brook. Every now
"'d 'hcn hr turnrd back hrs head toward th"
ht'n '"n-", a. II afraid OF beng disc V"r"d'
I'll At ."t Ee made a stand by the beech as
III" foot "t " ui"' IIhg'!I'rn J. 81 sat "c"pIrg.
Arrived iL~r", b" inlp"d to""ri -" sandy
NH 'rh, fp'm"d trumpet with Lis hands,
tie HinI' t1-"ly So 'lr"A' his voice, lie Ca!je&: :
" 81 Hd.t'r! MAEdarn!
At the Cali she nose from her 81 At, aud slowly
'Ini" up to tie /, nsan' lad, vino, pointing " lth
h's r"-'r ~ " sHt'ab!" place, invited her t"
ft d.WA trai > hum. lLIs don', lie pr"dncod
ti"m under h'1 -tno"h frock thlck slice OF
bread ami bit "l 'cun, which h" oH~rrd 10
hhSdGl'n, having hrsr cnt the bacon lat"
AtrIp1 with hIs knit" and spread IT over th"
bread. Iaen Ire brought ont from hls pocket
Iittle stone not ie ct beer, set i Gown at the
foot Of Jnnipor bush, and said, in low
voice:
There. MaGdalen! now you have victuais
and drink"
The poor girl gave him IA look of hearty
thanks, and begun to eat the food he had
brought her.
ODD will reward you, Jan, /" at last she said,
for thus helping and comforting me III my
goodness and kindness to me"
violent pang, mean bile, ogitated the
young mans breast he said nothing, bnt n
STRAY tear trickled down his cheek. When
NnGdalen had finished her meal, she laid her
hani on his shoulder and said
Jan, my best friend, do not grie We Yourself f
40 unch about me; Your tears hurt me more
than your mothers hl0w1"
Forgive her Magdalen, f r my sake; for f
you wrro to dO without baving forgiven her,
and without saying n pTHyOr for her, there can
be no heaven for her"
" | nave nothing to forgive her Jan. There
is no hatred III me; ! DO not even think any
N zee ON " h,.r ! Gnvu to bear; everything OF
tn" kiyd is already forru!ten"
"Don't deceive me klardalen It. not nos.
sibI, H. for,st such b,.rhlrous if. .tr.atmentn
"Tyc tod Won tue same tbiu., marc than
orcc a,d YOU do,'t understand u.: aud iu-
deed | hardly urd,,s.trt ,rl.rif When |
an, nr,rnr and krockrI nhnut tn b,.surc my
brJy auil.,rs. bat nv mind remain, free nnI
GOES on dreaming of Ipy-torjors tbinr, thni |
Lr,y ,,nt ~ yH,ch Et,t Ii,hnr a,'T ,hith.
hrf,r. ma and cheer mud ,,I,ddt, NV, rha.a
dreams comfort nav .oui : in them I f,rret
eycrythirr: thoy sneak To n,o Of aroth,r and
a n, t,pr liza and CIV. ma bona that I .h,u ,ot
nl1nys he an nruH,n Will Cad in h,,v.r h,,
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