The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-01-07

to exhibit himself in his own true character.
Perhaps he thought it needless any longer to
wear the mask perhaps he thought to follow
up his success, and assure his inquest by pre-
senting TO Cecilia's mind motives zach ~ might
| in his view secure her willing acquiescenoe.
Although, therefore, she never once looked up
| at him, ne went on TO open his heart TO her in
| tone of positive enthusiasm:
- You are quito wrong in being 80 sad about
IL, Cecilia. I'll venture to say we ohall be as
happy 3 pair of mortals can be found. You
| will have handsome clothes. live in a tine
house, ride in your carriage, sit in the chaDcei
| at church, and, In fact, live and be treated in
every way ike lady of rank. We viii keep
q caSital table, with everything of the best.
have plenty CT servants and nothing to think
OF but good eating and drinking. 4ou don't
believe me, ny good Ceciliaf why, old Unele
Jan is as rich as a Jew! With grabbing aud
scraping, and heaven knows how, he has got
together thousands upon thousands of guilders.
That's why be bolts aud bars all the doors go
close when be is up stairs; be goes up there to
gloat over his money bags
Here be noticed strange sbudder running
through his listeners whole body.
81 see by your movements, Cecilia what you
would say" be proceeded you would reproach
me for encouraging him In his avarice. Bat
don't you understand, then, that all the while
I'm saring for myself and youi The more he
scrspes and stints the more there will be for
you and me. Perhaps you may say that am
not one OF the family and 80 it is no sff air of
mine how much he leaves. So it may sem (;
bp. ihsIs>not the way it is Cor all that. Uncle
Jan has left me the half of all be has, and the
other half You will get, rs matter of course:
Just see, Cecilia: then you and i will have all
that the old man leaves to our two selves .
Fine times for us then we shall be Your honor
and Ny lady, ard need deny ourselves moth
ins!7
Doubtless lie took the maidens silence for
consent; for the tone of his voice grew more
and more jeeriogty triumphant as he went ::
And We shan't have much logger to wait,
Cecilia. You may hear yourself how every day
the old man crosss and groaps more and more;
his lungs are quite gone. And wen get will
out of him that shall leave every thing to ms
two. Tnen all will go smooth ard straight
forward. And then, ~hen he's dead-we can't
help that, You know-the Lord ba gracious tie
his soul !-Eby, then We shall h@ve all the
money and 1el let the world see y EetSer We
know how - I've OK not"
Again. and stili more violently, the maiden
shuddered at his words of mockery. he was
silect 70 vhle and seemed to De expecting
speak, and still retained the sane attitude, he
at last began again:
Well Cecilia, you still crying'"
Sac rose slowly from her seat, took two
three steps backward, threw her head into an
attitude of proud defiance, and cast upon Tnys
a look of such intense contempt that he sprang
to bis feet all in astoEshmeuU Nevertheless,
he still felt Uncertain hew TO interpret her look
and gesture, for the expression of her counten-
ance showed rather q sort OF satisfaction than
any thing of sorrow.
well, well, what say you 7" he asked at
last, with anxious impotence.
False villain + cried the maiden, with an
accent Of the EXTREMIST contempt.
Howl What do You mean f' replied Thys,
in great astonishment.
~ be your wife," she went on, with an air
of spirit and dignity, and help you in farming
and in robbing widows and orphans Of their
share of his Inheritance Had no choice bat
between that and being buried alive. on the
very brink of the grave would still say
Thys looked upon the maiden in speechless
CONSERVATION, who on her part go proudly con-
fronted him that his eyes fell, unable to sustain
her indignant glance.
You thought that l was crying under my
apron all the WHILE" sha went on. " Bat that
was not 50. 1 saw your heart open, and was
heartily thanking God that he had turned il to
open itself to me. Now l Know you"
Yet moment longer lasted The deceiver's
confusion aud silence OGce satisfied, how
ever, that what he had just heard was Ceciiia's
real mind AID foal resolve, he speedily re-
covered bimse!f; malignant smile distorted
his cnuurepaLce
Ho. no! that Is the way you take it ~ ne
said. "WeIl soon see how that VIII end ; iii
ind the way to make you hear reason trust me
for that! You know He, you say you're mis-
taken there! you don't half know me Yet
There's more in me by a great deal than yon
think for. You shall come and sek pardon of
me you knees before I've done with you"
That day you will never ste, Tby=! :" she
calmly replied.
you'll ever have in my hands, SO TO Say I can
strip you OF every penny Of it,"
Take ii" she Answered.
Your uncle shall turn you oot of doorsw
So be IT."
He shall curse you on his death bedr'
This terrible threat broke the maiden's
courage. Silent and depressed, she bowed her
head.
Hs, ha! your courage begins to fail you,
does i'll Where's your price and obstinacy
now" pursued Thys, jeeriDgly. "BQs iii
touch you In still tenderer place. Dye think
/ don't know why il is you're SO set against
ne There's a lad that you'd marry without 30
many tearS about it, take it; eh There's the
son of the widow at the Chapel farm,-a fine
harum-scsrum fellow he is, and capital GUS
toner at the ale-house he's the one you'd
like to have, isn't hsf Very well, you shall
have him. Yes you shall have him, and then
you may go begging together. 1 know you
you'll go through great deal and bear great
deal to have your own way against me. /
know that well enough; 1 know that that
meek-looking phiz of yourS has stiff neck
under it. But III not take my revenge on you
alone. Pll fad means TO make the cause of
your obstinacy feel it too. I'll hunt down Bart
and bis mother; they shall know what my ha-
tired ia aud what it do I'll f,rjno than