The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-02-25

to dreams, aud so wasting health and strength
you were to work ss you used to do, and as it
your duty TO do, you'd soon forget all abou
! cheerful in mind, and be able to be q beIp an
support To your sick mother. Bat now 70
waste yOur time in idfing under the tree here
or else upon the sand -hil and 40 II OF only yo
make a great sinner of yourself by neglectiui
your duty toward God aud your mother, but
great fool too, for tormentlug yourself will
| hankeripg after impossi Bile things and throw
| ing away your whole life upon au idle dream
| Ah, we'll did work on for IA long tim,
after she lefr, and only came here out of worl
| hours did hope then that should forget her
hut the thoughto OF her followed me every W here
| While was at the plough l heaId her name
the fails beat time to Rioketicketack; aud
| every name that was called sounded like Mo
MICA IL did me no good woI king; and didn't
know what was about; twas all of use
| In my sleep it was the same thing over again
l used /" see her and talk with her, and so
| bad comfort, but had no rest. Now, with AL
| the good will in tie world, l can't work ru
weak and i'll "
The good priest shook his bead, and for a
whlle remai ned silent; at last he once more
took the lad y hand, and resnrned:
Now, Jau. yoH mnst tell ise whether you
mean this TO so on So or not. 1t is quite GER
tain, aud that you know well enough, that
Monica will not come back; aud # ehe q I'd,
that won'd only mako tho matter worse; she's
d rioh yonDg lady now aud Sou are . little
farmers sou, and just tit for a little farmer
yourself All this, therefore, is meIe Gloue.s
and folly"
But how can forget her, then, fAthsrT
DO you really and honestly wish itT
Il do; from my inmost soul wis1 il, for
now my very dreams are bi;ter TO me-, and NY
heart il full of Despair
well, then, show once for all that you have
a will, aud really desire TO come to your senses.
Follow your mothers Wish aud my advice. DO
into the seminary at Mechlin.'
should die there, father"
"Why 80 -
"Wby sol A few months ago I was Obliged
d 6Dnnd a week Rcus.els al q hot r.
did nothing bot weep! All how did suffer -
a. ] dou'G understand you, jan"
. Well. I'll tell yon, then. As soon as was
able to get away, set of and walked on, day
and night without stopping. The first puff of |
wild that came to me with the smell of the |
seemed to mo like new breath |
and thanked God that he had brought me back !
t" my own Old trees again; the first bit of
heather saw, | swallowed 1t out Uf pure, de- /
light; and til: mnmeut got here / ran Cl to
The hetch.tree, With my eyes fu!i of teis, and !
b"L.iu talking to The jInper- bushes az though |
they had derstoJd me. And now yen want |
mo 10 or SIX " hole yeais away! could never |
bear IT.
Sly son ! Nnow " eM eu"rgh the rra.on nNy
sou ;.h"|" 81! Others love f.s Lcath ia"d, IN
tins reason ~! IL j,7' vAat No ven, yea
,urea ii IcAuwCsk viii Gn moro than brGIly
ab"r 10 drive the imtEe ~. hanrtA you iI":u
1our u,lnd, end cnn>c loururs7 of brIug !ea,li.,d
q b. set apart tor she SAVE OF God viii II ;.
,oU 70 suhIu" all th,tU 80 'lsl4 dreams . ller !
% bring y@r t. better frame OF mind Do Suu
hin rs anything else tDan s1!i- -nnu ,der, your
retting Yourself to doa,h ia TINS wayf
And do you think that if You really ler.
ist in such sinful folly, 20 the destruo
ion of yOur body here. il c,n ever be
veil with your soul hereafterf In yOur Idle
reamy existence you think on only ono sub
ect, and that an earthly one; no thought of
nything higher reflection on heavenly
hiugs, finds room in your heart you never
ray, unless you call 1T praying repeating a
of words with ipR W hilA in |
nth you are casting soOrn on God by wOrsh p | I
ng a mortal image even in his holy place"
These words, spoken in q tone of the most
rious earnestness, made a deep impression
poor jams feelings. They were terrible ,
uths that his good pastor had spoken to him,
I'd his inmost soul was shaken. For q while
stood speechless, staring into vacancy. At
st he raised his head, and spoke as one TAX
< sudden resolve:
: Well, then, father, will go to Mechin."
% Tomorrow 7" asked the rector well
-a1ed at his success.
- What! to morrom1' replied Jan, half
"ritrd; "to-rnnrrUw, and furoveri'
- My COED jan, what nonsense You talk
N can pay your motter a visit more than
Ce IN LDo Year, aud tie Vacations viii give
u time enough for wandering alb ,Gt on your
ring heath. And then, il you come TO be Of
incd, yon may get appointed to one of the
iaGes aho1t here, aud pass yUur life peace
ly IN the midst Of 1t So, y,u'll 60 to-mor-
=, oil't your
WI, tG~n to-morrow; SO be it criei the
rr ieliUw ", 30 sharply that the thcket rang \
it "In-norrOw! to morrow ~
iHf AN hour later the rector gently MI
dug hini hOms by the hand.
CHAPTER VII. Fr
ionica had accompanied her father to 8
nee. She had left her native district with -
heart full of sorrowfu regret for Thin who
his side WIS mourning and Offering for
; but her fathers tenderness, and his eff Ch
10 to divert her, succeeded after time in
fishing sadness both from her heart and :,
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