The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-05

'Brcanse you have inspired me with courag
and confidence, L"nora because yonr love
| restated to me tuliy after n long constraint
because } on let me hope that You will not D.
| unhappy. know ahaI you want TO say, nooi
| child, whom G. I'd ha1 giVeu me as - shield
| against every i'll. Well, l will enCuuntel
ruin ~ithout DO wing my head aud snbmi
! wIh resi- x ma ion To toe hand OF GId Alas
| continued be, sadly, who can tell what sur
| feripgs are yet III store for usf We may oe
forced TO wander ABBOTT the world seek an
| aay Ia u far from those We know and love,-to
| earn car daily bread by the labor of orr hands
Oh, LIE nora. Son kuow not how bitter ~ tue
| bread of III isery,--pf poverty
! The child shuddered she saw inc ciouo
| falling obcs more like q cnrtain over her
fathers face. She grasped his band tenderiy'
/ and fixing her RaZs intently on MS, salu, IN
| besseohiDg tones:
| ION, father! let not the happy smile that
| inst now lighted your features depart from
| Them again! Believe me, We shall still be
happy. Fancy yourself in the position tnat
! Awaits US: and what do You see in it SO fright
| full have skill to do all that woman csn do !;
| and then your Instructions have made me able
to instruct Others in the arts and sciences you
have Taught me. I shall be strong and active
enough for both Of MS, and God win bless nv
labor. Behold ne, father, peacefully at home,
with tranquil hesris and always together in
our neat apartment: we will love one another,
set misfortune at defiance, and live together in
the heaven that our common sacrifice has
madel Oh, it seems to me, father, that the true
happiness of our lives is only beginning! How
can you still give yourself up to despair when
pleasure is in store for us,-s pleasure such az
few upon earth are permitted to enjoyf'
Monsieur De Vlierbeck looked at his
daughter with rapture. Those enthusiastic
but gentle tones had so touched his heart, that
noble courage had inspired him with 80 much
admiration, that tears of joy filled his eyes.
With one hand he drew Lenors to his bosom,
and, placing the other on her forehead, he
looked to heaven with religious fervor. A
silent prayer, a blessing on his child, an ont
pouring of thankfulness, arose from his heart,
like the sacred fame from altar, to ward the
throne of Him who had bestowed that angelic
child!
CHAPTER VIII.
few days afterward as De Vlierbeck had
predicted, the public sale of all their property
was inserted in the papers and plaoarded over
the city and negh borhood. The affair made
some poise aud everyone was astonished at the
ruin of person whom they considered rich
and misery.
As the sale was stated to be in conse quenee
of his departure from the country, the gossips
would have been unable to discover the
genuine motive if the news had not come from
that De Vlerbeck had resolved to pay
his debts and was wretchediy poor. The
cause of his misfortune-that Is to say, his
liability for his brother-was known, though
all the circumstances were net fully under
stood.
As soon as the publication was made, the
poor old gentleman led, if possible, more re-
tired life than ever, in order TO avoid explAns-
lions. Resigned to his fate, he quietly awaited
the day of sale; aud, although his feelings
often strove TO master his resolution, the con-
slant care and encouragement of his noble
hearted daughter ensble him to encounter she
fatal hour with degree of forSitude.
In the meanwhile he received q letter from
Gustave at Rome containing q few lines for
his child. The young man declared that ab-
sence from Lenora had only increased his
and that his only consolation was
the hope of future union with her by the
bonds of marriage. Bnt in other respects the
letter was not encouraging. He said with pain
that all his efforts to change his unces de-
termination had, mp to that time. been fruit
less. De Vlierbeok did not conceal from Le-
nora that he no longer had hope of her union
with Gustsve, and that she ought to strive
against this unhappy love in order to escape
from greater disappointment. Indeed, since
her fathers poverty had become publicly
known, Lenora was convinced that duty com.
manded her to renounce every hope yet she
could not help feeling pleased aud siren gthened
and that he, whose memory filled her heart
dreamed of her in his distant home aud
mourned her absence.
She kept her promises to him faithfully
How often did che pronounce his name in the
solitude of that garden! How often did she
sigh beneath the catalpa as If anxious to trust
the Winds with message of love to 9th er
lauds! In her lonely walks she repeated his
tender words; and often did she stcp IN usiuSly
at some well remembered spot where he had
blessed her With n tender word or look
But poor De Vlier0eck ~os obliged to uu-
dergo additional pain tor, as if every mstrr-
tune that could aSsail him was to be accnmu-
lated aS thai moment on his devoted head, he
received from America the news of his bro
theirs death! Inc unfortunate wauderer lied
Of exhaustion in the wilderntss near HCdsou',
Bay. The poor gesllem&n wept long ana bit
terly for the loss of IL bro her whom be tender
ly loved but he vas soon aud ronHhlY turned
aside 10 encounter the catastrophe Of hls
fate.
The day of sale arrived. Early in tho morn
ing GIiuseIhnt as invaded by all SORTS of PEG
pie, WIN, u.used by curiosity or desire L
purchase, Overran every nook and corner o
the house, examining the furniture and esti
mating its value.
De NierbeolS had caused everything tina
was TO be sold TO DO carried into the most spa
c'ous apartments, wEerc, aided by his dan h
| ter, be passed tho entire preceding night Il
dustipg, cleaning, and polishing inc Variou
articles, so that they might prove more attraC
| tive to competitors. He had no personal ia
terest in this labor for, his funded propert
having been sold some days before at Crea
loss, 1t was certain that the sale of all his re
naming possessions would not exceed tn
amount of his debts. 1t was u noble senti
ment of honor and probity that compelled hin
| to sacrifice his rest for his creditors 80 as t.
| diminish AS much as he could the amount q
their losses. 1t was clear that De Vlierbec
did not intend TO prolonk his stay at Grusel no
after the sale; for among the articles to b