The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-07-15

Finley Lovet-
Gsr1ass was not loAth to make scquaintsoes |
lie volyed his meeting Tor the hFss sins pretty
7 cousin, whose praises hsd been rang Ia bis |
cara - naoy o. az NJ 49, 49, to- RisSer.
N nsrsT, who bad spent soms nonshs Wlsn
:hsea as Holne roOd daring che prsvio1s year: !
/ Before leaving home his mother bad ia Dressed
rpon hin Il Q necessity OF coneealinz bis cava-
Ifey pFoelIViyies, md making himself agree
able TO his WOrSessershirs k.nssoik, and
she ad aInoss pers1aded hig se2s extreme
ca15ioa ~oold be his bess policy for sac lime
being. However. all these worldly Wise reso-
lutioos were s7cdsnly nippsd 10 the bad and
6ispelied By the i,Teiy sy-s Of the fAeeI-aane
yoang iafy wLose image keps Teccrring To his
taSa gifts after he bad Lsir hiE down Cpoc hIa
bed, Nevertheless even this speH o. eea1sy
eo0Id not long re.I.. the bodily fssiSue Unlen
lie had undergone, and BE 5000 FIJI into . PFC
focrd slau5 oniy disturbed Sarcs dawn
ey dreams in vhiea his sassssses came n for
Ehssr share he ~. aEakscsd ey tne rays az
the raornisz san apoa tke tisr1oct pauss Of
tie lattice aud be aross Bud los E=d 0os upod
large az ~el-Eeps garden WISE clipped ye~
aad box edges iorerspsrsed zIfa "eI-no~1
plots OF grsss~ sErroa1d y E1s broad EAGEFs
of.s.e Esozs, b@y0bd TeLcL ws- para, setrxiy !
.,rcaEd Eizh IA tIEz- = AA-s1-- - -EAz<&
, were ,irgsi ~isa tie go.Geo tGss Of z1sGu1- (
There Ee-e so11is If f5oss-e94 b=aesia the
windrE, AID P=e-lag co#C below - t4E {
= parry " rassjes, eote9y Cd E=z AID gccear
threading t1er =AT ts ~aE-+ E4rToE cSos y {
> t1Eret. whoa ;Esy =H'z-sd o. u &C. Re
hurried hla -o-aing ole, IG-e<-EslE E= $40
have oTer-1eas aIn-e.f- :Jr t5sE= ESs 10 'l1s-
2sse- zr-srE -earIaZ cf Is c-2E7-r- lie &c
.cxzt-d sc staircase ITO iSa EA-- 2,=ioT- sc'
h-cIoz c-s 2s;ir a &c lc5=a Eegaf4Ee1 !
re garden, az after wzo@erTeg A5s7s II Fog I.
: sc5E: sIaae p-=Tce!-sd TIE zE&s- I s5r tnEozg5
E-iea the p@as45ts rad P4-<~-s Oqz1Iag -.
.e a.,e-d-d = u&rrc~ sssrEeasz n sce t1rTes,
sb6 presently overheard f1iuG sS11Eds o.erbesd-
Clfiosty pEoE pied LIN - cSlS lLEe Els search,
AID IA scoTf i LIE &c p Gsssss@t lato chapel,
sEere ceToat c7rgresa,lon were a+.euS.ed
IoaLd a priess saying Mass .: the Gnole
altar He bad FEVER before witnessed 3 CattO-
i5c service, AID for "a Instant stood coaieTn-
D 4-iDg Eos move. seeps il mute sstooi4orsecE
H-s eorzsac- appeared 20 have bssC CnobserTed
! By ;hz EoFaaipers, 10 were absorbed ir their
| de7otiors- Inc prie=S had inst flashed the
| s-rtory, AID at II as instant tCEpeh Eo1cd snd
/ faced tie congregation az the OrGse FrGfres
| GeEy ase instantly recognized his face as that
! Of bis companion oftLe Previous evening, and
faocied tSat tie latter M a. have caught eight
| Of b N a. be stood near the door. Alooet In
syI-e-iveIy be kreit down, az If in obedience
| rootbe szcred somnocs. Among the foremost
wor.hiPerA he could discern tue stately form
| of his venerable hostess, aud By her side the
| graceful maiden who had Impressed him 60
| favorab'y tie previou, night. Both of them
seemed apt il their deyoCtuDs. and be could
| not help feeling q secret pleasure in being, as
| il were, united with them az IL at solfn1 hour.
/ HIS thoughts were more absorbed in lne fslr
dansel than in the divine mysteries, aud Eooid
| bsye wandered on, had be rot been recalled to
the service by tie ringing of the sanctHs bell
| Then he looked up at the pries., and Was struck
| By tue novelty of the scene.
| When the server sounded the bell for the
| conservation, he saw the people before him
| bending their beads, and then came the eleva-
| ton Of the Sacred Host, aud thrill ran
! throu Oh him as, smidst the silence of the con-
grEgat!on and the treble tiDkiiDg OF the little
bell, the priest raised the victim on high. Re-
lgion had never come before him in 50 strIk-
I ing and majestic a form. lis this, he thought
the tTeluendo1s mystery Of the Mass which
te had heard ce-ited and reprobatedf What
isitf What does it meant At all eTents that
| believes l.,
| these folk around him it is truth itself-a
, ;Tnth worth the sacrifce OF tneir lives TO pre-
. | serve and maintain" Such were the though rs
| which occurred to his mind as &c lOnged TO be
instructed IN the full meaning of this strange
{ rite. The bell tiukied again for the comnu-
, Mon of the priest, and then some Eve or Elk
/ approached tie altar steps, among wuom were
Lady Yate and Ter far companion, and he saw
the prvest turn round aud give them the "a y
of onr Lord. %, tnat could be among them,
. and kneel by her side" he thought Wien
e Mass was over, many OF the congregation rose
= to retire, bot he b1ried his face IN Ais hands,
and knelt OF, calling on God to enlghtea bun.
: He saw the priest unvest, kud come down In
n front Of the altar, where be kneit TO make his
I Thanksgiving. As be descended, be fancied
, | the old mau's eyes were fixed upon him, and
;, then there fl Ished across him q sense Of bis
n position. He remembered to have heard OF
| spies who had intruded themselves in Papis'
4, ! honees and had given Information against
priests for celebrating the forbidden rites, I'd
II had caused their apprehension end conviction
n He had been present. az tie Romish Mass, olc
aIcana of the prohibited mysteries. He coulC
!, not help feeling that Eis hosts would regard
g his act Bs suspicious oper apd more especially
/ a. toey knew him TO he tDe EDsuan Of a bit
"a tar fee TO their Faith ~ his confession b.
= scarce knew how to act, t''r even If ue Row re
"a tired as he ha d come, he as persuaded that b
had been seen by the priest, and PROBABLY ais
~ by :he doInestics of the stabisumeut. No, b.
u thoOgbt he would wait on until the priest b al
" finished his prayer. and would thea 20 AID tel
d bin how it bad happened TO him 10 con-
I M n y
10 pose to betray what he mad with essed, ant
/, rather ionged TO be instructed in the meaning
~ of the solemn function. The Father was loDI
In a. his Thanksgiving, aud before he rose bot!
IL Lsdy Yate aud her fair companion left tn
~ cha APPEL, passing close by him as they sTep
~ through the entrance His eyes ben
n down, bat he was convinced they must hay
le noticed him. At length Father Wall rose too
- ard without appearing 10 observe Gervase
A was waking toward the door when Sacheve
Q Til stood nh and confronted him.
is Coed SIR said he in low voice, Il mus
OF explain to yon my presence in this sacre
IS placs. You wi think me an Intruder, and i