The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-28


Charles off talking to papa and mamma S aDouS
his dau ghters music-lessoDs, and the granG /
German and Italian music they perform. :
know how quiet that keeps everybody
CHAPTER v.
IA face tender and wise.
God, what power to bless bless In In the pure eSe''
On us weak strewn all about;
A desire to bear, and to bear. and to bear
fre kept steady, and strong and oi'ar )
A E prayer S;eIrss. 60 Se 9nst tea psne asre.
inv "''' Little Sealskn, aud ether Pcems.
rr.o ,rorld or at least the secluded nook OF
- In which Happy-go Lucky Lodge nestieu,
ssemed to have been plunged podly unuel
| water for q day, and lifted up again TO dry ID
| re ann. 40 pure and vividly green and sParkI
| iiny with diamond drops, were every piaue VI
| orass and clump of fern and hoWery eoEse
Sush within it's hill enclosed circle, waen
| Sonnor next morning reached the turn IN Inc
s,aen road at which the little valley hrst pufsE
| nnon his view. 1t was early, but the ran &c o. o.
hills towards the east was broken ny yS d oIeAE,
tbrou0h which the morning sunshine streameo
in soIid-looking rays, that made the green
fields and tiny garden plots round the CABINS
glow like emeralds and bIougnt oIe ~ in "os;.e
hills. aud the purple gloom OF the mountains
in the distance. Connor was too 1all Oh nie
: own affairs to have much thought 10 Destow Ut
> on the beauty of the morning, yet he could not
haln nnusipg for q minute before he began the
= rupged descent into the Hollow, TO glance
:; around him. 1t looked Like %at IN apite
q of it's seclusion, air of brisk life and aotiv
- - itv peryaded the place. Already Connor
a could catch the sound OF Voices anu
~ Quarters to " ards q group of buildings that
IA oeou pied the centIe Of the valley. ~
II The principal of these, tall white mousse
u. u. was situated on iuttin g-out mass of rock,
that had been turned into an island by the
I !, waters of q lite mountain stream that' sttel
m | running impetuously down the hliis on Cne
m ,a sstarn aide. suddenly, on reaching the middle
AZ AZ Of the valley spread itself out into shal!o"
~ pool. and had once lost itself altogether II
hnE
..S iDdicions violence obliged to gather It's water
90 together few yards below the stonenonse
il and keep meanderipg course tIrougn re
To | olai med plots of alto grounds ana meaaoN
NJ | land till it found vent among the eastern
Iss hills. Tue rocky prominence rose som
OILS height above the level of the water, anu Jus
oa | Afforded space for the tall white house, eac
Ibua, corner Of which vas rounded off into pre-
,T IT ieotinR turlet. TIE front of the house wa
ant connected with the MAINLAND py Sloe'sIene a
=" bridge, aud fsciug each of the four turre.
~, streto6ed four long, narrow, red brick bullC
~ inps, which, seen from the eight on whlc
ked Connor stood, seemed to hang down mAe TOD
y and fasten it soidly to its bearings on the hr
d;3 earth, as the suspendipg threads of spider
dis web hold it safely Staying IN tRe e that Il
han children from the cottages and h1llsloes we
he | vending their way, and as Connor approach
,oes house he heard their voices rising throui
A'o' the open windows from one quarter in q
sons loud buzz of repeated lessons; from the otn
in 500 gs mingled with the click OF tools al
=
mandatory being carried on within
knew the ways of the Happy go-Luc ests
the lishment too we'll to have any curiosity to 10
,ball in at the Work rooms Inc H;e% HSoIe had To
q be passed through before reaching the head OF
bet bridge, were wide open, free to anyone TO pi
say through aud the f. s. person Connor encoui
tSe cred was a wooden faced old man, seated OF
n TO- horse.bIock, with his elbows on his kn'
!, ten staring disconsolately at the debris OF G
! tin riage which lay in B heap in the middle OF
hnt ward and every now and then shaking
To head Yehemeutly and making threaten1
efore gesture towards it with his hst: conn,
f the Good morning. FeIer hyncn: 10 ~ 1Vppa ~
orner three wheeler you have got IN rains 6heF'
ther | ELECTED only growl such as mi Ght have bt
lin, if drawn from sullen bear by yehement pOkI
a tin OFLaherty was at home, received only
that answer a gesture cf the mans thumb towa
ictor one Of the turrets, he walked on without
" of further attempts at conversation.
yould The front door, though it faced the bri
ynnld with flight of white stone steps and brl
sIav kpocker was the last place by which any
Nv for Thought of entering the Lodge. Con pal
Eng. it as q matter of course, and made the cir
Of the building, looking into three OF the
ye- his ret bay.windows as be passed till be cam'
the fourth, where, finding what he wal
to see search of, he calmly crossed HIS arms on
al. for low sill, put his head in at the window,
,ere r. waited till the occupant of the room sh
l door | chance to look his way.
shall breakfast was laid ont on small Il
close to a cosylooking turf fire, before "
; and, two little white capped maidens were
t not | making toast and boiling egs, with
IL the deal of the hustle and Importance OF Jnv
Il fun cooks. They were the hrst 70 Spy Oohn
@ am the window, but ne maue nSssy slsu W
he long to be silent and the niue gIgges i9Io
ateVer they exploded at the elRnG were e.IueoEIII
I have ordinary Accomplishments of their wor
attract the attention of a lady who lay
t not reoliued on sofa in the Wlnoow recess'
line all separated ftom the open Wtndo" Hta
would Connor's head by narrow tSOle, mntSn
,art of her books and work. She ha1 eVluenuy
enDis's trying to do two OF tnEee thngs AC q
Ia, who The table was covered WIN 9uHnnCi \
hen he feathers of varioua coIors' wnSn Sne nSI
sorting into heaps. She held q little b
when suspended in one hand! bat the StneE
builied busily turning over the leaves Of q large
that ley in her lap, and her eyes we're g
/ help tently devouring ita pages that neither
J. xou noI's proximity nor tne b~ttonea ~ ~ neS