The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14
JUVENILE COLUMN.

MA AND PIPPo, OR THE LOST ChiLD
OF MOUNT sr. BEANAho'
Ave Maria.
fconoluded from last week)
The next half. hour seemed an age W
ius, as che sat by the SIDE Oh tu' now
lokipp on his blood stained 1entui os, ,,,;n.
Isncipg inpatiently at the door uoG p;nno
- sfter minute passed away, ana no itpo
ssie his appearance. "de IS iose IL on
now God and our Lady nave meIoy ap"u a"r1
im !s thought Nina. and tnen SIG I,d 1r"ans
led from her sad fsncies ers 'y ybssoueht her to |
Pietro as he once moro
rocure him q priest. u;o faca
a gjsnce at bim decided her. lis iace
"A convulsed with despair. "nl 20
,vself.n said she: 81 can but cle IN tne
with Pippo Sne wens Glance SO t to % her
beoyenly Father in His bright blue SKIES,
,raathed one prayer to. Mary, the mother
n the afflicted, the refuge OF the sofro"iu''
md stepped boldly out.
A. firet che followed Pippo's footsSeps,
which were easily traced in the snow oy
he help of the moonlight; but these were
X last effsced by slight shower OF slees,
ma though she still walked braveiy ior-
rard abe had not the least idea OF the pain
yhich she ought to pursue. Sne soon grow
reary and numbed with cold ; nothing
vas to be seeR-bas froWning rocks -aho
,ss;;i She came within sight of a tall cross,
which cast it's dull shadow along the snow.
Poor child, her strength was talilng 1ast,
and her only wish now was to reach tne
bpot where it stood, it seemed to her enc
could die with pleasure beneath its eneiter
bnd with much difficulty she dragged Ter
belf towards it. Slower and slower sne
crawled along but her feet seemed clog
ped with lead, and che almost sank oeneath
Rer own weight. Her eyes grew dim, her
breath came at intervals In heavy sGps,
her steps wore uncertain, she stum oied,
threw her arms forward to prevent herself
from falling, just touched tue cross' anu
fell heavily at its foot. -,
mNina! Ninal Nina! Nina" said a
voice in her ear.
lying on his back and staring wildly at her.
"Pippo, Pippo" cried Nina; al her ner
sufTerings forgotten as she thought OF her
brothers.
Nina-Nina-Nina," he repeated faint
" "let us go hcme-Nina-Nlna, for IL IL
very cold here"
."Home!" said his sister, bursting into
tears s'alas! what home have we in these
dreary deserts, where we seem to hav'
been brought only to die Z"
aTell mother not to bring Gelsomina,
said Pippo, in q scarcely audible voice
sithe child would perish in this SNOW" ~.
"My good God, he is dying !" l cried nj
a.. An0o Tearing Ou ucI upBoA
she threw them over Pippo, and, placing
his head on her knees, endeavored 20 cnai
his frozen hands within her own. But Tn
cold was rapidly subduipg her own senses
q torpor seized on all her limbs, her nea
sank upon her breast, and her eyes Wer
closing fast, when the unkle o! bo
awoke her from that fatal sleep Whlcn
sure to end in death. She looked up,
large dog passed close TO her, and the neg
moment one of the monks OF Mount .
Bernard was kneeling at her side. In
brave child remembered Pietro, and mace
desperate effort to speak. "TheIe is ma
wounded not far from this; 60, go, Z
needs you more thon we do" :.
-<tf cannot leave yea -thasy py ponr-chl
dren, - said the monk, endeavOring to III
clasp her stiffened arms from round Pippc
waist.
andeayoripg to raise herself from b
stupor sshe is in a hut not far from tn
bleeding, wounded, dying in despair
you hope for the mercy of God, seek ID
or you will arrive too late"
The monk spoke few words TO MS ae
who directly set off to do his bidding,
soon returned with two more OF tne ore'
rem.
tervD he shouted, as soon as they w
near enough to hear him the glrl spes
of q wounded man somewhere forther
trust IL lB only uoE uoiAAAooo ASA ~
NAV posaiblv be true at any rate m
% 90 On and fiod out whether it is SO or nc
The monks followed his directions ns;7s,s Z
made preparations to move the chilore
and, calling his dog to hims he himself II
out in. search of Pletro. Fortunately n
had spoken of hnt, aud he perfectly
remembered that somewhere near thls :
there was a shed built by some shephe
in the summer, and deserted by them '
the frost and SHOWS of winter; aided
this recollection and the sagacity of his {
he soon discovered the unhappy opJec
his search just where the children hao
him, lying on the floor and gasping
breath.
''Thank God, you have come at Ia
cried he, as the monk stood oesiae
''come hither, my Father, quickly,
have the sins of long life to reveal TO
and not much time in which to 90 IL.
where, where are the children !" he ad
turning his dim eyes from side to SID
search of them.
NI found them in the snow," said