The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1878-01-06

cry o%g hs, csntie solcitude, and many poor j
wTeteb WAS rescued from eternal perdition
throug her pious minissrations. % h.ooms /
ON Blauohes OF pressing desire 20 oeo1n
acau ainted with her, parucnlariy WIZ sr5 ,
To gaining some needful instruction IN regSI% | .
to the regulation Of eharita ole aart had been
muoh neglected until recently, Rose lniotmou
Ter that, having foreseen this desire, sne nno
requested Nine. de Laneau to cail tnSp m nitb
Ioatesd of the few friends Blanche had ex-
pseted 90 nest she was Torlie@ On ~ entering
rs the Countess of Bsloastel, q title whoa wa
a forcible reminder of her recent i S By
could scsrcely restrain nef ng1r Madame de-
Leneau was anxious to present her TO eTery
one p,,,ha Coating a glance
mon Ssr g.rb Of mourning, II hardly expect;
ed to find myself in such large sst a St.
anticipated meeting no one bot Nile. oe s SIi
Ange beg pardon for the an. peq excuse my be-
| ing presented to any one bot herr" 49, =.
XIV dear young friend" replied Mime DC
Lsueau. quite oonfosed as ,, Ills sbat any |
one here reflects upon you, IN tne sngu'SSs sr,
for having oome-you have violated NO i''
maiity in doing So" .;,f,,
contrast to my actual feelings. o, madam
be 30 kind as to consent to my ~itnaFA"i"s
from the room." ,. . p,.,,h.,s
eptreaties, Mms de Laneau conducted hec TO
another apartment. On leaving, she enqolreo
what excuse she must give to those VINO we're
anxious TO become acquaihSeu WAL" 'A
tess de Bslcastsl. :, IT, ,,..ha
with characteristic frankness. :, ha,
b Rose, who was present, sympatnlZeo IN nek
, vited all these people after leaving you but
you can be very aaieS here s0I av Tn s sse
, 1--WE have only to imagine ourselves AZ nome'
{ and act as if We were there" SAID Aeivnie,
; endeavoring to give an amusing Turn 10 'Ae
: As the drawiug-room filed, Blanche could
: rot help observing all these people apparently
drawn together by the love OF pleasure, oGo
J., ! the ins gniiioa1ce of their conversations. me
l. rivslries aud disappo:ntmepts CT feminine
i vanity, the folies aud errors OF inc Young
| men the petty chickering's of the olcsr ones,
It filed her with sadness. Melvitle's sat!rioat
remarks upon these ridiculous phases OF me
J. greatly am used his wife, ont biancne tonna ~
e them matt ct for painful rehect'on' very soon
d Mile de ST. Auge arrived, AID Nine. dc LSneau
Y, wishing to make peace with blarcoe, lInea'-
ately made them acquainted. mutually oe
= lighted at meeting, they were soon ehSsSro ~
v q most friendly conversation.
,e Naxt morning Blanche received from Aihe
10 mar letter that effacsd all sad impSess'ons o.
G. the previous evening. The moet anectionate
Of letter he had ever written her, it was 10 be!
= the source of inexpressib BILE pleasure. Reading
aud rs-readpg it, one might have Supposed
1t was in corrupted b. visit from Mile. dc 81
nj Apge. who very desircus OF custiVatine
IL ner acc Gai otaDoe.
s,I Ejjss took part IN the conversation. Hearing
b the .yonug Coantess speak enthusiasticaii1
N Of various exercises OF p'ety and ~orK
Le of charity, she said, in hghf, romeo
tobe 'My dear Biaache, nave You eCeoeHl
le become q deyotee 7"
GA a. What do you understand by devosee
ut El'ee - ,.,,
set VITO ignore the existeuce of virtue excep
10, IN tho practice Of certain nualoer OF alstar
he rules impossible for people IN tne TcE'd 10 10
be low such IS going nowhere bnt 20 churct
tn. opeulug thcir mouahs only to cfltlcise oeaets
els 6esp:-irg all wr0 DO net make the same pr
Zoe fession', undertaking. the fine arss, fenonn
his ing al seI $ DlIlty'u worG, everything tns
as lends a chttm 20 eXlsten- O..
ne, NJ dear friend, cannot believe myse
i'd guilty of any of the faults you have Just me
y ysd ''c"To dnobt,1 added Nile de- st. Aog
ty, whether any Of those who are honored wi
hat. the title of dsvotees would rec1g9iZ2 thei
ent selves in the portrait Mne. Melville has JIG
:ful drawn" wv.
ong blnshiug "for l know no one ofthat ciass."
ace Pardon ne for contradicting you; but
pms you not includs me iu the number OF 20
use acouain1 ian cas Z" said Nile de 81. Auge.
S;ne av;demt t sSLaTrssmont, 1T is true be
frequently heard you accused of this char
this but have ever defended you against 1t W
Mill all the eloguence at my command"
,del, yet tho charge wac a just one nevcrtheie
Joy if the definition of g devotee DO devotion
rood God aud all that he requires of rs. hAt
itiei myself that I come under this mead bsppy
"a OF 1T the day of retributIon my sor9uct De } ~
cd III accordance with my principles. Bot
be- me frankly, madam, if you think we Ought
her feel atraid OF doing too much for God I"
the mo. certainly. not"
long "And if we ARE convinced that certain !
= OF conduct be agreeable to ourselves, re
wrong TO follow it even though widely dlf
ing from that OF others
IAN Al No aS9ufe0iy not
ntec. Wei, this is all we do. Woat is there
ming it tina, renders us 80 dissgreeable to
neau frieudsf' >.
I'd to L did not say that" replied Elss larghi
"Yuu said, however, ttst you thonahG
essed Coun tess de Belcastel wou'o DO less aSsee'
appa- she has 0uly expressed in other words,
what bavo-that the desire of pleasing
nche, shoud be the RUE OF QUIZ cou"uch anu I"
then tiops,"
now "Perhaps 1 have been mistaken. But
can we live in society without taking it al