The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-01-05

[ e0fp "fLa u uSep BtR0i sue must Dc aDOQ
| the same age, almost sixteen"
| Why, Lonisa, how is it possible that yor
| shooid have daughter old Gs that You
| %ho stiil look SO yopngl 1t seems a. if a.
Cd your face but has settled itself in YOU
eyes"
They continued their walk, sbut Louisa hat
become silent and full of thought. Every now
and then she looked round to catch a glimpse
of the young girl. The wind began to blow
more strongly. A sudden guet took up tn,
Iteu Louisa heard her call out, and saw
that without taking time to think che sprane
| mp suddenly and ran after the hat, which was
! driven farther and farther off.
| The ooid water will do her no good Ora.
cious heavens! to risk her life TOR such an
| ugly hatp cried Vera.
large, dark wave was rolliog onwards
and threatened to carry her away with it. SO
| God, come to her help! she is falling!" said
Louisa then, making her deed correspond to
| her word, she spraug after the girl. moment
later. the startled and frightened Vera 50 "
ber sister with the stranger child, battling
wi the waves.
But Louisa was strong. and before the large,
dark wave had come up TO them she had lifted
the IN alden and drawn her to the shore.
Frightened OF the sudden sppsrition, at the
danger which had threatened her, and at the
contsct with the cold water, which had spat'
tered into her face and wet her feet, the feeble
child had SINK on Louisas bosom and held by
both arms round her neck.
Louisa laid herself down on the sand beside
2o<. FSF@ "oRfd nave 16iOO8Sd BSf III ms.
NO." said Louisa, "Iet them be it is good
for her to be raised up. Rather take off her
shoes" She supported the pale head with her
hand, and with q kind of melancholy pleasure
contemp plated the beautiful features; yes,
beautiful, though wasted by sickness or weak
ness.
sob, Vera, if it were but Natalie whom am
now pressing to my hearth she whispered
and, overpowered by the feeling she covered
the maidens forehead with kisses.
The little one opened her eyes.
"Bat. Lonisa." said Vera. reproyipgiy, "the
stranger child how can you be 80 familiar
with her p
"Who are you ~ lisped the awak eniug little
enc. The waves would have swallowed mo
mp. Hold me minute longer in your arms.
fee' 50 comfortable here on your heart"
What ls your namef' asked Louisa, much
excited; tell me quick"
Shaft ask at the Bsth Hotel whose child
she isf' asked Vera, who was not particularly
pleased with this adventure ; ''who knowe
how uneasy her family may be about her :"
pnd sGe went 1H accord ugly.
'iell me first who you are" answered the
maiden lyon look at me ever
looked az me yet"
Il am Il poor abandoned woman, without
country, withCnt relatives"
Aud ! too am abandoned; have you no
mother 7"
She is dead long since"
Did you ever krow kevf'
"A liC;le.'
but never knew mine at ALL"
"lI she with TIE dear God -
mo, ne; che forsook mel Did you ever hear
of a mother forsaking her cblld 7"
Yes, once; poor r,other!'$
''Rather say poor Guild y
hut tell me whGt is your nanef"
Tney call me Lily, because my father thinks
am like lily; like one already plucted; don'5
you thin nix sof"
Aud are yor with your father here r.
No! my father makes me travel in every
country and TO every place where there are
mineral watsrs to cure my chest. Ar, il is So
less! ssless! must die"
Bat Yo1 are still youEgp
Bah what is life l am tired of il. II you
had not saved me perhaps it would have boen
all over by this time" ="
"Aud do you not know that whom this life
ends another bsgins ~
My governess tells me 30, and believe t.
because other wise do not see why are on
this comfoc'l"ss earth but other things that
she tells mo l do not believe"
''Wha at do you believe then -
THAT don't tell. That is my secret. But
bow does it como that like you 30 much l
could N yoa every thing, all my secrets, if |
had only Lime. Remain wi tn me, dear lady l
will tell my Roverness insist on it, aud then
my father Will coosent. You, too, are all alone
in the world y
"Ia your father good TO you 2"
Yes. but sm afraid of him. And think
my mothe was afraid of him too, or she never
wonld have abandoned me-"
Vera now came back with tolerabIy elderly
lady, who brought some wrapping cloths on
her arm, and spoke French very fast.
20 Lilly, You poor child what have you been
dolDg1 Aod the dear lady who saved you,
what q trouble you have been to berl Oa,
madam, how wet you are! Take one of my
cloths The ngly hat was certainly not worth
riskiag ones life for it. This evening you will
have fover again. Can you walk now I"
yet, but you must support me-" abe said,
lookiog beseeohiDgly at Louisa Now that she
stood up, they botn observed for the fi rst time
how small, but how lovely andGgraoefo1, LiIy's
figure was.
She clung to Louisas arm, but her step was
30 light that it scarce left trace in the
sand.
''Madame, do you reside in ScAveningen 7"
continued the Eoverness. "I will provide you
with dry Clothes What an event No,
must not tell papa anything about it, Lily,
for"
lie would not be pleased that you had left
me 80 long alone, and II like nothing batter
than solitude"
1--WE will go in here. There are EneIish fam
lilies sitting youder who would ask ali sorts O
one ttors. Oa, madame, your name if yon
please caunot tell you how grateful l
ayu !"
''It is not worth talking about, madama"