Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-17
from Change. Whsreupon, after
much rendering, st. PhDbe, in her

time, that ho didn't clean bis tempe
with his shoes; and he sat down b
his Ph@be o. mild as the lamb who's
wool hefad trod upon. Thus gentle
ness may make miraculous door
matsl
| SAINT SALLY.
st. Sally, from her childhood, wa
known for her iDnermost love of truth
1t was said of her that her heart wa
in crystal shrine, and all the worlt
might see 1t. Now, once, when othel
women denied, or stroye to hide theil
age, st. Sally said, ~ am fre-and
twenty!' Wbereupon, next birthday
st. Sallyy husband, at feast of all
their friends, gave her a necklace OF
six-and-thirty opal beads; and on
every birthday added bead, until
the beads amounted to four-score and
one. And the beads seemed to act
asa charm for st. Sally, wearing
the sum of her age about her neck,
age never appeared in her face. Such,
in theFolden time, was the reward of
simplicity and truth.
SAINT BECKY.
A very good man was st. Beeky's
husband, but with his heart little too
much in his bottle. Port wine-red
port wine-was his delight, and bis
constant cry was bees wing. Now,
as he sat tipsy in his srbor, wasp
was swallowed, singing the man in
wardly. Doctors crowded, and with
much ado the man was saved. Now,
st. Becky nrrsed her husband tender
" back to health, and upbraided him
not. But she said these words; "My
dear, take wine, and bless your heart
with it; but wine in moderation. But
never forget that the bees wing of
.o-day becomes the wssp's sting of
.o-morrow."
SAINT LILY.
st. Lily was the wife of a poor man,
Who tried to support u family, and
he children were many,-by writing
looks. But in those daysit was not 80
asy for man to find a publisher as
o say his Paternoster. Many were
he books that we're written by the
usbaDd of St. Lily; but to every
ook st. Lily gave at least tive b.
ies. However, blithe as the cricket
'as the spirit that ruled about the
earth Of st. Lily. And how che
elped her helpmate | She smiled
anbeams iuto his ink bottle, and
armed bis goose-pen into the quill
{ q dove! She made the paper he
rote on as white as her name, and
fragrant as her soul. And when
lks wondered how st. Lily managed {
lightly with fortunes troubles, she {
ways answered that she never heed
them, for "Troubles were like bs- I
es, and only grew the bigger by t
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SAINT FANNY. a
Ut. Fanny Was notable housewife,
or house was temple of neatness. t
ings might have dined upon her q
air case |! Now, her great delight a
AZ to provide all things comfortable c
her husbond, a hard working mer- Il
ant, much abroad, but loving his i,
me. Now one night he returned o
ed and hungry, and by some mis- "
ance there was nothing for supper.
ops were shut and great was the a.
ef of st. Fanny. Taking of m
iceiet OF seed pearl, she said, "I'd ii
70 this ten times over for supper
my husband" And every pearl CT
became An oyster; and d
Fanny opened, and her husband
;, and 10! in every oyster was e
III as large al Il hazel-nut; and 30
s st. Fanny made rich for life.
SAINT JENNY.
IT. Jenny was welded to a very
Or man they had scarcely bread to
p them ; but Jenny was Of so sweet
emper that even want bore a bright
g, and Jenny always smiled. In
worst seasons Jenny would spare
mbs for tho birds, and sugar for
bees. Now, it so happened that
autumn storm rent their cot in
'nty places apart; when behold,
wapn tho inintn f.a.a A. L. y.