New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12


playmate was to become servant OF 900. enc o
iound Tossilo with Bertha and heard him tell her
ies;ngly what great respect 81 G ought hchcelorVn
to have for her brother EGlI was 5er s@I
inr and Offering her his hand. IheiT eyes
met and they were both silent, RalIh Vas
very pale; Edths hand tIe imniod ,roo n nnc
TassilO pulled his mus'ache and looked rom one
TO the other mquuingly, and with slight frown;
"W "G g said she, don't you know him again.
N"i'' OBJ Of course. said Edith, still gazing at
him. ,.stt,,
No. indeed | envy himP said she almost IN q
You really would like to be a priest asked
aSn%otbi1g Of the same kind was the answer.
i told you so before cried Bertha with louder
She wishes to lie nun aud dare not and shall
be "a nun aud do not wish IT,. =
Tassiio smiled. That l believe said nc.
don't think You would long endure C.clsltr me- u
Who hnOwsl / should have determinations
enough 10 lmpTison myself, and never say WoId
Cod preserve Won from That said Ralph eravcy
Have you then already ionna the Oitor he'nc''
.2g,ssia he. 4 will follow my vocation as long
rs live I viii follow II TIL 0ea,h' ioOH4"s q,
Edith, 'oycn il il COSTS NE my heilt . pIooa pD'
vou-y0u have no CAL to 90 co. Won cannon tc-
nouuca the world. $500
WHO knows whether at he Last moment you l
may have 90 give up Oui Noca1'oA po4oi' "" "''0
shed Yuur hearrs blood ... 900
from keepug my VOW. nc loose, aI4 In0 nm d.
TtIh who stood tbcTe in AL her bt3UiF, u
N..onui-like expression on her trembling. paIitd
Hps A thrill seemed 10 run through Hei loESiF
limbs ike the breath of spring StlIr!nS ~ ING uI-
Jiny who'd. Tas,ilo saw this and sighed. bertha
saw it too, and shot angry EauGe9 az Iutm' ~
parting Gav came at last; Ealph TOOK IeHNe OF MS
eranlIauthSr and Bertha, who were, however to
follow him in a short time 70 9e present AT 'iS
.r1iu4+ion. hen be went 20 ma Ldllu.
'ChhJ' said me. You have been the oHiY bIik"t
and beautiful part Of my lue-ihe Only tu.ls 'I'l
y.orld have chained me TO the world lad uarcd 10
admit the idea but jhe voice that summons me
must ne obeyed. have no choice. REMAIN ny
Edith puro and holy as you are, so tiat may ever
dare to mo Of you as OF u SAINT. MY one OILY
She wa % agitlted that She could only press bis
hanI which she held bet NCeu both her own, AZ
- ,re ,yhisprred. Il rejoice for YOU. and VIII
uray for YOU always, now, and when an a nun !.
Tor love you a. If YOU were lhY own H0t..eI' lio
turned away qucS ", NJ "a sAe '",-o s forcd to
the stairs; she smiled buy yet sue "aS lo'c'" ~
lean on the haustoTS o. kStP rom NUNS nc
went on little way and Looked pacn at neI 'Lo,e
She stood shading hcT cY with her manu- as II iuH
ihe licbt hut really 10 hide from her friend me
LIinding fears: still she stood there smiling tau
and fair ana slender her hand raised CNci nci eyes
her Iong crtls waving behind her. Ralph crossed
Tho street in order 10 see her 10 The last, nc
SIretcleI out his arms toward her, but belhoueHt
himself aud hurried "W"y. EdI'4 .uIn . MC.IIit
and went back into the room Her molIor sat
soiunlng in her high chair at the tTeadle, by tue
Windo> she had been looking ont, but now she
AID not Tuse her head from the me tuIeini liza.
was r,Ssjns through her fingers. The two sat
silently at their work for hours &c mOlhtI N49
Il clever woman, and gave hci "ausn'eI ''1lo
which She would MOI expect her G. leave her WORK
TaesiIo TOO from good feeling, ana tearing 10
show himself too soon, kept Out OF her seht ana
Bertha. quite Triumphant d. me puSseSsi'H VI nc.
lover was Jar from dlspl"9scd at the prospect o.
NOT seeing Edith for some days. She Womb g1hN
have permitted her grandmother TO 20 alone 10 S'e
Ealphs ordination but she .Iea that il sue
-Iffa frfr a l.
1e. o quite alone since BE Lad not Is yet ueCalci
ms intentions. once she went 10 sec idlih;
piuchcd lcr che ok, saying she IOOktd very Ac anu
buried gladly away.
Ealuh knelt IN his cell and cried TO Heaven for
strength 90 night The devil within HIN. All M ht
lOla he stood wth bare feet on the coo siohes ne
tasted: ne made himself scOuroe of leather where
with to scOurpc hls body ne knelJ Ioi houfs ana
meant 10 uray. but Ialr curlS ana rosy lace came
between HIM and tue cIucA Oh Minrn ,in 't' e
were fixed. In the ne piciute ue.uIo iI'" 'To
Virgin Nary took Ediths sh"hI loFln' me ,n2!N
auasls bad Editns lips. the martyrs hau Edlths
ewes. Suddenly his vocation seem,u TO MN noI-
riilr a barbgrOus. unnatural doom; and then
again he cursed himself fol the crime OF having
such wicked thoughts Sometimes u seemed as il
fever consumed him; some times ms eeth cIdtteIrd
seriously said the good fathers. Jhey allowed
him TO remain IN the cDuISn ~ io''E ~ i-o 80
their psalnodY In seemed TO MN IaNI9nihs ana
cotruosing: but now, ah0ye tie hymns OF tue
monks he seemed ALWAYS 10 hear the silver tones on
.aiih's sweet voice. But nj last lie became Master
of biiusel: once more be was hiled win an ardent
love vi his vocaiOn once more he icli that DE h'i
been called 10 it by the mercy o. GOD: III seemed
To h.m r. il he had been dead anu huIlel. az" no"
n,yIG a. departed spirit tar above earth. IFS loys
and sorrows. lis COurtcnauce appeared IHhuillittu
bv the spirit within ana the past CONNECT ln;tean
seeming 90 linn terrible SIN, ue now 10Y 10 nave
hceu "A - lturss and sign Oi the sacrncc ne had maze
for God. BERTHA went to take leave ot Ldlth, ana
tell her the day and hour when EaIphs ordination
siI ,T I9ppy he will beg said Edith answering
with sweet smile the questioning eyes OF her
friend.
Dues II not make You unhappy p asked Bertha.
Me? | should not love hm II that made me nm
banpv, bertha repeated this to Tassilo, and
added: That is not my idea OF love.
Indeel,' said Ia'sio' bot IL - " olH'TehV h'"o
Different from whatF
'FrOI most love.
Fair people are always cOld-hearted'
'Ahi YOU think 50
straight in the ace.
'Tcrhape daEl. people are too warm"
'Peibaps fire seems to ice too hot said she, going
Of. When the moment OF the ouluaion 'awf,
Edith kuet n the CatEe raj and bcl"rc she could
prevent it, first one tear fell uron her PRAYER "ok
and then another and another, til looa o. tears
streamed from her eyes, ana me more ueautli III he
slnplne the more she cried " ben she found thtt
mass was over ana that she was LETT alone she got
ND and looked toward the altar, on which the lights
we're eytin1uished: then she heard movement
close By, and whom she turned round she SAW
Tasailo leaning against pillar with folded arms
looking ut her
.Ol, there is nothing the matter said she in
VIII. speT. reaching ont her hands Z" NM hiu>hlhh
and smiling. 4 am so glad for him. lie IS nov u
holy man. and Will spend his life 2 dong good
Surely he must be glad and thankful. ao he has
never been before. only wep. for (oy.'
i felt that these tears wcIc holy tears or JOY,
Edith believe me" said Tassllo.
lie was always good and lie had no faults and
weaknesses like other men. never saw him do tfo
least wrong aul wherever ne was IL seemed that all
atout him were transformed. lie never leased me
Ike other tire ONE boys but always protected me.
on, You ear net think how good he was.
Rauh was in the town, Ldlth knew he Hved
with an aged priest ana sought eagerly TO make
Himself useful asa 70 prepare himself for the tine
wien he could receive fun ordination He carefully
a, oided meeting Edith, and when he once did 50
he bowed and passed on hastily ms RleIed
Edith terribly: She had NO; thought 1t would be
nerdful for him TO be so entirely stranger 10 her,
IL IL - IN on. 4 -.