The Irish standard., 1888-03-31

the meney in the name OF God, but this
/. is nv prayer: May it please our Lore
one day to give one Of us the occasion
Of restoring it to you hundredfo!d on
this earth, and may He giyeyou eternal
Lite hereafter"
James Donovan then disappeared III
the darkness of the plains.
Some years had passed. In May.
1884, had gone back to Europe for the
interest of the Mission, and had ra-
turned in October of the same Year to
Africa. J. was then ordered to open q
mission in shat very extremity Of the
Northwestern TransvaaI. Ny only
companion, Father john 1,enming, anG
myself had secured q new station i'll this
Dwarsbargan amongst the Bat}apin
Caffirs We had built our house, but
when about tc cover it, & Storm and
deluge of rain brought thrse Of the four
houses to the ground.
| The very evening Of the disaster, late
at night, we were sitting disheartensd
under c1lr wagon, si1el.ering ourselves
| from Che Glizzlii,g rain and cooking 0il1
parvitl2a. On one side was the slope ot
the mountains on which Was the f5tstla~
pin town, on the other y dozen wells
dug out in tI}o Gladstone. a wonuer"
work for the CaIiirs. Suddenly q voice
was heard beyond the wallis.
Are there white meu hega?" wiss tha
question.
Yes" ] answered, "b1st Stay, don't
move, III send you a Cat}ir to sae you
through the wells
A few minutes later in the glare OF
our fre. and iii the dim Light Of tbs
growing uaoon, We saw q! 1san Of roid,
die stature. with gray hau and gfiz2.-
I lev beard. q broad-hrimn1ed felt SlaG.
. corduroy suit, and on his shoulders K.
stick AID a pair OF boots.
Are YOU Father Croonenher. 81" was,
| the question:
And amt Yon James Donov;sn?"
was The quick reply.
We heartily claspea hands, and 1aany
questions followed in quick succession.
A spoonfu! of oatmeal was added to ttle
porridye, and more water iii the coffee
kettle, aud white smoking IS pipe 3G
Transvaal tobacco. Donovan, With dee{,
emotion, llad to hear Of ane death O.
many whom he had seem Eve years be
! fore~-.Of Father Agustys LaW, FatheE
Fuchs, Father Terorde, ard OF the GAL
liant Brother de Y ylder. Donovan tooIz
to his knees and prayed, adding, S'nlay
they rest in peace"
After long and hearty conversation,
q momsnJ Of thoughfGl silence followed.
Then locking sstt ray friei.i with 1ng
hand upon his shouIdes, I said: Don
ovan, do you Ga,nemGeI where We first;
met and Nhen?n
eyes, Father - was the lively reply
ssI,was to the plains of the Hart 3iye1
i5. '7e, and those were happy day.
"Do you rem amber, Donovan. what;
alnas you gave Father De pclehiu2''
TT was very little aud Father &c
! I,e|ehi1 refused a. iss5 to take it,
AT this moment Of the conversation.
a peculiar noise was learll close by. !.
recognized the gIlaWing OF skins, -
hungry dog was al the rrappjugs of
our wagon. Looking for NV gun,
made one step. white shadow fed, lI,e
whistjng shot vas followed by e
so1olhecing yell aud then the pealing
answer Of d hundred dogs answered the
death warrant around the CalAI towE.
"i>ne thief less" / said. putting hack
The gun.
"One hundred left said Donoyau.
s'Poor hungry anina!s!' said kind
hearted Father Temming> not accus-
toned to the necessities OF life in ths
wilderness; and the conversation was
resumed.
"Rsmember, my dear Donovan, that
somebody said, as q parting Uish-'I
pray that some day, to some oae of us,
our Lord will give the pleasure Of re-
storing to you hnndredtold,
CT de-" said tbs good man, With an
inquiring look.
| ~ GU. J. CyAt!AuEA: yCA Ole }1cSl
now, and We are rich. We have O.
house that will be built. B team OF OXEN,
a. COW and a calf, mllk and butter, six
sheep, aud seventeen sovereigns ia the
treasury; and with us YOU will live.
When we abound, you will abound
with us'
It took: some time for Donovan to re.
cover from his happy surprise.
| Eyes" be fin lily answered: iana a
godsend it is to b. received here by the
Father, and to fad home for me who
have known since left my mother in
King Georges time.'
'sAnd now. Donovan, you will be 9,
missionary schoolmaster as long as it
will suit your age; and then. when the
day Of your reward will have dawned.
close to the Church of the immaculate
Conception on youder chalk hill, we
| h1>x Y,n,, o:,or vn..r f-rI,ra uy1lf