The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-29


with would throw her in-O snch serious at
tQc6s thac she would strike her feet and her
hands together, ana scored ready to tar
her clothinI, or to bite anyone who an
prpached ter. At sucn moments thev
DIR away from her, for she was like Il
htt emonster ruleI by the evil spirits with
in her.
Who could she bel Where did she come
from. Almost always these abandoned
children are the offspring of vice. Twice
they had resolved to give her up and >end
her back to the asylum, so discouraged
were they and SO dee;ly did they regret
having taken her. But each time these
trighttul scenes, which almost made the
house tremhle, ended in the same deluge of
tears, and the same excited expressions and
act, OF penitence, when the child would
throw herself on the floor, begging them so
earnestly to punish her that they were
obliged to forgive her.
Little by little, Hubertine gained great
authority over her. She was peculiarly
adapted for such a task with her kind
heart, her gentle firmuesS, her common
sen,e and her uniform temper. She TAU hit
her the duty of obedience and the sin of
pride and OF passion. To obey was to live.
We must obey God, our parents and our
superiors. There was a whole hierarchy Of
respect, outside of which existence was un-
restrained and disorderiy. SO, after each
lit of passion, that she might learn humil-
ity, some mental labor was imposed upon
her as q penance, such as washing the cook
li.g utensils or wiping up the kitchen floor;
and until it was finished she would remain
stopping over her work, enraged at first,
but conquered at last.
With the littie girl excess seemed to be
marked characteristic in everything, even
in her caresses. Many times Hubortine
had seen her kissing her hands wit vehe
mence. She would often be in fever of
ecStacv b4fore the little pictures of Saints
and of the child Jesus, which she had col
lected; and one evening she was found i'll
half-fainting state with her head upon the
table aud her lips pressed to those of the
images. When Huhertine conhsCated them
there was u terrible scene of tears and cries,
as If size herself were being tortured After
That she was held very strictly, was made
to obey, and her freaks were at once
checked by keeping her busy at her work :;
as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her
eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblngs,
everything was Immediately made quiet
about her.
Moreover, Hubertine had found an uu-
expected aid in the book given by the
Society for the Protection of Abandoned
Children. Every three months when the
collector signed it, Angelique was very low
spirited for the rest Of the day. If by
chance she saw it when she went to the
drawer for ball of gold thread, her heart
seemed pierced with agony. And one day
when ia a fit of uncomfortable fury, which
nothing had been able to conquer, she
turned over the contents of the drawer, she
suddenly appeared as if thunder-struCk be
fore the red-covered book. Her sobs sthed
her. She threw herself at the feet of the
Huberts i'll great humility, stammering
that they had made a mistake in giving her
CHI nd hat cl,o u z
their kindness. From that time her anger
was frequently restrained by the sight or
the mention of the book.
In this way AngeQue lived until she
was u years of age and ready to be con-
firmed. The calm life of the household, the
little old-fashioned building sleeping under
the shadow of the cathedral, perfumed with
incense and penetrated with religious
music, favored the slow ameliOratlOn OF
this untutored nature, this wild flower,
taken from no one knew where, and trans
planted ia the mystic soil Of the narrow
garden. Added to this was the regularity
tf her daily work and the utter ignorarce
of what was going on in the world, without
even an echo from sleepy quarter pene-
trating therein.
But, above all, the gentlest influence
came from the great love of the HubertS
for each other, which seemed to be enlarged
passed the days III endeavoring to make his
wife forget the injury he had dole her in
marrying her il spite of the opposition of
her mother. lie had realized at the death
OF their child that she half accused him of
this punishment, and he wished TO be for
given. She had done SO years ago, and now
She idolized him. Sometimes he was not
sure of it, and this doubt saddened his life
He wished they might have had another in
FAINT, and so feel assured that the obstinate
mother had been soItened after death and
had withdrawn her maledictiOn. That. in
fact, was their united desire-a child of
pardon; and he worshiped his wife with a
tender love, ardent and pure as that of a
betrothed. If before the apprentice he did
not even kiss her hand, he never entered
their chamber, even after twenty years OF
marriage, without an emotion of gratitude
for all the happiness that had been given
him, This WAS their true home, this room
with its tinted paintings, its blue wall
paper, its pretty hanGingS, and its walnut
furniture. Never was an angry word
uttered therein, and Is if from a sanctuary,
a sentiment of tenderness went out from its
occupants and filed the house. 1t was thus
for Angeiique and atmosphere of affection
and love, III which she grew and thrived.
An unexpected event finished the work of
forming her character. As she was rum
maging one morning in a corner of the
working room, she found on a shelf, among
implements of embroidery which were no
longer used, very Old copy of the Golden
Legend by Jacques dc Voragiue This French
translation, dating from 1919, must have
been bought in the long ago by some
master workman in church vestments, on
account of the pictures full of useful in
formation upon the saints. 1t was q great
while since Angelique had given any at
tenti to the little old carved images,
showing such chlldlike faith, which had
once delighted her. But now, as soon as
she was allowed to so opt and play in the
garden, sac took the book with her. 1t had
been rebound in yellow calf, and was in
good condition. She slowly turned over
some of the leaves, then looked at the title
page in red and black, with the address of
the bookseller: "a Paris, en- la rue Neufre
Nostre Dame a lelSeigne Saint Jehnn
BaDtiste;" and decorated with medallious
of the four evangeis5s, framed at the bot
tom by the Alteration of three Magi, aud at
the top by the triumph Of Jesus Christ and
His Resurrection. And then picture after
picture followed; there were ornamented
letters large and small, engravings in the
text and at the heading OF the chapters {;
"The ADnunclation," an immense angel in
undating with rays of Light slight, deli
cate-looking Mary; THE Massacre Of In
nocents, - where cruel ltorod was seen sur
rounded by dead bodies of dear little chill
dren: THE Nativity" where Saint Joseph
is holding candle, the light Of which falls
upon the face Il tho Infant Jesus, who
sleeps in His mothers arms; Saint John the
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