New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-21

creature it isl" She added with rather forced
laugh. lesl | am thy mother. Mss me roroh
Long afterward Felipe could reca! tie I oIed
feeling Of those hard red lips that Just toucn,u
his cheels-perhaps as it the only tune III p liz
life that he had ever been kissed, IL "a' '
natural that he should remember IT,. -. ,,,y
The next day priest came TO take h' IL rovsr
Whether the old woman died or hNeu ~ osl,
knew, nor was there any one whom ho Dchoolsi
at the seminary. The misery OF an SUI bprdcd
For more than ten years he uNeu thui', other
with boys whom some physical deiecu y. lilo
failing had driven TO that refuge, or mo,rcntS'
himself, had TO bear the burden OF ny ny nitiful
sins: poor wretched little mortals, WI" I..i ar no
mecocitV in evil who had known h'lly IT,
kindness in their wretched little llEcS an of tho
only idea of enjoyment was the luliiiiI On 0eyin,,
Instructive desire to lniicl Iopiue Fortunately
on the weakest among themselves. an Eel;na
their fellowship had but little influence ed o ife Of
for good or evil as child he hau N Nv 10 sbr,nlr
repression and loneliness ana az sor tLer HOY. into
away from the companionshlp OF QUIT ,yas too
the solitude of his own thughts. hc Wao Wv
small when he first came among tl TI .Lar- had
lested and by the time ne rev nIo me Ten wears
become accustomed to leave MN aiohe, 80 the
is a long time at that age~ ana Tor ui 10. 10
seminary was Felipes home II Is poS soonts Of his
did try TO carry out the adihiIaipio pnhio IN his
mother for he gave but niue NJ, irounI i l, -,
tcachers was always good and did MS ptS, 10
learn il is possible also that by $, u"inS ~, -
pleasure TO his mother, pnt il e ~" nr heard oc her
sign of il. for he never saw nVr vi ~" i '" -
ag,in The time came for him TO leave the
seminary and take priests voHS ne ne t cn"
and soutane: his remuneration OF Inv Jo3S anu
measures of this world cost nm no F'hE'
noubtless he had a powerful protector some
whore or he would not have been singled OUT lof
SO enHable posi- n nona Apolinaria was credited
witb creat influence in the ecclesiastcai circle OF
her native country and might DO mgch lor 'iie
advancement of any priest that she MINI care ~
+rnni1e I'm itself however. the position was not
So nleasant A priest is by no means propheI
in Uruguay and receives but scant honor from the
naonIe Bv most of the inhabitants OF inc
eestanca Felipe was treated with "A kind OF con-
tcmntnous liberation. Don Geronimo INDUCED III
much goOd-humored banter at ms expense Hiltr
his own fashion he was not llhElhu 10 ms WI. MY
nro,ege but he could never overcome his aStohlS
ment at having priest actually nVlng unn'r ms
own roof resist the temptation OF setlns feHPr
salow face flush crimson ~ some ouIras yGo'
or story That devout lady. Donl Apolharia
treated him with curious mixture OF reverence
for his office and naughty disdain for ms lndlyiuua
person Her daughter never addressed hlul
word outside the confessional, save when she
forced herself 10 be amiable in payment OF hMch
small services as she might exact from nm ne
poems about the place hardly scrupled 10 snow
their contempt for man OF his dress. OhlN oiIt
nerson had ever welcomed him as n friend ara
canal and invited his confidence: and that one
person Felipe loved with such a passion OF graft
iudc that his whole life had come TO seem o'iS
Of value as il connected with herS
Teresa I,Iosa. n niece of Don Geronimo was
much the same age as her cousin Elena. pretty
slender girl, whose round childish lace always
wore "A look of content ana nappllcS>, anu I"
pleasant smile Of welcome for all the W0rid. Ier
rood-nature was prOverbial. TO be below the
consideration of everybody else was To NV nv, az
immediate claim on Teresa SympilN; ltISS'
Family" was a standing joke among the residents
of the eStancia 1t consisted of very III llahcOuN
elements TeresaS old man, Teresa IS dog. Teresa ;
nurse-the two former were both bind ana heil(
less the latter was an old negresS whose temper
was the terror of the household. Horse beyond
their work became 1ereSa'S horses, ana uhdcr
that shelternC name were turned ont loose 70
IL Il IN fpnptn
ANYTHING was called hers that had not some drc
feet which rendered il worthless 10 the rest OF
The world Teresa S heart sid her cousin, was
"A kind of duSt-heap where only broken thlneN ail"
litter found "A resting place. Fellp" WITH ms sllV
awllNardnesS and shrinking tmdlty fOunu ms
way AT once to that hOSpitable refuge; 10 leicsi
il was only natural to hold ont the hand OF good
fellowship To one who seemed TO be rebnllea ey
all others Certainly the interest she took III
him WAS something NOR" than t'e KhuN ply
that she bestowed on most OF hrr auIcTr'n =
for she liked him for his own sake; sun ms
friendship was little more 10 her than the addl-
ton Of another member to her numerous lamiN
To Felipe an what was II not u frhpe ll"u
he ever asked himself, he would not nave KNOWN
how To answer. IL takes but very little VINE 10
jntoxicate a man that has never drunk WINE De
fore So far all his life he had never known any
affection: dimly ne may have been conscious from
time TO time of a craving that nothing III MS daiN
surroundings COULD satisfy. a craving th1t was
caused by neither hunger nor thirst nor any BODILY
want but which came upon him, he knew not why,
and passed away unSatisicd, Now he knew thnt
this craving must have been the longing 10 bP
with Teresa and in her thoughts, for II was her
it on him it was the craving Tor
her kindness and goodwill, and
could only be satisfied by the music OF her Noire
or the welcoming light Of her eyes. The world
had suddenly opened before him disclosing a new
pleasure of which he had hitherto never dreT'm' ;
It was hardly wonderful taat al nrsJ ne was
bewildcrcd by the sudden novelty OF the sensation
and almost drunken with its intensity. Teresa :
affection was compensation for all past unhapp-
ness. The affection that he felt for her was an
end and interest in his life more real ana living
than any he had imagined before by The side
of which the fcrvOr of religion was cold ana
empty abstraction: it was Joy ana pleasure tha'
every day And i. vas only affection Felipe
was Il priest, and priests have nothing TO do with
love.
Nevertheless. II is doubtful whether Fclipe's
life was actually made happier and more con
tented Apart from the restless hunger with
which his soul seemed to be now possessed.
Teresa'S kindness and consideration served 10
throw into darker relief the little consideration
and esteem i'll which hc was held by the rest Of
the world. The sighting words that before he
had hardly felt at all, now inflicted the k"eneai
suffering upon him: every one of them seemed
TO widen the gulf of contempt that the world
stretched between him and the object Of his
devotion How could one despiscd hc WHs
be worthy OF TeIesa's nOtice-Iercst, whom every
one loved After ALL even in years, Felipe was
little more than sensitive boy. As ne sat That
evening in the patio, where the family usually
assembled before dinner, his ears still burnt and
echoed the Earring laughter that had Knocked him
in the sheep-cOrrals, and still he wrthcd with
the anguish that the foolish words had caused
him.
The patio or courtyard of the house, was Ragged
with white marble apd filled with huge wooden
boxes containing masses Of white and scarlet
blossom, over which orange and lemon trees,
feathcIy palms and tall ferns, threw pro
tccting shade In spite Of the simplicity of their
daily lie. the house showed abundant signs of The
great wealth Of the UsabarrenaS, and tIn, evening
Feline felt more than ever insi gnilcant. and
oppressed by the sumptuOus luxury OF his sur
I0undings. The first of the family 10 appear
was Teresa. who passed him with friendly nod
of the pretty little head she dlved into the
darkness Of the sala, pnly 10 rcappear presently
with disappointed face.
What, no papers no letters Has not the
post-meSsenger come then Don Felipe