St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-27

regularity. Her full eyes, cheeks and
neck were the visibly happy results of
it all.
She began attendance quite ignorant
of spelling, penmanship and of the COM
mon branches of school lessons. She
came away possessed of lady-like pen
manship, all excellent knowledge of the
spelling of common words and fair
knowledge of arithmetic. geography,
drawing and grammar-s1fficient, per-
haps, to enable her to pass successfully
for a class in the high schools of st.
Paul or Minneapolis. TO her parents
watching closely, the improvement in
her strength had enabled the instructors
to carry her up to the full limit of her
mental capacity. and she had crowded
two years study advancement into one.
We were therefore satisfied with her
physical and mental training. How
about her
Religious or Moral Sidea
question whether l m now COM
petent to answer that question as a
church woman from the standpoint
originally proposed by Inc. for the fact
is, am no longer an extreme Protestant
mother. During the term of our daugh-
ter's attendance both her parents were
frequent visitors at the academy, so
much so that the villagers (who are all
Catholics wondered if we feared
kid mapping Of the child. l
frequently dined in the academy
dining hall. meeting at each visit the
sister directress and one or more of the
sisters teaching, and acquired positive
liking for each and every one of them.
found them always cheerful, guile
less, shrewd, but not cunning, faithful,
nXious to please in the instruction of
the children, and bent upon keeping up
all endless procession of duties from 6
in the morning until or in the even =
ing. l began to see some exec llent
things in the Catholic chu rch, some
charities and blessings that we Protest
ants disbelieve in or ignore entirely.
We began to say that distance does
not lend enchantment," and that friend
Illness and cooperation give an entire
ly different aspect to these orders who
make no advertisement of their mission
in the world but the black gown
and white head-cloth. In fact
saw so much that was
good and cheerful in every routine of
| the academy, that when along in Janu-
airy Martha became imbued with the
notion that she wanted to become Sis
| ter, there was no great shock to my
secular system. l found out afterwards
that most of the girls attending. at some
| fIr,n In IN frpnnGnflu
| ing the entire course, wish to join the
sisterhood, and would do SO but for the
Juggling of heartStrngs at home. The
average girl is stronger in her affec-
tions than in her religion, no matter
how devout she may become, and only
a few resist the appeals of parents or
brothers or sisters long enough to pass
into the order. And, upon a request
from her father, Martha gave up the
childish notion.
l hear my former Protestant heart say
ing.
In May her father visited her, and in
the course of an hours chat found her
| range OF intelligent conversation much
wider than when he last visited her In
November, he having been in the East
during the winter.
What is this in your pocket?" he
asked, as he pulled out rosary and
crucifiX.
"Please don't, papa. Those are my
beads"
Where did you buy them?"
IL didn't buy Them. Sister gave them
to me-"
"What do you do with the beads Are
they good to eat?"
| I hoI fol For
making fun of me-"
But we told the sisters not to make
Catholic of you. First, you wanted tt
become sister, and now you wear bead:
to keep the bears off. If that isn't SUI
perstition, what is?"
Now. am not a Catholic. papa
though l would like to be il you would
let me. What harm does 1t do for me
to count my beads? Pm sure 1t is bet
ter than not to remember my sins. Per
haps they will keep me from harm if
only think they will"
There was no answer to be made
And when the father ended his visit
Martha asked permission to give him ,
! slip of folded paper to read every nigh
| and morning, which he was to open
when he got away. 1t was as follows
"JeSus, meek and humble of heart
make my heart like unto Thine.
80, Jesus, who without uttering 9
: single word, dost instruct us by Thy
signs, Thy tears, Thy manger. pictur
ing the wood of Thy cross, make us tt
, understand the secrets of Thy admir-
= able silence; may Thy divine powe
govern me. Thy wisdom fill me with it
light. and Thy infinite bounty attach M
to Thee forever. Amen"
5 She had evidently reasoned that he
| fothar WAC i'm mead Of mOVa praviuO
He admitted that it was pretty goot
F prayer, if it did come from Catholl
lsprayer-book, and has never since re
ferred to beads or f6sary or Scapular
Aud / have myself found her constan
7 and faithful in the belief that in Co.
: is an
l TnfalIibIe Remedy
! for all evil, and in prayer relief fron
: all grief and disnay. She reads he
y pEeysrheek eYeTy evening. samatims