The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-17


tut hourWi,h rs, talked chccrfullv, gave
Mere sc. IClicite ncws of an old gcner.
III whom shc had known in the CrimCa
and foird CIT that Mere ste. trrsul1 was
sister TO uIc Of his comrades at St Cyr.
JIG W@s charming and pCtted Lii till he
quite won her heart. The next day he
sent 'ls fresh llcat and vcgctablcs-wo had
nothing lett but dried provisions. He
| cai'c % SEQ uScycry day, often bringing
bnnhoHs and dlhltcs to the little ones, al
Vars giving Lii the lions share.
On EASTER day our good chaplain, Able
Ju5sciin. whom we saw now and then,
told Us that he would hear our confessions
rs usGal.
Captain q Orsanno had told us that very
morning that sortc of the COMMUNISTS
was expected and that his company would
probably fight that day. He added that
we had nothing TO fear, but you may i'm.
nginc our feelings.
Ahbc Jussolin heard our confessions in
corner of the coal cellar The big girls
Especially Bertha Malvan, who always
wore her handsome cousins picture in a
locket; you remember hcr-sobbed bitter.
" and thought their last hour had come
Lii, VINO is 6, made her first confession
that day | can't imagine what she told
Able Jussolin, but she would do what big
sister did.
Confession over, Able Jusselin gave us
very solemn general absolution as in
time of great danger, and exhortcd us to
make the sacrifice of our lives to God.
"Bah," l heard Mere Ste. Felicite NUT
ter, Tho should not talk SO to children. ="
Their he administered communion, still in
the cellar where the Holy Sacrament mad
been brought several days before 1t was
very impressive 1 can tell YOU, and we
felt like the early Christians in the cata-
combs.
That evening Captain d'Orsanne came
back with his company. They were vic.
torious, of course Il will confess TO You that
l had made special prayers for the cap
tain), but they brought back several
wounded
One of the cellars was cleared out for
their reception, and the nuns took care of
them. | wanted to help nurse them, but
the superior would not let me- com
planned to the captain, ard he told me
smllingly that my duty was to stay with
my little sister. But we could not stav in
the cellar lore, er. The captain said that
the war would certainly last month lon
ger so we must decide what TO do. The
Sth of May the superior told us that we
We're going to Anglers, where her brother
ln-iaw, wealthy manufacturer, had offer
ed us his protection and IL shelter. We each
took u little bundle of Clothes and, in or.
der to ca'"y as much as possible, wore
two pairs of stockings, two chemises and
two or three pcttircats. The nuns by way
of prccaution, put on ordinary dresses and
hats, ins'Cad ot their habits and wells.
Such dresses. my dear, and such hats
Mere Ste. Eclectic had uncarthcd them
from heaven knows where, and the poor
mothers looked Ike frights, excepting poor
little Mere ste. Agatha, who is so pretty
that she looked quite II fine lady.
We lcit the convent at nightfall by the
little Eatc at the end %! the park, and Cap
t2in q Orsannc accompanied US to the last
outpost. On the bridge over the Seine a
pun of wind carried away Mere Ste Ur-
sules bonnet, and we all laughed little,
but Just as the captain was about to leave
us shell Kissed over our heads and made
us serious enough again. The captain
babe us farewell, and Mere Ste. Ursule
thanked him warmly for his kindness to
US. lie asked leave to shake hands with
her, then with me and with Mere Ste
Foiicitc, and he kissed Lii several times
My heart was full at the thought that 7
should probably never again sec this poor |
captain, who had been so good to us.
We soon reached Courbovoic, where two
carts were waiting for us, and at 10 O'Clock |
we reached Versailles where we took the |
TRAIN Tor Anglers. And, now, that is all
We should be very cUntcnted here at any
otter time, but everything that happens is
SO sad. Write to mo soon, dearest l en-
brace you fondly. Yours, RENEE.
Fragment Of a letter from Captain d Or
same to Jean l.:
NEUILLY, VISITATION CONVENT. Nav IL
1871.
Just fancy, my. dear fellow, l have been
here fortnich&with my company in n
convent full of nuns. We found here, be-
sides the sisters, half dozen boarders hid
den in the collars, for shells were falling
about like hail. These sisters were regu-
lar trumps, not much scared, and | lived
on the best of terms with them for about
ten days. One old sister knew our former
chief in the Crimca.
But the pluclSicst of all, the prettiest.
The merriest, was little boarder about 16
u II, suppose, named Renee. She had
4 little sister, D or 6, to whom she made an
adorable little mother.
l escorted the party to Courbevoie the
other day, for they could not stay any
piiStr III tllt cellars. AS L lett them a
'hell whistled past our ears. Mile. Renee
lifted her little sister and put her in nv
lrms without word, but with such a CON
iding air and such pretty, appealing eyes
hat was quite overcome. shall prob
IDLY never see the little girl again and on
mention the pretty apparition en- pas
ant. Yours, JACQUES
Fragment OF letter from Renee l.
o Blanche s..
PARIS, Sept 21, 1874
Last Sunday my guardian and went
o dine with Nine. de Lys, an old friend of
oor mammals. Mime. de Lys said to me,
GU are going to meet charming man,
commandment d'Orsanne," and just then
n he came, not changed in the least, not
bit older l knew him ut once. He
1oked rather embarrassed, as if he thought
e knew me, but was not quite sure Then
began to laugh like little goose, and
g said without preamble, "Wcll, Mile.
fence, how is little Lii and Mere Ste.
rsule and Mere Ste Feliciteg"
Mime, de Lys and my guardian did not
nderstand ii at all and looked at us in