New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-20
Obe Tin Of lister Veronica.
BY THE BARONESS Won HUTTEN.

hard bony rosary under her cheek. and Ave hsr
But she dreamed again Of the baby. 1t was
laughing and GROWING and dancing 50 mat she co4I4
hardly hold it she awOke with hsr arms Folded
tight across her breast. and cried when she found
VIII little conseience stricken shrek she rose
and went again TO the chapel Inc next hshe
il was the same thing. and the next
vvenf sSout going from ner cell 10 the chapel
and then hack TO her cell where she did heaven
knows what to subdue her unruly neat ana ne
OF It that she loved her dreams. IN me
midst Of her prayers the feeling-n0t the thoagnS
t6E 9 fseI IiG wSSId come to oher 'o-nighr snail
see ii again and hold II IN my arms .s. -.
Verify the devil must nave ceen ruDoihg MS
and then one day the archbishop and said
beautiful service, with great deal or gOld ehotOi1
cry and incense. for the church though n~Ih04e IN
doctrine is very magnificent in practice- - 49,
Poor Sister Veronica as sns l 6SIs b- bI to
which she made Up her mind Tor she mus ~
are ike men When they have had too much artl-
fcial stimulation they sometimes 9scoIle 1870 as
the arcnbishOp's sister. and the aooess arTahsed
Sister Veronica knelt and kissed the archispllSs-
eopal hand, which was well snPs9 AZ 20 O So b-
kept But when MS exceI-ency "lSleU 70 0-sSS 1
NO. no. She cried. Z am too wicked am
The gadow Of smile z STos of tb ms 5f5re So
many bad people live tneE IVES sHroe55n 5eI5
Wren some few good people .maSine themselves
He waited in silence for minute. and then asked i
her what il that troubled her And sns tod
him all about it. beginning with the bird on the
Il tried oh. tried not to think secsH Is "a.
the sky. and then, eccelienZa the mower Us, 5sss
such flower ana hSan seen noe 9n :. t6 10 h
MY daughter said his exceIlency, Kindly (she
was about ten years older than he hirTsslf). you
were I'll in the winter"
He paused and looked al her keenIy- I must not
d Del sGa St Of things that can never
sin for those even whom God has not caliee 20 a
sighed And you not we'll vet, I See Give
SISTER veronica held out her knooby. big ysinsd
hand. and the prelate put MS nnger or the pulse.
hands in her Sleeves and waited.
fast and to r1ortify the body. b6t-not too much
Ard TO the dreams. 20 one n9t even ne holy
e aa5Rsr tens o,5ese he broke Sc on
Isl ecceIIeaza. always cough a little
of these troTbIng things. and let me dreams take
love children. mg daughter; and you are nons the
less "ons so 4o pa Use he ADDED. Vow 20 VIII
speak to the abbess a2out you and Tor the present
She had come for Spiritual advice and she was
given meat. TEen suddenly she said II t1nid
But. ecceIlenza- Ike meat.
The archbishop h 81, DIT MS Up - snt9 o1 nestle ne
again you can stop eating ia
"And you think viii be forgiven? Thar the
The good God can pardon great deal my
daughter or there would be no world Thea.
ne added: Il your. Spiritual adviser. give you
absolution for your He paused. that shadowY
something that would have been a smile had he
not been a prelate crossed his face again Then
he added ''For your dreams Sister Veronica
tunblsd down on her poor Old prayer worn knees
ana ana Blessed S an ns as the 5ts back r 9' sa
peared he wiped a tear from his excellent eve
And there IS so much real sin IN the world" hs
said aloud.
Sister Veronica. after short visit TO the chapel
the garden and sat down the stone
bench. There eroup OF IirtIe pale green
points at her feet The fles-of-the-vallev we're
coming. Meat every day" said Sister Veronica.
Thank God"
But she was not thanking God FOR meat The
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