The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-26

he was not so tenacious Of his rights,
his children were brought up strangers
to the faith which had once been so
ardently protested by their father.
After Evelyn had been born he had
timidly suggested the advisability Of
having her baptized in the Catholic
Church. Mrs. Carroll had met the
proposition with such an outburst of
weeping and indignation that the
matter was never reopened, and Car
roll had accepted what appeared to
him the inevitable and deprived his
children of the inheritance for which
he had stipulated when the Church
had permitted his marriage with the
Protestant Miss Dyer.
1t was not to be expected there
fore, that the very n-Catholic Mrs.
Carroll would accept into her house
with much grace relation tainted
with practical Catholicity. 1t was that
defect as much as the unprepossessing
appearance of Mary Downey that
raised in the majority of the household
the spirit of rebellion against the
orphan, intensified hundred times
on that. Sunday when it was discovered
that Mary had gone to Mass with
Nora the cook.
ut is intolerable, Henry" said Mrs
Carroll at the breakfast table. "The
idea of your niece going to Mass, and
that, too, with one Of the servants
How can you allow it?'
"What, the going to Mass or the
fact that she went with the cook?'
asked Carroll, sarcastically.
Both" she answered None of us
are Catholics. Your children are not
allowed to go there. Why should you
allow your niece?"
"Why? Because she believes it tt
be the right thing to do, no doubt. L
my children do not go there, it is moi
that I have not wished them to &c
there"
1--WE will not discuss that matter,
said the woman "That was decided
long ago."
And the rest of the meal was passed
in silence.
Come, Mary" said Carroll as thu
girl opened the door of her room to hi
knock, sit is a glorious day for ou
trip. You have had your breakfast
Eyes, uncle, very early. Nora ant
I had it together when we came from
Mass"
$50 you went to Mass" he said a
he tucked the robe about her in TIT
seat at his side, and they wen
spinning along over the frozen land.
Eyes, sir. And what lovely church
They didn't have any like it in ou
town, only just a plain brick one
Yours is all stone and has marbl
affairs. It must be grand when it is al
lighted up and when the big organ
plays. My, but there must be thou
sands and thousands of pipes in it.
must be grand when it plays, ism
it,"
"I'm sure it must be, Mary" ar
swered the man.
"And didn't you hear it," sh
asked.
"Not that one But, of course,
have heard pipe organs. You sex
Mary" he continued, as if in explans
ton of his detection, 81 am so tired o
Sunday morning after working all tn
week, that it is pretty hard to get u
and go to Mass"
Big man as Carroll was, he chafe
under the Interrogation of the girl, BIT
he could not find it in him to answe
her other than kindly. There wer
too many in his household already gi7
ing her unkind words and looks. BIZ
unconsciously he Redeemed as b
recognized what a miserable excus
he had employed to cloak his irrel
gion.
'And your wife-I mean Aunt Ca
roll-doesn't like Catholics, does she;
said Mary, when she perceived ths
the conversation was beginning to la
"You must not say that, Mary" sal
the man.
"But she told Nora this mornin
never, never to take me to Mass agai1
: But you see, uncle, I had to go
, church with someone, for l didn
know the way alone. can find
myself now. You see, it's just lik
this, uncle. It's mortal sin to mis-
Mass, and anyway, mother made N
promise when she was dying that
would never stay away from Mas
unless was too sick to stand up. Sh
said my religion was dearer than a
: the money-and she told me not
be led astray when came to live wit
! you"
$50 your mother told you we wei
dangerous people?" said the maj
{ breaking out into laughter.
mot exactly that" said the gir
: "She said that you were just the low
| Hest man, and that she knew / woul
be safe with you. And we used |
pray for you every night-for you
t come back, mother used to say"
| ITO come back?" repeated the maj
Come back where?"