The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-05-11

ted Cams cheek.
very good. little Australian. Are
you a Catholic?"
"A Catholic? What's that?" limo
Gently queried Cam. But the man in
black did not explain. He changed the
subject and asked Cam if he liked the
children's singing.
"Oh, yes: and know some of it now
You see, learn airs very quickly
Aunt Jessie said it is marvellous how
quickly I pick up airs"
Really" smiled the man. Let me
hear you sing the hymn
Cam correctly hummed the air, and
put in a. word here and there as he had
picked it up
"That is indeed marvellous. And do
you know who Mary is, that you are
singing about?"
Mummy does. Mummy said she Is
Gods Mother. did not know before,
but know now. did not think there
was a Queen in heaven, but, of course,
God would make His Mother Queen
because he is a King. All kings have
queen mothers, haven't they?"
"They have little boy"
-"Oh, here's mummy. Mummy, this
gentleman asked me If am Catholic
Am II"
Mummy said something very low to
the man in black, and she called him
father" Cam marveled afresh. Why
did she call him "father?" .-
Excuse me, mother, but am I a
Catholic? And what is it,"
Mummy only said: Il am Catho'
lie, Cam"
"Oh, we'll, of course, must be, too, -
he smiled. II am whatever you are.
Is daddy one?"
But mummy did not hear him. She
was talking earnestly to the man in
black and Cam did not like to inter
rupt again.
A little girl from the church showed
them the way to the station. Cam told
mummy about his dream.
II suppose it must have been a
dream. It did not really and truly
happen, because, of course, you said
that is only statue. Gods Mother is
in heaven. must have gone to Sleep
Eyes, it was only a dream, Cam.
But something very like it could hap
pen"
could Gods Mother wipe your
tears away?"
Eyes, Cam, If I asked her to-"
II am so glad. Have you beads like
those people? And medal like the
girls have? And does Gods Mother
love the lights and the flowers? And
what did the man go down on his
knees for? Why did you call him
father? Can you sing the hymn about
Hail Mary? And what did the people
put water on their foreheads for?"
All the way home Cam ratified on
asking questions, and his mother
answered and explained as clearly as
she could
When they reached home Cam told
the whole adventure" to Daddy.
Daddy seemed duly interested, but
not very pleased, and Cams spirits
sank to zero.
That night mummy and daddy had a
very long talk. Cam could hear them
for, oh, such long time, and when
mummy came to say good night her
cheeks were wet, as if she had been
crying.
The days went by, Cam begging
mummy to go again to see the lovely
Lady in the little church, but mummy
always had an excuse ready; and when
he wanted to talk to Aunt Jessie about
the church and the lights and the
flowers she would touch her lips with
her fingers and say "Hush!"
But Cam would sing Hail Mary
and no one could stop him. He made
up" the rest Of the words as best he
! could, and put blessed" in very fire.
quently. He sang it so often, and SC
loudly-morning, noon and night-that
| everybody In the house found the al,
running through their minds. Daddy
was vexed and angry when he dis
covered himself whistling it, and even
singing softy Hail Mary! Hail Mary!'
Every night after his prayers Can
said Hail Mary, Queen of Heaven
please take mummy and me to see vol
again in your nice church."
1t must have been the little prayer
that brought about the joyful happen
ings of that May-time.
One Sunday Cam and daddy were
going for walk and they came to {
big church with cross on it. Can
wanted to go in, but Daddy did not.
Cam coaxed. He would only sta,
one minute, just to see if it were tn,
right kind" of a church. Som,
churches have Gods Mother in them
and some have not Aunt Jessie,
church had not, but this one looked tn,
very same as the one he and mumm,
went to, only very much larger.
| Crowds of people were coming out
The service must be over" though
Mr.. Campbell. He waited until TIL,
crowd thinned, and then he and Can