The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-29

spoken only Of my earliest years.
Now to continue.
My mistress, perhaps through care
lessness, began to grow tired of me
and left me home in my little case.
Possibly | was less pretty, but had
not met others just as old as my
self? l never again met my old
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friends. | was never brought to the
church. / was a prisoner in my lit
tie home. How longed to get out!
Days passed into weeks. How long
was there / cannot say. However,
one evening / felt my little house
moved, the door was opened and once
more | was free. stretched my body
out full length and in my excitement
I fell from the hands of my mistress
and was picked up by her with one of
my links broken. She kissed me and,
taking me into another room, bent
back one of my broken links and join
ed me into place again and put me in
her pocket. knew where was going
to. What joy / felt upon entering the
church! | missed a few of my old
friends and inquired what had become
of them. l was told that some were
brought to other churches, that some
were lost and some were at home.
After leaving the church Lulu and
a friend of hers walked home to-
gether. being naturally inQuisitive,
listened to all my mistress had to
say, as / had heard her mention my
name and l knew her conversation
must concern me. Here is what she
said:
ooh! Annie, what strange dream
it to you. l dreamed l had golden
crown given to me by most beauti-
full Lady and that she told me to
| fill each open space on the border
with a rose thought that took the
crown with me into garden filled
with white roses and setting to work
l gathered all / could. l placed each
rose into the space allowed for it and
had finished all, as I thought, when
saw that / had left one still open.
Then, too careless to finish it, was
about to leave the garden, when the
lovely Lady approached me and said:
"'My dear child, l come for you to
crown you with your work of love and
beauty
II was about to hand her the crown
when it fell from my hands and was
broken. Lifting it, she kissed me on
the forehead and said: You had only
one more rose to place, and it would
have been finished. Complete, dear
child, the circle on the first oppor-
tunity you get, for although you grew
tired of this beautiful work, you loved
me and pleased me. My Son will then
crown you with this
Handing me the crown, perfect,
except for the open space, she dis
appeared
What a strange dream that GER
tainly was" said Annie.
"Yes," said Lulu. II connect this
dream with what have neglected to
do for some time. l have Rosary
with which loved to pray, but not
very long ago l began to grow care
less, by leaving it home, although l
still said the Rosary with other peo-
pie at the church, but without mine
in my hand. Today the dream@seems
to me to signify my carelessness in
not using my Rosary. When | took
it out of the case / dropped it and
it broke.
1T reminded me that had dropped
my crown and | consider that this
beautiful lady must have been the
Blessed Virgin. l cannot describe her
exquisite beauty; to attempt it would
be in vain. could not even if | were
able in the most eloquent words of
language give you a faint idea of her
Iloveliness.'
That was the story | heard Lulu
telling her friend. The dream was
the cause of my release. The next
day | was given to Annie by Lulu.
She treasures me as a Keepsake in
remembrance of my dear mistress
who had such delightful dream.
A few days after I came to Annie's
home heard her telling some visitors
that Lulu had entered convent,
where she now is Sister of Charity.
-EulGHG Frances Hu0hsOn.