The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-23

IdE NUM- II -.
Patrick Murphy took his family
to the seashore for the summer.
The favorite of the little group Of
children was Jimmie. Patrick s
brother, John, with his wife and
only daughter, Gwendolyn, came
to share the cooling breezes Of old
ocean with them. It was happy
household.
Jimmie amused Gwendolyn i'm
mensely by his piety. He used to
say grace before and after his
meals, which seemed so funny to
her. Then she found out that be-
fore retiring he actually knelt
down on the hard, bare floor and
said long prayers. But the fun
niest thing of all was on the fiji
teenth of August. The children
at the resort were all going out
early on an auto trip. Jimmie
tried to spoil the party by trudg-
ing off in the opposite direction
for three miles just to assist at
Mass. When Gwendolyn asked
him where he learned all this
foolishness, he said, "In the Sis
ters' school. F" Although she was
a Catholic, she thought that must
be queer place, as they never
heard of such nonsense in the
Daniel Boone school which she at
tended.
A few years later Jimmie grad.
uated from the Brothers, high
school. It was predicted of him
that he would become a priest OF
a Brother, so sincere was his piety
and so upright and manly his con
duct. He did not always receive
one hundred in his classes, but
there was no one in the school
who could equal him in his knowl
edge as well as in the practice OF
his faith. At the same time, he
was captain of the track team
starred at first ON the diamond
and was the best quarterback his
school ever turned out.
Gwendolyn graduated the same
year, the exercises Of the Lake
high school being held in the
Presbyterian Church. Rev. Mr.
Maypole delivered beautiful dis
course on the ethical Value 0:
the Ethereal Empyrean." Gwen
dolyn looked too sweet for any
thing in the wonderful gown pap;
brought from Paris on his las
visit.
Jimmie's course in st. Charlie
college developed the latent tai
ent that nature had bestowed
upon him. His mind turned nat
urally to the law. Affiliatin.
himself with an old and brillian
attorney, Jimmie soon rose t.
prominence and wealth. The Ma
sons tried hard to get him in thei
membership, but as a loyal Knigh
of Columbus he found this impos
sible. He married an ideal girl,
graduate of the College of 81
Mary on the Bay.
| Gwendolyn, while visiting a gil
friend who was a Catholic, al
tended Mass several times, as sh
still was a Catholic in a way. Sh
was engaged to this girls brother
but broke off the engagement fo
Lieut.. Percival Ponsonby, membe
of an old and aristocratic family
The ceremony was performed b
Father Henderson, after obtainin
a dispensation, as the lieutenaI
was not Catholic. Gwendoly
entertained lavishly, as her fathe
, left her a large fortune. Some
, how or other she forgot the prom
Uses made to Father Henderson
and could not find time to assist {
Mass. Besides, she suffered sue
/ excruciating headaches in
crowded church. The Ponsonby
| often enjoyed the company
! Rev. Mr.. Featherweight at dill
: ner, but when Percival suggeste
l that they also invite Father He
e derson, Gwendolyn remarke
f "You know, he's liable to make
: break, as he is not used to $
e ciety.''