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VOLUME XII. NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1878. ____ NUMBER 4.
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Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
RUggM 02alr. i DAY, MARCH 3 1713.
TZLUrPAHIO s YUMLAY.
omI ON. a
Rome.-The Manchester, England, Guard- .
lah' Rome correspondent telegraphs : The feel- e
liberl as was thought. It seems certain that
Cardinal Peeol and Leo XIII do not hold the d
same views. It is now believed the Pope will d
remain secluded in the Vatican
eoms, Feb. 26.-Cardinal McCleskey, in pre- e
aentinghis homage to the Pope yesterday,
samid he had no reason to deplore the lateness
of his arrival, as the Conolave made so excel- E
lent a ohoice. c
It is announced that the coronation of Pope t
Leo XIII., will take place cn Sunday in the ise
tine Chapel. New appointments to pontifical
court offices will be made by the end of the
week, in readiness for the coronation. Car- i
dinal Simeoni is reappointed and confirmed in
his post as Pontifical Secretary of State, r
Father Angelo Secobi, the famous astrono
mer, is dead.
Fzsc,.-Godfroy Brossais Saint Marc, Cardi- I
sal Arohbishop of Rennes, died on the 27thI
February. aged 75 years. C
Tn EAST-ruN QUTuriON -At this writing I
<Friday morning,) the situation is most war
like. For some reason not made known, it is I
considered that the proposed Conference, or
_ ,Congress of Representatives of the great
wers, for a settlement of all questions in dis
pnte, sa indefinitely postponed, if not altogeth
abandoned. Nor does it appear that much
rogress ha been made in settling the terms
of peace between Ruesia and Turkey. The
atruggleover the conditions, is thought in high ]
orcial quarters to be a mere cloak for the
RBsso-Turkish allianoe, the Turks having
thrown themselves upon the mercy of their
late enemies, and being now interested in
esoering time for them to prepare for the im
pending struggle with England and Austria.
Astranu1y enough no official statement has 4
yet been published, of the terms of peace de- I
manded by Russia, and upon whic, solely, I
S.... t+he a" -of -England and
Austria. If Russia claims too much territory,
too large an indemnity, too much security for
its payments; or if she inslest upon the sur
render of the Turkish fleet, it is very proba
ble that England will fight.
Throughout the Britisn Empire the greatest
activity and moouh excitement prevail; the
dominant sentiment now unmistakably made
manifest, being for war rather than that
English interests should be sacrificed. 45,000
troops are said to be ready to leave Bombay
atehort notice, and the first army corps in
England is prepared to sail immediately.
The celebrated Napier of Magdala, has been
appointed to the chief command of the army,
in place of the senile Duke of Cambridge,
and will have as his Chief of staff the distin
guished General, Sir Garnet Wooleley.
General Woolaley has published an article in
which he says that should war be declared to
morrow, England has 400000, drilled men to
fall Into line. He concludes: "at no previous
period has England been so strong in a mili
tary sense as now."
The Peace meeting on the 24th, at Hyde
Park, was a miserable failure. From 80,000
to 100,000 persons assembled; and voted down
the peace resolutions. The sentiment of the
meeting was almost unanimous, against the
object of the call.
UNITED STATES.
WasatorToN.-Last Thursday, the Presi
dent vetoed the Silver Bill, and it was im
mediately passed by both houses over his veto
by the necessary two-thirds majority. in the
Senate, the vote was 40 to 19 and in the House
191 to 73.
Vice President Wheeler, having been com
pellod by bad health to absent himself from
Washington, Senator Ferry has been elected
President pro ten of the Senate, receiving 20
votes to 28 cast for Thurman.
ONE INDIANA ORATOR. - George Walter
Strickler, a queer sort of person, died a few
days ago in Indiana. He was always a candi
date for the Presidency, and sometimes made
speeches. On one occasion, says the Indiana
polis Keees, "after a wild and impassioned
a strophe to the star-spangled banner and
this glorious Union of States, when he had
reahed a flight from which it seemed impessi
ble that be could ever descend without ruin
i ing the brilliant oratorical pyramid he had
je seeureda world of admiration by
solving the diffioulty in a way at once novel
nd sufficient. Placing the oap-stone on this
dissy height, the boys standing in open-mouth
ad entranoement, he stepped quickly aside,
S the broad bannister rail, threw his
ap over it and slid down to the story below,
*. me he made his way to the street. The
skill with which he extricated himself from
this dilemma was worthy the imitation of
other Indiane orators."
"Among the disinterments made at the old
Cathedral cemetery," says the Baltimore Mir
ror of last week, "were the remains of Right
Rev. John J. Chanobe, Bishop of Eatehrz, Miss.,
which were removed for burial to Bonnie Brae,
the new cemetery on Frederick road. The re
mains of the deceased prelate, who died July
22, 1852, were in a metallio coffin incased in
heavy-maHbeC.g=- T,..g m - L.5..U.
Bishop Chanohe was also removed to Bonnie
Brae, and placed over the clergy lot in the
ehapel section, where the remains were deposi
ted.
COEBESPOADErlCE OF THE "STAB." p,
MOBILE, February 25th, 1878.
Editor Morning Star: cl
At the request of Father Serra, in charge E
of the missions on the line of the Alabama
and Grand Trunk Railroad, Father Im- II
s- and, S. J., pastor of St. Joseph's, proceed- p
ed to St. Peter's, at Chastang's Station, to ,W
Sgive a mission. Services were opened on
Satnrday evening, the 9th inst. continuing
I daily at 7 and 9 A. M. and 3 and 7 P. . l
The fruits of the mission were beyond P
e. expectation. At all the services the church, ci
r, one of the prettiest outside of the cities, tl
is was filled. On Saturday, the 16th, our el
1 Right Rev. Bishop was received at the
church, with all due marks of that affec
tion and honor he so well deserves. On |
Sunday, the 17th, Father Imsand offered
o the Holy Sacrifice at 11 A. x. Father t,
r- Beaudequin, President of Spring Hill l,
in College, and Father Serra, chanting the f
responeses. After Mass Bishop Quinlan
o- preached. Fifty-nine persons, the majority |.
adalta, were confirmed, a large proportion |
li- having, for the first time, that morning fi
th received the Bread of Life from the hands c
of the Bishop. After the services the a
ig Bishop was escorted to his place of abode t
,- by the whole congregation amid the sing- ,
1s lIg of the psalms and of the Litany of our
or Lady. On. Thursday, the 21st, was held
at one of the grandest ceremonies that it has
-: been the good fortune of our Catholics to
ih witness in our cathedral; the solemn Mass
no de Requiem for the holy Pontiff, Pins IX.
be Bishop Quinlan offered the Holy Sacrifice,
th Fathers Baazan and Armstrong being Dea
te cons of the Mass, Fathers Cureoz and Serra
' Deacons of Honor, and Father O'Callaghan
in assistant priest. The music. Gregorian
i. chant, under charge of Father Holaind, was
. beautifully rendered. To Father Beande
as quin and the Jesuit Fathers, with a few of
le- the college students, thanks are due for
y, seconding Father Holaind's efforts. Mr.
7t Bestor and Miss Dominic and the ever
or ready Zadeck gave valuable assistance,
ir After the absolution the Bishop delivered
one of his grand sermons. As the Bishop
tot was absent on the mission when the dire
he news of the death of the Holy Father was
de received here same delay occurred in a
at proper civic celebration in menmorianl. On
00 his arrival, however, no time was lost as
97 the gzaud success or yesterday's celebra
iy tion proves. ADIEU.
en
, VICKSBURG, MISs., Feb. 19th, 1878.
e, Editor MorningStar :
n- We have had a Fair in our Hill City, for
in the purpose of building a boy's Catholic
to- school, of which we are sadly in need.
to They have already selected the site on
ons which to build; it is situated about the
ili- centre of the town, and Is the most suit
able place they could procure.
do We hope to have it completed by the
100 fall, when it will be given in charge of the
he Christian Brothers.
he The Fair took place in Klien's Hall, com
mencing the 30th of January, and ending
the 5th of February. The Hall (which is
double) was very tastefully decorated.
i- The first Hall contained the "Magic Well,"
m presided over by Misses Kate McGuire,
he and Kate Rodge ; the post-offices by Miss
.se Maria Maher ; a fancy table by Mrs. Mitch
ell and Mrs. Lee, this table had a great
m- many beautiful things to rntul, the prin
Im cipal of which was a fine oil painting of
ed Bishop Leray, former pastor of Vickeburg,
2 an opera cloak, a gold-headed cane, and an
embroidered wrapper.
The next in order was the Gypsies tent,
ter the Gypsies were Misses M. Brady and Mol
lie Clarke. Another fancy table was pre
d ided over by Mrs. Rodge, Mrs. Garrety,
s. and Mrs. O'Flarrety, assisted by Misses
ied Mollie Black and M. Gannon ; this table
nd had several very handsome things to raffle.
ad A lovely chromo, representing the last
Sei- hours of Mary, Queen of Scots; a beanti
in- ful toilet set, several embroidered dresses
ad for children, and a large doll elegantly
vdressed in satin and crepe liase.
his The bower ot flowers was a charming
th. little nook presided over by Misses W.
de, Herring, A. Young, J. Bobbs and M. Shoep
his pard.
, The next Hall, contained everything in
he the way of refreshments. The first supper
m table on entering the room was conducted
of by Mrs. Hartigan and Mrs. Smarr, assisted
by Misses. Ernistine David, M. Smarr, J.
old Quinn, and K. Stickerman. This table
firj. was very tastefully arranged, the supper
iht was served in restaurant style, the edibles
s., were the finest the market afforded, and
se, all that one could desire.
re- The next in order was the ice cream an[
uly punch saloon, in charge of Mrs. Hutcheson,
I in ndMis Fiisher; this table was beautifully
le decorated. The next supper table was
the presided over by Miss Welsh, Mrs. Shaw
esi- and Miss I. O'Leary; this table had several
beautiful cakes to raffle, one of which was
presented by the steam boat "City of
Helena.
The fruit stand was in charge of three
charming young girls, Misses M. Quinn, o
E. David and N. Smarr.
Last, but not least, was the coffee-stand.
It was arranged with great taste, and was I
presided over by Misses Fannie Smarr, F
Mary Jackson, and Augusta Bannon.
We realized over two thousand dollars,
,?'ich we think is very good, considering x
the times. Rev. Father McManus, our I
Pastor, is very much pleased with the pro z
ceeds, and on the Sunday following thanked a
the ladies in afew choice words for their
efforts in behalf of the Fair. c. B j
PLAQUEMINE, Feb. 21st, 1878.
Editor Morning Star:
In our quiet section there is little of in- I
terest transpiring, save the work of the
husbandsman, and he is busy preparing c
for his crops.
Last year was a disastrous crop-year. t
The prospect in the spring and summer c
was magnificent, but the wonderfully wet '
fall and the early cold of November last, I
cut it down to nearly one-half, and hence
money is scarce and business dull, for the
tiller of the soil "pays for all," and soI
when he fails things work badly.
We can say nothing yet about the com- -
ing season's prospects, except that the area
of cane planted will not be as great as we
hoped, on account of the seed being bad. I
In Church matters we have little to note
except that we have a new pastor-the Rev.
Father Harnals, from Franklin. Our peo
ple truly regretted that Rev. C. V. D'Hem
ecourt should leave us. However, these
changes must come to pass, as much as
they may be regretted. PELICAN.
f Sir William Vernon Harcourt, a distinguish
r ed English Statesmen, in a speech in Parlit
ment on the 5th of February, said:
S Ie not-too late for the government to rival
and surpass Russia in the conference [the Con
', gress of nations which is soon to assemble to
I settle the Eastern Question] as the champion
P of oppressed nationalities. The whole country
a would support such a policy." Yes, indeed!
9 Let England appear at the conference, backed
by the unanimous support of Parliament, and
talk in this fashion :
" We have in our day been the opprerssr of
nationalities; we have been scourged for it;
we have repented; and now mean to do works
meet for repentance. The still-remaining
grievances of Ireland we shall redress without
delay; all that is wrong in India shall be set
right; and meanwhile we shall insist that in
the settlement of this Russo-Turkish question,
r Russia shall be compelled to come into court
c with clean hands. Let her restore necessary
L. freedom to the long suffering Church in Po
n land; let her recall the Catholic priests and
e bishops who are now toiling in the salt-mines
of Siberia, and after remunerating them for
their undeserved and terrible sufferings, let her
reinstate them in their parishes and sees; let
e her give satisfactory pledges that if the Dano
e bian provinces of Turkey now pass under her
protectorate the Catholic Christians of these
t- countries shall be made secnre in all their
g religious rights, and not driven to apostasy or
is death as the Catholics of Poland have been :
let Germany,if she enter the conference, be re
,, quired to cease the persecution of her Catholic
people: let Italy, if she come in, mak, it cer
t lain that she will not any longer permit her
Is king to occupy by force of arms the common
capital of Christendom, and to keep the head
it of the Christian Church a prisoner in his own
palace. Then, indeed, when we have all done
,f our duty to ourselves and our own people, we
can agree upon what we shall do with
STurkey !"
The thing that is most apt to be neglected
in this world is religion. -For everything else
men prepare themselves by hard study or prac
tice at their trade or business, but they seem
r, to think that religion is an affair into which
e such care does not enter. Religion, they seem
e to think, is sent by God for His sake rather
. than their own. It is God's affairs, not theirs ;
t God's benefit, not man's. This is a very false
and mischievous idea which possesses men
* more than they think. It is this that moves
a them to grumble at a miserable dole to a large
y Christian charity, while they will readily
enough throw hundreds of dollars over the
g shoulders of their wives or daughters. For
- the poorer, it is this that moves them to put a
cent in the collection, or nothing at all, while
on leaving the church they will readily enough
"treat" their friends to liquor.
Kn nowledge never comes by inspiration, un
d less by a special miracle of Divine Providence,
which very rarely occurs. Men must learn
d their religion as they learn everything else.
J. Religious zeal is as much a matter of necessity,
le if we would win Heaven, as worldly seal is in
tr things of the world. Both are good, but sure
s ly the first is better. A little generosity with
d God will be found to "pay" here as wellae
hereafter.-Cineinflwti Telegraph.
Si Said a college professor to a notorious lag
! gard, who was once, for a great wonder,
.. . In hi. p at morning prayers, an
at the appointed time: "I have marked youn,
w sir, as punctual this morning. What is your
a1excuse " "S-I-o-k, sir, and coidn'' sleep," was
as the reply.
THE TWO GLASSES. by
There eat two glastes, filled to the brim, all
On a rich man's table, rim to tim,
One was ruddy and red aM blood.
Aud one as clear as the crystal l13od.
maid the glsad of wine to tbe paler brother: C
SLet us tall the tales of the paat to each other;
I can tell of banquet. and revel, and mirth, en
And the proudest and grandest stnl on eat th
Fell under my touch, as though struck by blight. do
Where I was king. for I roled in might.
From the headsof hLing I have torn the mown, a
Ftom the heighte of fame I have hurled men down ; P
I have bliased many an honored name!
I have taken virtue and given shame; h
I have tempted the yoth with a sip, a tesle an
That has made his future a barren waste.
Far greater than king am I, 1X
r Orthan any army beneath the sky.
I have made the arm f the driver fail, va
And sent the train from the Iron rail ; i
I have made good ships go down at sea,
And the shrieks of the lost were sweet to me ;
For they said, 'Behold how great you be! ni
Fame, strength, wealth. genius before {ou tall,
For your might and power are ever all.
Ho! hol pale brother," laughed the wine, ei,
" Canyo boast of deeds as great as mine I" di
Said the water glae: " eI cannot boast ye
Of a klng dethroned er a murdered hest ;
But I san tell of a heart once sad.
By my crystal drops made light and glad. c
Of thltrsts i've quenched. of brows I've laved,
r Of hands I have cooled and souls I have saved; at
aI have leaped through the valley, dashed down the
mountain.
Flowed in the river and played in the fountain, d
Slopped in the sunshine and dropped from the sky ;i
An verat:yhere gladdened the landsape and eo. h
I have ehed the hot fareheai of lever aid pan. h
0 I have mate the parched meadows grow fertile with
grain.
I can tell of the powerful wheel of the mill, m
Teat iground opt the flower and turned at my will.
i can toll of manhod. detBhed by yur, ct
That.Ylfted and orowned anew.
eI cheer, I help, I strengthen and aid: I
. I gladden the heart of man and maid! to
I mt the cha'sed wine.captive free
e nd all are better for knowing me."
". These are the tales they told each other,
The gleas of wine andpaler brother.
As they ant together, tilled to the brim, ft
tin the rich man's table, rim to rim.
s DE.ATH OF DR. MARIIN A.O O'a RENa n. b
Uhleago Times. i
re People who frequent the law courts and i
. the public buildings will miss therefrom ci
forever more the familiar countenance of v,
the iearned-bot eccentric Dr. Martin A. ti
al OBrennanj;-L ;D;-- -de --poor- 1d Aoctor
to has gone to his final account, and Chicago le
in has lost one of her most remarkable char- 01
e acters and Ireland one of her most singular f
I! eons. It is well that of the dead nothing te
id but good should be spoken; of O'Brennan w
id it would be impossible to speak ill, for he tt
was one o m the most harmless beings that hi
ever came into existence. Endowed with f
b varied earntlrg, a peculiar intellect, and fc
in his old oge euperabundant egotism, the CI
ut dead profeeror presented a puzzle to his r
ot acquaintances, and made it impossible for o
in the practical American mind to understand
0. the vagaries cf his nature. In his literary
rt acquirome'ts Dr. O'Brennan was more of ti
ran antiqualian-an arclaiologist-than a
d pract:cal ectolar. With the dead langQages d,
an he had a scholarly familiarity, and "the
or soft accents of the Gael," the melifluous
or dialect of Celtic Ireland, was his mother f
t tongue. He loved it with passionate devo
- Lion, and might well apply to it the mag
or nificent words of the late gifted Father a
Mr ichael Mullen, who died n this city
o, several years ago :
T: 'he G.aelic totntue lidying-a stranger on our shore; n
No Tl'ar's hall re-echoes to its muslc as of yore.
ho Lawrence fires the Celtic clans round 'lsaguered
i' No Shannon wafts from Limerick's towers their war.
S songs to thesea!
Ah' magic tongueno that round es wove its spells so
sout and dear;
ad lk cloamnt tongue, whose murmurs were as music to
rn the ear; ;
SAh b loving tongue, whose accents could each Celtic
l el st enthrall :
Ah . ri.l:ieg tongue, that sounded like the swollen b
torrrent's lli
The tongue toat in the senate war lightning lashing
bright,
Whcre echo in the battle was tre thunder in Its
ight- n
ne The togune which oft in chieftain's lsI! poured loud
S the minstrel lay. 0
As cbhieftalin, serf, or minstrel ol, is silent there tc-da-; g
3Ihat toogfs whose shout disroaed the toe at gung auno
htMullaghmest,
m Like those who tobly perishld tlhere is numbered with e
tr toe past. b
a; Dr. Martin A. O'Brecnan was born in b
se the town of Ballyhannis, county of Mayo, ii
iD Ireland, about the year 1812, and was, b
5therefore, sixty-six years of age at the time c
of his death. In 1834 he removed to Dublin d
e and graduated at Trinity College. Subse
or quently he became a barrister, but not rel- o
a ishing the profession, and being deeply t
1s impregnated with Irish national feeling, he v
lb joined O'Connell in his efforts for "repeal a
of the Union," and became a contributor to s
n' the public press. He was a faithful friend to i
l the "grand old tribune," and also of Father t
be Mathew, the celebrated temperance apostle, s
iy, to whom Dr. O'Brennan became the unpaid C
in "secretary for all Ireland." Always an
re' ardent lover of his country, and enthusias
tb tic for any movement that might have the
as effect of throwing off the British yoke, Dr. t
O'Brennan, in 16I4, became a "Young t
Irelander," and fell, politically, with that
'E brilliant but ill-fated farty. Nothing
or, daunted by this, when "Tenant Right"t
I' Crawford, Frecerick Lucas, and Charles I
as Gavan Dnffy, O'Brennan as proprietor 1
and editor of the Connausgtt Patriot, stood i
by the defeated country to the last, and
never hauled down his colors while a single
shred of hope ramained.
Mr. P. V. Hiokey, editor of the Brooklyn
Catholic Ricow, may joustly feel proud of the is
sue of his paper immediately sucoeeding the
death of Pope Pics IX. On the first page was
a most excellent likeness of the illustrious
Pontiff, while a very full biographical sketch, b
short editorial notes and numerous interts'ing, t
anecdotes, illustrative of the character of Pins y
IX, filled a majority of the sixteen pages de- a
voted to reading matter. We copy the follow Ii
ing from the Beriew :
John Mary Mastai .'erretti, lived 85 years n
nine months, and twenty-five days. He was a a
pritst for fifty-nine years-simple priest for g
eight years; arhobbishop for thirteen years; car- a
dinal for six years; and Pope for thirty-two
years-but priest all the time. In fifty-nine r
years there are more than 21,000 days; it is a
certain, then, that this priest has cffsred the a
Hol$ Saorefice for himself, and for the living g
and the dead, more than 21,000 times. Those
who have been privileged to assist at his
Masses, testify to the remarkable devotion n
self.reeolleotion, and majestic sweetness which a
he displayed while offering the Holy Sacrifice. b
lh His countenance was always beautiful; but at
these sublime moments it was illuminated with
more than earthly beauty- In all his ants as a a
priest the same sweetness of disposition, pure t
charity, and self-abnegation were manifested.
If all his good deeds as a priest were to be writ- t
ten, the world itself could scarcely contain the
bookes necessary to record them.
They have killed him at last I Seven years,
four months, and twenty-two days of imprison
ment have done their murderous work. Ou the
16(th of September, 1 70, Pope Pius IX, was a 1
y hale and hearty gentleman in his seventy-ninth
year. Ile had led an active, v!gorons, manly
life ; he was accustomed to inoh exercise ; be
was fond of long walks; he delighted in little e
excursions to the suburbs of Rome; one of his
m chief pleasures was to go among his people, to a
of visit them as a father, to listen to their peti- t
L. tions, to share with them their sorrows and '1
Stheir jyt , On Friday the 16th of September t
1o 170, he took his ast walk throng the streets
of his own city. "He walked slung the Corso
from end to end," we are told : "tfe came, as a
usual, down tbe middle of the road,-an at- t
'g teidaut cardinal on esach side, his chaplains
in with two other prelates tollowing, and behind d
te them a few of the Nub!e Guard-walking at a t
At brisk pace, blessing tthe peole who knelt be
*h fore him with affectionate reverence, stopping r
d from time to time to put his hand on uoime
e, child's head who had run forward to kiss his
is ring." Tuen he entered his prison to begin his r
ir martyrdom. i
-y Father Denny, S. J., of Loyola College, Bal
of timore, who was said to have inherited esveral I
a millions of dollars from his mother, recently 1
ea deceased, has been interviewed by a reporter,
to who was informed by him of the following
er facts:
o- First, as has already been stated, the terms of
the will of Mrs. Denny, dated January 2ý, l,1,,
er treat all her children alike. Second. in a le:
ter to his mother, dated March 2), 1l71. Father
y Denny, before he entered the Society of lJess,
relinquished all claim to his share of hie
mother's estate, and requested it to be given to
two widowed sisters. This letter was found
enclosed in the same envelope with the will.
sr- Third, Mrs. Denny granted this request, and
changed her will accordingly, adding, how
so ever, that except for her son's own request his
to share would have been left to himself in fee
simple. Fourth, Mrs. Deuny, nevertheless,
tic leaves him a life intereet in the said portion.
Father Denny gave these facts very frankly,
but with some reluctance.
Its IloMl: MADIE TE:LEPlISNEi.-Anybody can
make a telephone nsetul at a distance of
Sover 10() yards if he follows the directions
tyn given by Prof. Barrett in a recent lecture.
ua The materia!s needed ate cheap and
ith easily obtained-two wooden tooth powder
boxes, two disks of tinned sheet iron, two
in bar magnets, two emall silk reels, and some
o, iron wire. Cut a hole abtut the size of a
is, half dollar piece in the lid and bottom of
ne one of the wooden boxes, place one of the
in disks of tin on the outside of the bottom of
e- the box, and fix the cover on the tin; on
ii- one end of one of the bar magnets place
ly the reel and wind on the reel the iron
he wire, leaving the ends loose ; and, lastly,
gal attach the other end of the magnet as near
to as possible to the disk, but take care that
to it does not touch the disk. One end of the I
er telephone is now finished. Follow the
le, same directions in making the other end.
id Connect both cnds of the telephone with
an the wire, and the machine is complete.
'a
Le You who are strong, lend a helping hand
)r. to those who are weak: show yourselves
ng grateful to God, who has granted you the
at pleasure of making others happy and of
ag exercising mercy, rather than obliged you
it" to seek to inspire it in others. Be rich
lee ty. Become the god of the poor, resem
bor bling God by the imitation of His mercy.
od Et. Gregory of Naian:cen.
THE BLOCKADE:
AN ZPISODE OF TlHE
END OF THE EMPIRE.
sl t
(Contiaued.)
In front of Oenodet's stables, where the old
i, barns of the gendarmery began, a lane turned
to the left toward the hospital. This was fell
of manure and heaps of dirt-a drain In feet.
' Well, this rascal of a Winter turned into it,
* and as we could not see our feet without the
lantern, we had to follow him. We west
groping. under the roofs of the sheds, along the
orazy old walls. It seemed as if we should
a never get out of this gutter, but at last we
a came out near the hospital, in the midst of the
gr great piles of manure which were heaped
r- against the grating of the sewer.
0o It seemed a little lighter, and we saw the
is roof of the French gate, and the line of fortil
Is nations black against the sky; and almost im
is mediately I perceived the figure of a man
i gliding among the trees at the top of the ram
in part. It was a soldier stooping so that his
is hands almost touched the ground. They did
a not fire on this side; the distant flashes passed
ih over the roofs, and did not lighten the streets
e. below.
st I caught Winter's arm, and pointed out to
lh him this man; he instantly hid his lantern
a under his blouse. The s'ldier, whose beck was
re towards us. stood up, and looked around, ap
4. parently listening. This lasted for two or
.t- three minutes; then he passed over the ram
so part at the corner of the bastion; and we heard
something scrape the wall of the rampart.
Winter immediately began to ran, crying out
a, "A deserter! To the poetern I"
n- We had heard before this of deserters slip
be ping down into the trenohee by means of their
a bayonets. We all ran. The sentry called out,
th " Who goes there I"
ly "The citizen patrol," replied Winter.
oe He advanoed, gave the order, and we weat
le down the postern steps like wild beasts.
is Below at the foot of the large bastions built
to on the rook, we saw nothing but snow, large
ti- black stones, and bushes covered with fost.
id The deserter needed only to keep still under
er tue bushes: our lantern, which shone only f
Shtteen or twenty feet, might have wandered
to about till morning without discovering him;
as and we should have nourselves have supposed
t- that he had escaped. But unfortunately for
:s him, fear urged him on, and we saw him in the
id distance running to the stairs whloh lead up
a to the covered ways. He went like the wind.
e- "Halt! or I ire!" cried Winter; but he did
ig not stop, and we all ran together on his traeek,
ie calling out, " Halt! Halt!"
it Winter had given me the lantern so a to
ii ran fteter; I followed at a distance, thinking
to myself: " Moses. if this man Is taken, thou
wilt be the ause of his death." Iwanted to
put out the lantern, but if Winter bhad see
me he would have been capable of knocking
al me down with the butt-end of his musket.
ly He had for a long time been hoping for the
cross, and was all the time expecting it and
ir, the pension with it.
ug The deserter ran, as I said, to the stairs.
Suoddenly be perceived that the ladder, whish
~f takes the plane of the eight lower step,s was
taken away, and he stopped, stupified I We
oame nearer-he heard as and began to ran
faster, to the right toward the half moon. The
or poor devil rolled over the snow-banks. Win
ter aimed at him, and called out : Halt I Br
m render I"
But i.e got up and began to run again.
Behind the out-works, under the draw
od lbridge, we thought we had lost him: the cor
w poral called to rue, "Come slong! A thousand
thunders!" and at that moment we saw him
leaning against the wall, as pale as death.
e Winter took him Ly the collar and said: "I
i have got you !'
T hen he ore an epaulette from his shoulder:
"You ara not worthy to wear that !" said he;
"come along."
lie dragged him out of his corner, and held
to the lantern before hie lace. We saw a hand
of some boy of eighteein or niuoteen, tall and
us slender, with small, light moustaches, and blas
Seyes.
re. Seeing him there se pale, with Winter's fist
d at hi turoat, I thought of the poor boy's
father and mother : my heart smote me, and I
Ro could not help saying : "Come, Winter, he
no is a child, a mere child I lie will not do it
a again'
of But Winter, who thought that now surely
he his cross was won, turned upon me furiouely:
of "I tell thee what, Jew, stop, or I will ran my
Sbayonet through thy body !'
_e "Wretob I" thought I, "what will not a mas
do to make sore of his glass of wine for the
on rest of his days ?"
Y, I had a sort of horror of that man; there are
ar wild beasts in the human race!
at Chevreux, Somme, and Dnbourg did not
be speak.
be Winter began to walk toward the postern,
d with his band on the deserter's collar.
"If he stope," said he, "strike him on the
tack with your muskets i Ah, scoundrel, y-a
desert in the face of the enemy ! Your ease I
c!ear : next Sunday you will sleep under the
ad turf of the half-moon ! Will you come oet
es Strike him with the butt-end, you cowardl'
he What pained me most was to hear the poor
of fellow's heavy sighs ; he breathed so hard,
on from his fright at being taken, and knowlag
that it would be shot, that we could bear him
fifteen pces off; the sweat ran downyr e -
v And now Ldllibiiie turOed to me and
m- gve me euoh a look a. I shall never forget, as
f to sy: "ave m bo ad "
It I had been alone with Duboarg tad Chewo