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BOYS,’ ’A<N'D“?G‘I‘RLS’
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‘ l and Girls’ Catholic Zlfagazine.)
By 9. Sister of the Good Shephetd‘Penitent Asylum,
.11,‘ A: -v , . Louisville, l(c‘11tucliy.l .
rConcluded'from page 348.
' CHAPTER A X.
i - - -E have seen in the
last: chapter, how
‘ the two orphans,
Louis and Henry,
had been taken up
,3 by‘ the black lady
nd brought in her
wn carriage ‘to
he Castle of Pier-
, 'etltte. Louis and
‘3Henry, altho’ they
could not forget
the , good .Curate,
"",‘ whom they had
> , ‘iilooltecl upon as a
73; ., “Q tender father.
v.‘ '5" ,4’ 'l‘hey frequently
-gtalltcrl about him,
regrettedthim, and longed alter the, time when
. they could see him again. Tlfey felt very lone-
some too,'and desired eagerly to be able to leave
the place.’ ‘In that statcvthey had frequently re-
course to prayer, for the .virtuous Priest‘ had
"rendered them pious. Thus they sometimes
usedto knccldown both before a Madona that
was standing on a pedestal in their. apartment,’
and to say: “,Mother of our good God, who’ art
, . e‘IfHILADELPHIA,'SATURDAY, niarji, 1847.-.
104 SQU'llH‘THIRD ST.
"NO? 48;
as we are, and persecuted lik‘erourselves;"but
he was happier thanwe are, for he had :1 mother
and we have none. 0, Mother of the ‘infant
every morning and night.’.’ ‘And one day, “Louis
said Henry, I have often heard say, that a pro-
mise to do some good thing is’ very powerful to
obtain graces, and we were to make one 1"
“I am very willing,” answered Louis, but
which one shall we make! ’ - - ‘
“Let us promise to buy with ourlplece of gold
:1 great many wax candles, to burn before the
image of the Blessed Virgin.” 7
“ Very well,” said Louis, only I would like to
do good to some one, with a part of the money:
and immediately kneeling down and joining
their hands, they said, “ W e. promise, 0 Mother
of our good God, to give to the first poor child
we meet in quitting this Castle, one-half of our
One evening, as the Venerable Pastor of the
Valley of Argeles, entered his house, sad and
pensive, as he had always been since the depar-
ture of the children, he met Catherine on the
threshold looking out for him. . >
‘ “ VVell, master,” said she sadly, have you not
been able to discover anything concerning the
disappearance of our interesting orphans 2 The
government must have had them taken up, that
is sure. Unfortunate Dauphin.
“There you are with your ideas, Catherine!
Keep silence, spare me yourcommentaries.”
- Master, resumed the woman, “there is :1 big
fellow in the presbytcry who asks to speak with
your reverence); but by his looks it is easy, to
guess that he wants a loaf of bread more than
good advice.” , .. . V A L t I ,;
Without answering his housekeeper, the good
Priest hurried into his house, and hastily took :1
paper that a big fellow, as Catherine said, pre-
sented him without speaking. ,
“ Our orphans are found, Catherine! Cathe-
in lieaven, pray for us;iyour Son was a child
rine! ‘cried out the Priest, reading and calling‘
Jesus, be our ‘mother and we will prayto you-
gold piece, and with the other half to buy a..
beautiful candle to burn in your honor.” ’ P ‘
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