those who are below us, friendless, joy- and associate with the rude; yet there less and forgotten. It may seem-it is coming a time when men shall be as perhaps is extravagant to ask the brethern; far, far off indeed is it, but high to stoop to raise the lowly, the will it ever be nearer if an endeavor to learned to teach the unlearned, the reach it is not made? And who rather refined to do violence to themselves, than Catholics should strive to hasten it?

THE PRICE OF SUCCESS.

It is no longer possible to know | for hands. There are two courses every thing. A universal scholar will before one. To undertake every thing, be no longer seen among men. The to fret and grieve because one finds range of human knowledge has in- this and that undone, and to make creased so vastly, has swept out and spasmodic efforts to do it—this is the away so far and so fast, that the brain, way of failure. Resolutely to make up be its quantity and quality what it may, one's mind to let, as far as he is concannot, in the years given to man, cerned, the most that is undone stay even survey the field. A man therefore undone still, to steel one's heart against must make up his mind, if he proposes demands and necessities, to resist all to learn anything, to be content with inducements, to put forth a single effort, profound ignorance of a great many to close one's eyes to it all, and to stick other things. It is a bitter thing, heart, hand, life and love to the thing perhaps, but it is a fact, that a man a man undertakes and calls his ownwho would know any thing in this cen- that is the way of success. Life is tury must purchase his knowledge very short, and the single brain and with voluntary and chosen ignorance hand, at best, very weak, and there of a hundred other things, One must are thousands of things to know and choose his speciality, and devotion and to do. One must choose, and be content. diligence in that, is the price he pays with his choice. And so it comes to for success. It is with doing it as it pass that now at last the measure of a is with knowing it. There is only a man's learning will be the amount of certain amount of work in any case. his voluntary ignorance, the measure He cannot do every thing. Never- of his practical effectiveness, the theless, every thing needs doing. All amount of what he is content to leave about him is undone work clamoring unattempted.

'Tis wrong to waste an hour:-for hours

Are like the opening buds of flowers,

And if unheeded left, like those,

May wither to a worthless close.

THE

TRIFLE

GATHERER.

BY BARRY BURTON.

V.

MARTYRS OF THE HOUSEHOLD.

(Continued from page 259, Vol. VIII.)

How thorny our pillows are, when there is unrest on the heart? How an unquiet brain, tortures us with its ever changing thoughts? How earnestly, when we toss to and fro upon our beds, do we sigh for the sleep that visits, the wearied, and the half starved drudge? How sweet are such moments, would be the contents, we so often barter for the pleasures of the world?

had opened for him a gate of escape, and through it he meant to pass. His wonted cordiality come back to him, his pleasant, cheery smile recommended him as of old. To his home, and they who were in it, came back the sunshine, that care for a brief season had shrouded with a pall. In his spare moments during the day he thought over the course he intended to pursue. He would tell her of his dislike for Bradlaugh, of the grounds of that dislike, and advise her to cancel her engagement with him. Her high spiritedness he knew, would revolt at the proposition. Then would he tell her of his What would follow?

These were Philip Dorlon's thoughts as he lay wooing the sleep, that would not come to him. Argue as he would, the spectre of intended wrong-doing haunted him, and robbed him of his peace. "And yet," he would say, determination. "were I not involved, I should act pre- He knew not. But follow what might cisely as I now intend. This Brad- his purpose would not waver. laugh loves Margaret's fortune better In time he thought, Margaret would than herself. Am I not justified there- see Bradlaugh's baseness, and then as fore for protecting her from such a a fathers house, his door would open villian? Why then does my conscience at her return. To this pass he thought accuse me? I would I knew." this Bradlaugh marriage must come at A slumberous drowse came upon last. Then would he show his fatherly him, and separated him from his cares. kindness, then, if fortune favored him, The morning found Philip Dorlon at would he passed the crisis that now his office at the accustomed hour. The endangered his good name. With care that hung on him for some days these thoughts uppermost in his mind had passed from his brow. Fortune he reached his home.

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VI.

and father and daughter-for such Dinner over, he managed by pre- to each other, were Philip Dorlan and arrangement, to have Margaret meet Margaret Bailey-wept together. him at his study. Gently and with Amid her tears, she resumed the fatherly tenderness he questioned her conversation, and asked her guardian concerning her relation with Bradlaugh. for a day or two to consider what he She confessed her intended marriage had told her. The favor was readily to him. He then spoke to her of granted, and the hope rose on her Bradlaugh's connections, of the unenvi- guardian's heart, that Margaret would able notoriety associated with his name, turn from this Bradlaugh, and for the of his fortune hinting propensities, and present, remain a member of his houseabove all of the deceit and hypocrisy hold. He thought repeatedly of of his nature. She heard with surprise making known to her his circumstances these revelations, she questioned, as and asking her permission, to use her expected, their truthfulness, and at- fortune in his needs, but this at the tributed to idle gossip, the rumors con- last moment he had not the courage to cerning him. To her he had ever do. Had he done so, all would have been kind and loving, the true gentle- been well. Could she have divined man, whose courtesy and gentleness, one of his reasons for opposing her were in every mouth. "No," she marriage, how gladly would she have said "I cannot believe Herbert, so laid her entire fortune at his feet. base as you paint him. Where the Higher than love is duty, and hearing soul is base, the features, which are the true index, bears upon them the baseness which no human effort can conceal."

the voice of duty her ears would have closed to the siren lisp of love. Her guardian knew this, but would not make her a confidant of his mis

O that the false shame, that strangles

To her guardian, who knew the fortunes. He chose rather to dissuade world and its deceits, this talk of her from her intended step, and failing Margaret's, was mere sentimental in that, to exercise his guardians predrivel. The hundred snares, of which rogative, and retain her fortune in his he had been the victim, the sleek, hands. pious, long-faced rascals, who had trodden in times past upon his credulity, so many of the bright prospects of rose silently before him, and he smiled at the child-like innocence of her, whose eyes were yet closed to the treachery of men. He told her of these things, he counselled her, as only one of his experience could counsel her, he described the traps the wily lay for the unwary, and besought her, tearfully besought her in this instance to be guided by his advice. She could no longer restrain her tears,

men's lives, with the false glory that so often degrades their manhood, passed forever from their hearts! that the sinful artifices to which men resort, to hide from the world the danger that environs them, were abandoned, and as timid voyagers on the same perilous sea, the distress signals were hoisted, that should bring loving and true hearts to our aid!

(To be continued.)

MANIFESTATIONS OF PROVIDENCE.

HOUSES OF THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR.

BY J. Y. L.

(Continued from page 216, Vol. VIII.)

The labor of the Little Sisters offer | Saint Venerand, in whose parish the few variations in their general charac- asylum was situated, M. l'Abbé Gerater, still each Home has some incident net, one of the greatest friends of the connected with its establishment ren- little family facilitated the first overture dering it worthy a place in the "Man- with the Abbé le Pailleur. The Little ifestations of Providence." Hence we Sisters accepted the overtures of the proceed to speak of the next under- authorities of Laval, and established taking of the Little Sisters, their Home themselves in their new home. Howin Laval, the fourteenth foundation. In ever, like courageous soldiers, more 1851, these new houses were added to than one Little Sister felt ashamed that the list; that of Paris rue de Regard; in this Home there should have been that of Laval, and lastly that of Lyons. so few of the trials borne in other esThe Paris house has already been tablishments. Good Mother Pauline, mentioned; a few words about Laval. first assistant General was placed at It may be said that this Home com- the head of their house. She arrived menced under exceptional circumstan- on the 24th of June, feast of St John. ces, for it had in its foundation something more than "strong hopes" to assist its first years of existence.

the Baptist, in 1851. The Sisters were promptly installed in their spacious house, and in less than a month had collected twenty poor women.

A considerable legacy, embracing a house, gardens, cultivated fields, a mill Providence blessed this house in an &c., situated in a part of the suburbs especial manner. Gifts arrived from all called la coconnière, had been left to the sides. On the 2nd of August the Home municipality on condition that an hospi- was visited by Mgr. Bruvier, accomtal for the aged should be there estab-panied by the prefect, and received the lished. But there were no provisions good wishes and blessing of his lordship. made to put the place in a condition On the 25th of same month, the good to receive inmates. The Little Sisters Father-General, and the good supewere appealed to knowing the pro- rioress came to pass a few days in their vidential resources these have have at new Home-where the beauty of locatheir command, the worthy pastor of tion, the peace they enjoyed, and the

were in 1868 two hundred persons of both sexes, without counting the fourteen sisters in church.

consolation they experinced made them call it their dear little Laval. Then they were allowed to repose for a short while from the numerous and painful trials at- Even this house has had occasion tached to the wonderful increase in more than once to experience the vistheir spirtual family. The feast of St. ible intervention of Providence. The Augustine, patron of the father-gen- spiritual director of the Home noticing eral, happening at this time, was joy- more than ordinary joyfulness of fully celebrated by the Little Sisters the superioress asked her why she and the thirty-five poor women who appeared so mirthful. "This morn

had already been received.

ing," said she, "I was notified

The number of poor constantly in- that a bill of one thousand francs creased, while resources arrived in pro- would be required before evening, portion. The sphere of usefulness was to pay for that which had been sent on increased by the actuation and addi- credit to the Asylum. I had en

persons.

just in time to pay for a quantity of flour which had nearly all been consumed. The sister was making her

tion of adjoining houses-and at the deavored to collect during the day, but opening of the following winter the found two francs, sixty centimes as Little Sisters were prepared to receive the result of our trip, when unexpecteda few men. Thanks to the generosity ly an unknown individual accosted me of a lady who desired her name kept at the door and placed in my hand a roll concealed, all the expenses were met containing fifty pieces of twenty francs at once; since that time she has fre- each, just the sum required." Some quently assisted by her largesses in the days before a gift of six thousand perpetuation of this noble charity. francs left by a deceased lady arrived Soon it became necessary to establish a larger Home. The corner-stone was placed on the 25th of March 1852, in presence of a very large number of regular begging tour through the market when a modest-looking woman The Rev. P. Leclerc S. J., from approached the wagon. The Little infancy a friend of the Father-general, Sister thought her an applicant for a delivered an eloquent sermon on Holy place in the Home, and was about to Thursday of the same year. An inhab- tell her that no vacances then existed. itant of Laval, devoted to numerous Imagine her surprise when she hears ranks of charity, solicited and obtained the good woman saying: "My good permission to defray the expense of Little Sister, for eighteen months I decorating the chapel, and of keeping have been saving in your favor. I the same in proper order during his life. cannot place my funds in better hands A collection was taken up at the gates-take these hundred francs; this is of the city, and this custom is annually all I possess at present." At the same renewed. The home of the Little time she handed the Little Sister a rag Sisters in Laval is in proportion to the carefully tied at one corner, and which number of inhabitants and their means contained five pieces of twenty francs one of the most prosperous. There each.