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ilcademy Chimes. Lditcd by Pupils of Si. Joseph’s Academy. PrescoH. Arizona. SAINT JOSEPH. BAREST patron ! every blessing, Unto us thy love (loth send, And we now, our trust confessing, Call thee counsellor and friend. In the years that pass so fleetly, All the joys of youth are ours, For thy guiding hand so sweetly Leads us through such pleasant bowers. F.very day on us bestowing Love and tender care anew ; Always for our weakness showing Strength and patience, firm and true. Thou wert the one who e’er protected The Holy Child from every harm, And when Herod fain would slay Him, Watched day and night with deep alarm. Thus to thee our gifts now bringing, Though our voices are but weak, Listen ! for thy praise is ringing, In the grateful words we speak. Accept our prayer, most faithful father, Lay it at our Jesus’ feet, Tell Him that our love grows stronger, When thy joyous feast we greet. Loretta Ford, ’oo. THE BETTER PART. IT was the first of May, a gala day for the pupils of St. Joseph’s Academy at N-----. The beautiful convent itself, with its broad piazzas, was embowered in honeysuckles, whose long garlands swayed gently in the breeze. There had been a solemn re- ception that morning into the Sodality of Mary, and the ceremonies of the day closed with a procession around the convent grounds. It was a pleasing picture ; the pupils, dressed in the fleeciest white robes, with sashes of heaven's own blue ; the pretty banners with floating ribbons fluttering over the white-veiled maidens, while the dark robes and veils of the nuns in the rear gave a somber background to the picturesque scene. The procession over, the Laudate concluded, and the pupils were soon enjoying a half hour’s recreation before retiring. Agnes St. Clair and Jeanette Martin were classmates and warmest friends. Agnes was a beautiful girl, with large, lustrous blue eyes, golden hair, and a “ peach and cream” complexion. When she smiled her whole face was radiant and there was a charm in the manner and in her soft, clear voice,
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2 ACADEMY CHIMES. that at once inspired confidence. Hers was a retiring and amiable disposition ; every one loved her, for she was never known to offend wilfully, and her natural sweetness made her many friends. Jeanette was a frolicsome little crea- ture, full of life and sport, with a temper as sparkling as her pretty brown eyes ; the plague, yet the darling of all the religieuse ; bright, even gifted, neglect- ing her task until the last moment and then almost invariably surpassing her classmates. She hated to be still an instant and was always “ in hot water,” yet with all her imperfections there was about her a warm-hearted frankness that made her irresistible. Her mother died when she was an infant and when her father could make up his mind to part from the lovable child he took her to the good Sisters at N-----, saying to the nun who received them : “ Sister, try to make her a good woman. She has a sweet, affectionate disposition, but is so wilful and hates study or any serious employment. She seems to look upon all that as unneces- sary and imagines she has been created just to have a ‘good time.’ I could never teach her anything because she would not listen to me. Now I shall be at peace, knowing that she is safe with you under the convent roof, and what- ever you do with her I know will be right.” After all the liberty little Jeanette had been allowed in her own home it is no wonder that she found the stringent rules of convent life very irksome, and her tender little heart would burst forth in plaintive sobs. She often gave vent to some such saying as : “ This is the funniest old place I ever saw. You always have to do just what you don’t want to.” Jeanette had now been at the acade- my four years and had become warmly attached to her new home and to the good Sisters. In spite of her exuberant spirits there was in the heart of that little child a germ of piety which soon expanded in the genial atmosphere of the convent. She had inherited great talent for music and a beautiful voice from her mother and, as she loved her father more than any one else in the world, she tried to cultivate these gifts with a view of pleasing him. The older pupils in the academy were allowed to go to the music room after recreation for the purpose of practicing, so thither Jeanette Martin and her con- fidante, Agnes St. Clair, directed their steps just as the great clock chimed the hour of seven. This evening Jeanette was unusually serious and Agnes was not slow in ob- serving that traces of tears were yet visible. “ Now, Jeanette, you must tell me why you are so ‘ blue,’ so unlike my Bonnie Jean of other days,” said the gentle girl, as she tenderly caressed her friend. “ Aggie, dear, I am going to tell you something that I have never told any- one, and it seems strange but I must tell you.” Agnes cast an inquiring glance at her friend, pressed her hand and drew the little curly head closer to her. “This morning, Agnes, when Father placed the blue ribbon over my head and I pronounced the Act of Consecra- tion that made me a Child of Mary, a great desire sprang up in my heart to give my life to God completely—you know what I mean—to be a Sister. And you know, dear, you have always told me I am so impulsive, I wrote at once to papa, asking that instead of returning home after I graduate, he would permit me to enter the Novi- tiate.” “ What, Jean, you !” “Yes; I do not wonder at your sur- prise, dear, and I feel my unworthi- ness.” “ But your father, Jean, and Jack !” The girl raised her head and looked at her companion, while a flush of hap- piness mounted to her brow. “ Dear papa cannot know what a change has been wrought in his ‘ little nuisance,’ as he was wont to call me. Agnes, I have never known a mother’s
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