yearned to convert them to Christianity, history. The first church in Maryland and lost no time in setting about the was a hut consisting of poles resting upon good work. Fathers White and Altham, four stakes driven into the ground, and of the Society of Jesus, whose mission- covered with leaves and skins. It was aries no danger ever deterred, no savage given by the natives to Fathers White tribe dismayed, nor climate subdued, and Altham, and was situated in the Indian were indefatigable in their efforts to in- town of Yoacomoca, on St. Mary's River. spire the Indians with a knowledge of Meantime the colony prospered. The the saving truths of religion. After the Governor of Virginia, Sir John Harvey, settlement at St. Mary's, on the main-came to visit the new settlers; and the land, was completed, the two priests chiefs of the neighboring territory were traversed the country, journeying from upon terms of friendly intercourse with tribe to tribe, and instructing them in them. The Indians taught them how to the Catholic faith. They ascended the prepare bread from maize, and to procure rivers in a slender canoe, carrying only the meat of animals of the chase, and sura small stock of provisions, the sacred rendered to them their cultivated fields. utensils, some wine for the eucharistic Trading in furs became a pursuit of imsacrifice, and holy water for baptism. portance, while the husbandman reaped The ni hts were passed on shore under in surprising abundance the fruits of his some sheltering oak, and break of day toil. Peace and contentment reigned in found the missionaries again embarked the colony, and in six months it had proupon the water. At times they traveled gressed more than Virginia had done in as through dark forests, silent, save by the many years. The proprietary spared no chirp of bird or rush of deer; and sub- exertion or expense to promote its intersisted upon such game as their skill ests; and the laws that were enacted only might procure for them. They readily, tended to confirm the liberality and by means of an interpreter, held commu- religious equality guaranteed in the nication with the Indians, who, though charter by the generosity of Lord Baltiat first timid or hostile, were gradually more. The people were speedily assemwon by the mildness and zeal of the bled for legislation; and in the various Jesuits, and induced in large numbers to assemblies enactments were made to still embrace Catholicity. The most import- more jealously guard the fundamental ant conversion was that of Tayac, chief principles of the charter. The popular of the powerful tribe of the Piscataways, rights and the boundaries of Maryland who with his family and many subjects were more strictly defined. The general were admitted into the Church with much concord was malignantly disturbed on solemnity, by Father White. several occasions by Clayborne, who, New accessions of missionaries ar-laying claim to certain lands in virtue of riving in the colony from the seminary an old license from the Virginia Company, of Douay and from England, four per- derided the authority of Lord Baltimore, manent stations were established, the created a jealousy of the emigrants in most distant being one hundred and the minds of the Indians, and incited a twenty miles from St. Mary's. The rebellion. He was the evil genius of priests were the pioneers of the colony, and by gaining the good-will of the Indians, preserved it from the bloody conflicts that generally marked early colonial

the colony, and succeeded in causing trouble for the settlers, both in Maryland and England, but was finally foiled in his machinations.

Lord Baltimore invited the Puritans Maryland. Charles Calvert, the second of Massachusetts to settle upon the proprietary, waited twenty-six years in banks of the Chesapeake, promising vain for the restoration of his authority, them undisturbed enjoyment of their and died broken-hearted, but true to the civil and religious rights, but they pre- principles and to the faith of his foreferred to remain in New England and fathers. His son also died without did not accept his generous offer. The being restored to power, but his grandPuritans of Virginia, however, who son, by his apostasy, removed the objecwere beginning to be oppressed, settled tion that was paramount in England at Severn and Annapolis, and became a against the Baltimore family and regained most important portion of the colonists. proprietary power. What a contrast Curiously enough, they who at this between George Calvert, first Lord Baltime were welcomed by Roman Catho- timore, and Benedict Leonard Calvert, lies to the enjoyment of civil and relig- his degenerate descendant! One forsook ious liberty, afterward intrigued against fortune, friends and home, and buried the established authorities and succeed- himself in a wilderness to enjoy religious ed in depriving Catholics of their rights freedom; the other abandoned religion to the full and free exercise of religion. for power. One lives forever as the gloThe various political commotions in rious apostle of religious freedom; the England, which culminated in the great name of the other is despised, and rebellion, enabled them to successfully stains the page of history upon which it accomplish their fanatical and ungener- is written. Revered and loved is one; ous designs, and up to the time of the the other cursed, execrated and desRevolution Catholics suffered under pised. odious and unjust laws. Even Charles Benedict Calvert lived but a single Carroll of Carrolton, whose distinguished year in the enjoyment of his ill-gotten services in the cause of colonial in-power, and was succeeded by Charles dependence are too well known to need Calvert, fifth Lord Baltimore, who, more than mere remark here, suffered though enforcing the existing laws, was under the ban of proscription. mild in the exercise of his authority.

The proprietaries of Maryland en- The sixth Lord Baltimore, dying in 1771, deared themselves to the people by left no heir of his illustrious name, but their liberality, justice and moderation; transmitted his government and estate but were finally obliged to succumb to to his natural son, Henry Harford. The intrigue at home, opposition without and declaration of independence, solemnly royal jealousy abroad. Wm. Penn, the made by the representatives of the colofounder of Pennsylvania, waged a pro- nies in 1776, aroused Maryland to action, longed dispute against them in regard and in the stirring scenes of the Revoluto certain territory, and James II. arbi- tion, her sons, as history relates, bore trarily threatened to dispossess them of themselves gallantly indeed. The suctheir vested rights. The Protestant cess of the struggle added impetus to Revolution of 1689, which displaced King her progress. New cities sprang up, James, proved a death-blow to the in- commerce became extensive, agriculture stitutions of Maryland. William of prospered, internal manufactures were Orange ignored the rights guaranteed thriving, and Maryland advanced to the by the charter, and appointed Royal position of prominence among the states Commissioners for the government of that she has ever since held. Originally

founded by Catholics, some of her best cross, in every city, town and hamlet, and proudest families adhere to the Faith, show the traveler that the religion for and the very nomenclature of localities which George Calvert refused emolutestifies to the existence of the Catholic ments, office and rank, and became an spirit. Convents, monasteries, churches, exile, still lives in the hearts of a grateschools and colleges, surmounted by the ful people.

THE PLAINT OF THE WILD FLOWER.

BY JOHN SAVAGE.

I.

I was not born for the town,

Where all that's pure and humble's trodden down:
My home is in the woods-

The over-arching cloistered solitudes;

Where the full-toned psalm

Of Nature, at her matin broke the calm
Of cloudy, pillowed Night,

With calmness made more voluble by light;
And where the minstrel Noon

Made every young stem spring as to a tune;
Ay, where our joys were led

To suit the fluted measures of the orb o'erhead.
I am forlorn

Here, 'mid the waking jargon of the day,
Noon brings no light, no song of birds at play;
My plume is in the dust: I pine and pray
For the old woods, the grand old woods, away
Where I was born.

II.

Here I am dying: I want room—

Room for the air of heaven, for the bloom
Of never-tiring Nature; room

For the verdure-feighted clouds, and thunder-boom
That sounds relief to droughty earth;
Room for the sunlight and th' exhaustless mirth
Of laughing July's breeze,

Untangling the meshes of the branching trees;
Room for cool night and ruddy day,
For peace, for health, aught naturally gay;
Room to take vital breath

And look on anything not painted death!
I am forlorn:

I who, from my earliest golden age,
Sat by the regal oak's foot, like a page,
And, mantled in moss, at the close of day,
Slept by my prince, in the woods far away
Where I was born.

III.

Here is no room, no room

For e'en a flower's life; nothing but a tomb.
O forest gods! look down

And shield your other offspring from the town.
Ah! would that I could die,

Where o'er my wreck the forest flowers might sigh,
And clustering shrubs a-near,

Weave dirges low like leaves above my bier;
Where kindly chestnut leaves

Would shade the woe of every plant that grieves ;
And e'en the great oak's head

Let fall the tears of dew when his poor page is dead.
I am forlorn :

Night brings no darkness and the day no light;
Noon brings but noise to vary my affright;
I'm dying 'neath the city's loathsome blight,
Far, O my mother Nature! from thy sight-

Far from thy earth, thy heaven and the woodland bright
Where I was born.

DURATION OF LATE EUROPEAN WARS

the allies November 21; and hostilities were suspended February 26, 1856. The war between the Western Powers and Russia lasted two years lacking one month.

In the Crimean war of 1853-6, Turkey the French September 8; Sweden joined declared war against Russia October 5, 1853. Russia declared war against Turkey November 1. France and England declared war against Russia March 27-28, The battle of the Alma was fought September 20; battle of Balaclava, The Italian war of 1856 was begun by October 25; battle of Inkerman, Novem- rejection of the Austrian ultimatum by ber 5. Sardinia joined the allies January Sardinia April 26. The Austrians crossed 26, 1855. The Malakoff was taken by the Ticino April 27. The French entered.

1854.

Genoa May 3. The battle of Montevello Actual hostilities covered a space of was fought May 20; battle of Magenta twenty-two weeks.

May 30-31; and battle of Solferino June 24. The peace of Villa-Franca was signed July 11. Hostilities were active but ten weeks.

The German-Italian war of 1866 was begun by Prussia June 14. Italy declared war against Austria June 20. The battle of Custoza was fought June 24, and the battle of Sadowa July 3. The treaty of peace between Prussia and Austria was signed at Prague Aug. 23, and between Austria and Italy at Vienna, Oct. 4. Actual hostilities between the

The Schleswig-Holstein war of 1864 began by the invasion of Schleswig by the Prussians February 1. The Prussians took Duppel April 18, and Aisen July 9. Treaty of peace between Denmark and Germany signed at Vienna Oct. 30. belligerents lasted only five weeks.

PRIDE: A STORY IN TWO CHAPTERS.

BY FRANCIS XAVIER DESMOND.

CHAPTER I.

It is a lovely day in spring, so bright stand romance. and joyous that even the great city is full of its freshness and sunny glory. The dusty streets are covered with dancing sunbeams, and the very prosaic tenements catch some of the infectious brightness. Troops of children are playing together, their locks tossed about by the healthful breeze, and their little voices ringing out merry peals of childish glee. Roughly garbed as they are, their clear, ruddy faces shine far happier than the pampered ones of more wealthy sires. We pass among them and down the

street.

Hark! what beautiful melody is that? A song of Moore floats out upon the air, sweetly as the carol of spring birds. Listening, we recognize the familiar air of "The Meeting of the Waters."

Let us assume for a while the power of invisibility, and search out the abode of the singer. Entering the house from which the sound proceeds, up a flight of narrow stairs and at the landing, is the place we seek. Not a very romantic journey that is, as some people under

A small room with no elegant appearance, but with neatness and comfort everywhere, meets our gaze. The rude ware upon the dresser shines like the burnished armor of a knight. Curtains of spotless white, gracefully festoon the windows, and upon the mantel-piece are many little knickknacks arranged with evident taste. Upon the table lie the family Bible and a few other books which form the household library. There are several religious prints around the neatly papered walls, not very well designed nor executed, but sufficient to show the religious character of the inmates. And in this dainty cage-s0 humble yet so attractive-is the songtress whose liquid notes we have been admiring.

Beautiful?-the young men ask. Yes, beautiful, in that beauty of the soul which, mirrored forth upon the countenance, defies all measure of art, for it is of heaven and not of earth!

A girl, about twenty years of age, with bright, sparkling eyes and fair forehead, telling of mingled cheerfulness and