make  a  constant  practice  of  it  since  I  heard

a  preacher  say  that  we  don't  know  the  day  She  enters  on  a  new  system  equally

n<»r  the  hour  when  we  may  be  called  away,  tiresome.
i;  C.  Mention  exactly  the  time.  ..  ^y  father,  I  have  sworn ;  my  father,

"_P.  I  always  confess  the  first  Sunday  j  ^ave  lied  i  mv  father  I  have  marmured  »

of  the  month,  and  all  the  principal  festivals,  ^*^®  "^  *  "^  '"'*^'  *  ■•^®  marmured,
fMT  I  belong  to  the  order  of  the  Rosary,  the

Scapular,  the  Cord   of    St.   Francis,   and  "  C— Leave  out  •  my  father.'

many  others.     .     .     .     I  would  have  con-  "-P* — I  have  scolded,  I  accuse  myself;

fessed  last  Sunday,  but  there  was  so  much  ^  have  murmnred,  I  accuse  myself ;  I  hav»

to  be  done  at  home  that  only  last  Mass  was  detracted,  I  accuse  myself ;  I  have  sworn,

a  Httle  later  than  usual  I  would  have  lost  it  I  accuse  myself,"  &c.
»  C.  Cannot  you  say  at  once  how  long  ^^   ^^^              further  changes,

smce  your  last  confession  r  i.iii.*^vT_i.               ®^

"/  A  month  exactly,  for  It  w«  the  '^^  ^^  »'  '>^<^  ^"'a'^'  O"!*-

14th  of  last  month,  and  we  are  now  at  the  *^  Ah,  father,  I  have  committed  a  very

15th  current      Count,  father,  and  yim  will  great  sin.     Til  be  damned  for  it     I  most

find  it  correct.  confess  it  to  you  though  my  former  con-

**  C.  That  will  do ;  proceed.  fessor  forbade  me  to  mention  it  again.    I

"  P.  I  have  the  worst  boy  in  the  worid.  beat  my  mother.
