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NO ESCAPE FROM LOUISVILLE 16I
to anothcr place in the States where they are expecting
to hear from us."
At the same time he sent word to Bishop Spalding
through Brother Paul that the Brothers would be leav--
ing I.ouisville that August. Brother Spalding was right-
eously indignant. He would not increaie the emolumEnt.
Brother Ryken had ser the amount. Let him live up to it.
His Excellency was not stingy and he set no great
value on money as money, but he did not relish- the
possibility of forfeiting the pleasure he felt from having
driven a good bargain. Like alt his English forebearsl
he took pride in slick trading. He had not deceived
Brother Ryken. That gentleman had outsmarted him-
self.
Brother Paul was a gentle soul. He accepted his role
of whipping boy but somehow he could nor whole-
heartedly sympathize with the Founder's point of view.
Brother Paul preferred to remain in Louisville. He
was especially fond of the Louisville boys. The Xaverian
community still subsisting on potatoes and an occasional
bit o{ pork, felt the same attraction. The pleasures of
the classroom outweighed the rough existeice of their
poverty. Shortly before Christmas, Brother paul had
written to the brethren in Bruges: "I can assure you
that I cannot remember having done so much good for
children as we are able to do here."
Brother Ryken had made and promulgated his deci-
sion: one year in Louisville. Unfortunately for him,
Boston was no longer the avenue of escape. In Massa-
chusetts the Knownothings had elected not only the
Governor but had also captured both branches of the
State Legislature.
In the election for city officers in Boston proper, held
in December, the same group of bigots had triumphed.
Father McElroy knew that it would be folly to eipect