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I S1_tar ard Catholic Messenger.
w. O .ZANS Ua*AT. JUNK 10, 1M1T.
 nd for the sake bf bar people she
,not run the risk of bodking them.
Sl' the day of conviction should ever
rvne, Dr. O'Mea meet be her friend in need.
Who shall say what the thought of that
rag heart and stalwart arm was to tbs lonely
4i, when, at the sad of a few weeks, the
amissabehe to fall free her eye little by lit
tie till hardly a doubt remaiod f-what, as
ai nt and trembled a; the tempest drawing
osUM, the tempest that could not fail to buret
liesa b when the truth should be known. The
lifte sadigaotion of her fathber's family.
i member f whib had written to br in
e, pemodliy exhorting her to maintain the
bedr and ,jigolt of their name; tbh es
eagem t from uancle and his family,
Wiesh e * felt sure would follow; and,
sorrow of all, perhaps, to her own
the diappointment of Mrs Carew, who
qrobabl refuse to come to hebar when
Ade hbould bear of the step she bed taken. For
neade well knew that, like many other Rita
albes, that lady regarded a seceder to tbe 'Ro
an Ohurch' with undiegulsed conte9pp
One, eveniog, just as the struggle in the
mind of our heroine had arrived at the crisis,
- he two csine mighbt have been seated to
'bwii- In the drawing-room of the parsonage,
*: .e g a conAdential Chat. It was lovely
, tMher, and the soft fresh breezs, as it stole
ln through the open French window, was
Slsblfjflsd with the perfome of freshb-et bay
e d semmer flowers, very refreshing to a
ea . ry mind and fevered brow. Mande was
asnering from both; for it had been a sultry
dA, and the morning had been spent in deep 0
ams eloeaso study in her own room, and the
aAreenon fit a long and tedious consultation
with the new agent and Mr. Neville, wbiob
eanlitation bad not been altogetbher either
eeeet or satisfactory to ber. For she had
deemed It her duty resolutely to press plad
at har own (or rather a plan that she had
adpoted as her own) upon her ansle, concern
lag certaln cottages on her proprty-a plan
th. wished as resolutely to evade, seeing that
It woeald involve a ertan amount of trouble
to hmself, though be grounded his objectioons
Sthe sore of expense to the estate. The
yeong heiress bad combatted bie argumenots
with considerable patience and ingenoity; for
though she bhad never herself even seen the
eabtas In question; the doctor had told her
they were nIit for houaan habitations, and
Meade was as resolute as a woman could be tC
that they should be repaired, or even, if necee- to
_nq, rebuilt. Of course as a woman always "a
s (and ought to do in a right cause), di
- ecarried her point, and the clergyman
a sigh was obliged to promise to ride en
agad and Inspect the said cabins.
. Bat this little worry was over now, and sl
tid though ebs was, Mnde laughed merrily tic
aseledescribed it all to Fanny, who, naughty e
child, was highly delighted at her oousin's
persistency. Then they talked of other mat
erc, very interesting to themselves, however
Svld of head or tail they might have appeared op
to be to any one not understandinlg he ins di
end eate of the warm young hearts and fresh mi
yoeng minds that discunsed them. They were as
is the full tide of chbatter when the door end- as
dealy opened, and aunt Barbara stalked in. It dr
wed by no means a pleasant intrusion; but he
Sleany rose with a kindly smile, and placed a ap
ehair for her in her usual corner, while Mande to
arranged the blinds to exclude the sunhbeam th
that straggled in upon her eyes. Then having Kit
msted, themselves once more, with a comical "m
look of.disappointment upon their faces, they da
ocmmenoed a somewhat stiff and formal con- br
versation upon things in general. In this Misse a
Barbara took no part, but knitted on with th
eoatracted brow and compressed lips, as taI
thoogh that stocking had been the end of her Ti
existence. a
"My dear Fanny," exclaimed Mande, end- m
delly breaking off in the middle of an obser- hi,
ratloc on her wool-work, "see some one has we
brken the beautiful plant O'Keefe sent us ate
yesterdy morning." - Ti
"hL audle," said her cousin, shaking her pI
head,I have been expecting you to discover
it all the evening. I am so sorry, but it could he
setbe helped. Bat did it with his tail this fri,
aernoo. Pei
"Bat!' cried Mande, with a look of deep in- sin
trit, and seeming quite to forget her flower, to
ndid not know be had been here." for
"Yes, be bu, and hib master too. The do- bhe
ter sailed while you were loseted in the po
MIr with papa and Mr. Reynolds; but I of
beald haveo thought youen might have heard tbh
* Bat barking at Looiloo, for they were playing All
tegether when flat broke the plant." con
gsboe would at another time, for Mande hos
smebow had the faculty of distinguishing bot
arsebeark among other canine voloe ; hut at ioo
the particular moment to which Fanny hi
referred, she had been too earnestly occupied wi
la tiug to get her own way to notice it. ma
"Dr.O'Meara came to see both papa and
yoluself on bustnesu; but I told him you were din
eFgaged just then, and asked him to stay to Tie
i·inermt-h s a chat with yoU afterward. the
Rebed only just accepted my invitation, when wif
word was brought to him that Tim Murphy cht
bad met with a severe accident, and was in- con
deed, they feare'., bleeding to death." of
"How dreadfol !" ried Mande, shuddering. se
"Tim Murphy l" cried Miss Barbara, starting his
up from her chair; "and pray, why was not Not
informed of this, when you every one of you er
know the interest I take in the man '' for
"I really did not know that you had not hi.
been told, dear aunt, for all the servants knew cor
of it," replied Fanny quietly. "As for myself of I
I was too busy at the time, getting lint and be
old linen ready for the doctor to take with in I
him, to think of anything else; and from that out
time till dinner I was wrting letters for papa run
and making up his scoounts, so that-.' las
"Well, really," exclaimed Miss Barbara, pro
raising her eyes to the ceiling, "the luke- twr
warmness of this family is most astonishin, ! fIv
And pray, when you heard that Tim niight had
bleed to death. what care did you take for his F
immortal soul -
-'.l1 arkd the doctor abhout hia," said Fanny
quietly; "and be told me he was nCatholic. so his
I knew be would be cared for. For Catlholice cry
are never osaelea when there is danger of
death." Mt
"A Catholic !" shrieked Miss Barblara; wi
"then let me tell you he is nothing of the
a-t; end that infamous man, that Jesuit in tir
"gu"lie, that Dr. OMeara, knows it as well s lu
I d01 But it is Just what I should have ex-
pested, for the bare-faced lies af those Papiets fcc
rpseverything. A Catholic, is he? Just wit
Imatgoe the impodence of the man, when he of a
hnowa that Timothy is one of my converts !" ns
Serious as wee the subject, there w anome- cry
thing so ludlorouos In the rage of aunt Barbara, the
that Fanny could not forbear a smile. Not so qai
he eousin, who eat and looked at Misc Barbara of
I speemhless indignation. Mil
SWell, how you csan conalder your conduct wit
sasitet ee the daughter of a Protestant ro
-er puusles me," continued Mis Barbara bar
-mrehingFanny with aoree solemnity. S
e nocdictenoy oertainly, when you de- pro
herabel.y allow a Romaniset to send a Romish fie
to natrohb the lambe out of yonr fathr's she
I uam ashamed of you, that I am I As for and
en, lM Mesde," bshe conotinued, turning to wit
her she spoke, "If you think to overwhelm bitl
me, b ettlong and etirlng at me like a tragedy ago
_asen, you are quite C t n. Nothing that ael
em may think orea ~Ib soubjeot will sour- wa
prise me, for everyb p Re on which side est
eer cympathisa are eileted, poor girl! I in
Stle doubt," shbe addd, a tone of bit- id
.-e flrep athat if you bad beard of the ccl- and
;t at ihe tm e, you would have gone for the tig
-"ld iMade, restranlnIog herselt with t a
S l d aepeaking ery qulsetly, "I' b
.iete gee-th lsl fr eoolhd have Ti
d l more-Iee
ess~ .ai hine
er reoaoose to the God he had so fearfullyin
Ssalted by L a selllag, as be did, his birth
right for a little food, and afterwards consaet
- g to stle his conseolence for tb value of a
she pig I Ye," abe oontinued, as though partly
em. speaking to her own bheart, "I would have
fvr fetbed the priast "
ad. "Did I not may ao f cried Miss Barbara.
bat with a mooki laughb; "am I not right I And
ely would not anyody else have said so who had
the seen you Ielyt It i not very difficult to
lit- gees why you have gone from tbe Ritnalista
as N the Romaonits. Well I am sare somebody
lag eaght to be flattered, for it is not every heirnse
rt that woold piok him up with a pair of soagel
Phe sad aoot Barbara awept oat of the room.
ily, Nota word was spoken foreseome few momets
r after her departure, but the young girls sat
the and looked at each other in silent astonish
- meont. At length Fanny broke out into aa in
ily, cootrolable fit of laughter, which was the Im
ud, mediate signal for Maude to burst into teara
we "Macdie, my darling," cried bar eoosin,
ho springing from her mas, "I, beg of you not to
on grieve. What does it signify, wbat can it
or signify, whatever a bigoted woman like ant I
to- Barbara chooses to smay '
to. A warm pressmre of the hand was the only
response.
be " Of coarse, dear," continued Fany, " we
are all sorry that you are a Ritualist; but
even so, what business has aunt Barbra to I
interfere with your consoieneet It only hbofrs
ias nhow true it is that "fools rush in where
'i angels fear to tread ;" for ever sines that day
as you spoke of it, papa had wished to talk to I
you upon the subject, but wohld not do so
until you first consulted hi. becaueose he con
sidered it a matter between God and yourself.
For. after all, you still belong to the Churchb
of Engiand. It would be very diffeent if you b
were reaily a Roman Catholic. I do not sup- I
pose you would find papa quite so easy than. a
b at would indeed be a grief to s alL E
r Mada buried her face in the casbhions. t
d " But, indeed, you mst not think another li
word about aunt Barbara." mid Fanny, who a
mistook the cause of tbe paroxysm ; "for as b
for her other wicked innuendo, we all know
it is perfectly untrue. Be assured that we all p
atnderstod both you and the doctor thor
ie oegbly; nobody appreciates more than papa b
Shis dismteresstednesm in labouring, as he does, ti
1 among the people. nor your anxiety to help n
him. As for me. I sometimes think that, see. w
ing all be has dons fur you, you are hardly y'
kind enough to him. I am very sore if you w
r were one iota less civil than you are you would w
be positively ungrateful 8o you see, I, at as
e least, am not likely to asspect you of any par
Stcular' attachment to the doctor." And as al
she spoke she once more folded Maude in a a,
long and loving embrace. It was well abe ai
did so; for thus it was that the dlash that hi
o suddenly snffosed her consin's face remained hi
unnoticed, and, all unconscious of Maude's w
emotion. Fanny kissed her again and again, or
I whispering, as abshe did so, words of consola- se
Stion, and softly preaching patience and for- re
h bearance even with aunt Barbara. ti
CHIAP ER X X.
The few words that Mary Murphy had I
I spoken to her brother in-law on St. Patrick's- di
day had m;ade a far deeper impression on his
mind than she herself had dared to ho)e. Her -en
astonishment, therefore, was almost as great m
as her delight when shae heard from her chil- di
dren a few days after that little Norah and th
her brother Mike had once again made their pr
aplpesrance at the Catholic school. She flew
to her husband with the tidings, and during as
the next few days many a fervent thanks- dr
giving arose from that, ittle cabin at,d from a yo
imall field hard by, when Peter earned the do
daily bread for his family by the sweat of his ki
brow. Still little was said by either the hous- yo
band or wife to the neighbors around them on Mi
the subject; for Peter was faroo cautious to fat
take too much for granted with regard to
Tim's amendment. No niediciner ever dreaded ar,
a partial core and relapse for a patient's body ":
more than Peter dreaded each a calamity for Do
him brother's soul; and when a pious old for
woman dilated on one or two. little ciroom- me
stances she had observed as hopeful signs in Pci
Tim's family of better things, Peter's only re- I
ply was to break out into invectives, as bitter uni
as ever, against "the tralter and souper, who the
had heaped snbch black disgrace upon his him
friends." But deep down in his own heart bet
Peter believed in and rejoioed over his brother's res
sincerity far more than he cared to own. And der
to a certain extent he only did him justice; eye
for Mary's words had awakened in Tim's he
heart snob a borror of himself, as ashe had we
portrayed him, "GOad' enemy and the murderer te
of his children's souls," that he had resoilved, hot
there and than, to return to his ancient faith we
Alas, poor Tim I he had as yet to learn that a
something more than a mere human resolution, nt.
however strong it may be, is needed in the pea
boar of temptation. That hour had come me
sooner than he had expected, and having no pri
higher power to rely on than his own week not
will, h had fallen; "and the last state of that wi
man bhad been worse than the first." bea
Who shall paint the feeling of sickening hi.
dimappointclent with which Peter heard that to:
Tim's children had been once more sent to th
the Protestant school, and that he and his hi.
wife were again to be seen at the Protestant set
church ? The blow was almost more than he gre
could bear, coming, as it did, in the very face sot
of the hope be had been so fondly, though one
secretly, nourishing. Only the consolation of we
his religion sostained him in his stiotion. eat
Not those who knew him best-not even Mary of
Sberslf-unnderstood all that he had suffered; be
for Peter, always quiet, now grew taciturn in hal
his grief, and seemed to repel all efforts at grc
consolation. From the moment that the news he
of Tim's second defection was brought to him wo
he sternly forbade his very name to be uttered ser
in his presence, and often walked many a mile his
out of his way, rather than pas. his cabin and kit
run the risk of encountering him. Tim, on' roe
his part, as may be well believed, took equal foe
precautions ; and oonsequentl, for the last bei
two months, although their cabins were within mo
five mloonte' walk of each other. the brothers sto
had never met.
Peter was therefore considerably astonished,
one afternoon about the middle of June. to see 1
iis brother's eldest boy, Mike, run towards hi,
his cabin as fast as his legs would corry him, Its
crying bitterly. sor
" What's tte matter, Mictey, my lad?" asked tn
Mcry kindly, as the b:y threw opei the be
wicket. ch
" Oobone! and it's daddiy that's killed in- co
tirely, and mammy told me to tell you to come on
quick, or it. will be all over with him i" an
For an instant Peter paused, and with a st
fsac iale as ashes turned irresolutely to his mi
wife. Should he got An unwonted glance ev
of reproof in those gentle eyes was more than fe.
answer to the unspoken question; and with a wi
cry, half groen, half sob, Peter rushed out of we
the honuse. For a few minntes Mary tried to al
lquiet the lad, that abshe might learn the extent ar
of the misfortune. Finding, however, that ha
Mike refsed to be comforted, she left him bal
with his little oonosins, who had oluatered mm
round him in dismay, and followed her hboa
bandl to Tim's cabin. qul
She found him lying on his bed, bleeding obi
profusely from a wound be had soidentally in- itt
ficted on his foot with a hatbchet. It was well me
she arrived when abshe did; five minutes later wo
and Tim would have bled to death. For Biddy, the
with loud lamentations, coould only rush m
hither and thither, wringing her hands in an rig
agony of terror; white Peter, and twoof thepr
neighbors, with the beat intentions in the
world, were only wastIng time in trying to an,
staunch the blood. Mary maw how matters estood ao
in a minoto, and gently pushing the assistanta we
aside, sbe wrencbed a string from her apron, not
and with her strong hand bound the leg
tightly round, a little above the eat; then ext
wrapping the apron over the wound itself, abe of
mt down on the bed, presming her fingerm on thu
the pot to await the arlal of the doctor. ga
They would have furmed a atriking pltorue t.
a lb waited hr mr, an .our rd the
be~rkor hd, $Il~SUV0r the wail
in- lag obildrgs, the emalone bystandere, the ter
I-- rifled samarae. roe,,t Tim's exelted imagins
aot- Lion, bis life was last bblag with his strength;
f a and as he aIsy back on hie pillow sick and
sly faint with loss of blood, a terrible vision of
vre judgment roeo before him. Onoe or twice he
torned to speak; but Mary implored him so
ira, earnestly to be silent se his only obance, that
ad he obeyed, and onee moss lying back closed
ad his eyes, to wait for the doctor. Still blhs
to lips moved, and more than once Mary Murphy
ste ecold dietlntly hear the whispered words,
dy " Hol Mary, Mother of God, pray for us," and
s- IJoied In them from the bottom of her heart.
Il" At length the frm and loeg-desired footfall
w heard withbout, and the moment after the
to teee of Dr. O'Meara appeared at the door.
at The room was qlckly eleared of all supefl o-u
b- one aeisteate, to ehildres silenced, end even
a- Biddy told " to cease her bewailings and make
n- herself useful, or make herself scarce." To
r| Peter's delight, as the doctor bound and
n, dressed the wound he highly applauded Mary
to on her presence of mind aend surgical skill.
it But even the doctor's preesnce was insufficient
t to resensure Tim. He was certain be was going
todie, sad hie countenance, as be watched the
ly operations of she doctor, was rueful in the
extreme. At last all was finished, the leg
rt tightly bound, restoratives administered to
at the patient. and Dr. O'Meara prepared to de
to part. He was just reobhig his hat for the
Spurpose when a groan from the bed recalled I
re him. -
y to Dctor dear, and do you think I'm going
o to die?
a Now with the exception of a little physical I
i" pain, and a slight exhaustation from the bleed- .
f. ing, Tim never was better in his life; but as I
bh e asked theiquestion an idea serio-comic, like I
a himself, entered the mind of the doctor, and I
be remained silent, looking very grave. Mary I
e was tat that instant in the outer room with t
Biddy, making a cupof tea for the patient ;
therefore Peter alone heard the question, and
r like Tim, he looked up into the doctor's face
o with a creeping feeling of apprehension when a
h be found that the answer was delayed. '
r At length, in an agonised voice, Tim re- b
I peated his question. t
" Well, my friend," said the doctor, shaking a
Sbhis bead, " wounds are serious matters some- li
times, and many a man has died of one before
now. I kope you will get on well; but if you h
were a rich man, for instance, I should advise
r you to make your will, and in any case, r
whether rich or poor, I should think no man
I would go and chop his foot halfoff till he bad iI
t settled the affairs of his soul." e
" O my soul is it my soul you are speaking g
about I" oried Tim, as he clasped his hands i
and once more fell back on the bed, when if a
any one "roared in the disq'ietude of his tI
heart," he did The doctor toot advantage olf
t his perturbation to beckon Peter aside, and ti
whisper a few words to him, after which lie
once more approached the bed, looking very n
serious. Peter meanwhile hurried out of the 1r
room to Mary, and in his timrn whispered come
thing to her, with a twinkle in his eye that a
had not shone there for many a long dcly. ft
" Well, good-bye, Tim; Imust be going now. b
I will look in and see you to-morrow;" and the it
doctor held out his hand. h
"'Is it going that you are l Ah, doctor dear, B
sure, and you'll never have the heart to leave 'I
me here to die like a dog! For, O doctor, if I a'
die, where will I go-where will I got O, for '1
the love of Heaven don't go till yeosee the N
priest of God darken that blessed door there!' it
"Priest!" cried the doctor, in well-feigned ti
astonishment. "'Nonsense, man, you most be w
dreaming, or going . 'f your head! What have a
you to do with the priest, pr what has he to d'
do with you f You gave up everything of that ei
ki.d and turned Protestant long ago, don't g
you remember t It'a the minister you mean-- a
Mr. Neville ; you had better send Mike to h
fetch bins." al
"Devel a foot shall he stir on snbch an
errand!" cried Tinu, once nmore stairting up. h
" No, no, no; it's the priest I want-Father ti
Donovan, God bless h'im ! O, ask him to come, A
for the love of God ; ask him to come, and let ti
me confees ny sins, and save my soul! Oh, re
Peter, Peter !" hi
Peter, whose confidence in the doctor was Ti
unbounded, had fully intended keeping out of hi
the way, and leaving him to manage Tim in III
his own fashion; but his brother's cry was eo lii
heasererdlig that he found it impossible to ht
resist it,.uan he responded by once more blun- gi
dering into the room, where he stood with his at
eyes aod month wide open, wondering what bi
he ought to do next. Of course his appearance te
wase the signal for renewed entreaties and pro-..
testations on the part of Tim, to all of whichob
however, he soon saw from the doctor's face he to
was to turn a deaf ear; and never did man aet
a part better than Peter. He expressed the tL
utmost contempt for Tim's sel-.sccasatlons, in
perfect inoredulity as to his promises of amend- e1
ment, while wish regard to his request for a w
priest Tim was told to "hold his tongue, and "
not to dare to mention the gentleman's name
with his dirty mouth." At length the doctor di
began to fear the effect of the excitement on of
his patient's nerves, and having made a sign fc
to Peter to leave the room, he crossed over to oi
the bed, and taking Tim's rough black hand in 13
his, looked into his face with one of his bright- Ot
eat smiles, and told him the honest truth. So 01
great was poor Tim's astonishment, that it was
some little time before he could be made to a1
understand the full meaning of the doctor's
words; but when he did comprehend them, and Jr
saw himself suddenly brought, as it were, out 0'
of the very shadow of death, it would hardly H
be a mistake to affirm that this was the very a
happiest moment of his life. When he had tL
grown calm the doctor told him that he trusted di
he had yet many days to live, and that God di
would give him grace to spend them all to Ills
service. He was still holding Tim's hand in ai
his, and was just turning round to say a few t1
kind words to Biddy, who had entered the P
room, and was standing by Peter's wife at the at
foot of the bed, when a quick footstep was `
heard to traverse the outer room, and the next b'
moment the tall gaunt form of Miss Barbara sa
stood in the doorway. n
CHAPTiR Xxt. a.
The effect prodnaed upon Tim Murphy and rc
his friends by the sudden apparition ut Miss fe
Itarbara may be better imagined than de- ci
soribed. Even the doctor was so taken aback a
touat he allowed some tow seconds to elapse H
bef're he rose to receive her, or offer her his
chair. But even when he had snfiliaoently re- n
covered hinsnelf t., do, both, his polhtenese was di
unnoticed, for Mils Barbara strode past him, in
and in spite of Peter, who attempted to obh pi
struct her progress by standing in her way, at
marched str.ight to the bed. No sooner, how- th
ever, did the patient catch sight of her sharp w
features at bis elbow than he covered his face th
with his hands, as though to exclude some non- hi
welcome or repugnant object, and groaned es
aloud. It is hardly to be supposed that such fr
a reception on the. part of her favorite could lI
have been altogether gratifying to Miss Bar- a
bare; but whatever her feelings on the subject su
may hasve been, she contrived to control them. ri
" Well, Timothy; and bhnw are you I" she in- b]
quired, seatoing herself majestioally in the ar
chair the dootor bad j oust vacated, and drawinog ol
it to the bed. "Miss Fanny told ms you bhad hi
met with a severe acident, so I thought I me
would call round and see yon, notwithstandlg in
the heat and the inconvenience of disarranging i
my plans for the evening. But you look all d
right. What is the matter with yon ? And a
pray how did you do it ?" h
As Tim made no sign of replying, the doctor th
answered for him, and having explained the MI
accident, concluded by telling her that Tim va
was progressing very favorably, and seeded rol
nothing but a ltitle rest and quiet. Al
" Then it has been nothinog serious after all," Nc
exelaimed Mias Barbara. "How very stupid Be
of my niece to be snrel 'She spoke as if some- thi
thing very frightful had ocourred; indeed she tie
gave me to understnd Timothy wea bleeding dri
t*dsato. It is a strang thing that yoeng tl
p~olo ma eo lues o ggerattin l,' bl
pwas ure Ia rh eba tall t eae
er- yeA at the s ,"said the dotor; " hor bad it
,- Inot been for the promps aNletance rendered
thb; him by his ister-lIn law, Tim must bhave died
end from ehasetion; foe an ary has, I find, been
of serlosely Injured, and altbosb I ame the in
be stant I heard of the adestd could not have
so arrived in time to asve hbl. am undoubtedly
as owes bhi life to Mary Murpby."
ed "1 Ad may the Lord of Heaves be praised,
is as pus ilt i her head to tie up my log ' cried
by Tim, suddenly removing his banda from bhi
Is, face, and clasping them fervently together;
ad sand so to save my lire, and leave me here a
bit longer to work for Biddy and lhe poor obil.
ill drea. But, O Mary, my JewelI you saved mdr*
he than that; for, by the biassing of God, yon've
tr. saved my soul, just as it was going to fall down
a. into the blackest pit of hell along with then
,n ugly devils !"
to " Timothy I" cried Miss Barbara, " I am as
o tonished ats you ! You, a saved soul I You, one
id of the Lord's own flock! You, who told me
rv only yesterday, in answer to my questions on
It. the subject, that you felt in yourself the ase
t raens of your election! You, wh'--"
g Whist, my lady, wbist " cried Tim, waving
to his hand to silence her; " I've I ad enough of
te that in the lass twelve months ",u last me all
g my life and more, and I'm goil.g ack tp the
o old way. Yee, my lady; and I'd go baok to it
Sf I had to go all the way from here to DOblin
os on my bended knees by way of petrsee for my
4 sn in ever leaving it! You msv-take the pig,
my lady, and welcome; but I mesan it; and
g what's more, you may take every bitand sorap
that's left of what you ever gave me; but I
il mean it all the same; and what's more still, If
I- you tell me that you'll never give oa a morsel "
s to eat again, even if my children are starving,
I mean it more than ever! For, instead of r
i looking to you, and the likes of yon, my lady,
I mean to look to the Almighty God, who will
h never leave me nor forsake me it only I pt my a
trust in Him." As Tim conclnded, he once a
more buried his face in his bands, nor did he a
e again remove them while Miss Barber re- a
manssed. This, however, was not for long; for y
Tim'e broadsidei-ars-barp as it was unexpected, p
had told on Miss Barbara's hopes with such
terrible effect that one alone remained. That
Sone was Bridget, but as she raised her eyes in ,
indignation at the conclusion of Tim's speech, .
they showed her Biddy in a corner on her
knees, swaying backwards and forwards as she d
told the long string of beads that was twisted 0
round the hands she was clasping and wring-. '
ing in the energy of her devotion. Deeply a
incensed, Miss Barbara turned to the doctor, w
expecting perhaps to find on his countenance a Ib
gleam of triumph that might serve her as a tf
prerext for commencing hostilities. If so she i,
was disappointed, for a kind smile reigned ",
there instead; as the doctor at that moment
was fondling little Norah, and whispering her "
to stroke his big dog. bi
"And this is the end, then, is it, cngrateful m
man," exolairned Miss Barbara at lengto. slow- tt
ly rising from her seat as she spoke,--"t~is is bi
the end of all I have done for your welfare, m
and of all my prayers and hopes and striving ft
for you in tLe Lord 1 Woe to yoo, dark and at
benighted soul, returning once more to your
trumperies and superstitltns, like the sow who
had been washed to her wallowi-g in the mire!
But why ahonlc I address myselt to you, poor
ignorant tool th:. you are in the hands of de
signing Jesuits?" and Miss Barbara glared at
the doctor, who had left off playing with
Norah. " Woe rather to those who by their I
threats and blandishments do, or help to do,
the devil's work for him! Well, I only hope
when the last hour shabll come for them, they T
may not have to repent in endless misery the
deed they have this day done !" As she spoke
she marched out of the room, darting another
glance of indignation at the dootor in passing,
so terrible that it almost looked as though the
hope she had expressed "were the other way
about entirely," as Peter expressed it.
A silence of somemoments' duration followed
her departure, suddenly broken by a hearty
though somewhat shaky huzzah from Tim.
After this he insisted on shaking hands with
the doctor and Peter and kissing the rest all
round, while he reiterated over and over again
his intention of " serving God for the future."
Then it was that the doctcr once more drew
his chair to the-aide of the bed, and taking
little Norah on one knee, while Bat monopo
lized the other with his broad black nose and
heavy paws, he sat and talked to the little "
group that were gathered around him. Fora he
fuori time he spoke of Tim's delinquencies, th
but very soon qnitted the subject and talked CI
to him instead of the one bright and beautiful M
Church of God, and of the privilege of living
and dying in the one mrue Fold. It was a very
long talk; but so intent was the doctor upon ui
the subject, and so earnest were his auditors,
that the home-returning laborers were tramp
ing past the cabia door, and the whir of the
evening beetle was stealing In at the little pi
window before he rose from his seat, or re- to
membered that he had not yet dined.
At last the clock struok seven, and then the 4
doctor bade farewell to his patient amid a
chorus of prayers and blesings, and set out
for Katllnew, where he found his boosekeeper,
old Betty, ruefully contemplating, with many 19
lamentations his half-spoiled dinner. After Ti
consoling himself, as almost every man does
over a poor dinner, with the classical refleo
tion that "hunger is the best cook,' the doctor
attacked the viands, and whether they were Di
"good, bad or indilfferent," certainly did ample N5
justice to them. As ston as his dinner was r
over, he started for a second visit to the Globe
House:; for not only was he anxious to trans- Sq
act the business that had taken him there in Pr
the afternoon, but he longed to give Mande a
description of his experiment on Tim and the o
discomtitureof Miss Barbara. Bb
He was highly delighted with his ensucees; F
and as he walked along thb utet lanes and up
the drive leading to the t.mtbe House, a smile
played upon his face almost as bright as the KI
sunset that bathed the scene around him. It for
was a lovely evening, and the soft summer en
breeeze th,.t stirred the leaves above his bead
seemed to breathe forth a spirit of peacefal
noess exactly in harmony with his own happy
thoughts. As he approached the house a low
strain of musio stole through the drawing
room window and made him quicken his pace, C
for if there was one pleasure that he appre
ciated more highly than another it was a
musical evening with his friends at the Glebe
House.
The servant admitted him, and he was, as
usual, aboiut to wend his way towards the
drawing-reom when he heard himself hailed
in an opposite direction. The sound evidently
proceeded from Mr. Neville's study. To the
study, therefore, the doctor repaired, and
theie discovered his old friend in company
with Professor Broadview. who had arrived
that very evening from Dibliu. They wete 0
highly delighted to see him, the profeessir
especially, who held up a large folio just fresh
from the press, of which he was CUtting the 4
leaves. On nooae examination it proved to be
a digest (to which the professor had largely
subscribed) of the saying,, doings, discove
hypotheses, suppositions, etc., of a certain thn
archwologloal society, of which both the wai
old gentlemen were members. They informed T
him that they were engaged in discussing a
time to give them his opinion. In vain the
doctor pleaded hie Ignorance of the subject
under discuscion ; the avowal was only attri. mr
buted to his modesty. In vain he pleaded P
that he not yet paid his court to the ldiese;
vain he pleaded anything at a1I; for, solses.
rolens, they were determined to have him.
Beethoven did the doctor hear that night than .
the few stray notes that stole in from time to u
time-ut the open window. For the professor
hi. own phraseology the dootor was ' aua ,
fee the evening. And chm a sa
m -- ! ! mm is am._a . = *"
t abot as listless sad onliterested asyon and I
d pe nooe mfight be, gentle 'reader, were some
Sbody to retaiIfor our special benefit all that
a was reed that night for his out of the volnmi
nose report of the R.A 8.
- Is was long before the question at issue was
Sdropped; indeed it ast have continued ad
itfsifem (for oeach O the ebampions refused
, steadily to be eavineed that be was wrong),
a bad not the pro r eanced to stot seother
Supon wbhich hib old tumt dis d lbim
also. This psoeJhod a fr- dlau_ -
Sduring which it Is to be feared that the doeor
was sadly inatstotive bet hib abstreaule
ad passed annosod by the dqip As, who bad
small reason to bse dessle ih a mas who
contented himself with the pat of a liesteor.
I For two whole hours the lame wandered
amid crumbling eitiee, Reaeo meaumeots,
half-obliterated campe, and mysetos bhiero
grlypha: and all the while the oteoe looked as
miserable as any Marins could have done, sit
ting among the rains. He yawned ideously
behind she report of the R.A.S., nearly 'aodded
to his fall' two or three times over, and felt
almost inclioed to embrace the man as a
brother who at last broke up the conference
by bringing in the coffee.
ITo be ceatnued.)
Regular seerstiem msentil to Health.
The regular seeretion and tow of the gastrio
Juices. ad of the bile whish to use of Hostettar's
8iomlch b ittae prometee, are offsets which condune
materially to the restoration of health, when the eye
tem ts tlsordered. rood is not digeletd in the d ypep.
tie stomach because the gastric dud Ia deficient,
ouperahundant or vitiated the iver becomes con.
i sed and the bowels constipated because the supply
of bile Is nadequate or misdireosed. lbe Bitters
etlss all this and removes every Illn oensequeacs o
neoatmilastiee aod bileous irregularity. urlther
more, e stimulates the otion of toe kidneys, by which
impulties are, so to speak, strained from the blood,
and ays teadeey in the urinary organs to grew suing
gieh and diursoroerad counteracted. Whther it be sd
as a mesa of roegulating gapustric or bious sererttin ,
sad reloeving the ovr"Iosed bowels, or to promote
oplete. and therefore bsaltutl. urination. Hoamster's
itter may be relied upoa with confdonce to aoeom
plush th end In view.
Jones & Roc W; UDDWnAnXo S, 250 Maal -
nins Siaav.-Tbe eltausive patroage bestowed upon
this now firm proves the high esteem in which ito in.
dividual members are held by the pblila. Mr. Chas.
0. Jones knows-tb business thoroughly, from the
smalleat-details to the moet important, ad his kind.
nes, courtesy and thoughtfulness in those sd hours
when such qualities are most needed and appreciated,.
have won for him hboate of friends and, before starting
for himself, ever secured him meet responsible positions
in the employ of others. As for Coroner Roche, we can
sum up his character in few words--large heartednoes
and good nature. He is every man's friend, and, as we
heard a wit say the other day, we really believe that
many would consider It not such a bad thing to die if
they were only sure that Joe. Roche would be around to
bury them. We hope that the new firm wil net as
many dollar. this year as the individual members have
friends plus Coroner Robhe's handsome msj rity at the
ate electiors.
All kinds of fancy and staple dry goods at
lowest cash prices at B. & W. Croere's. 147 Canal st.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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MEX, THE YOUNG M/EN, AND
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COGAN & SONS'
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As we keep no Esterunmade Clothing, our Goods
are entirel, OUR OWN MAKE--out and made in the
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Vrrm the NEWEST PATTERNC in SEASONABLE
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IN CUSTOM-MADE CLOTHING. FOR MEN'S.
YOUTHS' AND BOYSB' WEAR,
A strici role fof the honu is to always give a
FIRST-CLAS FIT, and ,UR PRICESO will be found
to be a great deal less than i usually paid for Inferior
Northern made goods.
The buyer and wearere of Clothing can suit them.
selves better and pay less moneusy at
COGAN'S CLOTHING HOUSE,
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THAN AT ANY OTHER PLACE IN THIS CITY.
-A FEW OF OUR PRICES -
Durable BUSINESS SUITS, from....O...6 50 to 19 00
eat CASMERE SUIT, from......... a 0 to 14 00
French FLANNEL SUITtS, from......1.. i ( to 15 00
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i Cut ACK C 0 S, from .......... J5 to 00
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Stylish CASIMRE PANTS, from...... 75 to 450
English WORSBTED PANTS, from...... 350to to 5
Back DOESKIN PANTS, from.......... 4 to 6
Everlasting JEANS PANTS, from....... 1 50o to 75
Fashionable DRESS VESTS, from....... 150o to 3 50
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Light and Heavy OVERCOATS, from..-. 5 O to 19 00
Also a speciael line of Imported CLOTHS. CASSI
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for those who wlah to have their Clothing made to
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COGAN'S CLOTHING HOUSE,
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LIMITED,
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