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v»n W\ Si 5 $ I! II I 5? I! ij I MARY LEE. —OR THE FE Pr E EG ASS. PAUL Shandy McG-uirt wife." etc Autbor spte- ('Continued.) CHAPTER XIII ''Yes and thefooiiKII boy is now suioe -,vhere in the neighborhood, I under stand.5' "Saw him myself, and ft devilish ne locikiiia' fellow he is—saw him at the lighthouse yesterday." "Is it. possible! and you didn't arrost Lirxi as in duty bound? You're a pretty magistrate, indeed. Why, captain, I nniBt report you to the government as an abettor of treason." "Nonsense—I'm not a policeman, to carry handcuffs in my pocket." "But you might have ordered his ar rest." •Humph! when I. order the arrest of a fine young fellow like that, whose only crime is to love his country, I shall be HO longer TOJJ Petersham, Still, it' he happens to be brought before me, vou kiiow, as justice of the peace, aud fully identified, I must commit him. •'Of course you mast. The boy is acting very rashly iu coming here at all, fitter all the warnings he haw had." •'He must be a bold fellow, knowing there's a reward of three hundred •pounds offered for his capture.'' I wished to mercy he could be induced io quit the country 4 'Aad what of supper?': •'On the table, sir ." "Oome then, my dear friend,1' said the captain, taldug the priest iamiliarly by the arm "let us pick a bone togeth er before you leave. Kate, go ask Dr. Hensliaw to join us. Where's Mr. Guir kie, come forth—come forth, thou man of indescribable sensibilities," Bat Mr. Guirkie had left the parlor a few moment* before, and was now mak ing arrangements with the steward for the &ftfe conveyance of the African, to G.Tet'X'..mouut next morning. He soon made his appearance, however, and Mued the captain and the priest in a jriaas of wine. It was all the refresh neiit they ventured to accept, as Hen tshuw still doggc-diy rejected every at tempt to conciliation. "Well, good by, doctor," said the good-uatuved captain, accompanying the party to the steps of the hall door ••I'm sorry you leave us in anger—but I ow you 'll think better of it t.o»ai nuvnv. Good by, sir." The distinguished reviewer growled something reply. "Kate,'1 said the priest "don't ne glect to cultivate the acquaintance of Mary Lee, nor forget to read that book I lent you on the beauties of the Cath olic religion." "Never fear," replied. Kate and then having promised Uncle Jerry to see par ticular care taken of his poor African, she waved her hand in adieu, and the carriage drove oft at a gallop down the venue. CHAPTEK XIV. A severe alUek of fever, resulting from the hardships he endured in the l:tle boat, had now confined the little cabin boy to hia room, at the lighthouse for several days, during which Mary Lee was his constant attendant, hardly ever leaving him, day or night. Dr. Camberwell had called to see the pfttient several tirueie, and as often found Mary patiently watching by his bedside, with the fidelity aud affection of a sister. The room in which the boy lay was a small apartment on the north side of the lodge, directly over the Devil's Gulch, and looking out on the far-famed Swilly i'lock. Beyond it, in the distance ap peared the rugged outline of Malin Head, casting its deep shadow far out into the sea, and frowning a sulky defi ance at each passing ship as she rounded the dangerous bluff. It was to avoid that headland the ill-fated wSaldana ran for a harbor, and struck on Swilly Bock. On that rock she lost her helm aud masts, aud then, broken np by the fury of the ocean, drifted in fragments to the shore. Every soul on board perished, that night, but one little infant, now a lovely girl of eighteen, her eyes turned to the fatal spot, was praying for the little •wrecked cabin boy, lying beside her. She was kneeling before a crucifix, with a rosary in her hand, and old Drake, resting his nose on his shaggy paws, was peering up in her face. Suddenly she turned, and looked to wards the bed. "Sambo—Sambo,"muttered the boy "where are you. Sambo?" Mary rose., and advancing to the bed side, laid her hand gently on the fore head of the little sufferer—it was burn ing hot. "Sambo, dear Sambo,'' he again re peated, ,klet us return home. Mother calls me." "It's the crisis," murmured Mary "six hours more will terninate the. con test between life aud death. O Mother of. God, Mother of our Redeemer," 6he added, "save this wandering boy." •'What's that you're doing, Sambo?5' muttered the boy "you scald me with drops of lead," "'Hush, hush," whispered Mary in his ear. '"Keep quiet I'm with you." "Take me home. Sambo, take me home.'' •'Where'?" "Where! to Old Virginny. There it is, right before you clon't you see the old Potomac? Massa .shan't blame you a mite—it was all my fault, and I'll tell him so. Won't yon take me back, Sam bo?" "Yes, to-morrow—to-morrow but koep still now, or I must leave you." Mary then applied a napkin steeped iu vinegar aud water to his burning temples, and after smoothing iris pillow, was returning to her seat neat* the win dow, when :.ll of ,i sudden she found herself clasped iu the arms of Kate Petersham. "Kate!''' she exclaimed "'is it possi ble?" Yes—your o.vn Kate—aud I now a thousand times better vet- for a time, for lie happen to betaken. Mary will break her heart. '•Well, he shall be arrested, you may depend on it, sooner or later. Three hundred pounds these hard times, is a strong temptation. Why, this very of ficer, iu the house now, chased him two days ago from Buncrona to Lambert's Point." ''Carriage at the door," cried a ser vnnr. love than '•You won:t scold me, will you?" "Scold yon! for what?" "Xot going to see yon, according to promise." "And abandon your little charge there. No, no, Mary, I know your heart too well for that. But I must scold you. sor something eise, Mary. I must scold you for staying he-re so con stantly in the sick room." "There's no danger in the world, Kate.'' "DangerI Why, Dr. Ciimbevweli says it's typhus fever, and of the most malig nant kind." "Weil, but, dear Kate, you need not feel the least concern about that, for I am not afraid of it and you know where there's no fear there's no danger." '"I don't know any such thing. On the contrary I:m sure, you're running a great risk.'' "Not the slightest. The Mother of God will protect me." "Ah, you can't be certain of that." "Quite certain. She never forsook me yet." "But if you've acted imprudently and res lily, why should she protect you?" "Listen to me, Kate, and when I tell you how all obis happened, you'll say there's something mysterious iu it. It was just eighteen yeai's, to the hour, since the wreck of the Saidana, the night this poor boy was east ashore on Bally benvtu Strand. The circumstance struck me as something strange when I heard it mentioned by the warren -keeper in the cabin, and pondering over it as I v.'iit the lips of the little mariner with a spoonful of wine and water, the idea oc curred to me that the Blessed Virgin had committed him to my special care. You may smile, Kate, but the provi dence of God haa its own ways aud means of accomplishing its ends. 'How very like my own fate is this little wan derer's!' said I 'perhaps he, too, hus neither father nor mother left to watch over him.' Just as I muttered these words to myself, he raised his eyes to mine, and seemed to make such an ap peal to my heart that I couldn't for the the life of me, say a syllable in reply. So I only nodded a promise. He un derstood it though, perfectly, and smiled his thanks as I gave it "And you feel bound by that, prom ise," said Kate, ''though not a word was exchanged between you." "O, indeed, as for that, Kate, I be lieve I had made the promise to the Blessed Virgin bafere he looked at me at all. For why should lie have been cast ashore that night, of all she nights in the year, and consigned to my care too, by the doctor, if there hadn't been something myate.riaus in it?" •'And now, you're prepared to risk your life to save his?" "No, no," replied Mary, throwing her arm around her companion's neck, and leaning her head gently on her bosom— no, no dear Kate, there's no risk for me, since the Queen of Virgins has promised to save me." "But may not this be superstition?" "Superstition! O Kate, Kate, if you only felt for one short hour the blessed hopes which the Mother of God inspires in the hearts of her suffering children, you would speak less coldly of our beautiful religion. Indeed, Kate, only for the consolations I have drawn for the last six years from that pure fountain of pity and love, I should long since have sunk under the weight of my sorr&ws." "Ah," responded Kate, compassion ately "you've had sorrows enough,poor child." ',And yet, strange as it may seem, it's the cheerfulness with which he bears his misfortunes that wounds me the most. "His misfortunes! What do you mean?" "My uncle." "O, I thought you were speaking of your own griefs." "No I never had anything to grieve for but him—he is ail the world, though, to me: for indeed, I think, Kate, he loves me more than hia life." "Don't wonder much at that, Mary." "To sea him falling, step by step, from the proud position he once occu pied among the best and noblest of the laud to see his friends—alas! they were sorry friends—deserting him day after day to see iiis creditors, who were wont to come to him bowing in lowly rever ence, now insolently rebuking him for his reckless extravagance to see his stables empty, his hounds all dead and gone, his servants forsaking him one by one and to' see himself smiling and happy-looking as a bridegroom in the midst of all that desolation,—O, Kate, it was that which almost broke my heart." "0.u the contrary, Mary, I think it should have consoled you to see him bear his misfortunes so bravely." "Ah, yes but. it's all deception—an outward show. He only affects to be happy on ray account." "You may be mistaken, Mary it's his natural disposition, perhaps." "O, no," replied the gentle girl: "I can toll his very thoughts, though he fancies them hidden from all the world. Often have I watched his countenance as lie read over those insulting letters of his creditors, and seen how he struggled to hide his indignation under a smile. And noAv, The door opeued, and Else Curley. wrapped in her old gray cloak, entered the room. Without uttering a word of recogni tion or apology, she advanced to the bed, and laid her withered hands on the temples of the patient. Then, having satisfied herself as to the progress of the disease, she turned slowly round, and throwing back her hood, addressed Miss Petersham in her usual hoarse, hollow tones: "Young woman, why are you here?" she demanded. "That's my own affair," replied Kate. "By what right do you ask?" 'The right which the age and experi ence of eighty yews give me. I have seen many a faver, girl, my time, but niver jet so dangerous a faver as this. Away from the room—it's no place for idle visitors." "And pray, old woman, what reason have you to feel so much concern for my safety?'' "The raison's too ould." replied Else, "to spake of now. Yer grandfather, if he lived, cud hardly remimber it. But here," she continued, drawing apiece of folded paper from her bosom, "read this, and judge for yourself, if it's at Araheera Head ye ought to be." Kate took the paper from her hand, and accompanied Mary to the parlor. "Ha!" said Else, now that she found herself with the sick boy 'if he hasn't lost his senses, I'll try what can be done to clear up this mystery. If the nigger started back frightened, as Lanty says, when he first seen Weeks at Mr. Guir kie's, he must -know something about him and accordin to the accounts, the uiggar and boy come from the same plantation. Ay, ay there's a hole in that wall somewhere worth the ferretin. -Look up, she continued, touching the lad on the arm with her forefinger— "look up and spake to me." "Who's that?" murmured the boy, turning on his side, and gazing at the old woman "are yeu Sambo?" "Ay, I'm Sambo." "You're not Sambo—niggar Sambo." '•Don't you know me?" "Yes, but you sure you're Sambo— very sure you're Sambo Nelson?" THE IRISH STANDARD: SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1886. Kate, they have found us out at last," "What—discovered yotu* retreat?" "Yes and threatened Mr. Lee with arrest, if their demands are are not im mediately satisfied. One man has bought up several of his bonds, and demands payment before the first of next month." "And what's to be done? Can my brother do anything to avert the blow? Shall 1 speak to him on the subject?" "Not for the world. Kate." "And why so? you know he loves your uncle." "Yes, but for that very reason he would be the last man of whom he should ask a favor." "To whom, then, will you apply fox help?' "I have applied already, Kate, to a dear friend.'' "You nave?" "Yes to one who never refused me in my need." "Ah! I understand you. Indeed! And you expect succor from her. But why not apply to the Redeemer himself—the fountain of all goodness?" "Because, dear Kate, I fear I'm not worthy to approac-h him and I know, besides, he will hear the prayer of the Mother who bore him sooner than mine." "Then you apply to her merely as an intercessor? Why, I always thought you expected aid directly from herself." "Kate, Kate, how often have I told you the eon trary!" "Yes but I have heard it preached about so often in your pulpits.'' "Hush! some one knocks,. Oome in." "Quite sure—and what is your name?" "My name—my name's Natty." "Natty what!" "Natty Nelson." "And where's your father?" "My father—my father—well, let me see, my father—where's my father?" "Where doe3 he live?" "Who?" "Your father." "Sambo, Sambo, whisper don't be afraid he shan't flog you." "Who shan't flog me?" "Father—old Danger, you know. So take me back to old Virginny—take me back, mother calls me. Listen, ain't that the wash of the old Patomac against the ship's side?" "Hush! don't speak so much, Natty— tell me, Natty." "Ay, ay, sir, by the mark—seven— send all bands aloft—take iu sail." "Else, finding it now impossible to draw any further information from the boy, took a small vial from her pocket, and pouring a few drops of the contents into a spoon, gave it to her patient. '•'There,'' she muttered, "that'll make you sleep for the next hour: and when ye waken, if yer senses haven't come back, I'll try some other manes to rache the sacret." Then drawing out her stock ing, she sat down on a low stool by the bedside, and commenced her knitting. "This is a very pretty piece of paper indeed," said Kate, looking at the ad dress as she entered the parlor. "To her ladyship, Miss Petersham," "Go3d, so far now for the inside. Eh! what in the name of all the fairies is this? 'Lanty Hanlon is my'name,and Ire laud is my nashiu, Donegal is my dwill in plas, and heaven is my xpectashin. His expectation, the villain! Ha, ha! if heaven were full of angels like him. I'd rather be excused from joining the com pany. It must be the fly leaf of the fel low'B prayer book. But hold, here's something on the other side." "This ie to let you no, that"—here Kate suddenly dropped dropped her voice, and read over the remainder in silence—"Randal Barry lies woondid and a prisner iu Tamny Barries, i'll meet yer ladyship this evening at the oastil about dusk, behint the ouid boat house, no more at presint but remanes your abaident to oommaa LANTY HAIIIION." "Anything amiss?" inquired Mary, as Kate finished the readiug of the pre cious document— "you look alarmed." "Alarmed! do I? O, no, it's nothing particular." "Lanty's full of mischief--been play ing you some trick, perhaps.'' "Lanty! no, no—it's a mere trifle I must get home, however, as soon as pos sible. Please ring for Roger—I want him to call the cockswain." As Mary turned to ring the bell, Roger made his appearance at the door, carrying the old silver salver, and awaiting the command of his young mis tress to enter. "Come in Roger what have you got there?" said Kate. "A little refreshment, please, madam. Mr. Lee sends his compliments to Miss Petersham." "Is he at home?" "No, madam ., he went out in the Ara heera a few miuutes ago, and gave or ders to have cake and wine sent in be fore he left." "What kind of wine is it, Roger?" in quired Kate, smiling over at Mary as she put the question. "Ahem! what kind, madam? why, it's a it's a very delaceous currant wine- very pure and delicate." "Indeed!" "And just twenty-five years old next Christmas. No, I make a mistake there —hem! twenty-four years next Christ mas— ahem! just twenty-four years— exactly*" "0, it don't matter," said Kate, laugh ing "a year, you know, is nothing." "It's the wine Lady Templeton ust to like so much when she visited the cas tle, if you remember," observed Roger, bow ing to his mistress. "Currant wine's but a sorry beverage at best, Roger," said Kate, mischie vously. "Well, perhaps, ladies you would pre fer champagne or sherry?" "O, no no, Roger, don'l trouble yourself." "No trouble in life, ma'am only just say so, and I'll be happy to serve them. But if you try this here, you'll find it delaceous." "Very well we must taste it on your recommendation and now, Roger, send my men aboard—we must ^ave in stantly. When the old servant left the room, Mary laid her hand on Kate's shoulder and looking at her affectionately, again expressed tier fears that something was wrong at Castle Gregory, "Nothing, Mary—nothing whatever.'' "And yet you look deeply concerned. Has Captain Petersham or Mrs. Wil loughbybeen sick?" "No, no, dear child, they're both quite well. It's something I must at tend to before to-morrow, having no im mediate relation to any of the family." (To be continued.) .Removal. Dr. B. P. O' Brien, iate physician ana surgeon of St. Barnabas Hospital, bas removed to 31 Washington avenue south. Telephone 48-4. 4%&\hL J!* I VIE A BEVEESING AN OX TEAM. Unci© Trip Pete Dnsran's Perilous Over a Hough Road. Uncle Pete Dngan, of Friendship, N. Y., is one of the oldest engineers on the Erie Railroad. He has followed boating and railroading from boyhood and" is ignorant of the country and its ways as if he had never been outside of a city street. His wife and son, Tommy, live on a small hill farm just out of town. During the past, week business has been dull on the road and Uncle Pete lias been enjoy ing a short vacation with his family. Tommy has a very fine yoke of oxen, and is as expert in driving them as his father is in managing a locomotive. On the day after his father's arrival Tommy yoked up his oxen for the purpose of drawing a load of wood. Uncle Pete was anxious to go with him and learn the process of "run ning the bulljines." The woods were about half a mile from the house and up a steep hill. The up trip passed very pleasantly, and Uncle Pete praised Tommy very highly on his skill as a driver. When they were ready to return Tommy fixed a secure seat for his father on the load, where he could hold on to one of the binding chains and a stake to steady himself. As soon as they were fairly headed for home Tom gave the oxen a sharp cut with the whip and sent them scrambling down the road at a lively gait. ''Easy, Tom, easy," said the old man, hugging closer to the load. '•Git up, Bright, git up, Buck!" shouted Tom, giving them another cut. "Easy, Tom. Drop 'er in easy, I tell you, or you'll ditch us as sure as thunder. But Tom kept on plying the whip until they were dashing down the hill at a full canter. "Slack up! Slack up!" cried the old man, pulling at the binding chain as if giving the signal for down brakes. "Can't slack 'em," shouted Tom. "Hang hard and you're all right." They were now within a few rods of the woodshed, and the old man, accustomed to the guidance of the iron rails, saw no escape from smashing into the building. Tom was still swinging the whip and shouting at the top of his voice. Uncle Pete became frantic. Catching Tom by the arm he cried out: "Tom, you breakneck villian, throw 'em over- for Heaven's sake reverse 'em or we're gone to smash." Tom brought up at the door of the wood shed with the oxen panting and blowing like volcanos. The old man clamored down from liis perilous seat, walked around the oxen, eyed them suspiciously and then confronting his son, said:— "Tom, these machines may be all right for light grades and short runs, but if you have got the pluck to ride 'em over such roads as these without reverse or brakes you beat the old man, that's all." THE POPULAR HAN. The Person Wlio is Successful In So» etal and Business Life. The man who succeeds is the popular man—the person who has hosts of ac quaintances and who does not hesitate to ask a favor any more than he does to do one. He cultivates his acquaintances and blossoms out before each one. He is always glad to see them and always has a smile and. a pleasant word. Beyond a certain point be is intimate with none, knowing that a man with strong friend ships is sure to have some decided ene mies, and an enmity often is most, incon venient. There is nothing hypocritical in all this. The popular man is what he seems to be. He wishes well to every cue, himself included, and he would do no one an ill turn. He wishes no one to do him harm. His desire is to make things pleas ant to others, that others may make things pleasant unto him. He does not ncglect the harder work of life. If lie is in a profession he studies diligently for soma hours each day, when there is no opportunity to cultivate the social part of his nature or to render his relations with others more friendly. If he is in trade he does not- neglect to learn his business thoroughly from the bottom up. What he docs he does well, no matter how small it is. Such a man is sure to command success. He is thorough, and can be de pended upon in purely business relatione^ and in his social life he charms and at tracts his acquaintances, so that every one wants to help him. If he is a young lawyer the elderly men, to whom he is always deferential in manner, think of him first when a little legal business comes in their way that will pay him well but is too small for them. He gets the job. If he is a young broker, speculators remember that he is a good fellow, and knowing that he is honest and capable give him their commission, even in pre ference, perhaps, to a more repellant ac quaintanee who is more conveniently at hand. If a social gathering is lacking iu one member he is always thought of as the one to fill the vacant place. Women smile on him, and his chances of marrying well are tenfold better, even if he is poor, than a sedate and quiet man of possibly much force of character. In NebraHKa. Bishop O'Connor, of Nebraska, says his diocese"Contains a population of 800,000, of whom about 70,000 are Roman Catho lics. Of these the Bohemians number 30, 000, the Irish come next, and' the remain der are Russians. Eighty-seven priests ministernnder him. There are seven re ligious orders of women in the diocese.- In Omaha there is an endowed college under •charge of the Jesuits. The climate is fine and bracing. The thermometer rarely reaches 15 deg. below zero in winter, and only occasionally parses 1Q0 deg. in summer. Asking too 1Wucb. Woman (to tramp). "If you'll shovel off the sidewalk, an' saw that pile o' wood, an' pump a tub o' water, an' fill the wood box, I'll give ye a cold bite when yau get through." Tramp (sadly). "Madam, it 1 were to put anything cold on my stomach after all that exercise, I would have a fit of indigestion that would stagger the whole medical pro fession. I am not an ostrich, madazn, nor an Englishman. Good-morning." Recognizing Merit. Lady physicians in France are in high spirits just now. One of their number,. Mine. Sarrante, has been appointed by M. Turquet, the Under Secretary of State at the Beaux Arts, to be one of the official physicians attached to the National Opera House in Paris. Such a distinction has never been gained by a lady doctor in France before. A Family Dlealogne. Paterfamilias—My boy, I shall have to punish you for breaking this vase. 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