Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-05-05


lie feelings were now cali forth. which in e
he mind of one who, like him, had battIed | s
With misery rather than bow under its dis
.lplne' displayed themselves with v
orce. L.
:. Unable to resumeshis composure, or return n
% his occupations that day, he went home. s
II was long before the usual hour of his coming c
ln' and nobody was in the cabin, He called {
lie looked out for Grace. He wished for
some one to whom he could speak of the
humiliation he had been offered--of the
overbearlng oppression of the great--of the
unworthy suspicious that poverty excited in
the mi1ds of parish overseers.
O'Shane went to the door of his daughters
sleeping-room, and threw it open. He safe
down on the bed, that he might in some degree
regain the tranquility of his mind; and here he |
became absorbed in thought. During this in |
terval OF reflection, and quite melancholy, his |
fingers lifted dark cotton handkeI chief that
was beside him, the same that he had seen
Grace tying togetherbefore breakfast. 1t was
now loosely folded, and, as he fumbled in his
hand, he did not perceive that It contaned any,
thing. In taking away, he had however dis
placed little shift of We " fine cambria, as well
as purple morocco shoe with silver clasp.
When his eyes were at length cast in that di-
rection, he startled! The poor man then re-
membered, with fatal accuracy, the origin of
his trouble. He kept gazing at these objects
with sort of terrified uncertainty, as if he be-
lieved himself under deusIon caused by some
evil spirit, until, being convinced by the reality
of their presence, he held up and spread before
him the little shift, and tried to decipheI the In
! itials marked on it, which something at his
heart convinced him must signify Julia Crof
}, ford. He pressed it to his eyes, and wetlt witt
o his tears.
"Surely," said he, "the fingure of HEAVIER
: has guided me-"
Then casting it again upon the bed, he rush
&C ed out ofthe house.
It was past two o'clock in the afternoo
:. when OShane returned to his cabin. y
= reaching the door he heard care ess voices
- conversation; he saw fingures within: and
- stopped and sat down beside the entranc
~ without beng observed bit OF broken glas
" was fixed against the door Of Grace's room,
which she was standing. She had put on NJ
= best s,uffpetticoat, andIwas then separating II
" long masses of black tangled hair that tell ov
- her shoulders, in order to turn item round N
at head under handkerchief. A gay red Ma
- ras, with yellow flowers, such as she had n
~, yer before been seen to wear, was IN ner Nal
~ ~. for this purpose. There was something 81
~ hingly picturques III the young gr's aIttu
,nS and looks. Her father groaned nwardy as
ant considered her.
out On low stool beside Grace, and Patien
~, awaiting the contemplation OF her toilet, M
(" was seated, whilst at the same time he ARA
up Ced in a basket some ballads, matches, n
:. meg graters, childrens rattles, and other TO-
III They were going to the fair at u.
aSl "How much will them all fetch, Grac
re- were the first words of the father oN
heard. .
"Not better than trlfe, child" answe
ply the sister, paving more attention to the adj
IN ment other handkerchief than to Rory;
hen better than a trifle," cause its only poor !
y OF BUYS those goods; but supposin' we have
was in telling fortunes to-day I'll get enoug
n a nav balfa'years schoolin for you. That
ack, brave. won't it, Rory! You'll soon be abb
low, saw the songs over, for me to learn, and
eye hold I'D our heads above all the res"
sub; "You won't get enough in one day"
'weu answered, =,
sue 4Ah but I've small matter beside,
n the was gif to me, only there is no need 10
head notiIin, should Lilo Ae.rly tn make j
r the men of you, Rory, If you would be conform
ana Grace continued with earnestness, though
reak- did not lift her eyes from the glass -
nFather don't think much OF larnln,"
they the reply, and 81 can't say as I've grea
alarm that way myself; but II 1t Is 10 please
~ ny Grace"
be- "Plase mel" she interrupted. "Why,
if it would no. phase me, to see you suPe
eturn 20 D;ck and Terence, and that nobody s
y anu but mine" ..r
? clue And what'll be dom. then for 1T
might "Why, wouldn't you be all as good
nr;nce ~ them ragamuffins, KNOWN h
4 | J1gt no
tn the thew snake bad words, and able to tache
1t was MANN ofthings! And should not you b
iffords IN: example 10 all the house, and takII
inutes, part agin them always!
her ave -wballelse!"
When ~ hat else, IS it! Why should nj
; gone, frbt Tam Gurnev, then for calm me
!. The rSIIt-thst no less nor week past, bad m
ne nur- to him"
ltables mAnd where's the harm of being glp
lake in GracvI Ifyou're an honest gypsy gIrI'
he loss hotter than he is" remarked the mn
rnatioh bvother. ,;.
Perhaps uNo matter for that, Rory, ITS mis-
fast of ;no, word. it's not for the like OF HIM
st land Grace stopped in her speech, at the s.
gentle nor fathers step, for he now entered
le coun- ta U, She sprang forward to take his st
0yShanp cody repealed her assistance
ated the "a = aga;nst the wall-shut the door,
I,ed without speaking to the fire; II
Misery of N.ooS f1r some time before the heart
Y would rently watching the simmerIng Oh a 4 !
on from that contained The supplies his sons
hat ms, morning brought home ,c,o -;
D a level Vet those who knew O'Shane M
manner been certain at this moment that sO ,II
"A IN at e1-;hIo ,nnort was on his mind. III
scarcely cnrd manner of the father-hls pale al
mr. conntenance, his unbroken sheh
that you oTonious of a scene more teariul Ill
| an ,,,b;cb b,s children had been supJec
or to up thnngh their peace was not often IN
ion would s,Tted thew guessed by the past dars
rich: but n-Peont yvar,Ino. Itwas above all y
nj action, .on,ed terrified by these indications
doors for go storm. She looked at tlrst as
"a b4 the strange repulse she had re'
teoinr on I'll While pretending to be occuP'
Just men, ont of the way as posslDle,( III 'iuy .1S
fitness, or ment, 1t was obvious that her
n father at ~ were GREAT. Rory made many unequl
he ground tbaf thew should be off which mel
art almost ,nntion. The eyes of Grace were
to depart, her fingers trembled and her coIn y
/ the ca nresse5 gloomy anxiety when s.
goovor;np either to brave or oVerco
, 49,, sof,lv from one place 10 anc
the indig- arranging each miserable plece =
J. when in T,th the most fastiduous precision,
,as arrested bIv collecting at the same tune y !;
efore ma of mind that had forsakeh hei, :. -
ned that he occur to Grace ALSO thai tne . uT
:. Clifords retreat might be etiecteu s s.sle
Cd over. She paused, and s. y, 20 e
th a silver wards her father, whose DacA ".
declared to another less undaunted at noiy' "a :