Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-04
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40 beautifully dark and deep the hazel eyes which g''''
no gently and pleadingiy into your face.
True auburn those locks; of that color "h.'
,,is despair which we sometimes see in cid Italian Pe'
lures aud sometimes shedding flood Of hg" ,.
fresh young faces from green Ireland. Then lou "0'
spiri, of self sacrifice shining out from Mary n'
which woulG have we'll become one Of 'n'se w i ,c
| ugs of saint or martyr; go truly se h. o,;,,t
forgetting spirit was ii; aud no eAp'0
better with those delicate features ,n,h
49,, nu,.rv was no heroine OF romance, and though
a devoted Catholic, was 100 hutho'e '''"',I H.,
-, :, mar,yr She only an ltish servant sll''
,,,o hard Tor her dollar and hall week IN our oE''
I'd ,ea SAINT city My acquaintance win hcF w coh'"'a
os,san smile in answer my greeting az sne openee
M door of dear friends house for me In my almost ua
calls until one day. stood on the entry she oohea u
hesa,;nplv "Miss Kate would ye think II bold IN me
osred 10 take the plain sewing you were talking yesterday
Of putting QUIT Sure I'd do my best TO please ye'
"yop MARY" said /; "why what possible lime have you
for plain sewinea"
uWhv Miss Kate finish all my house work before lo ana
then when have helped Bridget with Inc lea lhhss ts'
M lets me sit in the dining room and-and can sc" very
we'll because Miss there Mary blushed most oeaufu!yJ
| have friend who comes and reads to me-
"A friend said half laughing, and yet with woman
quick sympathy with love seoly-"ana "''a' uoc e
do while your friend readsf
uOh Miss Kate and would nj bo SO iorgetui oil poor
Rdpe, who 10 lust strangeke from old Ireland ana VINO
has no followers as ye-houeh she will have tor sue
handy GIRL and nice uokingas leave her BY hers ~ 'e
kitchen; and Philippians Philip Lanahan Miss Aa'e-
don't like TO see her lonesome either and thatS e ea''A
he reads 10 me instead of talking"
"Bu, what does Your friend Philip read7 said curious
10 see more clearly the page Of human lite ana haPP's
opened TO me. .d
.Whv Miss he reads stories mostly because Bridget ana
understand them best; but Philips great scho'at ~
poetry books till its most like music 10 ms
Poeuy-what poetry2"
On Miss Kate, perhaps you laugh al me 'o' .a'
Pn,p scholar; for suppose you read sfea' oea'
.,rv Than ba but he reads the Lady OF the Lake a"o
Mrmion ard makes tho hard words 30 clear ana so p'
d chs, h. don't understand he brings Dictionary o'
that ,.ls about history and Knights and such hhes ou
BRIDGET works so hard the cooking all day. 'ha " goo
sleepy then u :, p,u,,,
| thought should like much TO attend one OF "''p
readings but II was no discuss The matter ~
bidding Msry come round the next dny for the sewing '
her. ~,
Tho nov, afternoon Thursday which is always holiday
to servant girls Mary came 10 me, ana WINE "''
an, and fitting the work drew from her. and oy the hep
- fu loading oues,jous and the sympathy which she
mo credit for her whole simple story She Shall tell II
| In her words:
.You s.e Miss Kate dear, it's myself, that was but
slIph, Colleen when left ould Ireland, aud II was win
heavy heart that did but mother she was sore put 70 II
to find even praties for there were 80 many mous
and father though he 80 kind and unny win u.s. "hen
% was himself yet sometimes he'd took the draP 100 much
nd then he could bear of us In his sight And Php
ra,shan-b. is the widow Lanahan's son-and We were
psehbo,s chher ard the promise had passed oet"S u.s.
but mother she said was young that she wouldn't hear
m for
SO Philip was always ambitious like, and Father Mike haa
given him such good learning that he couldn't think Of
settling down lust in the Cabin where his father red and
he came 10 me and asked me- ary, would yc geSe much
# went of 10 ~ and talked about how he'd come BACK
with the silk dress for mother and Gracey ana Inc wedding
gown for me- and sure Miss Kate, lts heavy my hea was
al the thought his LAYING but II isn't aher easns my
own heart I'd be by putting le weight on hsni so mace
as If could bear it, and Philip left me- On, MISS ha'e'
I've had trouble enough since them bnt none mat Tell 30
heavy as that parting for young thing and didnt
know what trouble Well The long and dreary winter
passed away entirely and the and the next w'nr
and no news from Philip; things grew and woFse
home and they cast up that Philip had forgotten
me for some foreign womau but mother never Knew no"
that word from her took my heart. Al last cou!l n Oea
il any longer and when heard that my couen Bridget
Greedy was coming out 10 Amerky sure went down "n
INV Bonded knees mother 10 let me come loo out hoe
shs would hsy, had me take up with Mike Fluhery, the
under agent he had good salary from the squire 10
nay nothing of what he squeezed out OF the tenants ou
told mother that could never be- for had MT the promise pass
ed be,wx Philip and myself and isn't that the Same as 'he
pope had pul his blessing upon usf So her heart rotenec
and she agreed should go with my cousin but us nor
troubling you I'd be with these things, Miss Kate, 80 IL Tie
work ia ready"
"You do co. trouble me- Mury must know how yon
and Philip came together again."
"We sure is of the real gentry ye come, Miss Kate that
cares for poor Irish girls story and its pleasure TO me 10
tell ye Bridget and me- got Ameriky and wo landed
in New Yorkbut sorrow me fit nj wilderness o
place. We HAD hard times for little while, but al last
Bridget got place with lady cook for she was old
err and looked steaoie and stronger Than me-so took in
sewing little: but it's poor pay s that always and the
sharp winter made cough and take pain IN The side
So Bridget grew anxious about me- and there came sister
of her udys that she lived WITH who was coming out here
10 meet her husband and looking for nurse 10 care
for her little girl which Bridge, thought would suit me in.
I:ely seeing chder always tool. TO me and 10 them
was yery henpy Miss on my Jour eyhut IT, happy as
could de- away from mother and ALL and no news from
Phip-for the lu Lily fond Of me, and would n
20 10 her mother from my, arms-out II was hef
summer and too soon we'd brought her nome
She died right off, the little darin almost In my arms Tor lis
only had lay her in her mothers when the breath
OF heI sweet BODY. ana nef moulcr MrS oHiii
she did Mt any more, and felt as If our Lord had
deserted me- and every thing going wrcng and all this
Miss Kate when the blessed Virgin and the Saints were
working for me; for that very afternoon as was going
along fourth asking about for place sure at The cor
ur OF Plum there was Philip himself he going home
from his days work the foundry LIS glad am, Miss,
mat he saw me first for II I'd him. and he not
me perhaps proud I'd been, and slipped past him. But
m 81 Thing heard was, Mary, is that you your fetchF
na turned and Philip and fell in flint like and just
.rl, him ca and carry into the little medicine shop
that's at the corner; and when | 10, felt
ears falling on my cheek and Philip leaning
Ohl Mics Kate Its strange how quick grew strong
and took Philip with to Mrs Smiths"
But what had kept him silent so long, Mary :"
"Oh times he had the ship and he lefi II when
he get New York; and all his wages except enough
10 keep the life in him. with long letter TO oy OF
his shpnutes; but wueiher could have Kept the
money or may he lost it, something happened 10 him.
leastways never got the letter, which 10 ME
nor The moneyand Philip had been poor that he had