Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27
StlcttG0 Galt.
lgssn tie Dublin University Mas-ziac.)
lie and Death in Iipperary.
A stoey Founded on Fact.
CHAPTER ".


Nr, Dillon was not scoldin- woman
at there was a stiffness in her moods of dis.
a.,lre or uncasine,s often awful and oppreS-
/ IS. to those who witnessed them. Thus now,
IS She sat silently before the fire, looking dark
0a ,ha wasting turf and faLgotS, there was
..og-h in her attitude and expression Of conn
aran.e to weigh heavily on the spirits of her
.slaul and daughter Pat himself felt sore.
uoubed, and more than once went to the
c with the intention of making another
nlMag expedition in search Of the missing
IT, bat always returned without lifting the
.ca for where to 90 in the midnight hour,
# ,d oalv the stars for his guide, he cOuId not
.u 10 wait with patience, thea, till the
morning should dawn, was his oaly resource
il sleep overcoming him, he retired softly to
d KITTY also fell asleep in spite Of herself,
.c waiting to see when her mother would
from her position before the fire, aud WAS
10u Su0ring heavily in a drcanleSS slImber.
Meanwhile, Mrs Dillon remained motionicSS
the last spark Of light had died ont of the
turf and stick-thc candle burned down, and
acrc she sat in darkness and gIDom, till the
first ghmmer of morning stole over the sky.
er husband and sons, and prepared the family
1.akfast with as much precision and aiacrIty
s if she had not walked twenty miles the day
fore and afterwards passed >eepIeSS night.
The daylight did not bring mnCh abatement to
tie anxiety of the DI2ns The father missed
the fair face of his lovely daughter from the
4m.ly board the mother felt no one knew
shat Kitty was pale and Withholding her
brothers silent and gloomy. When the nnu-
lQIg early meal had been hastily dispatched,
lie male portion Of the family all went cut in
.G.r.ut directions in quest Of the fair one :;
and with feelings of the most oppressive Kind,
,le mother and daughter awaited whateVer Il
.Igg5 time wculd bring them. Mrs Dillon took
pthe unfinished stocking which Nelly, the day
.-0re had been engaged in knitting, bat has
lily threw it down again as, for an instant,
,pasm contracted her features She then com
aoacpI the arduouS task Of patching Ciohes !;
while kitty's wheel Seut forth drouiug thrum.
Iae arrival Of Bet Pagan, rs the daV adyan-
al. did not serve to make matters any better,
ID k"ttv's estimation she dreascd so meet
.e dark, meaning look Of the widows eyes,
~. lar ls,t inquiry i" Has Nelly come back
ei = called forth a rather cold answer in the
a-arye. Bet shook her head, and that was
%or,e sj,l Kitty threw down her fax with
wonderful industry, and the wheel went round
80 fast tAat Mrs Pagan exclaimed at length:
Nnsha faith, Kitty, yerse!fS the fine spin
~sr-goo5 luck t ye Ye'd bate two in the
eoUa,ary."
Mrs Dillon spoke but little, and as Bet
Knew her way, She did not force her converse
'ol upon her but talked on cheeri'y, address
Jug no one in particular and expecting no an
HeT,. 50 The morning passed away. At
'.sth mans heavy step was heard approa-
'4'hg the house Kitty trembled, and a faint
ness seized her Mrs. Fagan rose to her feet
..l stood immoyabIy in the middle Of the
-'.fi the eyes Of Mrs. Dillon were fixed upon
Ig open doorway. Pale, with every feature
r.. r,a'.ng impress Of some terrible emotion, Pat
D"on entered, without uttering a word, sat
""a on the nearest vacant seat.
Where is She what has happened ~ de-
@,4aed his wife, in a shrill unnatural tone.
Have you fouad her? Is she dead ?"
4, >ne isn't dead = replied Dillon, in tone
W ,l1g1t'aI ca.mncSs, as he removed his hat
1'a ,td 1t quietly down.
Z, Father, what is it Z" asked Kitty family
n.y. n.y. sue sa" great drops of pcrspWaton stand
IS ol her fathers haggGrd face
cure, Il She isn't dead there's hope, broke
.a' mother ,rcmuIousv.