East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-04-21

lie KNEW Tue W neHhnt, Ol couIsc, anu
went with me to find them. They lived
in respecta BILE mud walled cottage,
with roof Of thatch and a floor Of clay;
and the pig very politely stepped out
of the doorway as soon ss he saw his
reverence coming, and allowed us to en-
ter.
They knew Norah, God bless her
Wasn't she their own cousin :? hadn't
she sent them money, when the times
we're hard, 10 pay the rnt ? and hadn' I
she been married to Dennis Magrath
I" And where is Dennis Magrath ?''
asked anxiously; uluala .a1-.9s8
IL it where is he' It's far out on
the salt sea he'll be by this time" said
the woman. ''' '' a'
sa"Are you sure they have gomez"
his reverence asked. 80 ra.3d ..Ir
9. (" Sure, j am they talked of going ;
for / heard it from Ellen Rooney, and
she was over to Kilkenny, and danced
at the weddiny.n oI .sfog47 @
"SThen Norahi was married at Kill
kenny; and if she has gone, they start.
ed from there ?" said /.
The woman looked at the priest, and
ON receiving reassuring nod assepted.
There was nothing to do but to 90 to
! Kilkenny. The hours were speeding,
and there was no railway to annihila;e
time or space A jaunting car, with a
fleet horse, at an extra price, was the
only resource; and was on the road
again. A few hours Of hard posting,
with frequent change IF horses, took me
in siphtof the old ronnd tower. the
venerable, cathedral, and the humble
homes of the Magraths
- Nerah had gone, Five days before,
she had left with her husband for Liver
pool, to sail from there to America
Should | ne foiled at last? Her friends
helieved that she was ''fsr away on the
billowp kew that packet ships did
not always sail on the appointed day,
land that even when the winds were
fair, they would lay over day or two
for more freight or passengers. la5o
But / had gained one, more clue,
which might be of service. Norah's
ship was the packet Emerald, of New
York. L could find by the papers if
she hal sailed. ] took the first train
to Dublin, and the night steamer to
Liverpool. The route via. Holyhead
would have been a shorter one; but the
liverpool boat would arrive before the
packet sailed, if she was still in port. /
wanted also few iours sleep.
We were twenty miles or so from the
mouth of the Mersey when saw a
large ship coming toward Us. 1',
&c :" Captain said | to the commander
of our pig laden steamer, "can you tell
me what ship that is ?'
Yankee packet ship, SIR" said he
DO you happen to know what snip
it is ?" asked eagerly.
sa'' No, sir. Can't say / do. No time
to keep the run of all the ships that
come out of Liverpool. You car take
my glass, sir, and when she gets little
nearer you can see her name for your
selfpif va s.ar, r1uma sa1 sfapl
/ took the proffered glass, and in ff.
teen minutes more saw, full glittering
on her PROV, from which the port.signs
had not get been removed, the name:
,"'EMrRALD. OF. New York" tc. ......
] rushed to the skipper, and said,
-" Captain, must see a person on
that ship. Will yourun alongside of
her ?" .o. -,as -if-
Conldn't do it, SIR D
"I will pay you"
90" Wouldn't do IT for twenty pounds,
sir"ni I1oJ 9Li r. .9di0 -i ..'.I
IA" Twill pay you more than twenty.
and whatever is right for the detention.
It il a matter Of life and death. have
friend whose iife is in peril, and there
is person on that ship who may save
him from the gallows."
2" Ny God You don't say so? I'll
be along side of her directly ~ VI
In ten minutes more sprang into the
shrouds Of the noble ship. There was a
crowd ofeaagrsnt passengers forward,
taking their last look at Old England,
and hoping, most OF them. to get a
glimpse oi Ireland once more before
they left'it'forever 10 BIOS .iiJ gna.
, l kaew that tho captains of ships did
not like any interference with their
crews or passengers after they have
taken charge Of them, so I resolved to
tell 1.-THE gentleman'y as wellas the sail.
orilike master on the quarter deck, my
business. explained it "a briefly as
possible, and he sent for Norah MAJ
9ratb, who came aft wonderingly, close.
y followed by her husband. srr,.,,, r..
Norah," said /. "you know Father
Donovan in London ?" '''- t'--
20" To be sure l. do, sir; and It's plase,l
intirely 1 d be to see him this blessed
minute" ... ..
You lived with Mrs. Mellon ?"
"a" Tndaie an did, your honor and.
IInpe it's we'll she is is, and the nice
gentleman ber husband" u - 5r \
",Noiah, Mrs Mellon is dead p
"Dead' God rest her soul Sure
you don't mane'itS 81 H1a fgs ~ i1
She is dead; and Mr.. Mellon, my
friend is in, Newgate, and may be hang
ed for poisoning her"
s" Poisining Hanged |. Och, sir,
you cannot name that Sure, an he
lavad the wary o,round oba tro1 uron