The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-08-18
Patrick tapped at the door and said tn,


Patrick tapped at the door and said the
fly was ready.
The old gentleman sat by the fire leaning
forward, and with his face buried In his
hauds Presently he rose, with his compo-
sure partly restored again. ''You know now"
said he, approaching me- k''why I've had
many weary Christmas; but I've faint
hope left; and I'm in chase of it tonight
told you my boy heard OF the confession OF
Pat Eagan, and went to see him before he
died. He told him who he was and asked
if he could tell him the truth about Jane
is she alive or dead P said Pat Dead said
my boy. 4 don't know all the TRUTH tsaid
Pat, but there's Ia man in lngy can write
her name if he will and his name is James
Bonneford.' And my boy wrote me that ne
had hunted that man through thes country,
as he would have hunted deer: now he
heard of him,S now he didn't hear of him.
There were two years or more OF this, when
he wrote me (and the letter came week
ago. that the man had gone to Ireland on
his way to Armagh. That's my errand to-
night
''God help you" said /.
And he drew on his galoshes, buttoned
up his macintosh, babe me good evening,
and presently heard the fly rafting away
up the street.
| stirred the fire, drew my chair before 1t,
and was meditating another attack upon
the county Gazetteer, when Patrick appeared
with a slip of paper which he handed me,
and saws; ''It's a man below steers, as would
like word or two with the gintleman IN
the Wellington parlor.
/ turned the paper to the light-'James
Bonneford, f" in a full, bold hand was written
on it, 1t was my English companion of the
dinner, doubtless, the man was In search OF
but how on earth could he have got wind of
his arrivals The mysteries OF the day weer
on me.
As | walked leisurely down the stairs,
over heard violent and excited talk from
the tap-room; and from the chance words
that caught my ear, ] saw that Mistress Fla
hertys suspicious of the morning were meet
ing active discussion. Mr.. Bonneford could
wait surely, until learned what course the
alteration was taking. half dozen OF the
neirhbors had Strolled in, and among them
with terribly excited face, saw the object
of suspicion himself
land who says Mike Carlingfords come
home ?" says he, challenging the company
with defiant air.
ats Meestress Fleherty," says one.
s.Flaherty be d. !'said the man. ''Didn't
Mike Carlingford go down with the London
derry, eight years ago2
'Moike, Moike," said the Flaherty press
ing forward, 'dont forswear yourself If ye
did rap the old man on the head. It's Moike
We are and if was hanged for it I'd say it,
and may the Lord have mercy on vel"
There was an earnestness and directness
in the old wonans tone that carried con-
viction to the neighbors.
The man saw it too clearly, and his jaw
drooped; the color left his face; l thought
he would have fallen; but he rallied, and
8 Aid in subdued tone-all his defiance gone
-'fts not yoafll be hanged Mistress Flaher-
ty: it's me they'd be after hanging. They
chased me out Of Ireland, and only the Lord
saved me when the Londonderry went down
and thought sure He would have made it
right before long but he hasn't. For I'm as
innocent of that murder as the child unborn"
[ lave We, Moike," said the Flaherty;
''now look at yer and hear ye say it-by
my sowI and behave ye, Moike."
'You are quite right, | think my good
woman" said |, aud there upon | detailed
to them the particulars which had learned
from the Englishmen above stairs; and !
think | never made little speech which
was more approved.
sThanl God-thanl1 God!' said Mike,
while 8 half dozen, and the Flaherty fore
most, crowded about him to give his hand
shake.
Now for the little woman !" said Mike,
springing away.
, 'tHe was married then" said voice.
gave, said Mike starting back, "who
dares to say size wasn't? Married fortnight
before the murder twas that took ME so
often to the house; and the very night,
Janey pulls away my badge, aud says, Mike
don't be after wearing these ribbons-they'H
get you in trouble; and she threw it to
Touser that was lying under the table, and
tn, dog followed me out that night, and
there near the gate, he found the old man,
and hung to him. But rouser has made the
bad lob good to me; there's niver man or
woman in Ireland or England, not except
ing her own father, that's been so kind to
the children ever since they were born, as
that dog"
Children !" says Flaherty, land by my
sowi, consated it long ago; them girrls IL
twins"
"A brace Of them," says Mike, and |
never saw their blessed faces till kthis day
noon and now they'll have an honest name
10 carry it's this that's borne so hard upon
the little woman; for at the very last said
to her-"Janey, whatever befalls, mind ye
wait till God clears it up before you do the
naming it's better a child should have none
than a muderer's" And with that, and
shouting merry Christmas to all Of them,
Mike dashed out, and across the street again.
Of coursesI had forgotten all about Mr..
Bonneford | suspected kwho he must be;
Patrick made the matter elear-''And shure
it's Moike himself; ism it WRITTEN oike !?
docking at the slip Of paper in my hand.)
''He said he'd be jist after thanking tbs
eintleman that sent over the cakes this
mornin'." r.
''All right, Patrick and now Patrick put
| soisae fresh Goals on the fire in the 'Welling-
ton, . and ask the Flaherty to bring ire TWO
or three sheets of paper, inkstand and pens. '
had been wTiting.an hour or two perhaps,
| when heard the rattle of fly below, and
remembered that nay dinner friend must be
nearly due, on his return. In he came pre-
sently, thoroughly tagged, heart-slck, and
| moody.
Il am afraid you've been unsuccessful" l
said. #. o..
| MY boy has been deceived" said he.
'EThe only Bonnefords about Armagh, are
quiet family, that | went laundering upon
With story about Ingy, and James Bonnie
| ford, till believe they thought me mad
man I'm not far from it, God knows !"
'Cheer up my good friend said ], "a vis-
itor has been in since you left, about whom
you'd be glad to hear )" and | tossed the
slip of paper toward him. The old gentle
man took out his spectacles and spelled it
letter by letter, James Bonneford what
does all this mean ?" says he in maze.
'It means this" said l, that James Bon
neford is only the name that Mike CARING
ford wore in Ingy to escape suspicion and
pursuit; and this Mike Carlingford is the le-