The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-12
ELLEN DOYLE,
OR THE
Irish Patriots Wife.

Doyle and her daughter, except the cear-siyhteJ
good Of the one, and the fresh rustic beauty
and loving, womanly heart 4 the other. "C,esr-
sighted good sgnso"-looking steadily at one side
Of = question and then at the other-thinking aud
rejecting, aud then judging. and acting on tina,
judsmeni.-aro certainly not Attributes Of Irish
character but none even in days happHy past q
ercusable, however lAmentable, uupopulsrity 70,
elanc' could deny the loving, romauly nature 4
tho lrsh mAden--be she oil Celtic or Saxon ancestry
while her companions would pass a. peasant.
usually dc, tue most picturesque and lcautifii
spots IN The lovely nsighbourtood, close by her
mothers farm, and Feel no in.ercs. IN tAeir beauty
Ellen would look and linRer aud wonder II Other
lands more rich and prosperous w-re a. fair to
look upon as her own, and feel more than gossp-
ing interest in ,helogends and tales which tradition
had chained to the woods and waterfalls. She had
received sufficient instruction to render her alive
TO whatever bore TIE semblAn-e OF information, bu,
not enough to enable her to discriminate between
the real aud unreal. OF course she had lover =.
nay, lover, plenty aud to spare "more," as al.
said herself ",hsn was good Of them" Some,
who had ssharp eye to the long lease the widows
farm others, who thought Ellen could no. refuse
the prospect Of jauu ing 10 take her to church
on sunday-tor slough DOYLE abe was Pro.
testant,-others ssain, who loved and admired
her for herself, aud cared comparatively little FOR
the prospect Of her being heirees apparent to Al,
pretty cottage, the four cows and their accountant
ments OF pigs and poultry, crowned by abe bi. OF
lana" Of ~ cnty acres The widow, soon sfer her
husbands DEATH resigned half tho farm she then
held to her landlord; ss she told him frankly
"sss and tic land would run to ruin, II she held
II on bIi she knew Of tie Lord spared the orop,
mud TIC iow csstle) she could manage The rest and
rear her lille g1rl dsoeutly In the know edge and
love u God"
Inc past time Of death and starvation had iniur-
oil Mrs Doyle, as ID did every one, more or lean
sne did not feel ID as bitterly as many because aha
h.d some money in tho eavings-bank. snd was
thrihy as well as charitable but sue suffered d.,n
y' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In feeling, and in
'he seif'Sacrihcs she felt called upon, asa Chris
h,n woman, to make for those around her in their
tine oil mood no matter whether they deserved il or
MOI The Lord" she would say to "a hard man
TO Tho poor'"-a noar neighbour, who wa. e.Il.d
"a black orancemsn," and who yasas vioIs,,
against "Pinsts'' as "Papls.s" could b, ,-,t,.,
nm" Inc Lord never told MS what our ns,yb
tours might do for Ne bat lie told US what wa
It's Wt. no Ior mem Nothing can lie stronger than
ms commhnd 1T enemy hunger, iced hirn.'
Msrs what look TO- I know that day after dav
iorssks inc straight path, and somehow get ipto
tooA9I ,hu yes don't look to le a ca.tswGv for
W"i look 10 be forgiven. IcomraittL'sand tt.,
SIN win my eyes op n, knowing S,o differ, tbev
,hl iA'o SIN through the darkness they are born
sreI, Iua re,Iol In but even that has nothing to
no WIN ~ rear sitter year We arc called 10 hen
missions IN foreign paris, aud | read in tho narsA
o. monty coli'ce ed Tor far away miafor.uuea-burn
lngs or srtnqnakes-in lands whose names Ellen
can haraly hlske out and all Is done as It ousht
TO be. Sure, then, LIZ. R,ulin lrs not ths attn ~
hon al our own doors we'd turn from, whi 10 there,
mes. "w ~ .r ECKER ne, .. are on ne heartt."
de d1.s'" wv 6''o VI"
"S9,"shs replied "bu. the dogs are rot to s.,rvo,
III ~ y. us erumos 1oai fall from Tie rich mas
Nole ho more Dirt they are against Us IN.
more 10 II our high Christian privilege 70 .nn-
eour and save them In ther dis ress"
"ThG's very tad philos, phy."ssld Mr.. R,ntin,
with, At that rate" 'Ao'N'
only go by the Bible" answered the widow.
iS ~ ohly 20 by that; think my own wAy
Is oes' anu safest and tie law laid do n for our
duty to our ne.gnt our - 40 tl.in. tba,J S.o,J.
any one can mistake it,"
-, , mover" Aou-ht OIL! Rankin, while he button.
cd ms coat In a misery way, up 10 bi. tbro,t,I
never saw such fool IS me Widow DoyleI 81.
nghI pl' she never viii, be worth /. quar-. Jfbut-
termilk abCye the world"
Ellen, as have said, had lovers Ier ,no,L.
placed such implicit trust In tbs pnritv and 80
esy OF her nature that she suffered nc suitors Ia
e.ino Anu 90 "l.h only Passing cb.erv.tion ora
aud quality. - 1870 "1NNoi
Mel, my darling, don't think tho Old clerk
OF me h'ings-hauk has ever pad YOU a visit a,nc,
drew 'he last five pounds TO Law in the breadstus
ior outso,Nos anu Me poor / wish d good Eng.
Ish people would send the charity 10 our cleryS
or even we priests, ins.gad OF 20 the relief com.
~ n'oeN 'hh' loo out Starvation, n one may, say
IOo sVerS'hlng-eyeu the word Of God" =
80 20 l. mother. LIS good rldGance Of IN.
,,,,i '.I.fL ne Who usci to say whAI beau.
soe ny heI 'uo hutAer u another woMEu's child.
rem ~ o'ter t.sn M sci" And lou usLed
ihoA 'hereH TIE 'arlu'r irum I lo.h /"
COX clean" ''' never
Wei, Jewell there's Rodsy the horse dealer"
NAA' Tie io&y tighter; who said / Wa.
~ - , MY ana wanted 4 ssroug b.t IN nv
! pack oihouuGs; and vowed being m a -
" ~ a. good sport as being n 81 the death pr.,,s
.oN o" 4'5 GU
ar, Darcy the gardener At his lordship'a ha.
'0 We IuF YOU dear lea very good lad -
, nsl' m9.ler' lie "A goOd LAD 100 good Aluost,
"Snor, Darling he Is tAller h., ,,yo i,.A.,
your poor father Was" nan
well mother, am four inches taller than Won.
oy we cAlenIer's rule but that's no rule 49,
link he loves me" Az ruiz ! uohl
~ do"
doL'i then for you know the little dane. -.
my on nuAy' long asc, when every orc WHO car,s
a A - lle was only ftcen-just q child Ey
~ ~. A.s'ei me as matter Of course tina. day. ~
nhen Aey wished me Joy, except James D.reev
d. brought such abesutilul uosegay.W A,
les remember the nosegay."
NI0be COntllusdl A.