The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-08-02
BY sCHOFF. VINEGAR & co.


enough this night - the dawn was at that
moment breaking, SO turned myself on the
stretcher, and resolved that l would put a
bold face on it all when the day should
come.
The first person | saw in the morning was
Captain Tom, who came into my room where
[ was lying, followed by little boy with my
portmanteau. The sub-inspector of police
who ruled over the men at Ballymoy lived
as L afterwards learned, at Oranmore, SO
that | had not at this conjecture, the honor
of seeing him. Captain Tom assured me
that he was an excellent fellow, and rode to
hounds like bird AS in those days rode
to hounds myself-as nearly like bird as |
was abel was glad to have such an ac-
count of my head jailer. The sub-consta-
bles seemed to do just what Captain Tom
told them, and there was no doubt, very
good understanding between the police force
and the revenue officer.
swell, now, I'll tell you what you must
do, Mr.. Green" said the Captain.
Gin the first place, " said /, 81 must pro-
test that I'm now locked up here lille
gally."
"Oh, bother; now don't make yourself un-
asy."
CHATS all very well. Captain -.
beg your pardon, sir, but rdldn't catch any
name plainly except the Christian name y
"My name is Mathematician acder-
mot. They call Inc Captain but that's neith-
er here nor there.
81 suppose, Captain Macdermot, the DO.
liece here cannot lock up anybody they
please, without warrant"
Sand where would you have been if they
hadn't locked you up? Pm blessed if they
wouldn't have had you into the Tough be-
fore this time''
There might be something in that, and
therefore resolved to forgive the personal
indignity which had suffered if 1 could Sc
cure something like just treatment for the
future. Captain Tom had already told me
that Father Giles was doing pretty well.
'He's as sthrong as horse, you see, or,
sorry doubt, he'd be dead man this
minute. The back of his neck is as black
as your hat with the bruises, and its the
same way with him all down his loins A
man like that you know, not just as young
as he was once, falls mortal heavy. But
he's as jolly as four-year-od," said Cap
tain Tom, sand you're to go and ate your
breakfast with him, in his bedroom, so that
you may see with your own eyes that there
are two beds there
81 remembered it afterwards quite well,
said |.
Deed and Father Giles got such a kick
of laughter this morning, when he came to
understand that he was going to get into
bed alongside of you, that he strained him
self all over again, and thought he'd have
ri 0ht "a hOuco no
But anyway you've to go over and see him.
So now you'd better get yourself dressed.
This announcement was certainly very
pleasant. Against Father Giles, of course,
had no feeling Of bitterness. He had be-
haved well throughout, and was quite alive
to the fact that the light of his countenance
would afford ME better @gis against the
ill.will OF the people of Ballymoy than any
thing the law would do for me. So I dress
ed myself in the barrack room, while Cap
tain Tom waited without and then l sal
lied out under his guidance to make Sec
and visit to Pat Kirwan's hotel. / was
amused to see that the police, though by no
means subject to Captain TOMS orders let
me go without the least difficulty, and that
the boy was allowed to carry my portman-
teau back again. 'Oh, it's all right said
Captain Tom, when l had alluded to this.
You're OF down in the sheet You were
only there for protection, you know" New
ertheless, had been taken there by force,
and had been locked up by force If how
ever, they were disposed to forget all that,
so was |. did not return to the barracks
again; and when after that, the policemen
whom had known met me in the street,
they always accosted me as though l were
an old friend hoping my honor had found
better bed than when they last saw me.
They had not looked at me with any friend
ship in their eyes when they stood over me
in Pat Kirwan's parlor
This was my first view of Ballymoy, and
of the ''hoter' by daylight I now saw
that Mrs Pat Kirwan kept grocery estab-
lishment, and that the three cornered house
which had SO astonisfed me was very small
Had seen it before entered / should hard
" have dared to look there for nights
longing. AS it was, stayed there for a
fortnight, and was by no means uncomfort-
able. Knots OF men and women were now
standing in groups round the door, and in
deed, the lower end of the street was almost
crowded
They're all here" whispered Captain
Tom, "because they've heard how Father
Giles has been murdered during the night
by terrible Saxon and there isn't a man
or woman among them who doesn't know
that you are the man who did it"
but they know also, suppose said l,
'that father Giles is alive"
"Bedad, yes, they know that, or l wouldn't
be in your skin my bop But come along.
We mustn't keep t he priest waiting for his
breakfast" | could see that they all looked
at me, and there were some of them, espec-
tally among the women, whose looks I did
not even yet like. They spoke among each
other in Gaelic, and l could perceive that
they were talking of me. ''Cant you un-
derstand, then" said Captain Tom, speak
ing to them aloud, just as he entered the
house, that Father Giles, the Lord be
praised is as well as ever he was in his life?
Shure it was only an accident
Gan accident done on purpose Captain
Tom," said one person.
"What is it to you how twas done, Mick
IIealy ? If Father Giles is satisfied isn't that
enough for the likes of you ? Get out OF
that and ct the gentleman pass" Then
Capt ain Tom pushed Mick away roughly,
and the others let us enter the house. "On.
ly they wouldn't do it unesss somebody
gave them the wink, they'd pull you ir
pieces this moment for dandy of punch
they would indeed Perhaps Captain Tom
exaggerated the prevailing feeling, thinking
thereby to raise the value of his own service
in protecting me but was quite alive tc
the fact that had done most dangerous
deed, and had most narrow escape.
found Father Giles sitting up in his bed,
while Mrs. Kirwan was rubbing his shoul
der diligently with an embrocation of arni
ca. The girl was standing by with basir
half full of the same, and could see that
the priests neck and shoulders were as red a,
a raw beefsteak. He WINGED grievously un
the rubbing but he bore it like man.
''And here comes the hero,'' said Fathe
Giles. "Now stop minute or two Mrs
Kirwan, while we have mouthful of break
fast, for I'll go bail that Mr.. Green is hun