The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-05-10
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fortnight, and not for the sake Of my OWL
better than thou, Master Rippels and thy
comrades" Mrs. Netterville, now fairly put
upon her mettle, retorted bravely.
NAY, and that is nsught but the very
truth, though the father OF mes twhlcn a,a Y
Beelsebub) himself had said il" one OF the
men here veptured to remark. For
surely, Captain Rippel, you cannot have
forgotten that we should have had u soldier
the less in the camp Of Israel, if she had not
nursed the good youth jackson through
this black business of the plague, when we,
even we, men anOinted and girded to the
fight, did hesitate to so near him"
"Ha! Dost thou also venture to defend
her ~ cried the officer angrily. Nay, then,
let that woman which is called Deborah
be- brought forward and confronted with
the prisoner. Her testimony must decide
: between u.s." ---7
One or two of the soldiers who had been
lingering at a little distance in the dusky
twilight now advanced, half pushing before
them, half leading, the very woman who
had addressed Nellie no impudently in the
morning. She came forward with strange
mixture of eagerness and reluctance In hez
manner; willing enough, it might be, ia
bear false testimony against her neighbor,
but very unwilling to be confronted with
it's object.
They placed her face to face with Mrs.
Netterville, and the captain turned his Ian
tern 80 that the light fell full on the fea-
calm, and almost disdainfnl in their ex-
preston, now that she knew who was her
accuser; and Deborah, spite of all her
efforts to brazen out the interview, covered
beneath her glance of scOrn.
"Nay, but look we'll upon her, Deborah, -
said the captain, seeing that her eyes fell
beneath those of the woman she had ac-
cused. "Look we'll upon her. and say if
this be not that Moabitish woman whom
thou sawest, as thou vert lingering flor no
good purpose, do fear me greatly in the
shadow of the trees-whom thou sawest,
say l, steal hither between light and dark
ness, and treacherously do to death our
brother Tomkins, who, being-as methinks
you revealed to me just nOw-wearied over
much with prayer and holding forth, (he
was, as myself can testify, a man of most
precious doctrine, and greatly favored in the
gift Of preaching,) had come hither to re-
pose HIMSELF
tOlerable English, an accomplishment she
had picked up when in service in Dublin !;
y 4" of that great WEAKNESS caused by too
much prayer and preaching, Master Rippel,
/ said naught-my own impression being, :"
abe added, unable, even before such au-
Me0ce, 10 TepIeSs tne S1De, y tuat tne SUM
brous inclinations of worthy Master Tom
kins had been caused by somewhat too
ardent devotion lately tenderedto the wine
cask."
"Peace, scoffer peace ~ cried the cap
tain. "And if thou wouldst have thy BIAS
phemy against the Lord and against his
saints forgiven, in this world or the next,
Look once more on the face of the prisoner,
and be not shamefaced or afraid, but say
out boldly whether you can swear to her in
. court Of justice as being the person whom
you espied just now in the act-yea, the
very act of murder"
81 CAM" said the woman shortly, and
avoiding the eye Of Mrs. Netterville as she
spoke.
Thou canst I" the latter said in q tone
of indignant astOnishment.- And pray, if
thou vert watching me SO narrowly, why
didst thou not cndeaNor to prevent me p
why not strike up my weapon why not
cry out, at least, SO as to rouse up the sleep
ing soldiers"
1sI did what could, )" the woman sullenly
: responded. 81 sought out his comrades.
1t was their lookout, not mine, and to them
accordingly left its s.
"She speaks the truth, as we who SO
lately heard her tale can testify the cap
tain answered quickly "you see, my
diers, Beelzebnb is divided against him
self: and the very children of his kingdom
bear witness against each other. Surely
the woman Netterville is guilty. Take her
therefore, some of you, a prisoner to the
castle, while the rest prepare decent buria
for our murdered brother. / myself mus
speak apart with the witness Deborah, il
order to put her testimony into fitting
shape to be laid before the court of my
lords, the high commissioners of Justice"
CHAPTER v.
The sun had climbed well-nigh midwa,
in the heavens, lighting up Clew Bay ant
it's hundred isles until they glinted lik
emeralds in the blue setting of the sea, as a
old, white haired man and a young girl
hand, while with the other she supporte
the failing strength of her companion, mad
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