The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-05-10

NE FEEL VI lASA AdA1 0NlNV UAAO
Fans, SUNDAY MORNING, ia,
that we cannot tslf the moment thst the myr-
mislons Of England will sweep down upon o.,
and lesve this Aounestead in ruins, as they have
already llkfhlaA AkAeaN other patriotic Pinot
AZ NJ ,a as.s p pHsS' se fri.- vhsp
by . strong effort. he gained his equanimity,
"there is nothing for u.s. for the present, but
wasshfainess and patient endurance, until the the
God and his country, in this unhappy land.
shall have an opportunity OF measuring hle
strength with the oppresser, in the hope Of
Dinner being now served, the Englishnen
could scarcely svince suth rudeness as not TO
wait upon my mother and sister, and escort
them to the table; and my father, determined;
to be master of his own house to some extent,
at least, resolved that the friar should join
them, proposition to which Father Bernard
anticipated Grace being said by the friar,
amid the il-bred filters of the soldiers, all hos
tile feelings were for the nomentmerged In the
p,sasng task q. o, ,as gtSS
keen edges of their appetites had been some,
what blunted, conversation began to flow more
freely, when one of the red.c1ats intrednced
pressing an ardent desire to get peep at the
document itself, as it had not yet reached that
part of the country; but, at the same time,
denouncing it's rumored contents, and branding
those who endorsed it's sentiments as traitors
aud scoundrels at. .tt,'. -.
This was q hit Mt my father, which prObed
him to the very marrow; and he was about to
make some angry observation i'll connection
with it, which might have led to results the
most unpleasant ut the moment, had he not
from the hiar who adroitly interposed some
remark, which had the effect of turning tho
current of the conversations into another chan
mel, and which led to q contemplation of the
disturbed condition of the country in the imme-
date vicinity of the village. Al...y 81
Oh, ,yes," replied ono Of the officers to some
faa es ma Su ae ~e sna soon aas him and his
gang Of murderers in our clutches and then
long rope and short shrift for them, say L"
fsthsr se n ap So1n9 caught the precise
drift Of their observations -.-l!
"Of whom but the infamous Captain Rock
and his pack of cut-throatsf who are now, if
report speaks truly, ON the best possible terms
with somt Protestant gentry in this part of the
country"
that my father again felt the blood rushing to
his brow bnt, just then, the ladies rising to
leave the table, happily broke for = moment
the thread of the conversation, which was not
taken up again when the remainder of the party
assumed their seats. - ..4
Punch-that is, veritable% whisky punch
being the staple commodity then, as now, at an
Irish Timetable, when the cloth was removed
all the gentlemen present save the frinr adj
dressed themselves to decOcting the smoking
beverage. He, however, could not be prevailed
upon tO do anght more than was required by
Common politeness--an example which was not
followed in any degree by the military men,
who soon became boisterous and offensive in
relation to the Irish generally Things went
on in this manner, and roughly enough, too,
until verging toward midnight, when the sub
ject rs the Articles of Dungannon was again
hauled over the Goals in manner far from
complimentary to that dread parsonage, So
warm and SO brave did the military heroes be-
come under the potent influence OF the bottle,
that all they wished for was an opportunity of
laying their hands, for even single moment,
on the infamous outlaw or any of his despera-
does; loudly averring that they would new
them down like bulrushes, or string them up,
one by one, on the old elm trees that lined the
road in the vicinity of the house. Two or three
times during the evening the friar absented
himself for q few moments from the table, but
returning almost rs quickly as he left, his alb
sence was scarcely noticed by any one present.
1t was now between twelve and one o'clock,
when the friar rose slowly to his feet and asked
permission to propose a toast, which was freely
granted not only by my father, but was acceded
to with sarcastic applause by the three English
were determined to enjoy themselves hugely at
his expense.
.Fill up, then, gentlemen" he replied, Z" and
although the toast may not be entirely III keep
ing with my cloth, no heel taps"
No sooner said than done; the glasses were
Immediately replenished, and the four gentle
men turned toward the 1rlar III expectation OF
what was coming. Scarcely had their regards
been well settled upon him, however, when, as
if by magic, the coarse, dark gown that had
hitherto totally enveloped his person fell from
his shoulders, aud he stood revealed full in their
gaze, blazing in q uniform of green and gold,
and holding o trimming glass in one hand, and
a cooked pistol in the other. In an instant the
three Englishmen leaped to their feet, and
rushed toward the door of the apartment; but
there they, were met by couple of drawn
swords, and reeling backward, deadly pale, to
their seats they waited in terror the result
gan the pretended friar, "pernlit me to intro
duce myself to you the Captain Rock whom
some of you have complimented so Handsomely
this evening and allow me to say in addition Si
string mp, in a summary manner, either myself
or any of my men, here i am at your service,
while dozen of my followers are awaiting