The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-23
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 90. 1862 ri

MORNING, MAY 90, 1867 rs
ready to explode. the follow Vas a taffioow-
chanders SOP, in village, near Dpnseverick,
and had never been received there except on
business. < He restrained himself howssser, fur
although rash in his own affairs, he conld
suffer martyrdom for the interests of others
" And know proceeded the Limb of the
Law, y 'sthat ready money is not now to BIO eS-.
pected. VIII you have the kindness to take
the document home with you, and show 1T to
the Cnlonel and as You seem to be in his con-
fdence, just say that it will oblige me if hc.
let's ane hear from him ON the subject as soon
as possible-the matter should be. settled be-
fore the threatened proceedings are commepeed.
There is another paper, toe, which you might
as well take him it is notice, served by the
plaintiff in the suit"
Mike jumped from his chair.
II viii do no such thing, sir. Do you pre-
your bum bailifff BY -, (raising his oaken
stick, which was no trifle.5 For one pins
point wouldn't leave n whole bone in your
carcass.
Mr., Clipper rang his bell violently, and
shouted murder" The clerks from the outer
office rushed in, but Mike had, in the mean
time, resumed his self-control.
" There is no occasion to ring your bell, sir.
have not the least notion of molesting you;
but WON'T deliver your papers and if Colo
mel Blake takes my advice, he'n neither leave
his business in your hands, nor himself in your
power"
He stalked from the office, and banged the
door after him with q crash thatishook the
whole house. 80 -
mat night post car1isd n Letter frosn Gins
per to Colonel Blake, formally apprisinga him
I of the steps about to be taken by Harry Bing:
hams next male heir, to obtain possession of
the property; and informing him that it was
now full time that the moneys advanced by
himself, in part payment of the debts of that
estate, should be either refunded or secured.
There was no security for this money, as his
fclient must BE aware but his own letters, and
as the sum was large, and man but NOR
ia, " he requested that the affair should be at
| once wound up. He regretted that HCoionel
Blake had not, communicated With himself di-
rectIy, as he used to DO; but that, instead of
doing SO, he had sent n person who hot only in
suited, but would have assaulted him, were it
not for the Interference Of His clerks. He sug
| gested that when confidence appeared TO be
shaken between solicitor and his client it
was, better they SHOULD part; and i9nelhded
! by reduesting that the Colonel would appoint
some one else TO manage his estate and conduct
This law business, as ne did not wish to expose
himself to further insult by continuing in the
/ employment -
Mike also wrote, giving his version of the
affairyand stating that he should set out for
home the next day, as his continued stay in
Dublin could be of no possible service. 7
The Colonel threw Clippers letter aside af-
ter he had read it. He had no particular in
-tErEEtiu- thlt-persu15-I11r Efctt-uu-
beiu g-0htiget -change- his man of business.
an estate should not be liable to the debts
| which had been paid for it; and he was by no
means disposed to submit quietly to such de-
cision. He, therefore, merely wrote in reply,
! expressing aregret Mt the communication which
he had received, and stating that he should
1 comply with Mr.. Clippers request as quickly
| Mikes afforded great comfort to his relative.
From his long absence and retired habits, Col
| ohel Blake had no intimate friends in his own
neighborhood Bnaccustomed to business, and
particularly unacQqainted with law, there was
no one to whom he could apply for advice on
his private affairs but his kinsman and
although Mike had been improyident and nm
fortunate, himself-like many persons who
! have failed in life-he was considered capable
4 oil, giving sound adEice to others. 1t struck
| the Colonel that, in the new arrangements, the
management of the estate might safely be con-
fded to him; for the duty of an agent, at that
time, was confined to the letting of land and
I receipt of rent, and those duties Mike was per-
| fectly competent to perform. By this means
| a respectable and lucrative occupation would
! be provided for Mike, and his constant resi-
! dence Mt the Castle would be secured. 1t was
now particularly irllsome to the Colonel to re-
ceiVe strangers, and 1t was indispensable for
| his comfort that he should have some one
near him wheawould serve a connecting link
with the outer world, with which he was more
| than ever diSinclined to hold any direct COM
munication. The proposal was gratefully ac-
ceptcd by Mike, who, poor fellow, having
acquired experience too late, began to feel the
unpleasantness of being deDendent-not that
| he perceived any falling off in the attentions
1 of his friends, nor diminueion of their hospi-
talitjes, but he had lived long enough to re-
pent the consequences of past indiscretions,
| and to be ambitious of an Independence &C
CURED by his own honest exertions. He was
no fool, but only the victim of the vicious sys-
tenn which prevailed in his youth; aud was
| rather 60 be pitied for the false position in
which he was placed on entering life, than con-
demned for yielding to the temptations which
surrounded him, and following the example of
the thoughtless and pleasare-seeking class
amongst whofu his lot was cast. The day of
his public appointment to the agency was a
happy one on the entire estate, and when night
came the mountain sides were illuminated by
bontires. The poor tenantry considered it a
blessing to be released from the grinding OPP
precision of the attorney, and their delight was
unbounded at getting under real gentle
man, and one of their own fine ould stock"