Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-04-20


be contint forever. By the way, Katy
darlint, how long hev yez been in Sir
Murdoch's employ, if yez phase ?'
"Iver since was fifteen, an that is
tin years ago." responded Kate
"That makes me twinty-fye years ouId
this blessed minnit, an Miss Mariette
is jist three years younger. 1t was
five years ago this very night, when
Mariette Armand, the only child of
Sir Murdochs married sister, came to
live with him in Dublin"
"Where he used to live in purity
high style, l 'spose ?" remarked Ma
loon.
GAS high almost as any noble there"
continued Kate.
"Go on wild your story, if yez plase,"
said Pat, as Katy paused again.
"When Mariette came first to live
wild her uncle resumed Kate, "she
was nineteen years of age, and as
good, as sinsible, and as handsome a
girl as Ulster, Connaught, Munster,
or Leinster iver produced. She hadn't
been in the family scarce a single
wake until all the household loved
her, from Sir Murdoch in the hall,
down to the cook in the kitchen"
"Ivery body loves her now, light
headed as she is" interrupted Pat !;
'"but at that time | should think all
the marriageable men of the city would
hev been afther her."
"Indade, an they was afther her,"
continued Kate, by tins and twinty's
at time, almost. But she only cared
for one, and that wuS a good an brave
young shipmaster, named Henry Cul-
vertOn."
"And her old curmudgin of an uncle
wouldn't let her hev him | suppose" ="
said Pat Maloon.
"Begorra, thin, but that's a mistake
Of yours, MiSther Pat Maloon," re-
sponded Kate. "Soon as the bould
young sailor tould Sir Murdoch of the
love he felt toward his handsome niece
and aXed for lave to marry her as
soon as he returned from his next voy-
age, Sir Murdoch frankly and cheer
fully gave his consint at Onct. A wake
or so atther that, Misther Culverton
sailed from Liverpool for Melbourne,
in Australia, so he did"
"And niver has been heard from
since, has he ?" inquired Pat.
"Ay, but he has thin, Misther Pat, "
continued Kate; "for about the time
she should hev arrived at Melbourne,
siverat wather casks were picked up
wild his ships name marked on 'em,
an by the same paple from another
vessel, some clothin wus picked, wild
IL. G. marked on it. .
(Which goes 70 show that the poor
feller'S ship was wrecked, and him
self drowned" responded Pat
"Uv coorse it did, resumed Katy,
"Dut MafFleIle, poor tnlng, dIdn'
wholly gave him up till afther two
long years had passed away, and thin
she give up Henry Culverton an lost
her razon at one an the same time
so she did. Soon as he found this out
Sir Murdoch took his unfortunate
niece into the liveliest company be
could find, SO as to divert her mind
from trouble, an bring her razon back
again to where it was before. But il
didn't do bit Of good at all, for al
at Onct poor Mariette fell sick, and
whin she got the betther of that, hcl
uncle found that although she was ra
zonable enutf about most things tha
wint on, she was rally raving mac
about her lover. Thin in order tt
change the scene, as hev often hearC
him say, Sir Murdoch brought her here
where lately she has taken up th'
wild idaya, that she is now to fine
her Henry, and she has even now gone
for the hundredth time, or less, dOwI
to the Giants Gap, hoping to see hin
there"