The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-16
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 49, 1869.

spurn you from my heart, and drive you. from
| che added, tenderly, show can blame YOU I
You never heard the story, and were ignorant
| of my poor lost husbands fate.1 Then, sinkine
stretched arms towards Heaven, she fervently
prayed God to enable her to bear with forti-
tnde this browning affliction.
"Mother-dearest motherp cried Pennant
iinging himself Mt her feet, " tell me it is not
true, and let me believe that my father was
guiltless. Tell me Of his innocence as certain,
and l shall cherish his memory though the
world pronounce against him.
Heaven bless you, my child I" and mother
and SON were locked in each others arms
:" In the presence of God, !" she said, soleEnnly,
the declaration from his truthful lips before
and after his condemnation, and he died pro-
testing against the injustice of his sentence.
The time is now come when You should have
tho history ofyour parents, and your own real
name ana position; but you are fatigued and
seem exhausted; have some Refreshments, and
then .., -. ........,.. =. "
mo, mother now; let me hear all can
not bide delay.n
81 your mother, am Lady Marguerite the
only child of the late Earl of Kildare: and
scended from as ancient and un5lemished q
race. He was an only child, and heir TO q
very large estate. While left alone at kildare
SasI on ono IF those ooessioas ShsI the
met, and In the end were privately married by
our domestic chaplain, Father Stephen; but
our union was carefully kept secret, because
old Martin having become Protestant, had
complete control over the disposal of his prop
erty, and my husband had, previous to- our
marriage, made profession of the Catholic
faith, which, in his fathers eyes, would have
been sufficient cause for disinheriting him /;
on my fstheRs side, too; There 1yuuld lnvs been
insurponntablez objections, unless tho fact of
my de;Rf U1ick's having returned to tho Church
could be made public; for, devotedly attached
to his religion, he looked upon the elder Mar
tin as q despicable renegade, who had deserted
his God, TO secure his earthly possessions. The
old mans death, however, might be daily an
ticipated, and then the chaplain calculated on
being easily able to reconcile the Earl to n
match which, in worldly point of view, was
lily concealed, as I never went into society and
your grandfather was still absent. Weelived
in love and hope, until unfortunately duel
took place between your father aud Cant. Des-
mond, the brother of Mrs. Blake, close by the
Abbey of Dunseverick. The colonel acted as
the friend of his relative, who fell wounded in
the side, at the first fire. As yonr father and
his second instantly fled, Blake obliged to
leave the wounded man alone, while he fetched
the surgeon, who waited out of sight until his
services should be required. On his return
with the medical man they found Desmond
dead from second wound in the forehead,
with the pistol which had been unused in the
duel lying by his side, and still warm from
recent discharge. AS they stood by the life
less body two boys came from the abbey, the
elder of whom declared that in the colonels
absence, Squire Ulick had returned, shot his
Erostrate adversary, and then off again.
The simple story of their informant, coupled
with the fact that both gentlemen had heard
the shot and saw your father pass quickly and
alone over an adjoining hill as they were APP
the abbey, COW inced them that IL
d-bloodcd murder had been comnH tied.
Law proceedings were quickly taken, and my
unfortunate husband was committed to jail To
abide his trial fer the revolving crime of which
he spl Hpr ma ma iup l. Ilp
of my feelings, when informed of the terrible
misfortune. My first impulse was at once to
proclaim my marriage and fly to MY husband,
to console and support him in his affections;
but the chaplain mbatted and overcame my
resolution, by pointing ont the many evil CON
which might result from such a Step.
Through him, however, We kept up constant
and the poor prisoner had at
least the consolation of knowing that his wife
was firmly convinced of his innocence, and
more devoted {if that were POSSIBILITY than ever
in her love. ~ E s,a : nh '.rtf e. % M !
" The nroof against your father Was strong,
and he was unable toproduce any evidences or
to give any explanation that could invaljdate
it. AS time wore on, without throwing any !
favorable light upon his case, his nearest con-
nections. turned against him; his father a
cold hearted man of naughty temp fRmeae and
excessive pride, in whom age and bodily III
nifty seemed to have ob1iterated all Eeelipgsl OF !
parental affection, rejected his entreatisas Scr
in interview =.4gs being ssenged lIie llfw eEs
that defence was hopeless, openly Se9pfsesed, |
his inssntion ~ taking no step which piGht /
tend to rescue his only child from the perilous \
position,in which he stood, or EohaSe htn9fSbnI |
The ignominious punishment, neeessarity PttepA /
tart On on lbs asS,
~ Disgrace Mhipha "a par patton 1n7ts1e AH5
entail cd upon hiInsel
lkeIq q prove on OF FIte most dang W.T. l
lesse8 aQainst hifn. Sfa NiASf ~ -
"The period for, holding the assizesz aEriEedA
md the excitement which had for some tiIH6' \
Jagged, was now revived with increased in \
ensitV YalU- tlsei do uGpp0inted for nal \
he RAS,rt yves RlIadt to excess, and l. disguised 4
Ind Rtfsnfied slSvSsmgg Daidaand Rory Mahon, 1
'uue fnflIer's fosterer, wasElhOBg ToVEa,
md could hear their different remarks rs the
ase proceeded. The appearance of my poor
husband, "a he stood in the dock, shocked me,