, 1869-03-07

ktno-t&1t khe would condetaend TO no ApQl,,
oRy-thAt Ght wtuld bear hTself n thpnHh
aCahmst Minister dlnod With her At fcast
once year. But when The moment came.
.5s bross down and 'ds 81 r. ,ssS spgosy Ti.h
self because she hRd done SO
uMy dear madam said hr. Monk, II live |
mrseu 70 much hke hermit that your houso
fs.a palace Of luxury to me-" Then hc felt |
90 hatcd himself. He found it very difhcult |
to talk 10 bis hostess upon any subject, until |
BY charce he mentioned bis young friend
Phineas Then her tonEu. was unloosed.
''7ouE son. naaaam," be said u: going with
shame, Know, takipr him 30 soon away
rom home, but should not know bow 10
grt on Without him"
"Oh, Mr.. Monk, It ls Euch blessing for
him, and such an honor for us, that ypu
should be 20 good 70 htn." Then The mother
spoke ont all her past fcass md all hcr pres
eut hopes, aud acknowledged the etcst glory
which It vas to her to have kon st,t!nE IL
Parlttucnt. holding M, Office With stately
pame and great salary. and blessed With
The fdcndship Of such man as Mr. Monk.
Alter that Mr. Monk got On better With
~ don't know any young man," said he,
"tn chose career naye taken so strong an
"ne was always good" said Mrs. Finn,
w1rhp tear forcing itself Into The corner Of
| each eye. II am his mother, end Of courbc !
ought not TO say so-uot In this way; bnt 1t
Is truc, hr. Monk" And then ttc poor lady
| EaA Obliged 10 raise her handkerchief tnd
Wipe away the drops. :p,
Ph!neas on this occasion bag taEen oat TO
| dinner. thc7 mother q hls deSoted Mary,
must be 10 the doctor and Ass. F.un 10 SO
you CONC back IN this way, says Mrs. Flood
- SWi.h ii o,l my bones u1bt;rokcn :" said he,
AYES With al Jour bones unbsoken. Yon
know, Phineas, whep We first heard that req
were 10 sit In Parliament, VIC were atlaid
that 3ou might break . rTo or two-=laee
"Yes, I, Know. Evezy bodr thought
! sure ol It as did nyscl[''
'tBut you have not como to grief.'
Tan not ont OF the wood ret, you know.
| ;" As far es lean understand It, you are out
! Of The wood. All that your friends here
want 10 zee now Is, that you should marry
some nice English girl, With little money,
U pots,hle. Rnnaors hare reached VI, you
"Ramors always lie," taId Phlncas. :.
"smetimes they do, of course aud anl
not golrg to ask any fndiscreet questions
But that Is What we oil hope. Mary WAS
saysnE, only the other dAT, that II you wtfe
about ycu. And you know VIC all lake the
mest lively interest ia your Welfare. u Is
not every day thst man from County Glare
gets On as yon hare donr, and, therefore,
woare bound Il, thlnk OF you-" Thus NJ.
sho bad forgiven him the thouzh,lessnas Of
bls early yonth-eStn though thtre, had
been something Of trea cherry In that thought
1eesness to her OWE daughter =; and showed
him, also, that whatever Aary'a feelings
nas tlouss ael fs 9s
vii m.sry p raid Mrs. Flood Jones.
az .hould think very likely rcst" said
| Phincae. who. perhaps, looked farther Into
the; mind Of the lady than the lady In
"Oh, dc," said the lady. Every man
= should marry ss soon o. be can, and espe.
chilly mAn IN your position"
i, When tho ladies met together In the draw
!. ing.room, alter dinner, 1t was m possible bu'
: wa Mrt. CallaEnsn from the hreEery there
and old Lady Rloodt OF tBloodstone-who q,
, | Ordinary occssio1s would hardly admit thk
: she.wa Oh dining ont terms With anyone i
y killsloe except the Bishop, b1t who ha
found X Impossible TO decline to meat a Cab
:, from sixmilctqTn, q fae-away cpusiu Of th
!. Flnne, who hated Lady Blood with sru
Il provincial haired.
- II don't rec anything particularly uncor
- mon in him, aller all, y said Lady; Blood: !,
- & think be Is yery nice Indeed, " said Mr.
~ Flood Jones. T.. i -,
- So very quiet, uy dear, and Just Iii
- other people :" said Mrs. Cnlaghan, meaulu
:. 10 pronounce strong enlogium on tho Cat
- T. .ver5 lie other people indeed, y saia Lad
A9a VII xhst ~ vosla Sog, e1Rest ,r 1.1 ID
~ women in London walk upon two legs, ia
!, as they do n EnnisH Now Lady Blood he
, Ee,f hsd been born and bred IL. Ennis, whcr
n, us.Mrt. Stackpoolc had come from Ihnertc
- :. which Is much moro considerable to wn, Al
j. therefore there WIS satire In this allusi
~ to The habits Of the men Of EnnlA which Lax
~ Blood understood thorouGhl5, :,
=. people walk ID London quite as we'll Is yo
~. dor Lady Blood had once passed. .thz
= uop.ha In London while st- Patrick b
teeu alive, whereas Mrs s.ackpoolc had nc
~ er done more than visit the metropolis To-
'off of '30h, no doubt" s.la Mrs. ss.ekpoole
IN "but-I never can understand Eh1t It Is tt
~ people expect I supDose ar. Monk oo2
,I ,I 10 have coue with bis stsss On 5he breast
=, Amy dear Mrs. shckpoo'e, Cabinet Mn
81 q. tcrs don't have start" said Lady Blood.
s9S iS II neYc1 said they did, said Ats- Sta
poole. .
saa s'a to-" ss5d Irs. FINN. %You nay say v
ii IL yeu wiz, but men who arc hieh
aAo Now must say that this iritnd Of my 8:
ron does not d. any thing Of that kind"
33fth "Eot The least" said Mrs. Callaghau.
i'm. "Qu!te the contrary" said hrs. Eta
Won poole.
,ons Lady Blood. GAN say Is, that didn't b
anything wLudcrfu1 come out Of his mon
,vn and Is for people walking In E1nls on
legs, have lsteen donae5s IN Limerick Dc
,,rg iuAt the came thing" Now It was '
1on' known that Mrs. Etekpoole bad two 4
nrst living In Limerick, Is To neither Of whom
Il It expect ed that he would set the Shame,
vnn FIRE. After thl. little spesch there Va,
I'm ! further mention OF Nr. Monk, 4. 1t bee
aavtn necessary that all The good nature Of !
Finn and al the tact OF Ar&. Flood Joues,
m all the ene1gs Of MIS-. CallRghAn should
!. At used, to prevent the raging OF n lnteene
=. 4 battle between. Mrs. stackpoole and /
shf- Blood.
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