The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-04-11
LLOYD PENNANT;
IA Tale Of the West Of Ireland.

BIZ RALPH NEVILLE, ESQ

opening from the pubic roac, anu p. a ~
y WALL which joined the main approacn az q
naint presenting fine view OF DuhseyS1Ttck
Castle, ms IL stood proudly over .no sisaS
lake and backed. hp and surrounded by rising
Grounds covered with massive forests, apove
which again lowered in the dislance sho ~ 4Sa
Caianei Maurice Blake it's present proprietor,
was the representative OF an oia oa .ai,,nd
distinction in the armies OF foreign states J. IN
Conformity with the custom OF his ancestors,
as the penal laws exesndea nln ,se
under tll, protection of an uncle, heid mar
slialin that service, and BY his gailantry AT,
tanned the grade Of colonel pe1ors asseaa;on
&c the large estates which he Inherited. ne
married happily, and had every prospeeI OF
worldly enjoyment when the suaaen d asasI ~
execution of Ulick Martin, which made ueep
Impression on his mind, determned nun 70
seek relief from his mental suneringsln cn'lneo
of scene After years spent in wansierinS over
the continent he finally settled IN faris. 1 ne
revolution drove him from France, ana tne
political aspect of the times which
the universal overthrow OF personal rignts,
decided him. from prudential motives, TO retmfn
home and reside upon his property Inc
aITivalof Blsks hnlr annarent 10
his estates was hailed by the people OF. the
nsishborhood with the warmest Recommendations
Of he had 1 the fact fshas he
left Ireland while yet boy, and remained put
o short time at Dunsevc rick after he came INTO
possession, still the incidents OF his early me
Unmarried q melancholy interest TO bis; history,
and MI eli asses We'd with each other1n eyincing
their feelings of respect for q man whose
domestic snfferings secured their symPaIny,
and whose military career reflected honor upon
mis- native land. Harry and Kate bingham,
the children of Colonel Blakes sister, fad ioss
their father when infants, ana their noohs s
~ Ixs.x- Asvxr7,n
enfered the army, had attained the age OF
twelve Kate was committed TO the care OF
Mrs. Bolingbrooke, widowed re,ntlve OF on9
family, who superintendent her edueation ana ',
under whose :.chaperonage" her uncle intended
that She should enter into society
The establishment at Dunseverlck was
si,,ilar "a, those then found IN all Irish houses
&c ifs pretensions. There WINS Jim the
bIrtlerp who had been "bred in the place." and
travelled round the world with LAS master,
sy,nn1rted pysa host of indoor subordinates,
swb;Ie ti,e stables were ycramTned with "a crowd
of irondescript grooms, coaehmen, ana Cos
soonp messengers in numbers quite dispro-
nortionate to tho work they were supposed to
pperf,rn. There, too, was Larry the piper
who played in the hall during dinner, and was
adbnifteAs to the parlor when the ladies retired,
,v;sIss i,is asisnso and splanxties,n so long as
they were able toshear, or he to handle the
% eSauter.n Colonel Blake was temperate
: andlAn snra,lent man, but no example couid
Sa,,rass The habitof excess and extravagance
tnpsid it
10 escape from the dinner~table early in the
evening, leaving his place TO be occupied by
The public roads were then almost impassi bic,
SO that houses at any considerable distance
fomeaeh other.were difficnlt OF access; some
counties in the west were without post-otfice,
and the expense Of letters became enormous,
not only for the high postal charge, but for the
great length OF way 4 was necessary TO send
Office by tho mail Under such circumstances,
cousins like Master Mike, and indeed all
other visitors, were cordially welcomed, not
alone on the score Of consanguipity- or friend
ship, but also account of the interesting
information which they generally conveyed
The Indies had retired, the Colonel had stolen
away and the deearter circulated with the
usual after-ainne velocity, under Mikes
superinterdenee. So .&3 aa
Long before the dinner-table had been
deserted by the other guests, Pennant had
betaken himself to the drawing-room. Kate
was singing one of Carolanss charming airs
to the harp whom he enteTed, aud the hurried
glance which she threw around as the door
opened. and the nervousness which almost
iInpeded her ntterance as he advanced towards
where she sat, plainly told that his appearance
had been expecfed, and that his presence-ex
ercised inttiaenees ON the fecliagsEof the
lovely GIRL u I5FS5
The young Lieutenant n as the, bean ideal of
q SAILOR over Iliti,tle height, viii, well formed
and graceful -7igtre, there was daring IN his
eye and an expression oil determination in his
eountenanee which attracted immediate atten-
ton, and though nat strictly speaking. hand
some men, there wss sincerity in his warnl-
hearted manner which nIade. him u universal
fayorite in society Agtiensly attached to his
profession, he seldom left Isis slip. ssven when
afforded an opportunity OF mixing in society,
so that he had Int little experience of life on
Shore and his heart' wtls nnseathetl 10y the fas-
cinations and hollqwuess of the fashionable
world. This yisis TO panseyeriek formed the
most delightful incident III pennants life,
Treated as one of the family, he enjoyed the
privilege of Kate Bingham's society; when not
on the mountains he Joined tho ladies in their
walks, or accompanied them in their excur-
sions on hcIBeback; after suchSopportunities of
intercourse between two young persons gifted
with 4Aersnnal attractions, and who had long
known each other through the medium of
Harry and formed preconceived ideas Of each
others merit before they had ever hpet, that
which might have been expected followed.
No declaration of love was made-no accept
ance of vows solicited or accorded. Neyerthe-
less both mentally arrived at the conclusion
that they loved, and that the passion was re-
eiproeals Pennaat's stay was now drawing to-
wards q close, as his leave would expire IN a
few daya each hour that he passed in Miss
Binghars society hut added to the estimate
which be had formed of her aIuiabiiity and