The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-25
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the reappearance of Pennant was of all things
TO arouse Pinchers suE3etons, until his intentl-
ed Rnta4seHist~should be- ready to Poanee upon
him, and bring the necessary iegal proc eedings
to prompt issue vs. ( 1sa.i4s ID tssp s.-3iiG..:
Mrs. O'Mahony and Rory Malion reached the
post-town at that particular hour when the
great bulk of it's inhabitants were engaged in
their devotional duties. 1t was not without
design that the sharp witted lady selected that
special time. A general epiAion prevail that
then was the "witcling Time" at which in
quf4tive officials were accustomed TO indulge
at the ONCE Window Where is ff we're sought
for and delivered-but passing the yard gate,
entered by the BACK door; and had been stand
ing for some time in the passage before the
During this period Mrs. Lalory was busily
occupied III inspecting the different letters:
into various shapes. evidentiy Without being
aqie. to como at It's contents. AS a last re-
source she took EhifR lay Sss ts
precisePssiton in which Mrs, q Mahonyf Wished
to surprise her. She, therefore, gave5a short
'aIeln p. But Mrs Lalor did not suspend her
efforts-she merely asked, without altering her
position y s''' ,'7s''' T7's '>7"A
! are yon home already ?H/
bursting III upon her Wien hugh, sthonews
70 be gSgSdi t91 tsss 50 much tE9ehls to
besvildersd yEeAap, she managed to get agiahce
1EEshe lettcrf and read the address sEaas dprl
sss s ~ ss s. &; Sc i Il
5 au ss1lIls nearly Tighten sv on me,
ma,am. Who'd ever think of you coming IN so
Quietly I How is yonr honor and the Captain
l hone yer both well-and, indeed, it's myself
was thinking of writing to ge some of these
days. to beg Ye to get an augmentation to my
salary, for, dear knows, there's q great deal OF
trOuble.' and the times is terrible Dad."-
I While making this speech, Mrs. Lalor de-
posted the letter on the table behind her She
| had not time to remove the spoon)-and there
| it lay, bearing within its bosom the damning
evidence of her guilt. y
Indeed, then; it's always willing 1 am to
serve you replied Mrs. OMahony, !" and,
| nat urally, I'd rather help you than ~ stranger,
| Nelly, for there's an old saying, You know, that
'Blood's thicker than water "SgI.t.aG S5s.,I
"Indeed, have reason to know that, mean"
said the post mistress, a'for what would have
done but for your kindness ~ @'''7eH
Z ."And the poor Colonel WINS always good
friend, Nelly; yen shouldn't forget that, though
j he is in trouble" = isaaz
| Lord knows, ma'am, and that's the good
truth-hor don't forget 1t, neither Il id
against that numbering william of aninspe
who used to haYe this district"
''Wen, PM srEe Ehefw lgpS don't; although
s I'll hssan m @ite
| yos ID last Hifat he plea
nsa knows, p Ispflssl sYIlEs A aiof,
Whpf1er WINS trtes-oE MY MT. y Afactler S
nss ss e s .I.. S likes e ef
hi ni to the O'Mahonys OF the Blakeisp
@Well, Indeed, thought so, NeHytg replied
Mrs. @, Mahony, although WAS beginning to
be very Jealous, that you neEeEyask me to do
| anything tor you noWE~-bast never nIind that.
What's the news g and she passee her hand
spoon and III. aThese arc 30 smany.- new
fashi1ned ways Of folding nowadays that it's
almost impossible to make out what they write
. lsar AVn0 ha
seal just let me what can do, and she
4 proceeded with considerable ex Pertness to undo
the folds, as far as was practicable, ana then
i .peercd into the inside,
'sEor heavens sake, maam, take careT cried
Mrs, Labor in great alarm for there's no ieSters
come to the office I'm, so particular about as
to 4 GGrtainty Land maybe lose my situation
''Ah, then, who does it belong ~ that's sc
very particular - said Mrs. o'Aiahony, as she
4 looked at the snperscriptfon. swell, I7declare
it's Tor Cofofief Blake-and, to tell YOU tho
ii trR4lI Nelly, it's just to inquire after this and
Isome other letters, written by the same gentle
man. which never. reached the Colonial, That
"Weii, ma'atn, II deoiareg said Mrs Labor, in
evident tribulatiop, al haven't the leas
kreeolleetion whatsomever of any others having
come, and il was just to see what / oughttO dc
with this same, that was wanting to find Out
who wrote it, when yeu came in--you know
that it's against all regulations to read any
! letter that comes by post We are sworn OF
tins book against 1t, and-Pm sure never did i
, before, nor Sduldn't now if it wasn't that
n wanted to find ont if 1 could do anything will
Iit-aa=the -ponr Colonels account, without
sending it back again to the dead-letter Office
el.] 5"yveliy Neliy3 others certainly did come
tgs.si She Showed her that part of Pennanti
II iett6r%Sylfich related TO thefn,}
Mrs. Labor saw that she stood on dHngerou
: ground.
, dwell, ma'am,> all can say il, that if the,
, did come, Which can't reInember, II must b.
sent, where, of course, it ought to he sebt--tt
the Castle, whore 1T was directed to-and (
. have nothing muroto do in the matter" 81
'.But vow know wen enough, my dear, tina
} the col6pel docs not live there nov, and thu.
Pincher has no right to get his correspond