The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-11

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entered St. James's Park, and thought THAT
being 80 near, he might az well call there On
his way helmet Captain Beaumont, who stared,
and passed without saiuting him. Could it be
that he had heard of his reverses and like the
common herd I'd of mankind, spurrsd the nm
resolved to test the truth of his suspicious. /
Following the Captain, he Soon overlook HIM. 4
~ must be strangely changed when Captain
Beaumont does mot recognize Colonel Blake"
"Pardon me, sir" replied the Captain,
coltily, (" know you perfectly well; but
circumstances, of which you cannot be ignorant,
render any FIXTURE intimacy between us inn
possible. ~ s'.al'5A 5S4 T. tlfsaiti3E
'ssir,p said the Colonel, protidly, 20 am not
aware Of any circumstance which should
deprive me of the respect of my former
acquaintances, or OF any man Of honor. am
poorer than i was, and in the estimation Of
some this may be q damnng crine. -oa.l.} ~
"Not in mine, sir; i should rather consiGler IL
o cause Of closer friendship; but surely your
conduct towards Captain APenant Is q fun
Justification of my desire to avoid ai further
intereouFse. - Yoh received the unfortunate
young man into your family, 5yat to debauch
him from his allegiance. By 30 doing YOU have
ruined him, and brought discredis upon my
self ms commanding the only British ship In
which tiisloyalty found footing.ni ~
Atthe commandments of Captain BeaumoEt's
answer, Colonel Blake thought that Pennant
must have told MIN of the scene between them
at the Abbey. When he heard the charge
brought against himself, he was utterly con-
founded . He had never entertained the
FeluOteBt idea that Remnant could nave been
implicated in the Irish conspiracy, ana what
Lord Edward mentionedih their last interview
as TO his having walked with him IN che lawn;
while the police were seaFchiilg tho Casele ana
% asos@sa laa ss
On his solemnly assuring Captain Beaumont
SefSlisn Pennant, and that neither he nor any
one belonging to him had, SO far as he knew,
/ tamIered with that officers allegiance, he wns
informed that, since Pennant's understandable
Martin had discovered, and TRANSMITTED 70
4 governments, written communications between
/ the late Lord Edward and himself besides
i having before established the fact that he had
aided Ia conoealing that unfortunate nobleinnti
when pursued by the police. Those combined
proofs left no doubt OF his guilt, and Afforded
AN ample .explanati6nsisf his fiight-tlfat he
i had, accordingly been degraded from his rank,
and his name struck off the navy list On the
coloneFs telling him, MS a proof of the truth Of
| his own statement, that he was thea actually
on his way to the Admiralty to make inqniTy
about Pennaut, Capt. Beaumont advised him
4 to return, if he presented himself there the
! probability was that hS might be arrested as q
/ rebel. When parting, he added, SIT yen can
l throw any light on this mysterious affair which
! may serve to clear the character of my young
! and valued friend, and prove that the charges
/ made against him and yourself are unfounded,
I shall be alMlaYa happy to hear IRON you on
1 the subject y - - ---l - I. - -lL1
q The ladies' were at their work after dinner
and the colonel sat Mt u sHTHft t1f1lei
q prp,arinp to commences the letter he had de
termined upon, W hem the +newsSenders Voice
I.H as heard pfOclaiming "ExtraordinaFy and i'm.
Il portant news from Irelandan Tim was instant
" dispatched with a, shillipgA-the colonePf
last one-Ato purchase the paper, and presently
returned with the Courier, and then retired be-
!. hind hismaster's chair to listen to the news
The first thing that met the cOloDel's eyes was
a heading in large letters = Insurrection IN
misunderstanding of iDunsevericR'S Castle--'
4 Defeat of the Rebels!" y .,-.g=it-.-s sieF~
r. "GreaS HeavsnSl what can this means Read
il for me, Kate--I have not strength enough 10
! do So. .5fEo4ay-Ht - y ay5t. - ASi'.t.
! = Miss Bingham read the disastrous account
without interruption. The colonel heard it Il
the last word without altering his position, o.
~ giving the slightest expression to his feelings
5 When Kate had ended reading, he only said
q This caps the climax of IOnr calamities." as
: Mrs. BoIingbroke retired, but Kate remained
r She did not venture to interrupt the current o
= her, uncla,s thoughts. This new misfortun
{ seemed to have so crushing an effect upon him
i that she felt the time for unrestricted conf
r denee had arrived. His looks announced tina
) + he was about TO lay bare his heart, and Fevea
e the hitherto half-concealed Iuystery of hi
a affairs. She was not mistaken. The colone
: had traNersed the room for some time, and The
2 suddenly stopping before her, he demanded
J. t. aForgiye Won for what, uuelep cried Kat.
d springing from her chair, md throwing herse
s into his arms; 4" forgive you, whom my motht
I, ! on her death-bed charged me to love and ODE!
], Dear. dearest uncle, / have nothing to forgiv,
IS and if had, be assured that forgiveness shoti
g not be withheldp 81 - = =
v The colonel kissed her t0feneau - les, fAhJ
z Won have must to forgive-though the injufi,
s inflicted on you were Involuntary and unintel
o tional on my part acted for the best, p'
h what avails that to youl The consequeHc
10 are the same" t.
n Seating her on a sofa besid him, he then to
her of the loss of her fortune, Of which 81
Is was until that moment ignorant, and OF q
IN total ruin of his own. Rates selt-pOssesstt
10 had nearly forsalSen- her, but she triumph'
IS over her weakness.
ID Z" In what you have done, uncle" she Teplie
ut "you have nothing to upbraid yourself wit
10 you did all for my interests, but you were d
no ceived by others"