The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-04-18

then took to como from the colonies, where
| recruits of that description were generally
climates, preserved the secret, and secured the
continuance of the imposition. Meanwhile,
Captain Jack made his money easy, and spent
it freely, Strange enough, his wife, although
continually upbraidipg hispast misdemeanors
and his present indiscretions, was very fond and
proud of him. too. She abused him herself,
but no one else dared to take similar liberty,
or even venture to concur in her own passion
ate denunciations She lad married him
| because he was fighting man." and he was
| always willing and ready to do tthe needful, y
IL any one had the hardness to interfere with
theIvotes of the teBantry, or deprive his wife
of the legitimate political influence derived
from her extensive territorial possessions.
4 Mike had just detailed theIprivate history of
! the couple they were about to visit, as de-
I.scending the mountain they came in view of
the house and say horseman riding rapidly
towards them./< He was large and rather
corpulent man, mounted on powerful broad
chested[ cob--and hallooed, and cracked his
whip, as he spurred-the painting animal up the
I "Here comes the Captain said Mike, " and
| I'm happy to find that Wen pass a pleasant
evening; if the mistress wasn't in good
huInor he darn't make SO much noise. -
y "Hurrahi bad luck to you, Mike, my boy,
hoy are yous' shouted the newcomer ) /" the
i devil take you but you look we'll Y, taesompep
hands that esineed the Safnth Of tie welcome
And how are you, Binghafaf and you,
/ Lientenant7 G1ad-heartiIy glad--to see you
all. 81 The dinners ready, and came on to
hurry you for fear of having it spoiled, and the
1 'mistress's' temper hitmshoye along, boys
! she's in great spirits. I'll go on to tell her
you're coming" and he wheeled his horse about,
and galloped back to the mansion
! Mrs. o'Mahony stood before the hall-door,
| waiting to receive and delighted to see her
! visitors, she was dressed in a style. SO simple
! as TO border on sloyeliness, asthongh her
! personal appearance was by no means SO pre-
possessing as to counteFhalance the deficiency
of her toilette. The good lady piqued herself
| on the plainness of her face well the
simplicity of A<r costume, and her family
pride led her to suppose that her station ia
! society enabled her to dispense with the all
improving atJunctS OF ornaments and dress.
| None of her features were regular or we'll
formed, but there was the eye flashing with
natural wit, and expressive of no ordinary
| capacity, fine teeth, and splendid hair, which,
even at her advanced period of life, still
retained its glossy blackness, with short
"retrousse" nose, adding, considerably to the
drollery of her face when she INDUCED in a
rather coarse style of humor, which those who
| were not its victims always considered as ex-
tremely amusing. Her temper was jealousan
/ fickfe she would TO any length TO assist n
ifriend in istress.-nnd- 1Hnnfd 4nnrrrfIz the
same person in prosperity for the slightest or
e44H5e generosity
made her generally popular, bnt the unceasip 6
perseverance with which she sought out family
I secrets, and the merci1ess manner in which she
/ sometimes made use of her information, rem
QereCl her the terror OF such OF her acGualnt-
4 ances as were unfortunate enough to have
blots ON their escuteheon, or rotten branches
on their genealogical trees. Captain Jack had
but just returned from Dublin, laden with the
fruits of successful expedition, and had de-
posted in haT hands, without any diminution,
Ia rare occurreDee,) five hundred guineas the
entire product of the one hundred recruits he
had delivered on board the Tender" She was,
i therefore, most captivating, although not over
refined and the anecdotes which she told,
I%and the limitations which she gave of persons
new acquaintance, aud made the dinner pass
off with an hilarity which added greatly to the
tpleasures derived from the excellence OF the
yiandss and the prime quality of the wines:
The hostess was the only lady Mt the table, and
when about retiring, she whispered something
in Mikes which caused him to cast a
hasty glance in the direction Lloyd Pennant.
y The necessity of her position compelled Mrs.
ONabouy to pay particular attention TO the
law authorities of the county The under
sheriffs officers as well as the sheriff himself
must he conciIiated, and the prospect of pro-
motion to some post of more respectability and
emolument often secured the good office OF the
"baiIiffE 1t was, moreover, of great import
ance to the worthy lady that she should appear
to posses influence over the decisions of the
local courts. so that those who acted as her
partsans, when recourse was had to physical
n force might have their zeal stimulated by the
moral certainty ofescaping punishment through
her intercession. The county courts chairman,
\ or Assistant Barrister" as this Judge is
called in ireland, was, therefore, always a
welcome guest at her table, and he formed one
of the party. Roger Joyce, the present holder
of-the office, just then making his circuit
through the county, was a gentleman of con-
siderable fortune, and his place had descended
to him as a sort of heirloom his uncle had
left it before him, and he stepped into the
judicial shoes of his deceased relative as
4 naturally as he passed into the possession OF
his estates; he lived like prince, and enter
tanned in style which few could afford to
initiate. Although morose in his. manner, the
"Barrister" was capable of acts of the greatest
devotion III behRif of those for whom he
possessed any regard and no one acquainted
with his worship would dream of appealing to
his court for redrehs against any person known