The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-30
-LLOYD~PENNANT;
A Tale of the West of Ireland.
ny RALPH NEVILLE, ESQ. /.
(Continued.l
Chapter VII.


wban the elder Martin died suddenly, soon |
after his sons execution the estate passed 10 |
cousin, then far advanced IN lie. me person
who SO unexpectedly Inherited, nag sluan
dered his pnternal property in the elssipatloi,
of n fashionable hie,-and when quite cieanea
ont had married widow with weii-paiu
iointure of six hundred a year. ne ne nohe3
moon was scarcely before half the ladys
income was disposed of to=releve the mouse
hold furniture from an execution, lala on D!
one of her husbands creditors. As Mr. Rich-
ard Martin formed the CONNECTION IRON mercc-
nary motives and his wife found heTseil ae,
spoiled to liauidate debts which she had had
no hand in contracting, lt,naS ne tas'S sp
posed that the "menage was nor haPP!
one When good luck did arrive, 1T heiped not
to allay the family discussions the ltspaha
consolcd himself i'll tue enjoyment 3i the tl "a,
sures which his new y-acdulrcd wealth Gil'eieV
Hin 70 fTitfNt
while the vile remained altogether ut castle
MORE her only society being son ny het iol
mcr marriage, then about fifteen years oi aSo'
They had not, however, been Il scconu year IN
possession of tho estate, when he eN4itlnG "a,
dy announced to her licgc lord that she io,'na
herself i'll an interesting condition. 10 n per
son of his selfish disposition, this connunie't-
ton afforded no extraordinary pleasure; nc
had already all he cared for III ilte-aeuhu :.
of money, to crafty his tastes amt appctites-
he prpfessed no affection for his vile, ana was
indifferent to who might be his successor
it only when subsequently appiiSse s ny ny
letter that the certainty of having 1amlly
was now fully confirmed, that the ola Sehtlc
man began to evince any particular interest ~
the matter; be then formally prtSC<''hlS" wy
anticipated event at his club, ami seemed graz
- flied Mt being luizzed on The su'Iece- by hl'
companions, during their nocturnal rcNelilGs
1t was not until he received intelligence OF tl'
birth of n daughter, that he considered III neces
sary to set ont for home-where the youh!
heiress was duly presented for his paterna
embrace ~ ~. y.g.,T-,.,
After a few months the happy. father died o
govt i'll the stoInaek5 at Days Clup-houss
leaving this daughter to inherit ms lortun'
and widow easily reconciled to has loss IN
infant was at once made ward OF ChancerS
the mother being allowed the house jhnd dc
mesne, together with q handsome provision &c
its maintenance, which constituted her enc
means of support for but less than one-thtT
of her first iointure now remained NO setln
ment had been made at her second marriaS
because her husband had then nothing to Sc
tie upon her, and the suddcnness OF ms dealt
or diSinelination prey ented his taking the n
cessary steps to rectify the omission when l
possessed the means of doing SO. Ita
Mrs. Martin, therefore, in worldly polnG
view, had gained nothing, but Il loss, By VIII
turned out to be splendid alliance. so long
she continued to be entrusted with the person
guardianship of her daughter, all would
well; for the allowance she received was me
liberal but Shouts the Young lady marry; 9
mother would be suddenly reduced from am
ence to comparative poverty; and this, TO
woman of expensive habits, was by no mea
satisfactory pleasing prospect; sic thel
fore early determined that the heiress shou
not form any matrimonial connection durl
her minority if she could help it; and S
hoped that filial affection, together with !
asceudanCyH which she expected 10 atta
would induce her daughter, when she came
age, to make n suitable addition to her lncot
As the .heiress advanced in years, she beca
more and more unamiable, her personal
pearancc grew less attractive, and her gu
dams influence over her gradually decreas
She soon acquired knowledge of her own