The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-18

invading expedition, who, having bven OK
changed, were now in France and bore strong
testimony to his claims national synpSthy.
One day, while loungipg in tho garden Of the
Iullleries Mike was accosted by an officer, one
OF his former companions in arms-and with
whom he had been on terms of moro than
ordinary intimacy during their brief campaign
An invitation to Captain Dalincourts mothers
followed the renewal of this acquaintance, and
the exile soon found himself favored guest
in a very charming family, whose house was ut
all times open to him, and where he had ~
general invitation to pass his otherwise I'M
occupied evenings. Captain Dalincourt often
spoke of British officer confinedin one of the
PRISONS at which he occasionally mounted
guard-but this person said to be an
Englishman, Mike took no particular interest
in his fate-and paid, little attention to the
conversations, which young Dalincourt recount
them.
One evening Mike sat in Madam Dalincourt's
salon, listening to the merry songs of France,
while his thoughts wandered fur away, and no
recalled to mind the touching melancholy of
| his native music The captain and Some friends
| came in, and after the usual salutations were
exchanged, Dalincourt requested his sister to
/ favor them with u song 0f his imprisoned ae-
| quaint lance.
For" said he, al love its deep pathos and
| noble measure"
reused from his abstraction by the sonl-stirring
/ melody of I" Sav0urneen Deelieh,n Erin-gO-
! 1raghs Tho aiE was swnetlX suns al 9seh
cent.
Mike was peculiarly sensitive to the influ-
ence of music. He sat spell-bonnd while the
| girl sang; his eyes filled, and when she con-
Guided he with difficulty avoided bursting into
| tears
s'Thats n song of your own country, said
the captain, addressing him; "you should
/ know it, Blake, for Pve often heard 1t sung by
| the Irish ladies, when the prospects of their
country were brighter than they are are now,
| aiv l-tt oh nm
my friend, the next turn of fortunes wheel
| may restore you to your friends, and the Green
| Isle to its independence"
| Excuse MY weakness, but it is difficult to
| repress ones feelings at an unanticipated plea.
sure. Did ysu bring the mnsic. from Ireland"
"Not at all; have it from my captive
friend, as my sister will call the poor fellow,
who plays it for hours together"
"Who, and where is he He must, of course,
be Irish"
| imagine, obtained the music from his lady love,
| for have often seen him kiss the words writ
ten at the top. He lent it to me as an extra
| ordinary compliment, / assure you, and under
| q solemn promise to return 1t when my sister
should have made copy. Could he have done
SO himself, 1 do believe he would not have
parted with it any account; but pen and
ink are not allowed him, and as my father pro
cured his mothers liberty to pay visits to heI
relations, he felt the obligation too much &c
refuse the loan"
He handed the music to Mike, who starte(
from his seat with surprise as he saw kat'
Bingham written on the fly-leaf in the char
| acters of her own welfknown hand.
Good Heavens,n he exclaimed, this be
Ionged to my own nearest and dearest relative
what's the persons name who gavei it to you T
, "That can't tell you for the life of mo bu
! you shall see the man himself, and you cal
then inquire n
It was very strange that q thought of PEN
nant never once entered M Nike; mime N con i
mental anxiety had so altered Pennant's Per
!. sonal appearance that Mike would not hay
, poor prisoners delight was unbounded ut again
. shaking his old acquaintance by the hand, On.
: the interview proved one of the huPPteat Incl
: dents of his life; for he learned OF bic father
u supposed innocence, and heard OF the con
: stancy of his loved Hates affections. nix
. blessed the providenSial accident that bF0ugh
y him in contact with the man who, OF all other
( he wished most to see. This discovery was
= double source of pleasure TO him, tor net onl
J, did it promise q speedy termination to the sn
= ferings of his own family, but not acquaints
IL afford channel through which communicable
u could be safely effected with them.
n At the time of Pennsnt's discovery by Mix
Is his mother was in the country, exertinR herse
v to procure the interference Of an sufiuenh
d parsonage in behalf Of her son. When she r
g. turned, the joyful news which awaited b
n seemed as q presage of approaching spccess
&, procuring the prisoners liberation. Meantin
nc however, Penna1ts health was suffering fro
D. protracted imprisonment His state of heal
oL being duly certified, he wns at length nberat
Of on parole, and allowed Co proceed to the sc
e side, accompanied by Mike, who was expects
OF to keep a sharp watch on his movements.
ell Pennant, Immediately on being released, h
ne addressed a letter to the colonel, but being u
I'd fortunately addressed to Col. Blake's first Tod
I'd ings it shared the fate of Mikes remittance
ig and instead of conveying this loug-desfred
a telligenee to his friends, remained thrown ash
TO in, the dead-letter Office, until the usual til
n for Investigating It's contents should arrive.
e. OF course no answer came from Col. Blal
as Mike became seriously alarmed. Gould he
no deadf" " In that case what had become
in Kate % were questions he often put to himst
on After due Consideration he determined
he write once more to Col Biake's London