The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-20
LLOYD /PENNANT;
A Tale of the West of Ireland.
By RALPH SEvnLE, ESQ.

MI iiEst oceafs1sssrsu rtlu
If dining in company with the Heatheringneld
ladies' for although the peer, when Ill Town.
acmetimes patronized the judge, the countess
had never IGNORED their new CONNECTIONS WITH
her presence at an entertalhmfht' EIu!
Electromagnetic, who was too conscious o5 H tI,a
own position to be snpercilious, displayed the
ntmost condescension when she came IN con-
tact with the female branches OF the blathel
well family, and had even gone the lengtn VI |
SUGGESTING that some of them might be lhNlIeu
to the manor ; but the earl at once put an eA-
tipgusher the proposal, declaring pGreriP-
torily g that it would never answer. Chlot
fnnately, Mrs BIatherwell deemed it necessary
Ia show off before her grand connections on
this the first opportunity which presented
itself for the purpose of convincing theth ohaU
she could do the fine lady and BY SO Qolhg'
the GOOD woman added exceedingly to tue per
picxfties of the evening. Mrs Blatherwell nhu
the.misfortune to be nervous, or considered IL
good taste to appear SO, ana mace d Piao 80
Of fainting during dinner upon speclai oCSa
sions-a habit extremely inconNenlent 10 her
guests, who, as she weighed profoundly were
often obliged to participate IN the IaDor OF ie
moving a burthen, which the servants IN at
tendance were unable TO sMppOrt. INT WnaI
of tai. littlr-fts= atfetftea-the-ltd an
opportunity of displaying bis coDlugal. aIecz
ton, and enabled her daughters to shoM-oIl
their sensibility and filial love.
The entertainment was progressing heavily,
but all things considered, rather we'll, when u
preliminary historical sob startled the comPa-
ny and Mrs. Blatherwell fell back in her chair.
As she turned over, she caught the tabie-cLoUh
in her grasp, and jerkcd plate OF bollea !ul
key and oyster sauce, to wnlGh sue mao JUS st
been helped, right upon the full-tlress jacket OF
cornet of h,issars, who, in his efforts to" say c
his fnery, struck deCanter OF VINE IRON tse
hands Of a servant, into the lap OF an el9erly
lady, habited in brocaded SILK, an. nelrlo0H
from her prandmoth Anna Maria, the elder
Miss Biatherwell, flew to her mother IN
twinkling, and the worthy dame was borne
away, followed in procession by her soTroHi OWN
spouse and afflicted family. The Heatherlng
fields, not being habituated to these scenes
appeared deeply distressed, and the most lei
the room, but soon returned with the eonsolnI
intelligence that all would be right dlrectly
he seemed, however, quite thrown of his guar'
by the occurrence, and forgetting by whom n
vas surrounded, remarked TO Tneobald Fred
erick, who had resumed his seat at the loot o
fhe table, that % 1t was - unlucky.'
After waiting some time, Lady Heatherng
field went quietly to see if she could rende
any service, but she found the invalid seate
on sofa in the drawing-ro3m, IN a compile piPoSe
state of conYalescence, while Mrs. fihche
Martin stood before her with a smelling potIl
in one hand and a bumper Of Madeira IN IN, III
other.
"How very unlike her family the lady of tn
house is" said Lord Heathcringfeld to MIX
at the close of conversation which they ma
carried on for some time h he drawing-rooI
VERY" replied Mike, looking intenuy
her; I" it is the first time I've had the honor
meeting her. for you may suppose, LORD Hcat
eringficld, that past occurrences cut on al j
tercUurse between the Blakcs ana Martlh'
but she is indeed very unlike any oil the
stock"
The nightwas far advanced, and Col Blak'
carriage stood Mt the door. Miss Bingham III
gone to muifle, and Mike waited her return
the hall, when Pincher, who had eVl'ietlI
taken too much wine, requested him TO wa
into the parlor, as he wished to hold some co
versation in private with him. He had ott'
during the evening, appeared to i DE On wb !
he seemed afraid to hazard (; but his eonra
had reached the sticking point l.-e.