The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-20

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| turbable good nature and her uncle's high.
bred politeness, rendered their solicitations
courteous, although their manner cold.
AT TINS moment the carriage drove to the
doeT Pincher, from without, having whistled
| TO attract attention, desired them all to come
down directly, and Miss BiatherweiI scampered
playfully away, followed by the others. Col.
Blake and Kate conld overhear he gentlemen
telling the ladies all that had occurred before
they entered the carriage, and the concluding
remark of Anna Maria, 81 would teach such
audible.
- Chapter TX.
Mike" said the colonel; as they sat togeth-
er after dinner, that same day, some decisive
step must be taken; Pm now fairly driven to
the wall. THE fact is, Il would sooner sell the
estate than lead the life l do, subject to the
I1mpertlnence and insult of every upstart fell
low who may have the power to annoy me-"
Mike started on the chair, and looked in
credulously at his companion as he alluded to
the sale of his property-the probability of
such an event having never before occurred to
his mind.
"Mauricei Manricen he answered, YOU
couldn't think of such thing! Sell the es-
tate, and not leave drop of the Blakes' blood
in Dunseverick Castlei Why, your ancestors
would rise from their graves to haunt youn
And his eyes filed with tears.
:" Heaven knows what bitter anguish such a
step would cost me- did not know myself,
until formed my determination, what pang
1T would infiict; but what can do7 If don't
sell, it will be sold for me-"
THE estate is good security for three times
what it owes, and it will be easy to borrqRv the
money and pay Pincher Of. rejoined Mike.
g And transfer Iiaa ~.
can lay my hand on my heart and honestly de-
clare that law-law in which was involved
from no fault of my OWLS the sole cause OF
my misfortunes."
:" Yes YES" interrupted Mike, "that Internal
Clipper and that unlucky Pepper, and that
expensive humbug they call equity
aOn the day." continued the colonel, I'M
mindful of the interruption, his lips quiyering
with emotion, On the day that L am driven
forth by law from the home of my fathers, i
can at least raise my eyes without shaine 10
their portraits, as l rcmOTe them from their
desecTated halls, and truly say the fault Is not
mine"
"NIaurice,' again interrupted Mike, :" cant
stand tlris-I cannot bear to see you so. sold
my own estate but what of that 1t was but
| "A branch \of the old tree, an offset from the
parent trunk. Would to Heaven had 1t tic
| sell now TINT l might relieve you. l never
| felt the full extent of my misconduct never
regretted the past-unt1 saw you in trouble
l am but a single manSas hat matter what be
comes of me But to sec you, the mead OF my
house and that sweet, sweet child, that shoQlt
inherit after you :,
Il. Ave- said the colonel, "that it is which
lies hcayiest on NY heart. My neglect, or a
least which am mofaITy Te
sponsible has robbed her; and it Is to protec
Her iIttefests- t4at-l-haYe- d6ternITHCr TO SET
| and so secure a certainty, which no law cal
deprive her of What else can l do hav
! borne insult, degradation, Imprisonment AM
no effort that l make, short of selling
seems likely to arrest their repetlt!oh:
only course is to realize, while yetwithin IN
> power a competence for Kate, and then to RI
lire from this world, and endeavor to max
suitable preparation for better; u.,.-,,o,
: of this dependency. You will laugh at a
this vet. Don't you do anything until TT
l my hand, and sec it t-can procure the none
from some proper person" =,
y Here Kate's smiling face appeared at tn
g window she tapped, and joyously asked u
$ gentlemen to accompany her in walk,
@ "Heayen bless You, my sweet ana warn
: hearted Girl - muttered the colonel, as he ro
= from his seat to comply with her request.
Mr.. Pincher Martin lost no time in carrylr
his threats into execution. Before a wee
= elapsed a formal demand was made for Il
II amount of the mortgage, accompanied by
a. ti6cation that if the money remained unpa
~ after ten DAYS, he should proceed by Dill
,o foreclosure. Mike, who had now become qui
to n man of business, at once proceeded to Du
"a lin and by the next post, after. ms army
transmitted the cheering t9ihGe enc AZ
M entity in getting the sum required; IN lact,
~ had no doubt that he could have it that We
H. evening, had he only time to call upon t
10 Mr.. Penner. it may be remarked, never fel
~ diflicuIty about anything he undertooE,
to though, unfortunately for his clients, 1T aim
" inyofioblv turned ont that his expectatic
81 | yycrc not realized Next morning Mike wal
,;s on Pepper by appointment. Some OF the =
no sons they called upon were from nome,
he others so occupie1 tht 81, tNsy $3.50 onJ on
sd succeeding sne one the disappointments were
be peated. At length Mrt Pepper wrote to
ed friend in the country, (his trump eara,1 !
an. was informed, as quickly as communlcat
~ could reach him in return, !" that the secui
, nronosed was acceptable, and the sum Fequi
,Sh ut his disposal" -.
be " There" sara repre-, ~ ~ 81 l,fT Ia
Eve honest fellow Now, all that remains to
,re. done. is to stop proceedings, and draw up
per- dceds--there are po' i0uh "a 'i' 'e'- -