The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-13

'irit'i WINE pcii@ presented to him. he DIAM
on the entire contents of the cup The oIii,i
atins clergyman rcbukcd his indrcorIa,. ..Yu,
need not srudsc it me-" said the ncophyte :. i
Is ihr dearest glass of wine ever drank"
IN me afternoon of the same day he cuterc,
the Giohe coffee room, ESSEX street, then FIRE
Iurnted ~, the most respectable citizens o
i'"biii. The room was crowded Putting hi
liand to his sword, and throwing a glance n
defiance around. Geoshegan said, = have rea,
my :Til l'cnhtation today and any man who says
uid right is ii raS III "
There exists still a further expression of Mr.
! Hr"&h"g"n, which, had the features | have
traced not been preserved would convey IL pcr.
| lect llctu'e OF the man; but it was Jest upon
ii matter TOO sacred to Justify its repetition in
! PRINT IN the terms employed. The gist of it is
/ this, ~ "
y Protestant with whom he was conversin. I,
me momrn before he left home to read his re-
! c!rrTrItr0T- 7Id 10 INN, For at YOUR 1ssIIneI
fr"tnstantisil, Geoghegan, you will die Pa
! pis.'
~ do"r, NOR ami" replied lie, 9" that is the
| fast thing OF which i am capablc.'
| One more specimen of the operation of the
! PENAL laws, and have done with that part of
my SuhJcet,-W Inch Is one so ungracouS that
nothing but lie necessity for plainly exhibit
| ihS ne s> stem could induce to dwell uIon
! Ii further
Mr.. Geo1:hegan, Just ment toned, had IA rcla-
I'VE Mr.. hcdngh Gcoghegan, of Donuwcr in
the county of Wrstmcath. who, though. rcn,ain-
ing faithful 10 the creed of his foref theirs en-
JoNrd the esteem and respect of the Protestant
resident gentry of his county beyond most men
SION "i the Roman Catholic religion preclu,led
his performing the functions of !, Crane. Juror
ne attended the assizes mt Mulingar rcgrilarly
IN common with other gen tlcIIiru of West
meath, and din"d with the grand jurors.
On one OF those occasions Il Mr.. Stcpncv. q
man OF CONS idcIable fortune i'll the county, aD-
preached HIM, and remarked, "Gcoghegan
th;tt is IL capital team to your carriage. | have,
rarely seen ionr finer hurscsnor better match
ed Here, !'e"Shegan, are twenty pounds.
rendering HIM II sum of money in gold. "You
nI,r md SIM.
moved towards the door, apparently with the |
intention'ot taking possession of his soi-disant |
purchase. The horses, not Yet detached from |
MIR. Gc"glcgans carriage, were still i'm the |
yard of the inn close by.
Hold Stcpney.' said Gcos hegan "wait oua
moment | shall not be absent for more than
I NAT time" lie then quilted the room abruptly
ana was seen running in great haste towards
he mn at which he always put up
mere was sonnet hing in the scene which had
Just occurred which shocked the feelings of he
witnesses or IT, and something in the manner |
ct Gc"ghrgan that produced among them n
dead silence and Il conviction that II was not
L" end there Not II word yet spoken,
wien tile rcpoft OF four pistol shots. str,,,k |
III'lr ears, and in few srcurld, afterwards
E""Ghr%an WAS perceived comm: from the inn
laden literally with firearms. He mounted to
IN" room IN which the party were assembled
holding by their barrel, y brace Of pistols in
each hand, Walking directly np to >tcpnrv.
"a -'iH' S'"nnry. YOU c3t&nof have the Horses
.uI- which YOU BID just nos"
can and viii nave them
ron can II have shot them: ;ntl, step
i"%, unless y"n III. a5s great =. coward MS ,,n
are :. svnHMt!rr, viii H. my l,,st f., ,i,,,, ~
Here, choose yuri-l..l.;rl-.lir, and ak. :''
ground. Gentlemen, f., If You please. aud
sec tnir play
lie tEca advance Il I,,,n St,,,,,c,. i,,;.,
han the choice. of ith,.! unir eft i,is.ni So
ney. however declined H.. co,!,,t and on;t.,l,
he room. lruviu., Gro.ltrc:tn thu. oI,irr of tL
unanimous cor,Iolr,u,.its Of IN, ,.+ ~. 80,
party. and who overwhelmed him with tIrir
IMPRESSIONS of sv1nilat Ii,- and of rn.,r.t Co. 49,
rrrvcrsun of tl,, law of which Nj So,
l;ld lust sought 10 render him thc ,l,i,nt r..
In lcnltri 1lyrlltI mounds tur hnr.a.,y,i., !
we're worth twenty times that suu Strnrn,
vas only avaiin. himself of on. Of tI,n is |
ncnts of the rrnal code. which fnrh,1. ID n
list the possession of Il hors, of ,,re,t,r oil,
han five pounds ~
Not wtlistan,iur this incident old Kodo,.,,
icorhegan continued to visit Nullin,r.r I;S u
lie ;ssizcs for macy years aftrrwaIds. Int IS
void a similar outrage and To kecn ~ -
,ction the cruel natur. of the pnnstr law h; I.
attic thenceforw:,rd consisted of fnnr nynn
-----r.:. 80 'Ne''
IRISH INGRAr1TupE In \ lonr or+;o,,
.,I,n,r ,,,c..l, j., ,,i.t;s i'i.ie,
LOIS 'n h's'o''e'i reference, the PdU
Ia" 6"scfe, thus sums mp it's views regarding
he arparentlv uurcnsouo III, ,t+i.nd, ,f I,7 |
; =, " - ''i'i
~ " WAY arc oecnic" CONCESSIONS in
ngland:
et MS aunly these cx,u,l.s 10 Jr,,,, ~
II -lishmen it seems uur.,son,hl,. .,,i ~
"a. c!ul that i,unurdiatcly ,f,,r h. ,, ,' I. |
/ a great act of Justice TO lr,.,.,nJ Ir;sL,n
louid seem Ino1i. discontrntrt u,,r. ;mii"i
, Sc,lition and revolt than far, S,
~ lshnru are not ash;Isu,I +, ,rv tn s,.r,,,
ether a Ettl, mart '. triuu,,L az ~ e.. '"l'S,
Irishmeu +, tL, Llnun nr ti, 80 - az nuc
III ,rlt to do Ireland Justice W.. sew ,,,,rtn