The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-10-23
MORNING, OCTOBER 20 1870

NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY M(
hon, SO that poor Tom was as proud as pea
cock. We had as good supper that night as
the night before, and for twice the NUMBER;
and needn't say, at Toms expense, TOO naS
when we drink hard. we must have heads
ache; and when our money is spent, then
comes repentance. In tue incoming, when Tom
six. he began to feel severe qualms about the
rent, and came to the doctor and myself, WIN |
woful long face, saying that he was aifaia
Hugh Irwin, year fathers agent yGa feSUa.s fa
wasting the money, that he wouldn't give nln
time to put it together again. Is ~ only time
you're wanting says the doctor. Ihats an,
to be sure' says Tom, if we could only get q
few fairs over our, heads, we conid easstya
scrape up the money again, without tettnE
Ned or Jack know anything about the matterS
says the doctor. boldly. why, you simple
goslin, what value would it be to you to De
made a mason of, if it couldn't 90 more tnan
that for your Isn't Hugh Irwin himself ma
son-ay, and an ch-mason, too ! and what
have YOU to do but to throw him . brotherly
sign, to get the time or, for the matter OF that,
you tell me SO in earnest p says Tom, brighten
ing up ut once To be sure do says the
doctor, SO be giving yourself no fartner
| trouble about the matter; but let us have
bottle of wine before you go to the once TO
Hugh, and I'll teach you to make the sign, oy
| advancing one foot, as it might be this way,
| and having one hand in this position and ting
other stretched towards him, with the thumb
and fore-finger pointed so.' Charley threw
himself into q ludicrons attitude to lDnstrate
his description, and the baronet observed WITH
| to have got the horsepond and the dogwhiP,
1 after spending the poor devils money, to think
of sending him on such FOOLS Grand"
| "Or q cool too bundred at the drum head
l might meet their-desert, Sir john" said Ayl-
mer, langhinga1so.
Hhe curate offered no remark he sat in dis
contented silence during the whole narrative,
| wondering that the baronet could waste MS
time listening to such trash:
"Well, gentlemen, to tell the truth" con-
tinued Rorke, !" had some companct!on my.
| self for the prank We were playing him pnb
| we knew that Tom and his brothers were wen
off, and could easily get over the loss of money.
Any way we had the wine, during the drinking
| of which Tom was thoroughly instructed ~
the manner of throwing the sign, and he forth
| with set out for the Office to exercise IL on
brother Irwin. Now brother Irwin, you will
remember, was not the civilest OF GODS
creatures, and had a fancy to witness the
| meeting between himself and Tom 80 stole
softly to the Office door, through Q crevlee OF
which 1 could clearly perceive now tl,ngs
when Tom entered, and did not perceive nm
at first but, by degrees Tom approached near,
| err to the desk, and with a hem, your honor,
| threw himself into the attitude directed by the
doctor When saw the poor on,adha~n in this
posture you may easily guess had hard work
to keep down the laughter. that WINS half
voice, raised his eyes from the paper, saying,
"ha, Naiiy, thought to have seen yo" the
day before yesterday, as usual-you are now
come prepared of course. iG Wb nonG %as SEES ts
devil ails you, Nally 7" says Hugh, his surli-
n md = says Tom, advancing his arm
and finger the fellows drunk says Hugh, in
a suriier tone; begone, sirrah, Eill you get
sober Doesn't yer honor understand, in
airnestr says Tom, going still closer, and
reaching his fingers near the agents 1ace, -
TWINS countenance ut that moment, sald 'ho
baronet.
| timed Charley, " as he was shouting, out
| with the drunken BRUTE as savage as pear, on
hearing which words, and the tone of them, l
decamped from my position atthe door, as iase
as my legs could carry me, to tell the doctor,
| who was waiting for me, how things had gone
with Tom. But had scarcely time to hhish
when Tom himself came UP to US terribly
| chnnfallen. 'Oh, brothers Charley and DENIS,
saws he, out of breath, Pm done; ~ be DIS
trained ut wanst. He can't be a brother at al ;
he had like to ait me whin L threw MN Inc
sgn.' And how did you make ~ says Inc
| doctor as cool as a cucumber This way TO
be sure, You tonld me- why, you lnIernal
ass, if that was the way you stood, 1t was httie
| wonder he should scout YOU How coula ne
| ever take you for brother in such q posture
i as that y asked the doctor, in an angry tome,
| while myself looked with establishment at him,
and Tom opened his eyes as wide as sancers;
Wasn't IL Gue reg anu iCaS
Won should be put forward, with the middle
finger stretched and the fore finger and thumb
closed I No wonder, indeed, brother Hugh
should never have dreamt you had anything
to do with masonry, when You went to make
such sign as that. But over, at once, with
you again to the office, and you'll soon see how
different reception you'll get-tnougn, on
second thoughts, we may as well have another
| hottie of wine to make you steady and take
away the tremor.' The wine was drank, and
Tom pushed off to the office again, with more
confidence than ever, and myself In the rear
as before. When Tom entered again, Hugh
saw him Mt once, and cried oat, wei, yoa
| rascal. 1 hope you have sobered YOURSELF, since
Won were here before Yer honor sees says
rom. who was now really tipsy, that I've got
the ralo sign now What sign, you drunken
reprobate p shouted Hugh. Your honor sees
hiccuped Tom. throwing himself into the new
/ attitude the doctor bad instructed him IN L
suppose the drunken idiot has came in to in.
| suit me but by the eternal - if you're not
out of that in a second, FIJI -doglash You into
| sobriety,' roared Hugh, springing up and selz-
| inc a large whip from the desk. Murdher, Sher-
ryJ bawIed Tom. without waiting TO practice
his sign any further, but taking TO his heels at
| once and passing myself, in nus fright, YlID1ius
| syer reuiarkiug me. So after laughing till
| -. I, otf aick Thinking door Tom had enough