The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-11-20
NAV ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER ~ 1870

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from the first tree we shall reach. If they
have given true Intelligence they shall be SET
Tree with 1arsess, and messenger must be
dispatched, at life and death speed, to Galway,
with orders that a vessel shall forthwith sail
in pursuit of The Swallow IN have the
pounds"
" Heavisides is your man for speed, Sir
not repress his jests, however ill-timed, {" or
maybe MIR. Dixon would like ride; it would
help to circulate his blood after the dip"
. ms is no time, nor am l in mood for
rttaid Jests, sir" said the baronet stern1y, "you
events"
Yes, Sir John: good people are scarce, and
a sweet voiced bird whispered me not to 60 on
the strand"
i Had the baronet known to what bird Charley
alluded, his jest might have been made seri-
GUS one.
The horsemen instantly set off for the point, at
pace that promised II speedy return and it
being arranged on their reaching the road the
curate was 10 be accommodated with tine sad
waste ride behind him, the party began
to retrace thcir way, chilled and dis
piIted. They had not made league
from the shore when they were over
taken 10y their comrade from the point,
With Intelligence confirming the account
given by the ien. There Was no vessel visible
from the point, he said and he had learned
from more than one that "Thc Swallow" had
sailed some hours previously.
The peasants were now, accordingly, set at
liberty, with the gratuity of "a guinea to each,
and the party continued their route at the
fastest pace the juded horses could exert.
The wind was still high: the sun had gone
down beyond the dark masses of cloud, and a
gloomy twilight was succeeding, when the
return, again saluted the ears of the cave. oc-
cupantsi and, after the delay IF q few miAAtes
sshay set out fear1essiy @sSr thesfolhss
They bad not proceeded far hen they came
up with the released boatmen, who were more
communicative to them than they had been to
Sir John, informing them that The Swallow"
lay i'll the shelter of PERCEPTIONS island, not
half u league from Kilglass. =
On reaching the. strand, too-which had been
so disastrous to the curate and the party-the
boatmen speedily obtained another boat in
which, together with their own, the emigrants
were Slowed.
"Murtber," exclaimed Ned, when he found
himself seated in the boat, " this is quare
time o life for MY ould bones to be goin' GU the
say, that never felt smell o salt water afore;
am maybe, to meet with storm an shipwrack,
as the pious Eneas did. AS the poet has it,
. iGre sub"
no Latin and no grumbling Ned" OK
claimed the peddlar; take the world like me"
Come heat come cold, come sun, snow,
Let it be calm, or breezes blow
Be smooth. let t!,rm bustor,
Jack NJ Cam Iiey ne'er can iuster;
For he's tue boy prepared to meet
There had been but few strokes of the car
given, when Fergus came rushing to the |
beach, followed at Il short interval hy Tony
for neither had moved far from the strand |
They were, of course, speedily taken in. aud |
the party, after some tngging against wind |
and tide, Reached the vessel, where tcey were !
weiconely rc ccived.
On board Ned found, to his qualification, be. |
side, his old pupi! Frank, his = blooming rose
bud" and the prior inspirer of his muse, Ellen
Lynch. The latter he siiuted in Latin quo
tation the former with from himself and
Il disparaeing allusion to Dan Hcraghty. Ar
thur Fioiliot was on board, too; Tor, having
reached the vessel, despite Franks entreaties,
he refused point blank to return any more
either to his quarters to Ffolliot Grove;
instead of which he penneG note to his
colonel containing his resignation, and for
warded it to his servant, Denis Grchan, order
in = that official to enclose in it forthwith the
which Heavisdes would find for I
him i'll the private drawer of his dressing glass.
The evil repu tation of his father and uncle
in the country had, he stated, rendered him
for some time past; to add to
w hich he was constrained to witness and hear
of proceedings of his fathers, from which his
soul recoiled; and he had repugnance to
make use of the Che feared) ill-gotten wealth
at Ffolliot's Grove. His aifectionate mother
whose memory was still dear to the surround
ing district-had, however, saved and left him
of this he would, he said, carve out his for
tune in another country, where he would be
removed from witnessing the scoWlS OF hatred
and hearing the well-earned curses of misery.
Frank flung an arch glance at his cousin,
W hen he found that Arthur did not enumerate
her departure for the Continent among his
reasons for quitting his native country.
well, Ned, my friend," said Arthur, 81
think we can found colony ourselves now,
like your old acquaintance, the pious Eneas."
"FaiX aud SO we could, Masther Arthur and,
barrin the shipwrack and the storm settle it
purity enough too, by making yourself the
goddess son, and Miss Ellen, queen Lavinia."
Arthur lau ghed and Ellen looked confused.
The wind had shifted little: the canvas was
igain nfnrled, and the gallant little vessel was
to start once more, like racer, on
Ter course, when a boat approached with lusty
trokes. In it was Father Davv, who had
earned, that morning, that the vessel was TO
vail i'll the course of the day, but had been de-
aimed so latebv the distance of his place of
asylum FROM tue point. aid the delay occasinm-
III by the visit OF Sir John aud the drag oons to
Inc beach. On reaching the vessel, the triar
vas helped on board, while the rowars pulled
back speedily for the shore, and seemed to bc
greatly affected as he lcumt over the side of the
,cesei with his eyes fastened on the land At
hat moment lightning flash of intense
,righ;nesS darted from the womb OF the black
,1ou,is, revealing distinctly the objects on thr II
shore; and raising his eyes aud
lands towards heaven, he said in n tone of
eep and solemn emotion, while the tears