The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-02-02

| lent figures swarmed out of every I'D
overpowered him, left him tied and II
less. Yet Tom, through all his fury,
| could but notice that they were odd
lie with his father did not return
his desperate blows. The women
| locked, unframed, in the dinin1
| When Mr.. Kclsoe was conquered,
moments quiet the masked me
| and returned, carrying the store
which Tom had discovered TO
| man, who seemed to be the leadd
| moment ut the door, and coming
two of the most costly guns hcsi
soc breaking the absolute sile
| they had observed, by whispe
| must not miss the fox hunts.n
| Then they disappeared, all but
stcnlthy figure, that stole down
| after, from Toms room, with hi
| piece in hand.
| e It's that scoundrcl, Kit CassidJ
could have cried with rage.
When his mother had succeeded
| ing herself and her husband, and Ton
! found II voice, his passion knew no bod
lie shriekcd out " Croppies lie down
| from the door, after the retrcatng fgur
as the most offensive words he could fnN
| Gods creatures ~ he stormed, following his n
fuher. "They are treacherous thiovcsw He
wondered to find bis father and mother 50
| quiet
They have not touched the plate, said
| Mrs. Kelsoe, aud look ut this, my dear
| pointing to II heap Of rings, II watch and
Chain, which she had taken off the night
before "Thcy took off nothing but the
arms
f" How can she say word for themt,
muttercd Tom. Gods creatures, indeed u
He went up to his room, and looked at the
empty hooks, where his gun had hung. 1t
,vae as much as he coull In keen the |
tears out OF his eyes. II hope that Kit
Cassidy may nTer come in my Way he
said, savagely, YIN be rcycngcd, If it S-w15
thousand years irom now !"
CHAPTER H.
Kit Cassidy was seen no more in the KEEL
soc kitchens. His father, and two or three
other men who were employed on the farm
disappeared, and were supposed to have
joined the Ribbonmcn Tom was quite
hero among the other boys Tor few weeks;
Joe Spencer and Phil Boyd came over to
see the marks of the ropes on his wrists. At
the meet on Saturday, too, Captain Duncan,
who often dined with Mr.. Kelsoe called to
Tom-"That foster brother of yours played
you sharp trick, eh, Tommy 2"
but mean to pay him for it, sir" cried
Tom, loudly.
That's right, my lad," said the cartailH
nodding and laughing. Tom was almost
proud as il he had his new fowling piccl
carry that morning
He used after that TO say every day.
boys, I'll pay Kit Cassidy yet"
how Captain Duncan would appap
hchcard it; until one day Phirs bi
George said, II did not think you
kind of hoy to keep grudgc
mean and catfish to me-"
Now, George wore whiskcH,
construe Euripides.
Tom began to doubt whcthe
vengc were so manly after ALL
was not in half such fury with
first. ..r
81 never knew a fellow who co
setter like Kit Cassidy, he said to
when had the ague that chap
door like dog. There's no der
he was very fond of me- But d
good in croppy. Mind | tell yot
Soon after, news came of the
Ross. The slaughter of the rebels W
bic. Mr.. Kelsoe read the account
Dublin paper, which was taken by az
and passed from house to house song
tie lad, from the County Cork" ittIl
crushed up the embankment, and stsshout
body against the mouth of caPfhc haste
ing. Come on boys I've cLssiifc."
Curiously, he escaped witsssied Tom. III
Father, that was Kiif;t vas"
was as brave as a lIos 81, " cropnies seen
''The bravery ofehe poor " Tpopstsn IA
to inc to rcsemIyfhat Oh wy a." Src br,,
Captain Dupssi,, who sat py ;o ~" sbirt friIl,
ing the snph lioui = aid Mr.. Kolsoc graz
in lsIr, "a it would be better to
air Pout the best part of their man
S;.ASad of the worst"
<f~ 4.z--s 80, So --e11---'nh,r min
cou1d make nGtnIh ~, o. h;s :" c,r. "' w ''''
nc pai oS Ke Jp "'I there il II ouccr
going thu, " "o of Fv yomr dai,irs IL laft opa
night, from which thc oronpj, families
help themselves To mill, and bread SUR
there is no truth in it ~
"rhe women ind children arc starving
said Toms mother quietly.
"lon encourage the rebellion, madam
If thine enCmy hunger, food him." sale
Dir. Kesoe. -u 0..
III you arc trying to make man out of
crOppy, through gratitude, you are bribind
swine with pearls" said the captain.
Al this perpleXcd Tom. OF course ~
ather must he right. But it was so
ike the captain, to sec no good iu
who differed with you, to deny th
inciny was only faulty man, like
md to call him brute! lie w,
hat very night and stood on thu
watch the lean, ragged women, ste
he open dairy, for the food LEFT
hem. IL was all that stood bet
md starvation. They were hud
he huts on the cloyne estates!
lusbards were all in, the rebel arm
CHAPTER III
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