The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-06-26

self in the dreaded clutches of the notori
GUS priest hunter and, by a powerful Ell
fort, he shook himselffr from Shawn, an
In the same moment struck him in the ca
with his clenched hand, and with such tire
mendous force that he fell like a butchere
animal on the rugged pavement, the bloo
gushing plentifnlly from his nose an,
mouth. And there he lay in utter insensi
bllity for some moments, amid the jeers and
laughter of the spectators, not one of whom
would approach to render him the slight
est assistance, while the priest made
rapid clearance over wall and hedge to
wards the river in rearward, on which wa
q boat with stout rover, placed there tt
provide for such an emergency.
CHAPTER VII.
There were three persons assembled, OF
the Sabbath day we have treated of, il
what was termed the library of ingram
castle, dim-lighted room with oak pan.
cling and compartments, and which con
tanned some hundreds of volumes seldom
or never opened, with the exception OF
some of the recent statute books. The
principal person of the trio was the re-
doubted Sir John Ingram himself; tall,
swarthy man of middle age, and with fea-
lures of peculiar sternness The next in
standing was Arthur Ffolliot, senior, who
possessed no distinctiye marks of personal
character beyond floffdnd1 1of complexion
and rotundity of paunch, that did speak
Strongly of feshly indulgence, and an
eternal smile that ought to have told of
Everything but Z" mind at peace with ali
below" The third was Attorney Baker, a
man too well know known to the ill-fated
Catholic gentry in his neigbborhood, with
"a small, infiamed. ferret-lke eye, and
cheek as desh1ess and coforiess as his OWL
|parchments. And, Sabbath day as it was,
the latter was seated at table, specialized
|and deeply engaged in examining num-
|ber of papers and statute books, piled be-
The had returned from Dublin. after a pro-
|tracted sojourn there, while Sir John walk /
led to and fro the room with some marks of
and FfolliOt looked occasion
ally at his watch, occasionally from the
lawyer to Sir John, and occasionally at al
paper he held in his hand.
Baker, taking off his spectacles and rub.
bling his hands with glee, "that we have al
clear case against the MDonell property
Arduff, as have in my hands this momentH
quite sufficient proof that Alexander Keoqhl
1.-THE blind) was relapsed papist, and, OIL
course, incompetent to make any SETTLE
nent, so that, though his nephew is, or af-
fects to be, Protestant, his title can bel
EASILY set aside, coming from one incapaci-
tated by act of Parliament will not
irouble you with the act-to confer such
title"
I" So far you have done we'll, Baker,
observed Sir John, with q stern smile, g. as
hat stripe of Arduff which runs in be-
tween my two quarters at the sea, has been
complete eye sore, and the sooner you
AXE steps to attach it once more to the
property natune intended it to belong to,
Me better. But what of M'William Fighter
Z"
"It's my decided opinion" said Baker.
n measured and important tone 1--WE di-
7est the reply of it's technicalities) I" that,
Is far as Sir Ulic Bourke's property is con-
'erned, there is clearly no title in him. I'M
act, in my judgment, it is q point blank
orfeited one,, of which o discovery was
made about thirty years ago; and though
know large sum was paid to the gov
with many others under the same
to ward off the effects of
his discovery, as you are aware of, Sir
fohn, yet, as the new grants have never !
ince, to my knowledge, been perfected,
he want of title must be-that isl think &
t miist be still fatal. But as this is a mat
er of high Importance, I should like to
ave some opinion besides my own"
"No, by heaveni" exclaimed Sir John.
triking the table energetically, " we shall
eek no better authority than your own.
We have other serious charges against
'ourke Tor M'William as he chooses to CALL
imself,) who has dared to give us OPPOSE
ion on more than one occasion and we
nil crush him-ay, crush him root and
ranch"
every well, Sir John, shall commence
he proceedings at once and think we
ould include Madden's little adjoining
which is, believe, in the same
"Oh, d-n the fellow, never mind him
t present. His property is too insignia
ant, and he hasn't the spirit to give pro-
ocation."
"You're right, Sir John his little patch
but what the savages would call
odeen," said Baker, the thought readily
ccurring to him that, as the patch
as beneath Sir Johns notice, it would
1it very well for an attorney to make
iscovery against it in his own favor.
Then, continued he, I" as for Sir Robert,
as he has become,n IA look
{ peculiar meaning from Ffolliot, who
Jung dewn the paper he had held with al
art, on hearing the name, arrested the
alf-formed words he was about to utter,
nd without q moments hesitation he re-
lmed, utterly reversing the words, and
le Importance of what he had intended to
zpress--" that circumstance in itself Will
olRe as to be more cautious, 20 that we