The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-27
HEM THAT BRING GLAD rIDINGs OF GOOD 1HINGsl"
J, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 81, 1870.

NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY M
laughing, and giving at the same time q know
should think that she is older than sfs IL. III
tel! you that she is the same age RSby Jack
and he is not twenty yet"
fell into a kind Of contemplative mood a
| L walked along the strand beside Simmons
For some reason, which could not discover.
became most anxious to see Miss Kate, a woman
mad never seen, and had not heard of until ,
nan hour before. was reused from my reve
rie oy simmons, who said, "We called our only
son Jack after my father, whose name was
John simmons, and after a poor brother o.
mine, whose name was Jack Also NV OLD
governor and his four sons met with q sad
"and will toll It to You when we Get firth,
round tae cliffs, where we can have better
view, and eere we will be more alone"
simmons seemed rs if something like cloud
nad passed between him and his former light
heartedness, as he stood on piece of ssron nd
where were still to be seen the remains of the
foundations of cottage 1T was here" said
away to their DEATH"
The face of Simmons bore the expression of
deep sadness, as he led the way to the cliffs
which overhung the sea.
We Will remain here" said he pointinn tn
a rock bieached by the action of the weather.
We Will have the advantage of any breeze
that springs up, and if I mistake not see it
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water rather dark about four miles away The
breeze will soon come up with those lazy craft
tonight" a""S
AS Simmons had anticipated the breeze did
come, with refreshing and delicious GOODNESS
from the sea, tempering the heat of the brilliant
sunshine.
As l seated myself ON the ledge of a rock be-
side Simmons, he said, "I forgot to ask your
name, sir. If you do not think it straa9e II,
met me 20 ask II, would like to know it, for some
str~n OF ano5 Ii l never took SO well to
NY name is Gerald O'Brien," replied.
it sooner"
:. Well, Mr.. O'Brien," said Simmons. "I will
ell you the story I promised, and it is a sad
'ne, and although many, very many years have
passed since it occurred, the circumstances
connected with it are as fresh in my mind as if |
, nofbn mad only happened Yesterday Ny father
we're the inmates Of snug cottage which |
TODD on the place which pointed out to You
short time since. I was the youngest mem
lmost always at sea with my father in his
shing smack, the Lively Sally, was left Mt
ome to go to school, where / soon became
NAT was called in the village "a good scholar
sh and to manage the little vessel but nv
ather and four brothers, who were strong.
ctIve fellows, and did their work willingly.
ecause they knew that they We're working for
lemselves. 40
There was no craft sailing out of Skerries I
fortunate as the Lively Sally, and in three
ears after she was built my father was out of
ebt, and every day after we became more and
ore independent Our little vessel used to
on iong voyages fishing, and my mother was
the habst of receiving remittances regularly
ON my father, from Norway, Denmark and 1
inada. They were often two years away
ON home and their return was always looked /
rward to by my mother and myself with the 8
eatest anxiety. FROM my birth m To- INV f
Steenth | 1pli IN in -. |
On, winch was the principal cause why was
It included in the crew of the Lively Sally, t
ID any little knowledge that l possess is b
ring to my having been what is called n c
ckiy boy In the autumn of 1871, my father o
q brothers went short fishing cruise, C
t being aware of the exertions which were o
eat precautions had to be used to keep clear "
the press-gang, who were constantly on the s
. 1t was blowing fresh from the southeast y
the LIVELY Sally was making for Skerries u
rbor. revenue-cruiser, that had--been
owling around for the purpose of capturing Ii
leTmen, was off the coast. My father, who ii
tne cruiser, and guessed the object of those y
board OF her, and knowing the coast well,
steered Tor point which the revenue craft al
lid not go to without ineurring the greatest "a
niger. But the commander of the cruiser W
straightforward knowing the peril that he b.
!, blindly pursued the Lively Sally, at a tt
le when 1T was blowing half o gale, and the q.
IRE a lea one. My father addressed my bro ci
'.o, Gnu poio VnaC Un0 chances were sc
linst their ever arriving ashore with their | sc
es, and he added that it would be better w
them to die like sailors than to be impris- al
I'd In man-of-war for years. Those on al
lrd the cruiser saw their danger when it was of
late, and every effort was tried to beat her
the land, but to no purpose, as she went 1"
ore that night, and her commander, crew, di
the poor fellows they had torn from their til
mes, persisted.
The Lively Sally, with her usual good for w
&c, made the harbor, and in our humble sc
ne that night there was sincere and heart u,
gratitude given to Providence for the hi
roy that was shown to us. The next day dr
| the next the wonderful escape of the
ely Sally was the talk of the whole village al
1t went abroad that it was while in pursuit Sc,
my fathers smack, the Kingfsher, and all Y,
IDS were lost For several months my IA
r and brothers, as well as the other fisher he
a OF the village, kept sharp look out for to
press-gang, until, by degrees, their caution tie
lxed Ona cold winters night we were all oy
ted round the fire at home, listening to NV tt
iers account of many strange things which us
had seen during his many voyages, and of a on
ter which he had spentin Iceland, when sh
door was forced open, and in rushed a navy w
,er and about fifty sailors, armed to the FL
h. Before the slightest resistance or at wi
pit Mt escape could be made, my father and an
theirs were borne to boats on the strand by IN
oh they were conveyed to a ship of the WI