The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-08-21

;. !" Fergus speaks quietly bekase the mu
"Man," exclaimed Fergus, LAYING h
hand hercely on the shoplder Of Thuu
maush, who dhrove mo 70 be what 1 an
an prosecuted my poor d6ld father tina
was a scholard an peaceAblef No wa
mere knows betther than you, Thummaush
an, yer talkln' in that bould, wicked wa
,.'. Them" interrupted Frank, eff my con
aitlons be agreed to, our attack will be o.
next Thursday night, if his old hull cam
be quietly captured before then"
BE the holy" swore Thummaush
ould Villain e' of, may ga Ss to let tn
There was a bug Of aaplobAtion as be
fore, till Frank rejoined, 1NI can tell We
lads, more about Ffolliotk Grove than ye
seem to know yerselvesS. Three officers
and servant have anchored there this
evening, and are to rem&tn in the same
moorings till Thursday"
After some further remarks and fierce
oaths on the part of Thummaush, it was
then arranged that the party should meet
for the attack in their present locality, on
thursday evening, speedily after sunset;
and the assembly separated.
1t was after frequently pausing to watch,
and stealthily crossing and creeping be-
meath the shadow of hedge and ditch that
Thummaush found himself, at about a miles
distance from the place of rendezvous, in
company with Shawn. ma Soggarth, who
had been awaiting his approasks
4eAnt is it put of till Thnrsdayf So
much the betther," said Shawn, after hav-
| ing received the sought information.
Yis, that visit o. the officers sarved us
we'll. Well now have plinty o. time for
the throopers, though swore like Trojan
through thick an thin (an' nearly got my
self thfottled for my pains be that power
full villain Fergus), that the fun I'D be
spilet, af the attack wasn't tonight"
An We played yer cards well intirely,
Thummaush, as We ever more did; an iii
make Sir john make this nights work
care not tOtget yourself more suspected, an
yit to have an eye like malthouse rat till |
Thursday. must be off to- head auarthers. |
where ! know they're waitin' for me-"
But, Shawn, what do we say rally 1 I
am to getf" asked Thummaush, eagerly,
50 Ye know its dirty an dangerous lob
I'm on-af ye wor to see the eyes o. Fargy
list now nme, ye wouldn't give thraneen
for my life"
81 tould We inready," said Shawn, loos-
enins the grasp and moving off rapidly,
IS that I'd make Sir John pay we we'll for
yer sarvices. But it's time enough to be
,hinkin' o. that whin git my own reward
irst; an l can't stay any longer palayerin' {
With you while they're waitin' for me at ]
The castle, he concluded, shaking himself i
entirely free from the grasp of Thummaush I
md dashlng off without further ceremony. t
confident that his vile associate had now G
,one too far to dare attempt retracing his s
teps, and that besides, he owed Fergus s
leadly enmity. q
AM the treatment 1 desarve sure t
nough for my information. The divel r
ainnit," said Thummaush, bitterly, as he c
azed moment after his colleague. "But a
might soon be even with Masther Shawn s
y tellin' the whole matther to Fargy! No, C
y the-af was to lose my life over C
gain, as well as the reward, by id I'll go a
And an eye-and the eye he most hated D
nd feared there had been on him, as Fer Q
us, who utterly distrusted him, had W
'acked his suspicious movements, till h
affied by, thick hedge not far from the n
leeting place; and the result of that obser- F
alton he was speedily to experience, W
lough he was allowed to deem himself
nobserved for this night. h
AS fast as the thirst to communicate his b.
teiligence and the hope of OBJ B
lining the consequent reward could K
nd him speed, Shawn fastened to I'll
nd-to the doubling of his reward-in de-
beration with the man on whose house m
e attack was to be made; and it was re
'eedlly arranged that half dozen picked I'll
'agoons should be stealthily conveyed to st
folliot's Grove for its defence against the Ii
tack, while half troop should be am hi
lshed in its neighborhood, to cut down OF
capture the rapparees during the attack. in
Accordingly, ere two hours had elapsed e1
ter the information had been received, Pl
9 men were stationed unperceived in he
'olliot's, where they were to remain, of JIG
urse, in concealment, till the attack fri
he remaining horsemen intended for the We
spersion and capture of the rapparees ha
uld not be placed, that night, in the to
vellings of Sir Robert and Andrews 1.-THE til
aces intended for their am BUSH as there ia
ould be too great risk that some of the DIR
entails in either place would, in the long gr
terval till the intended period of the at ov
ok, find means to convey warning of their da
rival to the rapparees. They were ac- I'M
rdingly in the saddle shortly after noon he
g ensuing day, and set forward publicly, tic
If escorting as prisoner disarmed to
mrade placed between their files. They
wed forward slowly and made several
Its, as if careless what hour they should
ach their destination with the prisoner. HIS