The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-11-27
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER

per. knew we'll the character Of him she had to |
deal with, and was enraged by the contemptu- |
GUS manner in which she was treated before |
Sir Robert-"I dare you] dare you," she re- |
po "Poo. MI. Ffoliios, Uninterrupted Sir Robert,
"you should not be 90 hard on poor Ally Tor
speaking to me, as she and are old dcquaint-
ances."
CAV, an will be gin whin the old skinfint
is dead an rotton-lock me up! defy him to
lay wet finger on mel. and the girl stamped
II shall cool you on bread and water. as
we'll as by confinement, S0r this insolence, you
low-lived baggage" said Ffohiot, turning pale
Z "Low-iived baggage" screamed the girl, the
violence of her temper excited to an ungovern-
sble pitch, her eyes flashing fercely, and her
as good blood in my veins spiyoar old grand
mother Pegsh Larkin, or your grandfather
Lieem; an if was as name. q she dirt, who'd
haxe anything to do with ycn, barrin' some
outcast as low.as yourself, an who'd care you
wor hanged tomorrow barrin fog yer money
AM if you wor itsep, You wouldkst be the hrst
kin eh, Bill Ffolliot, did your She conclud-
ed, screaming mofe shrilly a6d advancing
closer to him, while her hands closed and
opened alternately, with an apparent 1nclina-
ton to be fastened i'll his face.
Ffolliot's conntenance alternnted from its
pale hue almost to blackness. at this last allu-
sion to a uaternaE gfapduucle who had been
doomed to an exaltGl end for having ex hibited
for taxing akin shsrgspf other Seas cattle, with
s could 81 ef 1sspts g
Il i! s J: ! &: :.: 81
aT..::snds with him that called me low
lived baggager che resumed with almost as
much vehemience as before; IAN he'll lock ine
| up an he'll keep me on bread an wather.
Friends with him! Never while my head is
hot. But tell him to his teeth that III ant
an drink the best in Ffolliots Grove wh'ie
! Pm in it an appear too, whin any one comes
there that like. No." she continued, after a
| n moments pause, .'Ill never ait bit o the
Guild naiger's bread again, as long as I'm alive,
Under the impulse of this conception, she
sprang forward towards the house, doubtless
with the intention, at the moment OF putting
| it into execution.
| which you, doubt, enjoy SO much, Sir
Robert said Ffollot, after she had disappear
mot at all, Ffolliot. You owe it to your
own nonsensical jealousy and violence. Why
until now, always thought you too good ma
tured u fellow to shut up SO fine flower as
Ally in Ffolliots Grove to regale no eye pu
but your own"
.sSir Robert, if your visit is on business the
sooner we despatch it the better; if it is not
we need waste no more words, retorted Fioi
lot. with angry bitterness, for he had com
pletely lost, for the time, all his usual pruden
tial control and regard to consequences.
"Why, Ffolliot, are you mad to-day, or a'
YOU forget to whom you speak ~ rejoined The
conformlst in an equally angry tone. Gar
yourself and your trull not have q scoldin!
, tilt, without your impertinent humors BEN,
extended to your superiors y
: A violent alteration now enSued DetNec!
f the we'll matched pair, i'll the course OF whlcl
no measured terms OF reVlllng ana reproacl
were used on either side Low-lived, swind
ling extortioner, and drunken, unprlnclple'
, debauchec, were among the complimentary
t expressions frequently banded from one t.
the other; and they parted with mutual threat
: of revenge-and speedy revenge vowed and IN
tended. 49,,
: Higgins was busily employed i'll packing u
1 her wardrobe. The time spent in this occupa
ton had however, given her leisure to becom
. some hat cooler and calmer; and, as she locke
> round at the rich furniture and dresses s
4. completely at her disposal, she began to hall
+ repent that she had allowed the violence c
8 her temper SO completely to overmaster a.
4 | prudence. Still, however, she calculated thai
: nv spinning out the time i'll her arrangements
9 before she would have all ready for her de
narture the species of infatuation with whic
@ he seemed to regard her, would induce him {
) make overtures for reconciliatlon' 1oIwit II,
II standing all her ill language to him. And sh
4 | calculated Truly; for having stolen on tlpto
twice or thrice, to the door OF her apartiieh
q and taken peep through Key nole anu ci'
# vice at her occupation, he made tho eNpecte
II overture; aud, after some time spent in e, e.
e plantations and fegncd objections on Ally
# part the reconciliation was effected at the e1
# uense, to Ffullot, of a new dress and SON
"a trinkets that had belonged to his wife
# Sir Robert had set out for Ffolliots Grow,
n with far other intentions than that OF quarre
= ing with its proprietor. In fact his expense
bad become so extravagantly lavish tina
thou rll the possessor of between two ana thre
~ thousand Il year, like the man in the tabi
" whose hen laid a golden egg daily, he becam
a imlpatient of waiting for the regular laying
/. the eggs in the shape of rents,whieii, truth
II saw, we're not very punctually handed over
~ finland came to the determination OF havln
10 ali the gold at once, by selling tho propcrt;
10 or at least large portion of it,. Indeed, wit
~ IN tLe SPACE of two years, during which IL
10 rronerty was in his hands, besides having e
-, y, prended as much of the rental rs was deliver
W 70 him. he had contrived to borrow from Etc
- - lot six thousand pounds, and from Bak
o. three. on various mortgages; SO that, as tho
l.. worthless began to refuse advancing any nor
with his habits, sale of at least portion
20 the property became almost unavoidable; al
1T was to arrange with Ffolliot on TINS sunJe
ia | he had left the Hall that morning. The scei
n before described, and the consequent alterc