The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-06-05
THE PRIEST HUNTER,
An Irish Tale of the Penal Times
By N. ARoHDxAooN, ESQ.
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n lime Is, indeed, "the beautifier of H.,
4 0ead. y, when visiting the grave of
Ewes heaw;nm me beloved ineaments-the
Ine world-the mutual endearments ond
Sne innocence, and the happiness of eariv
Gays rise wildly before us in the glass ~
eMo1y.when the well-remembered tones
/ the music of all the voices life csn LA, unsn
supply to us, what flood of tenderness
Iosnes on the heart! How we wish the
grave would give up it's dead, that the past
Lns Sn. oe Hved over again! With what
Keen regret do the best of us recall tho fr"'
wardness and petulance of youth. and how
INFINITELY deeper a shade is on the foiI;as
anu errors that panied those we now an
ueePiy mourn, and who are now, alas! in.
r;n n;Ie 70 our affection or regret. How
prophetic warnings of affection or renroaf |
ana now fondly and confidently think that |
we mad the utterers again in life tbev
Snou ,: never more receive from us aueht
unboundedi 'o VIC Most
Sucn are the thoughts common to orr
. ma.urs. Snch thoughts were strongly stir
ring FRANKS mind as he knelt; and there
th as an AIDED bitterness in the recollection
tnae bis wild impetuosty, and thongbtIesa
acts IN troubled times, had, in ali Ills
nnood. made still darker the closinr do ,
OF his latest parent. ,
les, my own beloved mother.n he ex-
vent os;s venemently, after a brief but fer il
now saint in heaven, keenIy, bitterly do y
1 now feel the truth of your words. When g g
you warned me that few wears wopid nass ~
t un.a. should find your neglected admoni "
GoJ' wheagh hEe lead on my heart. Thank W
~;Su-tnank God, you were spared from q,
s wn.ihessing what your unfortunate son has m
suhk 70. But" he continued with fercer n,
g he and starting from his knees, bt
by sne Dressed bones around me, those Dc
= "S ,s Jhnoreeneo your days, and drove me to th
That's the way to talk. mn d.r,;,, al al,
.a s,e Frank" said voice behind and fo,
: Sre next instant he was in the embrace In,
Dung man about his own years and stoN 90,
ne, out darker and fercer of featnre 90.
as was their first meeting since Franz tn,
~ gone to sea, and cordial was now their An,
nt1as inquiries. ne
M ne last three years has changed us soh
'sm greatly, Fergus" observed Frank ind
,nrng at the strongly knit frame, and he
q nay ana passion marked features of pau
% W Wan ne had left a mere STRIPPING. nv
I'M may nay say that, Masther Frank. til.
w a'most as WAS was as sort as Iady's, is love
e. barrin, vph.r as my own, an your unc
. be-, " .i the red is, is as brown solu
in Dry-enongh l was in the abbey read
INST /; an, faith hT,nn1 Know you at this
,ry way too. Yo,,no were changed spac
ank, "a amuooIar ), oecome, Masther step
A free tra,j.r E..r II
head of q hand nf ano you're at twill
I have. eura 1n,,nrh Pp'iees, learn" time
'ner me-" said Fergus in lower tony u ipI ba
lit fields. and tbr,,n S w.. a into the of th
lie abbey,s cI,src.I e VIZ .Oor"ay 1n= shot
or three ~ tb.no - n ~ ~as 10 meet rapid
~ to-day, not dhramin' should have ia,. -
nj 1880 sSas ipck to end yourself Masther ind",
~ '"sS thought was still in foreign perso