The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-27

Ian In one Of my wanderings in the sum
as ever shone from the heavens, to ramble tiill
evening along the sea coast. loved tobe alone
and met few with whom would care to con.
s;sn"t proceeded by railway to Lusk station,
village OF Rush. walked along at q feisurelv
pace through the delightful pastoral country
wlch lies between the rail way and the coast.
AS Iar as the eye could reach nothing was to be
see seen to mar the peace and harmony Of the scene.
The hedge-rows were Write with the blossoms
OF OF she hawthorn that flied tho air with per
rune: followed one of the narrow roads NV
which the locality is intersected, and I felt
Kind of release for the first time for wears from
the melancholy which had haunted me like a
s sun 10Y was thoroughly alive to the beau
Sies OF nature, which seemed to be ENJOYING n
kiha OF dreamy, drowsy langnor, as she basked
~ tne glorlous Sunshine that flooded all thing
round round with brilliant light. There was not
breath to stir the green corn from which the
sky-lark scared clOudwards. stood. and look
ing around me- asked myself musinply If
o mere Mas-eser- scene more beautiful, as nv
tie broad ard sunny ocean spreading ont IN +h o
distance. The homeward bound craft with
wide spread canvass seemed to repose on IL. "a
lucy, lucy appeared to be perfectly motionless. It
oelng early IN the day, and having much leis-
ure on hand, determined to continue NV ionr
hev ny the coast road to Skerries, and POSTPONE
my my VISIT to Rush to some sature occasion. At
found myself at my destination 1 sauntered.
through the little streets, with their neat
matched honses at either side, and to the
small harbor in which the fishermen of the viii
lage moor their little vessels in bad weather
ne men were genuine sail0r-like looking fell.
lows, and altogether unlike the fishermen I had
smoke 10 # sn,s q in They
not little snrprissd y hear item spedE famiis
lar1y OF what they had seen in the northern
t fSansr,es OF Europe and in Canada. came to
casionaily in large vessels, and when not SO en-
gaged tney employed themselves at fishing off
Ine coast. Nearly fifty small cutter-rigged
ying at anchor in the small harbor and INV
'nriosity having been excited, asked a wealth.
II, beaten looking old man, who was seated on
broken spar near where stood:
peakingW N "o'"
The old man rose from where he was sitting.
av .o sad the leaf of his glazed hat
FROM here" said !, re-echoing the reply.
liiage like this I"
:. Nor does there either" replied NV inform
mt. They go to where you heard them talk
1g OF, and further off too, in them small craft
o on lei They 60 up to the coast of Greenland
y! 10 lceiahG, nshlng, and If necessary they !
Q IN search of fish to Newfoundland and Can .
The old man, who observed that was rather.
credulous, continued:
q
,eir fish after they have caught and cured it,
'metimes they go down south as far as Lis. Il
IN, and are generally well paid for their trou- :
e. In my younger days many n time went II
ere to sell fish and remember the last vow !,
,e was on, was away from here for tire =
ars in a cutter not as large as some of them =,
er ut anchor" IL
" How did your family manage duripr vonr <
'sence 7" inquired. 81 >!
" Very WELL" he answered. eve sent them u
me money regularly when long cruise, II,
ne L: !
me ourselves; and although don't look to t
better off than my neighbors, there is $500 .
jim Simmons name in the bank in Dublin. !" a. q,
Immediately perceived that my newly be
ade acquaintance informed me as to his indie | OIL
ndent circumstances, under the belief that Of
is going to offer him some money but if / al
d any doubt as to that being his motive it
,n I nave been at once removed, as he said as
. DO you see that matched house nearer the ~
and than the other housesP answered in N
3 affirmative. "Well," continued he, "if You lis
IL come down there when you have done So
nr walk, you will be welcome as the flowers on
May to what is going; and Peggy will be he
I'd to see you" 20
said that would be most happy to avail da
self OF his hospitality, and would call on tn
return ro
y will go with You ON your walk replied tir
n Simmons, who seemed to have taken a sh
SAT liking for my society," "if you will remain tn
70 till come down after telling Peggy that no
IRE coming" GOV lie
could not but feel impressed with the gen. TO,
y hospitality and good nature of my friend on
l assented to the course which he proposed bo
The tide was ebbing fast, and crowds of well to-
ssed children were amusing themselves by off
kinds of contrivances the sandy beach asl
perceived that the great majority of the am
ing people were the children of respectable he
ents, who had sent them to the seaside for
benefit of the salt water, and subseauent- tn,
earned that the fishermen of the village LET ho
gings during the bathing season. / was fell
1sing myself observing the antics of the itr- me
lies on the strand when Simmons returned an,
of breath, with his fine, bluff, honest face III,
cred over with perspTation an,
l have made all right with Peggy" said he of
L have told Miss Kate that a fine, hand hal
e young gentleman was coming to see her the
got red, and began to laugh, aud she tried me
un off with my hat, but caught her, and the
i'd would be back with you at o'clock" rel
Will You tell me, Simmons, who is Miss sea
e :" l asked, for L began to feel a certain fat
,unt of curiosity. he
She is Miss Kate Fitzgerald, a foster-daugh- wi,
OF Peggy's, who is down here for the bath the
season with her two young brothers. She off
les down every summer to lodge with us tee
70 she was no taller than my knee. ten
How old is Miss Kate, Simmons I" asked. bro
That is not fair question:" said Jim, VIII