The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-05-27

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"You are right in your conjecture, good
father" replied Lady Wisherton, rather
taken aback by the very peculiar style OF
his Ieverence's language, which she did not
recollect ever to have met with in any
other person in holy orders before The
circumstance, however, only puzzled her /;
it did not, in the smallest degree, excite in
her any suspicion of the real facts of the
case. 'You are right in your conjecture,
good father, she said, 81 am Lady Wish
erton."
80 L was jalousin, men," said David,
who, by the way, we may as well mention
here, had made up bis mind to endeavor to
avoid exposure, by not saying or doing
anything to undeceive Lady Wisherton as
to his real character, and to trust to some
fortunate chance of getting, undetected, out
of the house
''Oh father - said Lady Wisherton,
bursting out into sudden paroxysn n of
pious excitation, t'what is to become of our
poor prosecuted church % When will a
4 judgment descend on this unholy land, for
the monstrous sins by which it is now daily
polluted. Oh, dreadful times !-oh, unheard
Of iniquity that priest Of Coda father
of our holy chnrch-should be attacked
on the public streets of this city, and put
in jeopardy Of his life by mob of here
teal blasphemers When will these afro.
cities cease? Oh, when, when n .s
"Deed, mem, it's no easy sayin," re
piled the subject Of this pathetic lamenta-
ton. They're awful times. Nae man
leevin every saw or heard O. the like o
them. There, doom at Leith enow, they re
murderin ane anither by the dizzen every
day, and 90 comm bit nearer the point
after a. Heaven kens whar it's to end
In the meantime, they hae glen me con-
founded lounderin; fin' that every bane
o my body"
"You have been sorely abused by them,
indeed, father" replied Lady Wisherton.
''But day of retribution is coming. You
will be avenged, terribly avenged" +"
"There was ae fallow, in particular,
amang them, that / wad like to see getting
guild ereeshin,' replied David: ''that
WbS RrcUt UiS 6GUuu0FCl U q UidCkSHllt0,
wi his shirt sleeves rowed up TO mis- Shout
ders. He was the wsrst O. the lot. got
mair and heavier waps frae him than
frae all the rest put thegither."
Again, Lady Wisherton looked surprised
at the style of language in which her rev
ereBd patient spoke, his last remarks being
particularly rich in the homely vernacular
Of the country, and greatly was her per.
plexity increased by the discordance be-
tween his calling and bis manner, which
was every moment becoming more and
more marked; still she did not, nor could
suspect the truth.
"Was it not a blessing of Providence,
father" resumed Lady Wisherton, ''that
my son, Lord Boggyland, happened to be
70 Leith Wyud at the thne yeu we're attack
"a y these sacFlleglous rufiiansl
''Fetb, my Teddy, II was Just that" re-
GS Z Eif III 4spiirsGh sth "A Thssy
they wsd 'faA -disted NE c!san cot an isI
hsdns been for him. Feth, Won fellows
care nae mair for mans life than they
wad do for puddcck's.
. our reverence's face is much swelIed. .
said Lady Wisherton, suddenly attracted by
the swollen and discolored countenance Of
her patient ''Greatly swelIed. You must
allow me to bathc it with my lotion"
ae occasion, mem, nae occasion, thank
ye; | dinna find it ony way painful. Be-
sides, Pll try and get up, towards the
darkenin, and be steppin doom to Leith for
they II be wonderin there what's come O.
me-"
It will be seen from this that our brother
of St Anthony contemplated an early re-
treat from his present quarters; and fur
ther, that he meant to avail himself of the
obscurity Of night to effect that retreat.
But this was point not to be so very easi-
ly managed as be thought
''Leave my house this afternoon - ex-
claimed Wisherton, in the utmost amaze.
ment. "Tbat, with your reverence's leave,
indeed, you shall not do. You shall re-
main where you are, under my tendance,
until yeu be perfectly recovered, which we
dare not hope for under fortnight, at the
very least. But, in the meantime, good
father, you shall have every attendance,
every comfort which you can desire, or of
which your situation will admit NV son
and are but too happy, although we de-
plore the cause,of having been presented
with an opportunity of testifying our rever.
ence and love for a minister of our holy
religion.
Gas to your fears" she continued, "for
any uneasiness among your friends in
Leith, on account Of your absence, be not
concerned about that, good father | have
provided for it, / have sent notice to the
preceptory Of your misfortune, relating all
that has happened, and giving intimation
that you are in my house, and in safety
so have no doubt that some of the breth-
ren will be here in the course Of the even
ing"
Here was pretty piece Of information
for the already but too much perplexed
martyr to the old faith IntimatiOn had
been sent to the preceptory, and half dozen
Of the brethren would be in upon him i'm
mediately, and dreadful expose would, Of
course, follow. 1t was a most trying crisis
and Davd but too sensibly felt it to be so.
He felt as if be could have wished the
house to fall upon him, and bury him in its
ruins.
Appalled, and borri6ed, however, as he
was at this impending catastrophe, he said
nothing, but, anxious to be left alone, in
order to have an opportunity of thinking
over bis position, and of taking into eonsid-
Grafton what had best be done, he began to
affect drowsiness when bis noble hostess,
taking the hint, quietly left the apartment
Hearing the door close, David first open
ed one eye cautiously, and then the other
then turning gently round, peercd over the
edge of the bed to see if the coast was clear
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