The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-05-18

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Of the woras--only some. But they xere sufi.
cient to make him envy the dog, az he watch
81 them going up the lane, and in to tho house.
LEE IL might be nice point, in the higher ranks
promise" case, the above passage could be re-
lied on rs uuequivocal evidence, on either side,
OF q promise; or whether q young lover would
DC justified in believing that his suit had been
successful upon mo- other foundation than what
mad then taken place. But in the raak of life
IN which Winny Cavana and Edward Lennon
moved, 1t was as good between them as if they
it.
Before Winny went to her bed that night
she had washed and ironed the handkerchief,
and she kept it ever after in her pocket. 1t
had no mark upon it when she got it, but she
was not afraid, after some time, to work the
letters Z. A K. in the corner, as no one was
ever to see it but herself, not even Kate Mul-
vey.
Old Ned Cavana, after returning from pray
ers, determined to rest himself for some tin,e
before taking o tour of the farm, and lay
down upon an old black sofa in the parlor.
There is no shame in the truth that an
old man of his age soon fell fast asleep. The
servant-girl looked in once or twice to tell
him that the spotted heifer had cut her leg
turning her ont of the wheat bnt she knew
it would not signify; and not wishing, or per-
haps not veaturing to disturb him, she quiet
ly shut the door again. He slept SO long that
NO Wao Ouly JuSt SottlbS tdS spOGtcO uciicI o
leg stnpea in The farm yard while the scene
already described was passing between Winny
and young Lennon upon the road. Were it
not for that same heifes's leg he woula doubt
less have been standing at the wind ow watch
lug his daughters return. Upon such fortaitons
accidents do lovers chances sometimes bang
This was what Winny in her ignorance of her
fathers employment bad dreaded; aud hepce
alone her anxiety that Emon should "be off
home, if he had any wit"
On this point she found, however, that all
was right when she entered. Hey father was
just coming in from the farm-yard, every
thankful that it was DO worse: a frame of
mind which we would recommend all persons
to cultivate under untoward circumstances of
any kind.
Of course Winny toln her father Of the nais-
hap about poor Bully -dhus battle she>>'no.h-
ing e1tenuated, nor set down ought >ia malice, "
bat teld the thing accurately as it had oc-
Lennon-she did not call lsim Emon- a. knock
had ultimately rescued~fae poor dog from de-
struction. She dil/not think it necessary to
say how far be had accompanied them on their
way home. -
Hes smart young fellow. that lennon
is, ap'Tm for ever obliged TO him, Winny, for
that a1entprn. There wonld be no Mvin'
IherssAx gbnlly .dhu. bsl,eve it was Emon
hinas4 Gag: :Eim to US, when he was pup"
1T wac, father; and very fine dog he
"The sorra betther, WSney. If it wasn't
for him, as 1 say, betune thefox am the rogues
we wouldn't have goose OF a turkey, or a
duck, or . cock, or q hen, or so much as =
chikin, in the place, nor 80 much iv coorse,, az
fresh egg for our breakfast Poor Bully, I
hope he's net hurt Winny; !" and he stopped
down to examine him. ''No, no." he cried. mot
much, bnt Pm sure he's thirsty. Here Biddy,
& It Bully dish of bonnia roAaiter5 and be sure
you make him up good ness afther dinner
That Emon-a knock, as they call him, a
taunderipg fine young man; it's n pity the
poor fellow is a pauper, 1 may say"
mo, father, he's not pauPer, and never
will be; he's well able to earn his living"
"I know that, Winny, he's often worked
here; an there's not man in the three par
ishes laves An honester days work behind
him."
"Aud docs not spend it foolishly father. If
yeu were to see how nicely he was dressed to-
day ana-heside all the hep he gives his fa-
ther and mother"
She was about to add q remark that work
was just then very slack, as it was the dead
time OF the year, bat that there was always
something to be done about the farm but Sec
ond thoughts checked the words they were
rising to her lips; and second thoughts, they
say, are best.
Old Ned here turned the Conversation by
wondering was the dinner near ready"
Winhy was not little surprised, and good
deal delighted, to hear her father talk 80 fa-
miliayly and 50 kindly oS Emon. There never
was time when her fathers kind word of
him was of more value to her heart. Perhaps
1T would be an unjust implication of hypoc-
risy on the old man's part to suggest that he
might have only been pumping WInny on the
subject. She felt, however, that she had gone
far enough for the present iu the expression Of
her opinion, and was not sorry when y touch
| OF the tdire gurtha pat her father in mind OF
the dinner"
We, who, of couTse, can see much fnrtber
than any of our aalsatis perssaG, and who are
privileged to be behind the scenes, could tell
Winny Cavana-but that we would not wish
to fret her-that Tom Murdoch was looking
on from his own window at the whole scene
between her and young Lennon on the road
and that from that moment, althouS Oh he coul
not hear a word that was said, he understood
| the whole thing, and was generating plans OF
vengeance and destruction against one or both
ITO be continued.)
| MR. GLADsToNEs 8 GRAMMATICAL PUZZLE,
The memorandum which Mr. Gladstone