The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-20

| my life. IL seems to agree with You. IL has in,
proved youEsseauty, Winny, il that was possi
"Tom, don't Aattsr me; you're always pay
I Ing conaplinents, and afsen told you I di,
| NOT like H.. Beside, you did MOT let me answe
yonr question until yoa1 Segto at your o.;
Kate Mulvsy.~ Or gtl-o a. Z - f,a NH"F9ll'
"Kate Mnlvey 10 q complete nice girl. Yo,
are not tired, Winny, are yon~
"Ah, then what would tire me is it q mil,
Of q walk, and the rnhd under my feetf couls
walk to Bohcr- na- Miithiognc and back this min
ute" s.. E- ,.. .f1e So r MISC
:, By this tims they had como to the end of tn,
lane turning up to Rathcssh House.
I'm glad to fiud You are not tired, Winny
|. You may as we'll come on toward the GROSS;
have something to say to you"
And, welcome, Tom what il it 2" -
Winuy felt that the thing was coming, and
she wished to appear rs careless and moon
seious rs possible. Whom she recollected all
Kate Mulvey had said to her, ehe was just In
too. she was not sorry that it should 30 hap
pen before the grand passage between her and
her father upon the same subject. She could
the more easily dispose of the case with him
having already disposed of it with Tom him
self. She therefore went on, past the end OF
her own lane aud Tom, taking this for an an.
equivocal token in his favor. was beginning
to get really fond of her-at least he Thought
SWELL, Winny, I'm very glad I happened to
meet you, and that you seem inclined to take
walk with me; for to tell You the truth,
WinHy, can't help thinking OF YOU" ...-
Perhaps you don't try, Tom I"
True for you, WiuAny dear; l wouldn't help
thinning of you if 1 could, and couldn't if
lis that the way with you, Tomf
But Wipny did not smile or look d: him, us
he had hoped she would have done.
"Iou know it is, Winny dear ; but / can
keep the truth, in plain English, from you no
$500 that now! All. thcn, Tom, 1 pity;you y
And Ton, could not tell from her IN anner,~ or
from the tone of her voice, whether she was in
mer. t.a.
20 well. Winny Cavana, if you knew how
much loved you, you would surely take pity
OIL me, my own colleen dhass."
Faith, Tenn, believe it's in earnest you
are, sure enough"
"1u earnest Yes, Winny, by the bright sky
over me-and it is not brighter than your own
eyes-I am in earnest! 1t is q long day now
since first took to loving you, though it was
only of late Yen might haye picked it out Of my
looks. Alb, Winny dear, If you hadn't pom
ny-piece bat yourself, would have spoken to
yon long ago: Bat there was q great deal of
talk among the neiyh bers about the joining of
them two farms together, and was afraid you
might think" 4 -. Ia -.
think it was my money and tho farm you
were after, and net myself Wasnot that 1t,
"Just so, winny. But am indeed in earn
I'n willing to prove my words by making YOU
my wife, and mistress of all have coming
shraftide, God willing" And he took hcr by
the hand. iii -. 4, ...-s.
She Withdrew it Mt once, after slight strug-
gle, and replied, Tom Murdoch, put such q
thing totally ont of your head for it can never
be-never, by thu same oath you swore just
now, and that is the blue heaven above me ~
And she turned back toward the lano.
II cross, Windy. Don't say that. know
that your father and mine would both be will
ing for the match. AS to what your father
would do for you, Winny nsarourneen, L don't
without cross of his money or bis land. My
own father will make over to me by lawful
deed, the day you become my wife, his house
aud and eate ne snow Wnn ns
would do the same for yous for he has but
yourself belonging to him and although your
fortune on your land has nothing to say to my
love, yet, Winnytdear, between Us, if you will
consent to my prayer, for it is nothing less,
there's few Erandees in the country could COM
pare to you-PiI say nothing for myself. Win
ny dear, emily say the word"
'No, TON, I'll say word but what I'm af-
ter saying; aud yon IRE only making matters
worse, talking of grandeur and riches tkat
way. You would only be striving at what you
Tom, and IS for myself, I'd well, wouldn 1
stuck up o new side car and drawn bon
net and feathers, coming down the lane of
Sunday, and the neighboFs thronging to mass,
yourself laughed at. None. Tom, hut they'd
can you Lord Boher- na- Miltkiogue. No. Tom
put it out of your head; that il my first and
last word to you" And she hastened her
step. go '. 1890 '"H 3D. .'
mo, Winny, you won't leave me THAT way
will your By all the books that were shut and
opened, yoa may make what you please OF me.
I'li mover AJAX to pat yourself or mysolf pins
point beyond what we alwsys wore, either in
grandeur or anything else. But wonldn'tit be
q ffue thing, Winny dear, to have our children
able to hold mp their heads with the best'iR the
couaty, in % manAerf" ~ nia .Itls ...
"Ah, in a manner, indeed, Ne, Toni they
would never be anything but the Hurdocks Of
arhcashmSre-Esand oh ldreS nf hbt Nick MIR
dock and old Nod ,CavanS. sts s'sasnssu far
naers.P ~ H. $50, 10 ~, IS. ...
(! ~Ahd what have You to say asainst SID. Mick
AGurdock ~ exclaimed Tom, beginning Sc feel
thaeIhis suit was hopeless, and flaming. mp in-
wardly in tAe spirit whieh vas most nakIprhl 30
him.
,"Nothing indeed, Tom q you need not be 40
angry, meant no . offence; L said aas tnneh
es9inas my own father as against yours, IL
there was anything aganst either. Bat We
must sootr part now, Tom, 7Nnd let MS part
friends at all eyepts, living as WehO wIthin q
of each Other" She held out.
her hand, but he took 1t cold1y and loosely.
He felt that bis game was up. '-f." Trpyi-
:, Take my advice, Tom Murdork'-tbis was
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