The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-05-04

withstanding the neutrality-suspicious. Nam
cy Feehilly had made to tempthim. HIS Ia.n-
or was surprised to ind him so soon bis fath
er's energy Of action WIN a matter was on
his mind, suspected he had not been to that
hour or the day without out, MANAGING an sdss as to
know what passed. But love-as iove-naSu
nothing whatever to say to his want OF relish |
for SO good q breakfast as had been set DeloIe
him.
He met his father returning toward the
house, not far from the celebrated gate already
80 often mentioned in this story. The spot
where they now met was o little more favora'
BILE for . conference than the gate in question
for, unlike it, there was no private bower for
eayesdroppers to secrete themselves in: d..
"Well, father" said Tom, breaking into the
about Winnyi'
~ have, Tom. an matthers is worse nor
thought. She has cum round him most COM
told you how it would be father"
whist, Tom, don't be talking THAT way
of, an that is, that that spalpeen has nothin'
to say to it. It's all perverseness just for
while. an she'll cum round afther q bit"
+" Well, father, I'll cut my stick for that bit,
be it long or short; SO tell me, what can you
do for me about money! You know if she
was never in the place, it's nothing to keep
| me here stravaging about the road"
Thrue for you, Tom avic. 1 isn't easy,
| however, Ryin a mans hand upon what you'd
want wild you for start; but sure my credit
is good a. the bank, an sure III put my name
upon bill-s Emp for you for twenty or thirty
| pounds. Take my advice and don't go past
your aunts in Armagh Tom she's an Elegant
| fine woman, and will resave You wild a ceadc
you put o month over you. There's not a man
| in Armagh has betther thrade than her hus-
band, Bill Wilson the carpenter-cabinet ma
ker, b'lieve they call him-an' b'lieve my
words. she'll make the most Of her brothers.
| son. Who knows, Tom avicf Arrab maybe
you'd do betther down there nor at home.
Any way, Winny won't be gone afore you come
back, an' if we can't manage wan thing may
| be We would another-thig am, thec:"
Well, hope so; but. father, III be off before
Sunday, and this is We'd esday."
| You'll have lashins of time, Tom but the
sorra wan but I'll be very lonely; for, although
Tom, you do be wandering from home by
day, and stopping out late sometimes by night
sure know you're not far off, an always
hear you lettin yourself in betune night and
mornin'. Though Caesar doesn't bark at you,
l hear him whinin' an shnfiin' when you're
coming to the back doore!'
/ "No matter about that now, father; l sup
pose can get the money tomorrow or after,
and start for my aunt'sf"
ANY minute Tom. I'm never without a
bill-stamp in the house in regard of the fairs.
Come in, and I'll dhraw it out at wanst, an
I'll engage they'll give you the money on it at
the bank; don't be the Taste taste afeard of
u Whether Tom then intended to be guided by
his fathers advice and not go past his aunts
in Armagh. it is not easy to say but at all
.
When he got his heels loose, with - trihe Of
cash in his pocket, he could turn his steps in
. | any direction he wished.
They then returned to the house, and old
!, Mick putting on his spectaces, opened ia
ble-drawer in the parlor, where he kept his
writing materials, accounts receipts, etc.
After some discussion, which had well-nigh
ended in an argument, to whether the
, amount should be twenty or thirty pounds, n
, bill was ultimately drawn by the son upon the
father for the former sum ut three months
To hnI nf hnr rnp ~ m pTfrn
of ten pounds in tho amout, for wishing to
0 have the word thirty instead of twenty writ
ten in the bill however, he conld not screw
3 moro than the latter sum out of the old man,
which he said was ample to take him to his
r aunts in Armagh, where he'd get lashins' an
LAWNS of the best of everything. Tom knew
. that for this purpose it would be ample, and
, therefore failed to bring forward any argu-
mehts to sustain his view as to the necessity
of making it thirty; but as it was he himself
who wrote it out, he patted the bottipg pa per
i over it in great hastc--a matter which was not
, of course, observed by the old man, nor if it
had been would he have supposed there
n any thing unusual. much less for q purpose, in
| the act. The father having read it carefully
over, and seeing that it was all correct, wrote
+ his name with some dignity of manner across
the bill. This portion of the writing Tom
y took care to let dry without any botting at ali,
for he held it to the fire instead. Neither did
t the old man observe this unusual course, the
g manifest mode being to have used the blottiug
paper as in the first instance.
The matter being now thus far perfected,
, Tom asked his father if be could have Black
berry--one of tho farm horscs-to go into c.
o. S. early next morning
An welcome Tom, if he worth hun.
dred pounds" said the old man locking the
4 drawer.
CHAPTER XVI.
! Tom spent the remainder of the day very
l quietly, most of it in his room. His first
employment, whatever it may have been, was
over an old portfolio. where he kept his OWL
= writing materials. What weIe the chief sub
Q iects otAs caligraphy is not known. Perhaps
Y lovc-otters to such of his numerous endmoratd
T as could read may have formed Il portion, nor
: is it impossible but the police might have Civ.
9 en- n trifo to have laid their hands upon some
8 others. Neither were likely to see the light
$ however, as Tom Murdoch kept that old port
o folio carefully locked up in his box.
t The next morning at an unusually early
Q hour for him, Tom proceeded upon Black berry
Q | fully caparisoned with the best saddle and
4 bride in the place. to G. o. S.; where, after
s ten o'clock, he found difficulty in procurine
cash upon his fathers acceptance.
: Now, although in the first instance Tom had
o no ion of stopping at his aunts in Arrnas IL,
l or perhaps of going there at all, upon rehec-
d ton he changed his mind altoGeth"r upon the
g subject. lie had some congenial :, ..slts there
Q beside his aunt-spirits with whom he occa
i sionally had had personal communication AZ