The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-06-15
MESSENGER SUNDAY JUNE U.s. 1873

he endorsed the report by the fact of his lsav,
ing home; but whether to Armagh not was
never clearly known.
to1ng Lennon went with his job, at
which old Ned told him to take his time an
| do 1t well. 1t was not" he said, "liko dig
ging plot, which had to be dug every year,
| or maybe twice. When it was wauce finished
and covered mp, there it was; worse nor the
| first day, If Ii was not done right; SO don't
| hurry it over, Enron "a wochal. don't mind
the expense ground can't be dhrained for
| nOthin', and it Id BIO q bad job If We were
| obliged to be openin' any of the dhraine o sec.
ond time, en- maybe not know where the stop
page lay SO take your time, and don't blame
You need not fear, sir" said Lennon. (He
always said "sir" as YETI "You need not
fear if every drain of them does not run like
the stream from Tubbernaltha, never give me
days work again."
As far as you have gone, Enron, 1 think
they are conrlate; Wen have forty carts of
stones in afore satnrda' night. 1 hope you
Plenty, sir, until we begin to cover in"
Wouldn't you be able for that yourselff or
couldn't You bring your father with youf I'd
wish to put whatever could in your way"
THANK you sir, very much. l will do so IL
l want moro help; but for the lucre of keep
ing up his wages and mine, would not REQ
ommend you to lose this fine weather in cover
ing in the drains"
You are an honest boy, Enron, and like
your way Of talkin, as well as workin'; plsise
God We won't see you or your father idle"
idle in any sense of the word. He was ingra-
tiating himself but honestly, into the graces
of old Ned off he was not fishing, he was
mending his nets ;" aud the above conversa-
ton will show that he was not u Ounce at that
same.
1t happened, upon ono or two occasions. |
work in the evening. and be asked him to |
" cum mp to the houseand have q drink of
beer whiskey -and-wather, his choice"
But Emon excused himself, ling he was no |
tit iUnTe % q into faat.rnt III AN narlor in /
that trim, and indeed his appearance did not |
belle his words; for he was spotted and striped |
his feet, and the clothes he Brought to the |
work wore worth nothing.
well, you'h not be always so, Emon, when |
you're done with the sooopin'," said old Ned
med know you to be the came boy l see cum
in out o. mass o Sunda'."
Enron had heard, as everybody else had
be felt as If an incubus had been lifted off his
heart Not that he feared Tom in any one
way; but he know that his absence would be
s. relief to winny' and as such relof to him
Enron was now as happy as his position and
his hopes permitted him to be and there can
be little doubt this happiness arose from an
but how, when, or where that understanding
had been confirmed, it would be hard to say.
Old Ned's remarks to his daughter respect
ing young Lennon were nuts and apples to her
She knew the day would come, and perhaps at
no far distant time, when she must openly
avow, not only preference for Enron, but de-
clare an absolute determination to cast her
lot with his, and ask her fathers blessing upon
them. She was aware that this could not. that
it ought not, to DO hurried. She hoped-oh,
how ferveutly hoped!-that the report of Tom
Murdooks marriage might be true that of
his absence from home she knew to be SO. In
the meantime it kept the happy smile for ever
on her lips to know that Enron was daily
creeping into the good opinion of her father.
Oh how could Enron, her own Enron, fail, not
only to creep but to rush into the good opin-
ion. the very heart Of all who knew him Poor
enthusiastic Winny! But she was right. With
the solitary exception of Tom Murdoch, there
was not a human being who knew him who
did not love Edward Lennon. But where il
the man with Tom Murdock's heart, and in
Tom Murdock's place, who would not have
hated him as he did
ITO be continued0