The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1874-01-25

phipe, daughter of the Earl of Kill;siene
and my sister-not this-.one (point ting tc
the letter), but another one--is now the
wife of the Earl of Denbigh. I knew my
uncle George well have seen him in New
York often, and once I dined with him
down in the Washington House on Broad
way. Know where that is don't you But
that was before got disguised and took to
rum. don't believe he'd let me put my
old rummy timbers under his mahogany
| now il he was alive. Well, he's dead now
and left 81 ,O00, 900, and they say I'm rich
Funny, amt it, sir ;" that sich an old wreck
as am should hist aboard sich lot of bal
last at this late day 2"
"Well, Hardin" said the Captain, "what
do you want to do Z"
"Wa'al, want to be lookin' after this
business. I'D like to 60 down to Frisco
first and see some of them lawyers"
81 can't let You do that, Hardin, for I
know you will get drunk, and perhaps be
| shaDghaed on board of some merchant ship.
But if you want to so East and see your
cousin-what's his name again f--Sir Rob-
ert Hardin, why, will discharge you, and,
if you have money enough, you can start
right from Vallejo here. will you do thatf''
Wa'al, Cap'n, I'd kinder like to see
some of them lawyer chaps frst. You see,
sir, I've seen something in the papers that
| there is goin' to be lawsuit about the
as l don't know much about law, why
! mebbe I'd better git some advice"
Well J" said the Captain, "think it over;
but frat you had better get my clerk to
write a letter for you. in reply to this one,
and"
"Ob," said the old man, 81 can write a
| little yit. 1 used to drive pretty good
quill, but you see handlin' martins pix Q
and seizin' riggin' kind o. knocks man Is
eddication out of him. Still, guess kin
write letter. I'll show you, Cap'n what 1
write, cause don't want to go wrong any
ways"
THE CAPTAIN STILL MORE ASToNISHFD.
With this Hardin rolled away, and in a
short time he was seen seated on the deck
between two guns, with his ditty-box on
his knees and dilapidated gooseq uill in his
with ease and readiness of expression. In
an hour he laid before the Captain the fol-
lowing letter, written in q bold, easy style
UNITED STATES NAVY YARD,
VALLEJO, Cal, October 81.
My Dear Henrietta-Your letter with its sad
and somewhat surprising intelligence, was
received yesterday. You were quite wrong in
supposing that had forgotten uncle George.
l saw him q number of years ago in New York,
and we formed deli ghtful acquaintance he
entertaining me at his hotel in princely style.
AS to the astonishing information that you and
I and the Countess of Denbigh are made rich
in our own right by the demise of poor uncle
George, hardly know what to say The sur
prise has been great that can scarcely re-
aize the situation. However, l will think it
all over and write you again in d few days
what consider best to be done under the cir
cumstances. l am happy to say that am so
situated here that can leave for New York and
meet cousin Robert, as you suggest, at days
notice. fear we shall have trouble with the
woman who calls herself uncle Georges widow.
However, nous rerrons. Intend to follow your
suggestion, SO urgently put forward, about
going back to the land of my fathers. have
been a rover for thirty years and more, and I
come to me would be the anchoring of my
worn and weared old hulk in dear old Armagh.
Your affectionate brother, HENRY.
The Captain read this letter over care
fully, and then gazed with look of stupe-
faction in the rough old sailors face.
"Why, Hardin" he said "I don't believe
any one here thought you could write such
q letter."
"No, suppose not" said the old man.
" I'm pretty rough, and 1 admit I drink
rum, and don't allus study my speech !;
but when I git pen in my hand l never
forgit old Trinity, at Dnblin-God bless
her! There's where I went to school,
times has changed with me, and I don't
s'pose can ever be a gentleman again."
Well" again said the Captain, 81 will
discharge you, Hardin, if you want to CO."
Wa'al, guess I'll 60. 'Taint no use
o. 'stayin' here. 1t takes allthe money can
earn now to pay fines in the Vallejo Police
Court. I git drunk every time 60 ashore,
and they allus arrest me-"
So, few weeks age old Henry Hardin
was discharged from the navy yard and
started for New York, where it is to be
hoped that the money he will get from the
great Hardin estate will be sufficient to pay
his fines in the police courts for years to
come"
Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray, author
of Telemachus, when his illustrious pupil
the Duke of Burgundy lay dead in his
coffin, said to the mobiles of the court,
who stood weeping around the corpse
There lies my beloved prince, for whom