The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-05-25
I.e's promised Ileveran's farm, faith.

ans holdin'," Martin said with a sinister
smile "and it's me you're going to mar.
ry."
Owen walked up to his brother, and
looked him straight in the face. said 10 q
clear, calm voice. What do you mean,
Martin McDermott ?'
"What | said just now-that I've got
Heveran's houdin', and took my oath 70
mtrry Julia O'Byrne, told it to her
father, half an hour ago."
"You mean to say you are goiu' be
tween me and the colleen love-the col.
leeu | have loved since she was up to my
knee You mean to say you are goin
between me and these few acres Of Hev.
eran's that axcd for FIRST, and bespoke
between your only brother and all the
hopes of peace he has in this word-you
that has full and plenty, Martin McDer.
mott ?"
'I'm goiu' to marry julia Martin re.
piled with aulen determination.
Julia, what DO you say - Owen ask.
ed. turning 10 the girl, who stood silently
weeping.
II must answer for her." O'Byrne
said. Il promised her to Martin, and
IN not goiu' back Of my word, can tell
you. What have you to show? How
do you mean to keep her?
"What do you say Julia ?"
81 wish TO stick to you Ownie, and
never marry any one else-never, as |
hope for luck"
God bless you for them words, dar-
lin Only be true and faithful, and I'll
soon have a cabin for you somewhere"
"Jalia !" said her father raising his
hands to heaven, "if you ever marry that
boy, ever spake to him,cver think Of him,
I'll curse you on my bare knees You
don't know what fathers curse is
Don't bring it on my child if you love
her. Never come across her again, Ownie
You hear that, Julia. What am |
to do ?" Owen asks
"Go away and never come near me
again or he will curse me, Ownie Go
away ~
Owen McDermo!t stood perfectly still
for few minutes and then, raising his
eyes to heaven, and with the impetuosity
of young Irishman, called down bitter
curse on his only brother
MAY you never be happier than am
sleeping or waking! May everything
you put your hands to turn to dust and
ashes May your children live to hate
aud dishonor you, Martin McDermott "
With one long look at the trembling
Julia, Owen rapidly passed out into the
cold darkness of the March evening, and
was seen no more in Castlegar. Ten
pounds Of the money left him by his ia.
ther he took, the remainder lay in the
bank. But which way he went. or what
became of him, no one knew
A year passed away, and then Michael
aBMy to dsd rsss any Ja rSS@ SetiAs shssr in; in
wife of Martin McDermott, though she
feared the very sound Of his voice, and
trembled at his touch. He was a tyrant
but she scarcely needed that, for sho had
no will, and no wish to do anything but
what he bade her. She had children, but
one after another they sickened and died
and things in general began to 60 wrong
with Martin his shabby churlshness
making him generally disliked. Wher
they were ten years married, Julia dice
in giving birth to twins, fine healthy
boy and girl. Both lived, and all the al
fection their father had for anything h,
centered on the boy he called Darby, af
ter his own father. The little girl, j ulia
he cared nothing about, allowing her tt
grow up Just as best she could. Th,
farm Martin took SO treacherously from
his brother, he gave up long before, a
nothing ever aown there prospered, ant
indeed, acre by acre, the Upland Farm
had been going down for years,
Darby McDermott grew up to be
. fine, handsome man, first and foremost i
every mischief the village could afford
and at twenty years of age got transport
, ed for seven years for treason felony, o
= he had taken an active part in the rebel
lion of 1913. Julia was an idle, ca.ele:
! girl, who spent her time in gossiping i
), the neighbor's house, instead Of takin
> care of her father, weak, helpless ol
. man, who toiled early and late trying
, keep roof over his head All h
wretched schemes had turned out badly
4 They had not in them the ring Of
q straightforward and honest man. Aboy
). all. the trouble and disgrace o! his SC
n Darby completely broke him down, an
4 he took to his bed, only wishing an
: wanting to die.
, ITS the curse-it's Ownie's curse, u
IS would moan for hours as he lay aloI
without a soul to hand him even drir
RI Of water. Sure, might have known
"a would come
,s At length the climax of Martin NJ
n Dermotts sufferpgs was reached-tl
n measure Of his punishment filled up. F
70 three years he had not paid a six.pe
~ of rent, and he was dispossessed, turn'
~ out of the house in which he had be
A. born, and his father and grandfather b
fore him, to die by the way-left HON
tv less and friendless by the roadside, on
N N dreary November morning.
ne hememoetln9 MS unSlnuhess 10
:. only brother, his harshness to his poo
Ia timid, patient wife, his blind iudulgen
n. of his son in the face of patent facts,
he total neglect of his only daughter, Il
ID his mean, scheming character, there VT
a few to pity Martin McDermott in
re trouble and so he was taken to the woI
/ house, his house knocked down, and '
Do a trace left Of what had once been ha
nd Ply homestead
mn
Ii, And Owen, when he left the tent ii
liza ever.memorable St. Pa.rick's night,
in was with the resolve of going away 4
Ic. ever-anywhere, so that he was far Nv
ut. from the place which had suddenly
m. come hateful to him. lie walked
nd night, and at the break Of day found hi
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