The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-07-08

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and Irish pipers playing with all their
might. From stall to stall, and from
| tent to tent, Owen and Julia wandered,
enjoying everything, TIL late in the eve
ming, when they met Martin MacDer-
mott and Julia's father, both evidently
in high spirits, and chatting confden-
TALLY. They went into the tent together,
and after an hours chat came out more
good humored and confidential than
ever, and sought Julia and Owen.
''Come here, my colleen!" OByrne
| said in rather a thick voice. ST have
made match for you with Martin. Go
| oyer and sit by the side of him.
@sWith Martin, father - the-girl said,
looking with dismay at the stern, dark
man she almost hated, and certainly
feared. s'With Ownie, you mean -
''Sorra bit of it, Julia but Martin
Martin, the master. Poor Ownie has
nothing"
"He's promised Heveran's farm, faith
err
''No, my dear it's me that has Hever-
ans houldin',' y Martin said with a sinis-
ter smile; ''and it's me your goin' to
marry"
Owen walked up to his brother, and
looking him clear in the face, said i'll q
clear calm voice. What do you mean,
Martin MacDermott?"
What / said just now-that I got
Heveran's houldin', and took my oath to
marry Julia O,Byrne. I told it to her
father half an hour ago."
"You mean to say you are goin' be-
tween me and the colleen / have loved
since she was up to me knee! You
mean to say your goin' between me and
| these few dirty acres of Heveran's s that
| axed first, and bespoke; between your
only brother and all the hopes of peace
he has in this world-you, that has full
and plenty, Martin MacDermott!
sI'm goin' to marry julia" Martin
| replied with sullen determination
esJulia, what do you say?" Owen ask
ed turning to the girl who stood silently
weeping.
II must answer for her." O'Byrne
said, 81 promised her to Martin, and
I'm not goin' back on my word, I can
tell you. What have you to show?
How do you mean to keep her?"
'What do you say, Julia?'
'I wish to stick to you, Ownie, and
never marry anyone else-never, never,
| as I hope for luckl''
ssGod bless you for them words, dar-
lin!' Only be true and faithful and I'll
have cabin for you somewhere"
ssJulial" said her father raising his
hands to Heaven, eff you ever marry
that boy, ever spake to him, ever think
of him, I'll curse you on my bare knees
You don't know what a fathers curse is
| Don't bring it on my child, if you love
her. Never come across her again,
| Ownie MacDermott! !''
s'You hear that, Julia. What am I
to do?" Owen asks.
'fGo away and never come near me
again, or he'll curse me, Ownie. Go
away"
Owen MacDermott stood perfectly
still for few minutes, and then, raising
his eyes to Heaven, and with the impet-
uosity of a young Irishman, called down
| a bitter curse on his only brother
''May you never be happier than I am
now, sleeping or waking! May every
! thing you put your hands to turn to
dust and ashes! May your children
live to hate and dishonor you, Martin
MacDermott! !" And 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 father he took, the re-
mainder lay in the bank. But which
side he went or what became him no one
knew.
A year passed away, and then Mich
esoh " DyihS oiCO duu u uIift iIOu SuooT
inability to resist any longer, became
the wife of Martin MacDermott, though
she feared the very sound of his voice
and trembled at his touch. He was a
tyrant but she scarcely needed that, for
she had no will, and no wish to do any
thing but what he bade her. She had
| children but one after another they
sickened and died, and things in general
began to go wrong with Martin, his
shabby churlishness making him gener-
| ally disliked. When they were ten
years married, Julia died in giving bit th
to twins, fine healthy boy and girl
Both lived, and all the affection their
father had for anything he centered on
| the boy, whom be called Darby, after
his own father. The little girl, Julia,
he cared nothing about, allowing her to
grow up as best she could. The farm
Martin took SO treacheronsly from his
brother, he gave up long before, as
nothing ever sown there prospered, and
indeed, acre by acre the Upland Farm
had been going for years. Darby Mac
Dermott grew up to be fine handsome
man, first and foremost in every mischief
the village could afford; and at twenty
years of age got transported for treason
felony, as he had takan an active part in
the rebellion of 1S4S. Julia was an
!
idle careless girl, who spent her time
gossiping in the neighbor's house, in