The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-08-20
nlornIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
MEw ORLEANS. SUNDAY. AUGUST go. 1876.

"Dont trouble yourself, neighbor, it's a
right. But, then, y'u know, with the rebe
plotting again, and many Fastening in a
sorts of dieguises bither and thitber, one ma
we'll be excused for being pretty sharp"
"In that You are correct" said the peddie
leisurely returning the paper to his poke
siI3ut as you seem to know the stuff I'm made o
we must become better acquainted over n glaf
at my expense"
This latter remark was received with SOL
pressed hum OF admiration, although, straug
TO say, that, during the first part of the oil
5ervations of the sergeant, Mrs. Miles had be
come somew hat psler, and lad stepped into a.
adjoining room for q moment, although busil
engaged in serving her customers. as ii she ha'
been taken suddenly i'll.
On her temperance she filed the pedder'
order with surprising alaority, and with tn,
color restored to her cheek; although the fire.
quent, long drawn signs of relief which punctu
ated her operations proved that the spasn
which had 30 unceremoniously seized upon hel
must have been severe enough while 1t lasted
In the year 1793-that of the Irish Rebellion
-Harold's Cross was a small bit Of a village
about two miles from Dublin, on the Wicklow
side of the Ltfey. AS it lay on the road to the
mountains, and was rather shaky in it's ale
glance to the English throne, it had often, in
those troublous times afforded shelter to the
outlaw who had taken up arms against the
Government, or to the conspirator who was
plotting it's downfall.
On this becoming known to the authorities of
the Castle, impromptu visits were from time to
time, paid to it by small parties of soldiers in
the hope of waylaying some fugitive from
the insurrection at some midnight conclave.
And nov, in the year 1903 and notwthstand.
ing that the Union between England and Ire
land had been contaminated, we find it sus-
pected that the same elements are at work in
the same locality, for the purpose of renewing
the struggle that had been decided at Vinegar
Hill, as was supposed. Hence the appearance
OF this little detachment at the widows; for
although no one ever seemed to suspect the
loyalty of the kind and sprightly creature, it
was strongly surmised that some gentlemen of
questionable fidelity to the Government occa-
eionally met at her house.
This installment of red coats had come out
from the city with the authority to billet them
selves upon any house that they thought
proper and as the widows inn stood some
short distance from the village, they selected it
as q most desirable centre of operations
Although shade might have been observed
to pass over the face of Mrs. Miles when the
sergeant iutimsted that it was the "intention"
of the party to take up their quarters with her,
al perhaps till morning" she suddenly esumed
her wonted sprightly appearance, and accepted
the situation with seeming satisfaction.
"Notwithstandin'I have nver seen one of yer
faces atore," she replied, "sure it's little
loyalty Ia have in me if the best bit and sup
in the house wasn't at you sarvice."
'Be the powers of pewter, then !" exclaimed
the general, on hearing this, "we'll all stay, for
it's now gettin' on for night, and there's no
knowing what night befall us goin' ont late in
SIGH bad times, with Ireland pot thai the
divil has bnllt fire under, to bile us all up to-
gether, and throw in the soldiers for carrots"
in that way" said the widow, giving him 40
pleasant Look, although the expression of her
countenance Was observed by himself only
- and" she continued, with glance at the
pedd!er, " but it's the likes of you that creates
right and left with yer goshterin
tongue"
"Ohw observed the sergeant who had been
dealing pretty freely with the glass; if that
old boy you have been speaking of only bols
mp the traitors Emmett and McCabe in that pot
of yours, should not care how may carrots
were thrown into the broth, if was not one of
that number"
While this conversation was taking place at
the little inn, and just as the candles were
about to be lit the door was thrown suddenly
open, and a gentleman, without hat, sprang
wildly into the apartment!
In an instant the soldiers leaped to their feet
with their bayonets drawn; but before they
could lay their hands upon him he had cleared
the table at II single bound, aud, disappearing
through the opposite entrance, wss lest by the
gathering gloom in the direction of the noun
tains.
Scarcely had be passed out OF view, however.
when the house was surrounded by party of
horsemen, the leader Of whom, with or
two of his folio ~ers, rushed into the room,
sword in hand, eXClaimiug:
"Seize him! Seize him--seiza the traitor
Emmett! Don't let him escaped"
The instant the name of the terrible spi-
rat OF was mentioned, the sergeant ard his men
became very much excited, az well as humil-
ated, at the idea that the man whom, above
all Others, the Government was DESTROYS oF 80
curing mad just slipped through their fingers.
The peddler explained to the new comere that
so sudden WAS the entrance of the man the Y
called Emmett, apd so qGickiy followed by his
exit, not n soul present WAS able to arrest his
course, although they had all sprung to their
feet swift as lightning.
From the hurried conversation that now
took place between the two military partipa, it
appeared that it had been n rinse of the Gov
ernment to send the party on foot to the vii
lage early in the evening. knowing that 10
matter where they should be billeted, eye
would be kept upon them only; W bile, having
received pretty reliable information ~ to the
whereabouts of Emmet. the party of horse
were dispatched direct for the point where he
was said to be concealed.
So prompt and rapid tho movements of tins
little body, they had surprised the young pa
trIot seated with his betrothed Sarah, dauEht-
ter of the celebrated Curran, in the house of
mutual friend but although they had caught
a glimpse of him and were upon him before he
was aware of his danger, so sudden and prompt
his action, he leaped through an open window
into enclosure where horse could not fol-
low him, and before the party could regain