The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-08-12
1erninr Ser and Catholic Messenger.


-" By the right ar Oh tne h'nS oo =. yWbsra
fhsre is treason lurking through the lano' ~
behoves bis Msjesty's justices OF the peace 70
forego even private relationship IN suou o.o.
Senev. and can tell you that your being, my
1enheE will not save you from berth in Wor-
cester Castle II you are found tampering win
sheee traitors 10 the realm. require yoa 70
disclose what you have seen ana heaIo " s"o
house Of the rescusants"
"Tbat refuse to do, even at the cost.oI my
3ife itself" apawered our hero boldly. wiz
onIv vouoh for this, which l am prepared 70
swear to. that neither heard nor saw any
thing savoring of treason either at Harrington
on Rushock. Not one word was uttered wAion
cosld be constructed into treason i..,;.r was ne
lated on my Journey, and sought hospitAhty
n Harrington, where Has entertained ae any
stran ger might be-"
"And there you met distress CiatA IRA IaH Hnu
Mater johnson the priest {" persisted :ha ) os-
tice. with o chuckle at having succeeded IN
gaining the information he required.
az met with no treason, and nothing sAVo1
ing of IT," rejoned the nephew.
HNay pardon me-" quoth his unclei you
met with Popioh priest, whose presence 10 m IN
itself an sot Of treason, seeing be .t s IN tntS y.
realm In def snce of the law, aud is suhjeot 70
.the nenattx of death Did yoa hear bin say
az met no Master Johuson at Harrington,
resurned Gervase, land being no Cathonc,
am not likely to know about the Mass. l have
already said that even if you send me to "or,
oeater Castle, or to the scaffold itself, Will
not utter more than have said-to wit. that
house in which entered"
Az this oopiuncture the stranger rose and
whispered something into the ear OF squire
"You met priest at Harrington, who was
the same you met at Rushockf" said the latter
after o short pause. 'Jhese rascaIs nave an
SQUIRE Finch's, and yon had already met him
st Dame Yates. may be under another name
Deny that on your oath, il you dare:
By this time Gervase was therou gbly on .l his Z
ruettle, and determined to suffer any penalty
rather than betray his friends:
"Uncle Henry be said, II came hither on
a visit to my kinsfolk. knowing nothing oi
your shire and its conflicts. am cavalier
and was brought up to believe that no gentle
man can honestly betrsy those who have
shown him hospitality and tell you 1airlJ
shat refuse TO answer any 1nrther qoesuon. ON
chooee to send me to Worcester Castle, yon AR
no doubt free to do 30. Otherwise shall bel
you to allow me to depart to my own county
a nv opinions are not likely to prove other
wise than distastefnl to you and yours. re
Rret the day when / was induced to obtrnd
myself into o house where am 30 obnoxious.
Tho Justice was rather PerpleIed at beinI
thus addressed, for he had not quite attaine'
TO such q degree Of ancient Roman virtue as I
render him really Indifferent to committing hi
Young kinsman TO gaol for the sake of further
ing his country's veal, his object having sim
ply been to terrify him into . confess on whio
would be servceAble to the object he had i
hand.
"I had always heard" he replied, "tha
your father had brought you mp in his Hig
Church cavalier notions, but never though
that you would have been 6egniied INTO u tFe,
had lived, 10 would have deplored as much
do. You seem to have imbibed very false n
tions of Q gentleman's sentiments OF honor!
those who are no otherwise than criminals
the eye of the law. II you had been, as ye
call it, Hospitality. treated by band OF mig
wAymen and mnrderers, l suppose, forsoot
Won would have deemed it dishonorsble to gi
evidence against them, even to save the Inv
of honest citiBens
returned Gervsse, looking at the wretched
dividual who sat wincng by the side OF d
Townshend land can conceive no mean
or more despicsble part than that played
one of your so-oallsd Catholics, who picks
information in the houses of his frlends
enploys another to dole it out for the sSke
betraying them"
from his seat aud humping the table with
fat, "I don't want to hear yonr abuse OF
friend heCe, and will not suffer any trnck
TO Papistry to remain in my house. 1 WI
Won that You are watched, and advise you
leave this county without delay, since tn
are no vain threat and will find you lodg
in Worcester Castle. You had best prick y
spurs into your steed, and hurry from
neiRhborhood forwith Such is my conp
IL Ia late in the day now, and do not wish
be unhospitAble, wherefore you ehall to
here tonight and start homewsrd at breah
day. My aon Harry 10 going 10 Lohuon
having business with q friend ct Worcester
can thence journey With you on your way,
see you past the confines of the shire"
may, Uncle Henry" returned Sachevs
haughtily. 81 will not aocept even mig
lodging where am so unweloome q gu
Were IL dark as pitch l would not sp
another hour where I am thus secuted and
owned. beg you give my duty to my k
folk, and suffer me to give orders for my h
ney and pack my vAlise"
Thus speaking, he made low but for
bow, and retreAted towards the door. IT
was q dignity aud determination in his
meunor which acted q restraint npon
Justice, who already half repented of
threats; but being TOO proud to retrac
apologize, he suffered him to depart, me
saying:
In the hall Sacheverill fell in with H'
who doubtless perceived his flushed and
Kered look, and consequently approached
NTH unusual caution, laying his hand uPol
arm.
sorry recollection of your WorccStershire !
folk and fear it may be long yeare ere
In hnt he