The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-05-27

likely to come in her direction. She had re-
mained In this state OF perplexity for about q
suddenly peeped over hedge hard by. Miss
Barbara, with q shrek, was about to rush
back along che road she had lately Travelled,
when. to her intense relief, she recognized the
30 Timothy Timothy p she cried, "a fight
fearful fight is going on in the village, and I
have nobody to protecs me-"
| Protect You, 10 it'll Bedad. and I'll protect
you, or my name isI's Tim Murphy. Who's
"No one as yet, Timothy; but listen to those
cries, and oaths, and blows. Are they not fear
fulf'
Tim listened. "Ah, tut, my lady, and that's
| just nothing at all! Tvs nothing inathe world
but bit of row amongst some young fellows
as have jost turned ont of Jim Rooney's, I'll
be bound. They're drunk, my lady, eaving
your presence, that's all. You've only got to
of the eticks, and take no notics. Divil o
bit would they hurt the likes of you, mot
they )" and as he spoke Tim took bird's-eye
survey Of the contest from his vantage ground.
And would yon have me pass them, TiBo-
thy, alone and unprotected; for home must
60, dark &c the danger that threatens mef
Would you have me pass through mob of in
furiated rufians who would willingly burn me
at a stake, hang me on o gibhet, torture me
with thumb-screws, stretch me-i Bot what
need is there of telling you all the horrors that
me when yeu know them so weiis And yet,
in spite of all that have done for you and
yours, will you allow me to brave the peril un-
protected am ashamed Of you. Timothy"
Well, you see, my lady. it's jost this, said
Tim, scrambling down from the hedge: I'm
afeared shouldn't be much protection if
went with you. For you know, my lady, as
"Heathep," suggested Miss Barbara, ga poor,
blind, misguided heathen"
Well, then, as long as was heather, 1
as you may think, my old friends is cross with
me above @ Bit"
Gross with you. Timothy Something more
than that, my friend, Iexpect. But, then, what
cution for righteousness' sake. Even suppos.
ing every Papist in eBallycross was in o state |
OF burning. raging, red hot fury against yop,
U, yes my lady; know it's very glorious,
as You say but then Tm certain sure If went
with yonr ladyship just now, I'd get my head
would 1 bel Aud then, You see, Bddy was
took awful bad as come out, and it's Just the
Doctor % I'm running for nows aud then"
well, well, Timothy, that will do, that will |
do" cried Miss Barbara, wringing her hands
with impatience. "If you won't go, you won't; |
about it,"
20, my lady" began Tim.
Be silent, tell you, and listen. Is there |
no ;.p man living about here you could get to go
"There is" cried Tim "sure and isn't there
my brotherf He lives in o cabin just q bit
higher higher up the road, and pll fetch him in a mo-
m6nE."
But he's q Romanist."
Never you fear, my lady he'll take as much
care OF you as if you were gold and silver.
He'll protect you, and just wont he be proud p
lin ran off at the top Of his speed, only too
glad to escape. To do him justice, however,
we must fully acquit the poor souper" Of
cowardice: His Irish blood boiled and tingled
In his veins as the uproar echoed along the
road and renegade though he was, he logged
to strike a blow for the old religion" For
the last two or three daya he had kept out of
eVerybody's way, for we'll he felt that he had
no Erlends. And he was right. Those he had
left behind openly execrated or ridicnled him,
some even making the sign of the cross when
they passed him on the road, while his new
brethren despised aud mistrusted him. How
'onld they do otherwise, seeing that Tim had
only changed bis religion when he had lost his
oIgs that be had never maligned the faith
nor abused the Pope, nor went to the Protest
ant church, except when bullied there or bait
sd there by Miss B4rbaraf
(To be continued)