The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-09-02

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neighbor," she said in pleading tone, as she
| placed her hand npon his arm, "your nephew
Is q high spirited youth-they say as like his
handling. Tell me whether you think you
servo King Charles better by driving the
young man into apostasy and recusancy may
be, or by enticing him, as l have done, into
loyalty to his Church ~
''You may be right my lady," be said after
pause. II have high temper at times"
"bris mercy he fell into my hands," she
replied, "for when he"left your honse he was
ready to fall into tho tolls of any whom he
met. He must be won by slow degrees and
gentle means. To call upon him to swear
| away the life of one, however bad who hath
| shown him a kindness, were to send him back
| to our foes and lose all hope of saving him,
such is his noble spirit. Beside, sir, he is in
| love-"
"The deuce he isl With whomfr
With Clara Finch, the daughter of your
foe"
The rascal! Is that the secret of bis recu-
sancyp
"Yes sir. The only cause thereof, as I now
feel cow nvinced," said she.
Her father is like 70 be in gaol for debt ere
long," rejoined the Justice, land though he
he my foe and an arront Papist to boot, am
sorry for it, for he hath his good points, poor
fellow; bnt these Papists mortgaged to
their eyes"
Are his entailed estatesf ~
% For the most part. There are somc good
lands in fee simple both in this parish and in
Rushock, but the most are tied up for his
daughter and her heirs"
She will receive them free of burden"
qnoth the dame. "a good windfall for your
nephew Mr. To nshend, if only we can gain
her to oar Church. That will be doing good
service Sc to your King and ooantry ss well as to
the Protestant religion"
Gain her to our Church |" rtjoined the
squire. "why che cometh of u stock of bigots
who have never swerved from Popery.r
Nevertheless, l despair not of her con-
version" said Lady Pakington. 'It may be a
work of time, bnt being married to Pro.
testant spouse and all her children reared up
good Protestants, and she copsen ing to show
sometimes at church and having no priest to
back her up in recusancy, by degrees you will
find that she will yield. 1 have seen it scores
OF times. Besides, the lands will be secured to
Protestants, and you your son will have a
good Church of England neighbor in place
of Papist."
rs that your fine scheme, my lady =, he re.
Piled IN a jeerisg tone, which seemed to con.
trast with his former Difference; "why the
girl is betrothed to Edward Rogers and likely
to bo married on this side Christmas"
=, She loves your nephew; am sure of it.
fatbers necessitous condition." rejoned the
dame. 81 aCl certain, Mr.. Townshend that
however lax Papist this Nj. Rogers NAV be,
you will not care to have him for a neighbor,
Judging from the rrmors that have reached me
concerning him. On the Other hand, once
married, Pil vouch not only for the stauuch.
ness of your nephew, but for the bringing ID
of his heir and children in sound Protestsnt
principles, and most likely, as l said before
for the conversion OF his wife ere long. You
Will certes take good care that no Popish
priest shall ever enter RnshockW
BY heaven ! my lady," quoth he, "they say
the gray mare Id like to prove the better horse |
and I'll be sworn 1 am no match for q lady's
wit; but doubt whether the matter be all |
have it. There is still Popish priest in the |
way beside the squire himself, who wonld |
s'ouer burn at the stake than suffer his daugh- |
ter to marry Protestant know old Master |
nph fpr hat
blEp as ever breathgd"
IT the girl is ia love as believe her to bs, :"
ans wered the lady, "she will, as you were say |
ing of Your humble servant, be- a match fer |
any of them, at least for her father. AS to the |
priest, you are on the alest touching such mat. |
ters, and can say if he be still roaming in these
parts I"
Heaven kuowsw cried the Justice. "That |
fellow Rogers swore he had slipped away, bnt |
don't trust the knave. His brother filled up |
warrant which signed, and vowed he'd |
bring him back that very night but l have
seen the tythesmen whom be sent to make the !
'earch, aud fad that Edward Rogers made |
fhem tacs about avuoChing that the priest had |
le' anc that their document being 20 proper |
search. warrant, was informal. misIiked this |
,onduct on his part, the more so as the rascal |
icld"
Did you read the warrant ere YOU signed
+ y enquIred the dame.
He read it to me. The fellow has been n
awyers clerk, and is well skilled in making
'uI anu SuCn IKE, l blind to.
ward dusk without my brrnacles Ii was a
warrant, though methinks he must have
.klpped the clause empowering search; Abbott,
his Edward Rogers acted q scurvy part in the
business. | never trust these Papsts, no "
'ver plauslb!y they speak, but what rue it,"
Then l conclude, SIR returned d ,me
Dorothy, that If this warrant, or whatever
'on be pleased to term it, contained the name
# Gervase SaCheverill as the informant it was
Without your sanction 7"
What do You mean, my lady" cried the
Justice I'm be sworn his name mover oc-
urred in it, or should not have signed it,"
But am told it did contain his name and
rofessed to be issued his information"
uoth the dame. ~ tell you this in conf
ence. You know that although she be a re-
usant, Dame Mary Yste is q cousin of Sir
ohn's, aud can trust her word for it; bat
eg you ask me no more touching this matter,
. / cannot enter further into it without
reakinG faith"
" The sooundrel must have had purpose in
his roguery," replied the squire.
nth Clara Finch"
" Most likely, by George |" he retorted, land
! it were to save my nephew from falling into
he jaws of the PApists had almost par
oned him. despite all your ladyship is pleased
D intimate.