The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-22

n@toy tne uoctor could bring Tor ard no Ia
TO confote It. As g last resource, he prod ncs
Inc letter he had received at the time of L ID
NeVllles death. to prove the wishes of at lea
one parent; but though Mr. N1viIle consente
} to be expected that q document dictated
Margaret Neville, and bearing q sign ature te
mipating in 8 j. would receive much resp.r
or consideration ct their hands.
Two Other dissentient voices were raised I'm
enly 10 Ds siienced IS s0on as heard Doe wa
that Of the housekeeper at Neville Court-Mrs
bart1h-"ho, from the period of Lady Ne
vilies marriage until her departure from Ire
land, had been her own personal attendant
| Never bad mistress possessed q maid NOR
faithful OF more fondly attached, and the blow
| now aimed 30 unexpectedly at the dearest in
terests of the child she lad begun to love witt
| an affection almost maternal reused her to in
| dignation, Notwithstanding her bah tual rever
ence for those who had Inflicted it. But she
was soon given to understand by a t. 10 of hard.
featured danes that her interference would
only result in her dismissal; aud as this would
nave benefited Maude as little as herself she
was silent. The other voice was more obstrep.
eroas. being that of the old nurse, Bridget
Malone, who steadfastly ed to be silenced
Poor old body within twenty four hours after
ing her loving old heart, and besegnp Heaven
Win prayers that her darling mi ght die rather
than i've to hate her mothers faith
Immediately after Bridget's dismissal Maude
no " Ionr years of age, was taken by her uncle
EDWARD TO London, aod placed ia the hands of
D1rs' Carew ", and her fathers tenants saw her
no more The we'll do farmers and farmers
wives cared comparatively little for their baby
mistress; but In she wayside novels great was
the weeping and waiting aud wrinping of
Sands when .he news was heard Sunday after
SUNDAY the Catholics had seen aud bless d her,
as she sat by Bridget in her mothers old seat
and closely had the child twned herself round
their simple sensitive hearts. As to Richard
anu nls iaeher, they were ipconsoable. Rarely
nad day passed since the childs return to
ireland that she had not paid them q morning
visit, poking her chubby little face in at the
surgery door, and if neither o: them were to
be seen, scampering all over the house till shs
found them. SO deeply did the old doctor TAX.
MS loss TO heart that he never seemed to re-
cover from il, but wal6ed to aud fro with
bowed bead and dropping form, brood IN q sor-
rowfnliy over the dying Injunction il had not
been given him to fulfil
NOR was this bis only source of sorrow; he
nad another in the misery of the people arouud
DIN BY free us9 of the glib aud DIV toDpne
nat mad won the confidence of Sir Morcar, Mr.
joiqunoun had easily induced the trustees of
me estate to retain his services. These said
trustees bad been selected by Sir Morcar from
among the membeIs of his own family and
we're, each aud all, men of the true Neville
ype; that Is TO say, they were hara-heart.d, |
ooi,headed men of business. They examined
SIT No:car's books, easily estimated the animal |
7aine of the land, and as long as Colouhonn
paid that into the account of the estate cared |
'r nothing else. Not TO Mr.. Colquhoun, who |
:areo very much for making a handsome profit |
or himself, and who easily transferred the in
rease of returns that had 80 charmed Sir
dorcar, and q great deal more beside to his
'"n private account. This was not a dificult
natter for, of the two who might have op-
,osed him, Mr.. Neville was too indolent and
Ir. OMeara too infrm to cause him moch un-
aslnees. Sheltered by the approval of the
Iustees, and armed with his po wer of attorney.
;oiq ahoun deted the world, and worked his
VII with impunity. Before long q woful
hange had taken place several of the old
enah's mad been driven off their farms the
rosperons bad become poor, the poor utterly
DR.. O'Meara did what he could: |
ometimes by letters to the trustees, who how
yer, always referred hiue to Mr.. Colouhouu:
ometimes by gifts of money and food ; some.
ines by represen taton to the agent himself
he latter alternative occasionally brought
eoress tor Colq calhoun, who dreaded lest the
octJr might one day light upon some ugly
'Ausaction, and bring it to the notice of the
justices (who, little as they cared for his hard
easrres, would have punish cd hs dishonesty ,
ade &c a point to satisfy the ole man. when
. could do at small expense to himself
ot mnca as the doctor bcmoaued the hard |
sss OF the agents measures, he never for an |
lstant sr spected his probiby. Too upright and
mple-hearted himself to imagine fraud or
lpilclty in others, he took Colquhoun at his
"n estimate, and counted him a man too
oon engrossed in the interests of his employ q
q TO Dc nice about the ways and means of !
rVlng them AS far his gentle ma ure 7
'uld he detested the man, but to a certain :
ltent almost respected his character for what Il
3 considered his dsinterested and indefati- g
aole zeal in his bnsiness. But bis one hope
as TO 500 Colquhoun replaced by q milder
gent, ms one prayer for better days-dsys he
slted patiently for fifteen long, weary years b
ITO be continued,
ALI kinds of fancy and stan1a dr., Good. ~. | M