The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-03
NUMBER II.
THE LADY
N EVILLE COURT.
Il TALE OF THE TIMES.
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Continued.)
AS soon as Tim was fairly out of eight of his
patroness he siackened his pace. since hia
apostasy the intercourse of the brothers had
6een iar from amiable, aud rs he approached
reseTs cabin serious misgivings assailed his
mind. Peter Murphy loved his brother with
that deep fraternal affection that forms 20
conspicuous O Landmark in the Irish oharnr
yer, ana this affection had 90 increased hls
horror at Tim's deReneracy, that II had nearly
| broken his heart. In his anger he had sworn
that until his brother again bent his knees be-
fore Gods altar and before Gods priest, che
would never speak him q civil word !" and
he never did. For on NO occasion, either in
public or private, did he spare him and so
much did Tom dread Peters singing re-
Proaches, that nothing short of the psrpiexity
that Miss Barbara's request had placed him in
would have induced him to encounter them ~
his own accord. Besides, ,notwi.hstanding the
confidence he had expressed In Peters wiling
ness to assist Miss Barbara, in his own mind
he had many doubts on the subject TIad
either Miss Maude Neville or Miss Fanny re-
great was Peters devotion to the family ho
would have gone through fire and water ia
HSor she6F ssFTi1e Saf ,s Bat SoF Miss Barbarasho
per and quisitor, and Sgalnst whom Peter
especially had such good cause of resentmone
that was quite another matter.
BuG why not give her the slip altopetharR 2
Happy thought under the influence a Wbiob
Tim secured she fret half of the potato-aeld,
sndaen!y. however, @ vision Of many fAvors in
fore him, and out short his career. No. fhara
was nothing for him bot sabmission 70 he
fate; and with unwilling feet poor Tim re-
brother's cabin.
Peter was just saying grace over . dish Of
potatoes when Tim thrust his head in as the
door, and no sooner was that pious exeraiae
concluded than, just as the latter had exnect
ed. the storm burst.
And what DEVILS errapd brings you here.
"turnin' your friends sick with the siSSt ~
youf Tim Morpby indeedl A pretty Murphy
you are! Why don't you change yonr nnmS.
.S. end send 1t after the old religion WHAT'S
that you're saying about st. Patrick God
bless himf Faith, and l wonder you've no.
ashamed to mention his blessed name, BeoG
WI VIII you, and tell Biddy to mind your crazy
old roof doesn't fall down you both to-day.
It's my opinion it would, if it wasn't fer your
innocent child"
AS be spoke, however, he pushed two of his
own aside to make way for him at tho table
Tor, as Tim expressed il, Peters bark was
worse than his bite" and he was about the
last man in the world TO let his brother leave
hts cabin while d dish of potatoes smoked on
the liable. Tho mutteriDRs and threateninss.
however, still continued to fall 30 thick and
fast, tba', trying as he would, it was some
time before Tim could obtain q hearing
At length, however, in lull, Tim con-
rived to state his errapd, though he
wisely aostained from particulars. simply
rom the big house was AKIN for him
It the bottom Of the lane" Displeased though
'eter was with the messenger, he could not
message,
ng donned his hat, an article OF attire iesa
srViceAbie than picturesque, he started for
he place indicated.
Whether Potter mistook the epot or whether
diss Barbara had been too Impatient to aTajs
IIs arrival, We know not. Nobody was there
nd Peter in high stats of wrath, was abouS
o return TO his interrupted dinner, when biS
ar caught the sounds ofstrife In the distance
the lady, his pOtatoes and Tim
zero all forgotten, and before I've minntea
'ere over ne was in the thick OF she fray.
How he Jared history says not, except that
Ihen be returned homo late at night both
lmsclH and bi8 hat were considerably the
Torse for wear. Nor docs 1t state how Misa
barbara reached home. Certain it IL that sh
rrived 1T the Glebe House About o'clocf.
cry muddy, tired, and discounted, and that
he found her reverend visitor, who had kind
7 made himself quite at homo during her
bsence, fast asleep after his luncheon in
lr. Neville's rm-chSiT, with the sherry be-
de him, snd the newspaper over his knees.
Tim meantime remained behind, and discus
I'd PeteI'S share of the potatoes. But be
lscussed other things too, for after the child
N had gone to school, Mary Murphy, his
rothers poor little wife, talked to him go
about the black Sin he Has com
lifting, and begged him so earnestly to come
sck to the "Old way" that Tim went home
ith sn arrow in his heart. He tried to FORGET
bat it was Of no uSe, for do what ho mIgnt
bothered him sadly, very much moro thaa
! Peters bluater put together lad done
lring the whole four mOnthe Of his apOotasy.
cnAPTER XVII.
r. 1gr. Neville had been nslsa 20 aSva hsn
- q hapetEfees wqHlf hoge ebaRte
et &c