The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-08-05
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An Episode OF the i7th Century.
THEODORE HOWARD GALTos.
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CHATTER VIZ.
Sq1ire WncHs Board

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Geryase felt uncertain a. to whstheR ha
should accept Of the Squire Of Rushook's hes-
pitality. He would Fiilingly have taken. shis
opportunity Of parting company with Rogers.
o.io who had h1 inspires him win en- anspsskaSls
hin loath to abandon Clara to kiD sosiety,
without at least having sought m OpportsniEy
OF putting her on her susfd againss bin. ~
cousin Harry Townshend. On quitting the
soene of their late encounter. MIss Finch hnd
led the wsy, almost running towards the
avoid tete q tete with the pfisst, had followed
upon her steps. Father Wall, or Johusoa, az
he was called at Rushock, pnt his hand on
Sacbeverili's arm and said
'Tais 10 an unexpected pleasure, Mr. SAch-
eyerili. I did not look forward 70 meeting you
aBEtn % soon.S ,az..s..l; Fl
my good sir,n replied our keso, " by the
merest accident stumbled on Squire Finch.
who invited me hither, and left me 10 thio
garden, where alighted upon Mistress Clara
and that NE. Rogers, who was insulting her
With his addresses and threatening her, when
oame to tho rescue. Pray, sir, is that gen.
tleman Catholic I"
"TheEe is plenty of cookie amid che wheat"
We mnst hope that bad Casholics may be oon-
yerted into good ones by the perseoution which
10 coming to sifs as"
"Or msy be winnowed from she eorn," re-
Joined QsrVase. ~ dread his presence In tbis
1--WE must think no evil" rejoined The
Father. There ls no need to copjure up dim
c",ties: csi DID you know aught about him before
a. Yes, slr.5 quoth the other, Z" for my kins-
folk spoke of him ~ Q Protestant At heart, and
one who courteth Mistress Finch, with hopes
of winning her over to that side. A traitor In
yonr camp, and can quite beiieve is, from
what he uttered In my hearing 70 that young
lady, 60 whom heard him declare that your
life and her fathers we're in HE power and bis
brothers, who is no Catholic as allr
"Onr lives are in Gods hands, re30ioe 20
say" answered the religious, " and not . speF.
row Isileth to the ground bat ss our heavenly
Father lists. We most pray for him in these
days We have no other resource, which 10 all
the better s!uce IL weaneth us from leaning on
an arm of hssh' But our worst ttIals are ever
seasoned with sweets, and am moro conBoled
at seeing yon Tetarn among rs poor Papists
than l am depressed at what you tell me about
this gentleman"
am indeed to be pJied," quoth SSchev0rill,
" for being outside that Church which teaches
you to- bear mp so we'll against all your terrible
q affections. Those Ten BeasOps' Of FAthee
CEmpIobs are each of them suklcient 90 con-
vict our seoIS of herssy, methinks."
20! .gSve you the 6rss book that came to
hand" rtjoIned Father Joeohim/ Had
taken thought, might have found yoa Q atteE
one for the purpose but the grace Of God 10
better than any book 20 lead men Of good will
70 the One Fold Of Christ, our Good Shepherd.
Pis;s asTs you ever read the Following Of q A'n-
az have seen it, and even heard is praised By
thS PFoIestspte," replied GerVBSes wherefore
conclude IL toncbeth NOT on CONTROVERSY"
"Whss need OF eOntSOversyr ~ answered the
ptiest. "Tbis book will teach yoa how 20 fol-
low Him, Who is the Way, the Truth, eRd the
Life, and In Whom aiono you will end tr1o peace
and rest JeOus dWelleth bodily IN His
Church. Go before Him, Ia His Blessed Sec.
rAment, and He will instruct you In the Faith"
Thus cOnveraiHg, they had already Reached
the doce Of the hcuBe, where the squire was
awaiting thems his dAughtor and R0serS haV-
ing already entered.
80 you have found an old friend there in
Mr.. Johnson remark ked the host signiheantly,
IL but you must drop your piOus diSoOnTses for
the nopce and come sad do justice to our pooR
fare: and remember" be pursued in Q low
voice to SacbeVerill, "tbAt this gentleman
passes IS 3 yeoman here, and talkS Of sheep
and beifers ike true Worcestershire farmer"
A substantial EePast wac spread upon the
ospitAbie board, In q hall OF moderate dimen-
Bions and bOmely aspeet. The wainscoted walls
we're hung With four or Eve ancestral PortT0ito
and decorated with antleEs Of deer, and at one
with haubeRgeons, hemleiss and
pixies OF various ePocbs, from the Wars OF the
Roses TO the battle Of Worcester.
In addition to the company already intro
iuced 70 the reader, Clara'S maiden aunt, an
older sister Of Mr.. Finch, took her BSas at the
TOP of the table and SacheVerill was placed at
her aide Il was not without . feeling Of an
aOyanoe that he saw that Rog0Ro had contrtvod
10 seat himself By Clara on she opposite si6Sy
while his own loft hand nolghboe was Mr.
Jobhs0n. From the Domene theY eat down
lRoarra hoeuaed 70 moaOnaifEa Che a01V0Tsat a1ls