The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-07-22

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concsai, and In order 60 put end to the con-
versation, she offered to escort him TO ms
oh am Der door.
claimed the lady as che led the way mp the oak
staircase; a. but you must not take bis rallying
in earnest, for 'Gis always thus he first acoosts
his friends. As to my father and mother, tney
are hos pitalty itself, and you must not think
that o are quite such rouDdheads as he would
mako ont, or that we like our kinsfolk the less
for being staunch cavaliers"
This speech was Uttered with gracefui Ar
of COO uetry and twinkle in her bright black
ewes which could not but produce pleasant
A. Iii events" said he, "I shall trust to
you, Miss Dorothy, to stand up for me and take
Cousin Dora. if you please. as we are
900 condition that am cousin Gervsse, and
not Mr.. Saoheverill any more. he replied.
Every well, cousin it shall be, that 10 aeon
tract" returned the merry maiden, "a she
ushered him into his apartment and eurtsied 9
fare veil, only adding, "you can find Your way
do ~n TO the hall; and 1 beseech you TO make
haste for dinner will be quickly served
Ga his return to the psriar he found the
squire, as we'll as his amt and oousina
a welcome to Elmley, Master Gervsse,"
ward and shook him cordially by the hand.
=" / am right glad TO see You with MS at last,
and can vouch for it you need never fear 9
cordial greeting from your good mother gins
who, although but of the balf-biooo, was ever
q favorite Of mins."
The dinner proceeded merrlly, THAMES TO
cousin Dora, who sklfnlly averted the dis
course from all those topics which her feminine
tact had taught her to be displeasing TO their
guest, and drew him out upon bis Cambridge
ex periences and his friends at Ashbourne aud
the Peak.
Aunt Dobyns told us you were q skilled
archer and wondrous shot with your gun, and
| as TO riding, she avouched that gen could beat
| toe boldes5 in the chase. You cannot think
what praises che besto we'd upon you. assure
seH, you quite won her heart"
g." am afraid the kindly cd dame was play
ing on your credulisy," returned Sac1everiiI,
| g for | Cannot claim TO be more than very
| ordinary huntsman sportsman of any kind"
We shall see for ourselves, l hope" ex-
claimed Harry, =" for there shall be horse at
| yonr service to follow the barriers Tomorrow;
| We will put him on Brown Bsss," he pursued
with grin, turning to bis sister. and II he
| sits her across the d ykes in Hartlebary Chase,
| pil swear by Amt Dobyns to my dying day
'sAli right, Pll ride the mare !" cried Geryase.
"Bs not too rash," qooth the squire; she is
a wild, half broken FLY, who hath flung two
grooms and Harry himself, if he would own
| the truth"
g. She hath sobered down since then, and hath
| been out at grass" returned the young man.
| "Nay, cousin Gervase hath q nag of his own,
| or if he prefers it he shall mount my Ally to
follow the harrieIs,' observed Dorothy,
| eff he is afraid of o skittish nag he had
best accept your offer, Dora for your beast is
as quiet as q lamb, and as to leaping over
| hedge and dyke, that is out of the question
|
path and meet the harriers as they return from
the spert: What say you, coz !" asked harry,
| malcioasly.
~ will Try Brown Bess, and see if can sit
| her any better than your groomsP
"Well spoken, coz p cried Harry, - and Dora
shall mount her own FLY and see the sport"
After dinner the three gentlemen eat over
their wine, and the Justice questioned Gervase
about his journey, but the latter adroitly
| avoided all allusien 20 his stay at Harrington,
allowing Harry to banter him little about
terfered, he did not care to awaken a discus
sion upon those political topics upon which be
had always stoutly differed from Sacheverilfs
father in days of yore.
| LET bygones be bygones" he exclaimed,
for now. a. days, long as q man loves his
King and country and hates the Papists, he
| lacks naught to make him good citizeu."
| My father" returned Gervase rat her fercely,
I" was as loyal and true to the Crown as any
man that ever breathed, and yet, sir, he was
on the straghtest terms with all his Catholic
neighbors, and bosom friend with some OF
them"
THE devil he was! More shame for him, >
quoth the Justice; land yet there was some ex.
ouse for cavalier in the days of the Common
wealth, when crop-eared Puritaus ruled the
roast, to prefer consorting with gentlemen
: rather than with grocers and hucksters."
| Z" l am quite of your thinking, sir" observed
| Harry " would sooner cousort with q clearly
PapsJ than lousy huckster any day, even
though the latter could preach for four hour
through his nose on the eternal perdition o
every Sabbsth-breaker and bear-baiter in thu
realm!"
Hush and fie upon you for an impuden
r fellow Harry" exclaimed the Justice drawing
= himself up and frowniug on his son. "Yol
should know better thu to jest on such solem
!, topics. You have been brought mp to kno1
' that God judgeth not by outward garb an
: kAppe aranoes, and that he preferrsth publican
q and sinners to those wbIted sepulchres tn
t Pharisees, who were but rayenipg wolves, lik
n the Pap;sts. You will cause q scandal by you
thoughtless ways. have seen you IN tn
|, hunting field comforting with our recusau
y kiusman Acton and his companion Rogers, wh
q is said to be better, and Who is intimat
9 with that arch Papist Fiucti wherefore war
10 you, for all, that, as the sou of Tespecte
of' Justice of the Peace, you bold aoof from a
such dangerous intercourse"
a "Ump6! 1 was but jesting, sir, said Harry
rs somewhat abashed by his fathers yehemen
Il attack "bnt 1 think. sir, yon msjCGgo Roger
ig who, though he hath ~ eal ness in regard t
le the beautiful Miss Finch, will, doubt not, en-
Is by turning out good Protestant as the he:
OF Ne, aud gain over his lady love as well whe
Is lie bath c1utrived to wed her.
"a bypoclte to boot!" returned the tquir