The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-17

l "OQIQ nave Dccu W kct pBEA " Snetis
DAILY rs soon rs possible"
$50 we all are. Mrs Daily only fingers ir
hope of getting news OF Connor. Pelham ba
heard, through some of his fellow prisoners
that Connor is hiding in Galway waiting fol
| an opportunity TO get of to America, and We
| think that ss coon as it is known Pelham il
free. Connor will contrive through some of his
coufederates to communicate with u.s.
| HE had better do nothing OF tie kind till
| he is fairly out of reach of the law. Il would
risk his own safety, and compromise Pelhsu,
| over again. Any message he nav leave behi ot
him will find you out ut Castle Daily, when he
has made good his escape
| II will tell them what yon say, a1d Mrs
DAILY will be as anxions to hurry oar depart
| ure you can be. Oh. John, dear, let me run
away at once, there is Captain Pelham comm (
| up the hotel steps. He has been TO see us
| every day since We came here. aud talks OF
nothing but of how many more rebel leader 5
| have been taken prisoners, which makes Mrs.
| Daily very nervous ] must leave bim to you
| to-day. 1 coold not bear TO see him just now" }"
Comes to see you every day why thousht
you b sd dir mi. sd him r.
"Oh, yes; bot we have had an explain alton.
He has confessed that he sought my society
chiefly because l let him talk of Copuemars,
and have told him that listened to him only
because it was of Con nemara be talked. The
sisters were stupid and misunderstood, and for
q little while made him believe liked him,
and that be was bound to ask me; bat now
we have been perfectly frank with each other,
and are b.tt er friends than ever. could not
refuse to let him come and talk in the old
strain of Connemars, or rather of Ellen DAILY.
Yes, let him talk, but don't encourage him,
John, because 1 think of you. Such an idea as
.o4 for hes bss never entered into his head.
He fears TO one but the rebel cousin to whom
some people say she is engaged and he looks
in the papers every day hoping II see that he
s taken prisoner. He says it would be the
best possible fortune for Ellen il her Irish
cousin taken aud hanged, as he deserves;
but can't bear to have it said, for Peiha III
would not like it. SO will leave him to you
to-day. Please go and meet him in the hall
M AZ m, off -
John was the less dis posed to forgive Las bi a
for thrustipg the task of entertaining her
quondnm confdant upon him, when he found
that there " was no posi- bility of cvl!ly shaKing
Off the young officer at the entrance OF the
hotsl. Captain Pelham had cnme TO while
away q dull hour in talk with Lesb!a, bu. as
pleased to get rid of the time by accompanying
John wherever he might be going, and discuss
ing with him the scraps of news in the morn.
ing papers he had already acquainted himself
with
"Two more Of the clio leaders taken by the
police" he began. Have you seen it'll They
were pro Wing about the roads near, and were
spotted by the const sbles from their footsore
condition and hspg-dog looks. That's three OF
the gentlemen disposed of, whose tall talk has
cost us, and don't know how many more of
her Mi ,sty's regiments to say nothing OF
ships OF war, journey to Ireland, and the loss
of comfortable quarters. Not that / m ind it
personally, for as it happens had rather be
here than any mere else. we shatl nave 10
oners are over expect, for fear of attempts at
rescne; and some OF the most conspicuous of
the agitators are missing still. That fello v,
O ODounelt-have you seen an account that as
appeared lately in government paper, of a
speech he Dade the occasion of the return !
of heir precious delegates from Parisl There |
is rank treason enough in it to hang ten men"
81 ran my eve through tit was arrsnt alb
sHrdty but it %as spoken under excitement I
by lad of twenty three, and poet th at
ought to be taken into consideration"
1Nr't hyi re'a M w
that know of to jqstify poets at any age in
speaking treason against the z 1een. Paltty
considerations Ike that are just what I'm
afraid of. If we had good strong Tary Coz |
ernment now, should be seoore of the thing |
being rightly gone through with, and a lesson |
given thet wcuid keep the poetssters silent |
for a generation or two, but you shi!ly sba!ly. |
ing Wings viii ba for half measures For
sendlug cue traitors across the sss, whence |
they can send ta'ic poison back to disturb
weak minds for another half century. Ugh
it's enough t6 make one SICK"
Tney were now walking down Castle Street. |
aud John stopped bafore the monument let
into the wall of Lynch Castle, TO mark the
spot where the stern father executed his re-
bellious SOB, with his own hands, in the face |
of an execrating Celtic crowd, who could not
appreciate the immolation of live family love
to dsad law.
lyon rival old Lynch in public spirit" John
3 aid, looking up at the cross bones. You
would not object to sac your consin Connor
Daily hanged. Suppose, for the sake Of jas
tice II
Eyes, bat I should he's not altogether an
Irishm an, but he has good English blood in his
veins, and t1onRh have always thonght him
the weakest fool ever came across, can
make allowance for his having been misIed. l
was speaking of Darcy ODounell who has
brought ali this trouble into the family. /
have partislity for hanging, however-it
would not be tie remedy that Should pre-
scribe. Ii tEiugs had gone to my mind, this
insurrection With which we have beer threat
ened 30 long, should have been allowed to
make q respectable beginning. and the rebels
should have mustered strong enough for some
thing like 3 campaign, then they would have
had chance Of gsttiog lesson that would
have lasted them q while. We need not have
waited for judge and jories TO decide where
the treason Was deep-oyed enough for punish
ment B4yoaets would have made quicker
work"
"6oall you con- plain Of this disappointment
20 yo1r c0usip, Aiss DAILY = aeked John with
a emile lurking ~ tie corner Of his mouth, as
the tcoogst rose that az all events this rival
wss not uu-h 70 be dreaded.
WY skc7ld notH II is vexation at the
misery lhls wrs'c ched business has brought on