The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-12-01

proof of the luck at attendiug his anne, appeare
before the iron gate with the travellers por
manteau and hat-box on wheelbarrow, whlc
!: he proceeded to wheel leisurely along tn
min utely described. The sonnd of voices !
con versaticn greet I'd his ear on his approach
and purely for the sake of gaining informs
tion as to the whereabouts OF the qnallty
the Hollow for the edifioa.ion of his generor
patron, Peter showed his wheelbarroW asid
among the shrubs. and creeping csutiousl
behind the house, put his eye to the wooc
work and peepsd in. To his surprise he di'
tion with the lady and gentleman tf Ia
house. 1tey lad their backs turned to hin
and their faces to the view. but Potter had n
doubt of their identity, The golden braid
| wound round the lady's head which her gal
den hat only half concealed, were enough t
satisfy his mind, in spite of his late ceftaint
Good Peoples Hollow was before him. Sh
| was leaning on the arm of the strange gentle
man, and Peter, orouchiug down ana looking
| upwards. could see enough OF his side face 10
en- his mind, The silky yellow beard, thu
merry blue eye, the broad brow, the laughing
| lips-how could be have Sat beside them half
| On hour without arriving ct the certain sy
that it was the mis- tress's brother himself ht
was driving to the Hollow They were speak z
ing lond enough for him to hear every word
He DO longer had the excuse he had giver
himself a minute or two ago for indulging his
curiosity, but it would not be mannerly to
interrupt the quality in the middle of q con
versation evidently so interesting-hnd why
not when one has the chance, improve ones
mind by hearing what they had got to say to
each otherS
~ an sorry you think the place so changed,
Connor," the lady was sayiDg, when Peter put
his ear to the val. Joan and l hAtsr our
selves, tn 1t allo wing for the alterations which
changed circumstances and lapse Of time must
bring, we have been true to the spirit OF The
old traditions. We hope. at all events, that it
IL Dnn nj. 90 Holt sfi
'Yls, yes; but where are the people that is
what / csnDot make QUITO be sure have
only had a mornings expefisocc-out though
see signs of prosperity about the place itself,
aud ia the oae or two cabins have bsen in, 1
ssy again where are the peoplef p
"Ah, yor may well ask thai; we can't keep
them from going. And now that yon are here
to agree ~ita ME, will say out to Johns face
that it is lust the ope grief have in my life.
Ny only grief, You understand. Connor avour
neen, now that 1 have seen you again. get
no sympathy from John. He is SO convinced
that the character of this part Of the country
needs must be charged, that to discourage the
and induce people to settle here in
their former nun beTs, would only lead to an
over the deserted villages and the client hill
sides. Those that do stay are better OF than
their predecessors. Potter Lynch wonld stare
il he could look into the cabins and about the
farm stesds on tb estate now-yet they GO
the least sign from over the ees, breath Of in
vitston from the relatives, who went in the
bad times, tempts them away. 1t is the same
thing round Castle Daily, though Pelham has
become q proverb for an in6ulgent popular
and has eyen*gone in for Home
Rnle, muoh to poor old Unole Charles disgust;
and to Johns seer ct vexation, / fancy, between
ourselves"
Not at all" put in another voice; sit is pre-
,isely the course foresaw Pelham would take,
f Lesbia succeeded in forcing him into Parlia-
nent."
"Of course, am not at all surprised to hear
ar a frat addreaaed.
lit is precisely what poor DARCY always pro-
,hesed He said we should melt away like q
ope of sar d, if We failed to assert our nation
.lity, at the criess of o0r misfortunes, when
hongh in the extreme of suffering, the fatal
emedy of disi rtsSrstion was not yet establish
I'd. He lived TO see all bis fore rebodipgs carry
ng themselves out and died, poor fellow, q
martyr to the resight that would not let him
new ill-timed attempts"
"Of course you think as be did, I know he
vas your guiding star to the last; and, Connor
Ivourn cen, it was ton load of apprehension
AIKEN from my heart when heard he had pro-
lounced against Fepianism. l did not know
hat his honesty was to cost him his life.
3nt though be despaired and though know
40 good can come of desperate remedies, I
can help having my own hopes and dreams of
eeiug old Ireland Triumphant even yet
Why should there DOT come time OF trus
ard happiness for her at last Wry
md ignorant, come back, not for war, but for
peace, Wit richee, and wisdom, gained in the
and Of fire. dom an d progress Why should they
lot bay back their old lands and settle them
',lves ogzin where thsir fathers lived, and
people tie Green Ise with faithful loving sons
and daughters, who have her name and honor
1t hoart, and hold them dserer than their
ives Why should rot this be again some
timep
Sometime y An, but when 7 Shall 1 tell
youi"
When backward the river Shannon flows,
When on tie salt sSas blooms the rose,
When fruit en- the barren rock we ind
Or when our rulers are just and kind"
"And that won't be in the days of Home
Rnle, give me leave to tell you," dryly observ-
ed the gentleman who had hitherto taken the
least part in the conversation.
We'll" interrupted the lSdy quickly, 1--WE
won't drift into an argument this first morn
ing; and, after all, Connor dear, it's not your
self that ought to have word to say against
the emigration for what are you doing but
giving up the old bome for the new one you
have made for yourself out in the far West, and
for the clever little American wife that is in
1t want to hear more about her. Do you
really mean to tell us that she is rs pretty as
Lesbie, besides being SO wonderfully clever 7
Let ue move on. Our mother and Bride are