The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-21

He
sude Of her own room and spend the morning
pacing up and down, olaaping and nnclasping
her pale hands &c in imagination she went
pictured to herself the looks Of a.tonishment
that would come on her brothers face the Mt
tie shrugs and ordinations of disgust that
would escape from him rs the story went on
longing oil the time that che could in some in:
visible way make herself into q shield to ward
this vexstion from her husband. He had 10 ok
ed up at her as he followed her brother into
the library, with little nod and smile as
nearly bitter q emile of his could be, which
seemed to say "Yes, you have your own way
satisied." And in reality, though no one
would ever know it, it was an hoor of bitterer
pain and humiliation to her than to him.
While the elders of the family were thus
occupied in their own quarters, desultory
holiday kind of feeling peIvaded the rest OF the
house. No special plan for am ossment or oo-
cupation had been pointed out for that rainy
day, and consequently everybody took the con-
genial course of doing nothing. The servants,
out door end in, congrega ated round the great
kitchen fire; and, in spite of the deep mouthed
sent to him from England, and installed day
or two ago as guardian of the back yard, in
vited such of the psesers by as were likely to
taste the warmth. TIE first word of each
dripping figure after the pause on the thresh,
hold that was occupied by the customary God
save all here" and the kindly welcome" was
naturally q question on the sudden appear
| ance of this unw eloome obstacle to free coming
| and going, and an invective against his energy.
"Sure knew he was stranger and for
eigner from the moment when his ugly voice
| troubled my ears. There's not dog big or
little in all Galwsy that would dream of bark
| ing at me )" remarked one-eyed Kitty, the most
audacious beggar Of the neighborhood, whom
| even Mr.. DAILY had forbidden the house, indig-
nantly displaying, as she spoke, to the general
view the corner of her draggled red cloak that
| had q new rent across it. "15 might have been
my leg that the creature caught hold OF. Will
| never again eat my plate of praties and drink
| my ncggin of milk in peace and quietness in
| my old corner by the sunny edge of the wall,
that's been by rights the beggafs' cerner since
| q Daily reigued in the placer And now the
numbering dogs kennel is put full in front of
it. Boys and girls, something must be done or
q curse will rest on you all.driving the poor
| from your doors in this new fashion"
| 'Yon'l have 30 make friends with the dog,
Kitty" answered James Norris, young
| groom in special favor with Connor; "for it's
| none of as get him banisbed, The thun
dering big brute belongs to hr. Pelham, the
young squire, who bas lately come home from
| England, and colloques moro with his English
dog than with any Christian soul here. Word
or look can boy or girl get from him-only his
dog will he open his lips to; and is it likely
only creature he's capable of conversng with9'
"And he DAILY the saints be betwixt as aud
HARM"
"The dogs a stranger anyhow; aud maybe
the air of the oountry'ii be altogether too damp
to suit his constitution. It'll pe the death OF
him, you'll see, boys, sooner or later the rain
and the attention he'll get from those that
have a better right than he TO come and go
about the place: 30 be easy about him, boys"
concluded, with cunning wink OF his eye, old
Phelim, the pedlar, who, already established
in the most comfortable seat in the chimney
oorher, was slowly Undoing the straps of his
pack, and preparing for the display OF goods
and the commencement of the barter and bar
gaining which was designed agreeably to vile
away the idle morning.
In the old sohool-room at the top of the
house, whore the younger members of the
family congregated, the tongnes did not Wag
quite 80 merrily.
Pelham had been driven, by the deserted
state of the down stairs sttinR-rooms, to be-
take himself fox the first time since his return
to his brothers. and sisters sanctum and he
fancied that Ellen and Conpor, as they hastily
crumped up q sheet of paper over which theiI
heads were bent when he came in, exchanged
looks that showed he was Dot welcome.
. IT can 60 down stairs again, II you are tatK
/ ing seorets," he said. II only came here u
write q letter; though what on earth You two
> can find to talk about all day l can't ina
/ "Oh, it is nothing" said Ellen 81 only hur
: ried this paper away because you soy you hate
J, poetry. We ought not to be talking now. Con
] nor has his work to do. and 80 have l. Dt
= stay and write here. You can have this hal
: of the table, and will take my books to the
| window and sit there"
Pelham's letter was one which he considered
h required thought and careful wording, and i'll
composition did not tend to put him into 8
q good humor. A school friend whom he hai
q from it's quarters near Eton to Ireland, had IL
his last letter put him in mind of an Invitation
l. to spend a vacation in Ireland, which he hat
= long ago rashly given, and dropped hin
Q that, as his family were now abroad, the mex
8 two months would be the most oonvenien
v possible time for him to make such visit
). Pelham had spent more than one of his vaca
s tions from school at the pleasant country hom
Is of this friend, and he had often spoken to bin
of the pleasure be knew it would give hi
q father to return the hospitality. Yes, and b.
d was right in saying that it would give hi
"a father pleasure. AS Pelham sat biting tn
a end of his pen and staring blankIy at the frs
d line of the letter, he saw in his minds. ey
exactly the sort of reception that would b
y given his friend would be made thorough
n at home he would hear all the family talk
a. he would see ell the family ways ther
r would be no restraint, no reticence !; he woul
1t be made quite one of themselves, and wha
rs would he think of it all-Connors wild ways
his fathers aud Ellens random chatter th
g. servants familiarity the slipshod grandeu
10 of the establishment And side by side wit
r this rose the picture of the quiet, trim house
nv hold from which his friend came the di1n