The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-05

| o cripple. and helpless, TO die In strange
place. I'll tell You this plainly, your honor,
and my lady" By this time, Mrs. Malaohy
had arrived full in front of Sir Charles and
Mrs Dsiy on the doorstep, and, coming TO q
| q flash OF angry fire seemed to burn mp the
tears. an tell you this plsiDly, il you had
left the boy alone to die easy in the bed
where he wss taken, after he had been killed
| at your door by wild beast, it's broken
| heart cd would have been, but I would not
| have had the sore angry heart carry this day; {;
if You would let the boy die easy under the
roof that he lovts.'
"Then you are q stupid, ungratefol old
woman" ans wered Sir Charles, not angrily,
but in the cheerful decided tone, he thought
appropriate to uneducsted old people, whose
| inteilects could only be reached by strong
wicked old woman, I sbould call you. to wish
| your boy to die in one bed instead of getting
| better in another. You ought to be extremely
grateful to Mrs. DAILY end to me for taking
| all the pains we have to ind out an hospital
where he will be quickly cured, and to Mr.
Pelham DAILY for paying the expenses OF his
removal"
Your honor need u pot have been afraid that
should make q mistake about who it is We
| are beholden to, for this same sending away.
Sure the names You have spoken were in my
heart, and on my lips, and will never forget
them but ochone! ochone that it should
be in this house that hard thing is done by
the orphan and the poor, that will bring the
curse of God down upon it,"
Come come, my good woman" interrupted
Sir Charles, putting his hand authoritstively
on her shonlder, aud giving her gentle shove
down the steps, you are behaving very i'll
you had much better hold your tongue, oursing
and that sort of thing cannot be allowed. I'm
o magistrate myself in my own country, and 1
feel It ny daty to put stop to bsd languHage' Hse
Daily will be good enough to forget your IN
grateful condoct."
Molly tottered down the steps under the i'm
pulse of the shove, but turned round undaunt-
ed st the bottom to shake her withered fist at
"Forget, will she No. your honor, it's re-
own carried in the same way that mines
turned oot. It's remember my words she
will"
"Bs silent, you old hag," roared Sir Charles,
Thoroughly roused to anger at last. How
dare you frignten the ladies by your wicked
bonseose! II you speak another word you
We will leave you behind in Ballyowen to
make acquaintance with the inside of your
sons present lodging"
"kindly welcome you are to take me where
You please, for it is against my will 60 either
way" said Molly, deliberately mounting the
car, and dropping down in heap in one corner
Of it, "I've said the word that was burning in
me, and had to come out; and now word nor
look, curse nor blessing, will the place get
from me again."
"someone lift the sick boy in, and let's
have done with it," said Sir CHARLES impatient
Murdock had remained on the top of the
steps, pale and panting,i after the exertion of
moving down the hall but when, in obedience
to Sir Charles orders, two servants lifted him
into the car, he sent wistful glances round, as
if in search of someone.
Ellen OWNED the meaning of the look, and
whispered to him, while Anne settled the pill
10 VS. under his head.
You'll see Mr.. Connor in Ballyowen, Muir
dock. He'll be waiting at the car Office to help
again. He went in to-day to see your uncle,
and he'll bring you good news of him"
"And the otker young gentleman J"
'He has gone into Ballyowen to day too
with my father; but you don't want to see him,
| do you, Murdock ~
If he'd cared to see me I'd have left word
| for him now 1 know PIl die. He's your brother,
Miss Eileen, and Mr. Connor's. And now l
know I'll die, I'd not like ill-will to rest for
ever betwixt us, for the sake of a dog that's
dead"
"But you are not going to die, Murdock,"
said Anne cheerfully "the hospital is very
different place from what you think it; and
before tie month's out III come and see You
there, ard if you don's like your quarters III
carry you off to Good Peoples Hollow. where
defy you not to live and get we'll, and where
you'll hear every bit of news Of Miss Eileen
and Mr.. Connor that comes to me-"
| change came over the boys face as if new
life had been put into him.
Then maybe after all will live-if Miss
OFlaherty says 80. Maybe l will"
till see you sgain. And now goodbye"
Mrs DAILY had slipped her arm within her
| arm, anu come Clobo TO nlm
Goodie Mslscby's harsngue; and now she drew
the shawl she wore closer round her and shiV-
cred little.
Let us go back into the house, it is cold
here even in the Sunshine. How glad am we
are leaving the country so soon. am not in
the least superstitions, fortunately but
don't think should ever have got that horEid
old woman's threatening face out of my mind
if we had stayed here"
'.IL's the stupid ingrstitude of it that pro-
vokes me-" muttered Sir Charles. "Ipgratitude
| io no 7 popJf yuvikh h.
only too much Of it among the poorer class in
England, III allow, but here it seems to be the
rule that if you take particular pains to bene-
fit person, be hates and abuses you in pro-
portion. And they call themselves a good
hearted people. That's what don't under
stand"
is anyone ever grateful for being benefited
against his will 7" asked Anne.
"Bat while they such ignorant savages
as that old hag who cursed just now,
against their will is the only possible way of
bene fting them"
"Then you must look out for some other
kind of reward than gratitude"