The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-08-11

MY dark ROsafeen,
The judgment hour must hrs. be nigh
Af' ''rS M san aa1s 11ae hSss,ssn sIs ssn can ais
"a strangely fierce love-soDgi What does
"It is the 'Roisin Dhu,' the black little Rose;
| and the black little Rose is Ireland, OF course
The man singing it down there is Murdock
| MAlachy, Ammo OFlaherty's servant SO you
WON'T suspect him Of being sworn rebel
| Cousin Anne has great inf nence, aud does not
allow her people 70 belong to secret socitties.
but she can't keep them from singing. 4on
see, the Young Irelanders are not far wrong
in thinking that the old love of country is
strong still, and migl any day burst into a
| blazen
$50 much the moro careful should they be
not to put light to explosive forces that
| have power certainly to blow them and all
who trust them to distraction, but can do
nothing else"
! "If you knew how hate to hear you make
such cold b,ooded prophecies p
Perhaps should not have courage to N AXE
| them the pain of vexing you for moment
might make me bold my tongue. But it
would be selfish policy you would have no
Ellen had an answer ready, bat looking into
Mr.. Thoruley's face she saw something there
that made her pause and turn quickly away.
steep bit of tae path, )" che said, land Pelham
is too ceremonious to be of much use. will
run down and help her."
EIlen's checks were still flushed, and her
heart beating quickly, when she succeeded in
landing Lesbia in eafety on the summit Of the
hill bat she had nc t asked herself the cause
Of the sndden tumult into which her thoughts
had been thrown by MIR. Thorniey's words.
She would not try TO find out whether the
feeling called up was pleasure or dismay, or
only the unconscious sympathy which the
deep feeling could not fail to evoke. There
were other aoestions that had to be answered
first, and she fancied just at the moment that
she could put this one so far away that 1t
otrrhk Nnyrn m 10 n
her again.
In the difficult descent of the hill, the whole
party kept together, Ellen pausing now and
then to point out 20 Lesbia the chief land
marks of the scene spread ont before them.
The winding road that led to Good Peoples
Hollow, the steep ravine at the foot of Lac
Joyce Hills and of the Grey Maam Tarks,
whence, in old times, the rival O'Flatel ty and
Joyce tribes swooped down to fight in the
valleys.
put in, "tearing each other to pieces for the
poor spoil of tue bog-lauds."
me, mo, for the fun % Of the scrimIage," said
ures they'd have been for ancestors if they id
not like ii Citing bstter than digging"
"And You think you don't want England to
govern your
Bat Lesbia was soon too much occupied
with the perils of the path t, care to look
about or leave any of her helpers time for
conversation, and when they reached the
shaken with her various falls. and so overcome
with fatigue. as to be quite un able to continue
the walk. The little lake that seen from the
heights had appeared to be close under the
hills, proved now 20 be at least mile away,
and Lesbia began to be plaintive over the i'm
possibility of ever reaching it, or OF climbing
up the horrible prccipics' she had stumbled
down, to return home again.
Ellen proposed that they should take the
low road leading to the river, as Lesbia's
heart failed her for ferther climbing, and sug-
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before as quickly as he could, to the boat
house at the head of the lake, and bring a
boat up the river to meet them, and save them
several miles of t1is longer route Lesbia,
seeing G. regretful look on Peham's face, was
beginning TO protest ag inst breaking up the
party, when Ellen surorised her by seiziDg her
hand ana giving il a hasty, mSster erlous
sq1eezs.
"Yes, yes you very tired. Indeed Pei
hum, you muse go.-Nr1- Will feet here fer half
an hour, and then walk slowly on, to give
back to the river landirgplace before we
reach it. But you had bettJr set out at once"
When Pelham had left them, Ellen turned
eagerly to Mr.. Thornley,.
"And now you will walk on to the lake, and
get us some wster-lilies, while we rest. 1t
wonld be 30 very ignominions to go back
empty-handed after coming SO far. I could
not bear to do such thing"
Just for once you mignt 1 don't like to
leave you and Lesbia alone in tais solitary
place"
happen here to hurt us" |
.some one might come and beg. Is not that |
the hood of q black cloak, showing above the |
stone wall, up thereP
81 sec nothing bat red heifer's back"
"The cloak had disappeared this minute,
but it was there"
There may be eirl watching her beifsr,
but what then Even Lssbia is Injured to
beggars by this time. And go back to Cousin
Anne without the water lilies, 1 will not. SO,
if you decline the walk, Mr.. Thornley,, Ishsll
have to go myself"
Suppose don't find any liliesi"
You mnst bring some leaves to show that
you have really been there, or we won't speak
you"
"If go. shall make all the haste can to
get back again"
There is no need. Pelham will be quite an
hoar walking to tae lake, and we may we'll |
wait here as at the landing place, and we had
much rather be alone. Do go. Mr. Thornley," |
He has gone of in a huff" said Lssbis, as
her brother walked away. "What did max o |
you so determined, Ellen You have fright
ened ue, for l know you have q reason for |
waniiug to be atoue you look 60 eager. What |
listening for noW3 L hear sOmethinp |