The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14

! left Eoglaud-wouId be the beginning of 6
! pew era to me. He will coue with leisure to
| listen to our troubles, and consult with us on
| the state of our affairs and, Dermot, If you
| wond but open your heart to him--you know
what he is in his own home and on his own
estate"
Perfectly well, and that he would not have
the smallest hesitation in undertaking, at
| your request, to remodel this house and this
back 1--WE years after ards, confidently expect
| ing to fiud it transformed into district Of
Norfolk; and the Squireens Qncludipg your
humble serysnt1 and the Paddles behaving
| He would, perhaps, give little longer period
| for throwing the noun tains into the lakes, and
reducing all to sky and turnips"
81 siwaJs thought my brother was consid-
cred q particularly reasonable man."
"a much more reasonable man than your
L. .f gran. you If you compare the
"oh. Dermot. the rest it would be to me if
you would consent to consult Charles, and fol-
low bis advice! You are too"
Weak never mind looking about for a
! word"
"Indeed, I was going to say good natured, to
bear to infict what might seem, at FIRST,
allow yourself that changes are neoessaryp
II allow that inherited misruie, and have
Jet evils accumulate through sheer incspacity
Chsriss s % could IL reaily Seip me-, would iissen to
him gladly enough. Tnere is some one nearer
st hand, however, who seems to be solving
some of my diflcnlties, in q native fashion,
moro congenial to the soil than anything
Charles is likely to suggest. Yon Won't easily
forgive me for saying this, but if were really
to act about msnding my ways, Cousin Anne
wonld, believe, be q safer person to take into
my couusels than your brother. She is COM
batting Irish evils with Irish virtues, and he
knows nothing about either"
"You cannot mean it, Dermot. / should
feel set aside indeed If Anne's advice were
psrsmont in this house."
"You need not be afraid. She under stands
your feeling about her too we'll ever to be of
any nse to me now. She will never intrude
where she is not wanted"
"And, Dermot, you cannot seriously believe
that q woman like Anne, who really seems to
me sometimes to be almost crazy, could give
better advice than my brother I"
"She knows the people we have to deal with
to the core Of their hearts, and he would never
know them"
"Bnt she is q woman, and he is a man."
"Ah, but you see, you are also q woman, and
am man-though, perhaps our being Eng
lieh woman and Irish man makes a difference
in your estimate of the relative wisdom of our
~ have never, that know of, set my
"Well, no, 1 don't think you have you only
set yonr brothers and all your relations'
opinions above mine. Think of the two. the
mind, my dear, you can't help it, most people
would say you were quite right in your judg
ment of us, and am not sure that 1 don't
agree with you myself"
knew how the underlined fear of coming trouble
weighs me down; how the struggle after
economies can't carry out is wearing my life
life away-you would feel for me-"
II shall give you pretty strong proof of
how much Ihave been feeling for you all these
years, if take yonr brother for counsellor
and it will come to that suppose"
"Thsnk you, thank you you WON'T go back
from that word, Dermot 7 shall ba more at
rest now than have been since we married"
'That's something gained at all events."
"Aud during his visit, Charles will see q
great deal of Connor and Ellen"
"And approve of them-of my little Ellen at
1east-if he means to keep me in ood-humor."
"He will find her very different from his
own daughters, au afraid "
"Let him crow over her, on their behalf, ss
mnch rs he pleases will not have my little
bright wit of her own, and would not like to
see them cowed and dalled by over-strict
Eleanor. l have let you have your way about
Pelhsm's education, and am not saying it has
| not answered. He's had all the advantages
you coveted for him, and been formed on your
own models. I'm as proud of him as you are,
but as for understanding him, or he me, he
might we'll be anyone else's son as mine.
He has not been brought up in my ways, and
he'll have more illusions about me than
You have It is oreditable to his understand
ing, no doubt, bat fathers don't like to be too
| severely criticised by those who are to come
enough, daresav, when he comes home for
good; but shall know exactly how plainly
ne sees bis fathers incapacities, and how pat
and ready he has all his plans for altering
everything when his time comes. In due
| course it will come. shall break my neck
ont hunting, or be shot from behind a hedge,
by some poor wretch who adores me now be-
cause let him alone, and Tho will have been
educated into an enemy under some new sys-
tenn of management. Pelham will do his duty
better than have done, 1 fully believe and,
from my heart, I hope his reign will come
soon enough for you to have many years. enjoy
ment of it; but think l should like there to
be somebody to look back with foolish delu-
sons to the old times. If ever get back to
wander about the place, should like to hear
some of the children say, st was after all the
home of our hearts when he was it it,
Indeed, Dermot, / cannot have you suppose
that Pelham does not love you dearly as do
the others. He has, perhaps, a colder manner,
but yoH should-indeed you should-teach
yourself to believe that there are people who
feel great deal more than they can ever show
a great deal morew
"Weu, We will leave it there, then. What
delicious day it isl Won't you desert your
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