The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-14

that had been meant to condemn was written
over with warm sympathy and admirasVIhu ~ th.
newspapers that accompanied them, mao Deeh
going on for some months now, and as Ellen
only read one eide, they were having Sand sens,'
the hold which this literature was gaming
over her mind, or how the glamour OF eioqIens a..
words playing round half-dehned proJeoIsonL
zled her sober Judgment. 1t might be VIII
o.tbe- wisp hope bat in the darkened horizon
1T was tho only light visible. and shs coulo
not keep her eyes from turning towards H.
When verybody was despondipg ~ was
something to hear Of young, warm hearts peat-
| ing with high purpose still OF braits tnat
had energy to plan /; of spiri s. burning with
| inevita bleness of calamity. Their Indignation
might be i'll. directed and ill-timed' Ellen had
| come to look forward to the reading OF Con
| nors letters to . stimulant which gave her
energy to bear the pain of the misery thick
ening around her without sinking under Inc
| burden.
The sheets Tim had brought to day were
more closely written even than usual, and
( there was o folded newspaper to be examined
I afterwards. Ellen softly built up the sods OF
turf on the hearth, and then, as clouds were
gathering over the sky, and the lRnt was
| waning, she drew her seat close to the wlnoo"
| and began to read. The fret page was a
! soberly- written account OF every.day ProceeS-
! ings suoh as might be read to Mrs. DAILY with
ont exciting her nervous fears. Was Connor
gro owing considerate Then came sheet
with a particular mark npon it,, Whioh Ellen
|
| of the letters showed her the mood in which
1t had been scribbled off.
| 'Yes, Ellen" it began, 81 have spoken to
him at last, as I said 1 would. You must
keep oil that follows to yourself. My mother
| and Pelham will not understand it, but want
you to know the whole. This great event Ut
push that has definitely launched me into q
course have been long tending towards) fell
out just ten days ago, and already we are
close friends and brothers; he Is =. more more
1 knew him at distance--a fellow cool6
follow through life to death, and be thankful
to have such a one to die for. Don't laugh at
me, Ellen d ont think its one OF my old de-
lusions. l can tell you that there are people
who have much of the real stuff in them
that the mere oontagion of their enthnsias1' %
into gold. He is one of them. Believe in me
for the future for my spirit has fastened it.
, self on to his. Darcy is his Christian name
other you but ~o1s asSsmed Of
> names, and Ireland will ring with this one De
\ fore another year is out, don't want Johr
THORNLEY, to get hold Of it before i tne M%e 6io
> against it amongst ourselves. told you, oio
! not, of my fret meeting with him six month
agoi How one miserable day last autumn
n soon after came back to Dlblin, when wa
= feeling utterly downhearted, as il did no
Q care for anything or anybody, turned int
o Cancellation Hall, just for want OF somethlp
n to do, for the chance of hearing Dan O'connel
q speak on the Relief measures; and how to
d wards the end of the evening this fellow gn
10 mp. had not been caring for the thing at q
z till that moment. had been feeling an anGr
" dull indifference, as If Ireland herself Nigh
d be ground to powder for all should care
ie after what had been done in Hill Dennis's hu
Al two months before and his words stnpg N
g. to life and better thoug ghts again. 1t WI nj
40 the words only, 1t was something in the loo
and gesture, reminding me every minute
then when in leaving the crowded hall he ar
ad chanced to iostle each other in the doorwa
he and be turned and spoke and smiled, the 60
on viction flashed on me at once that the nkene
MT could not be an ecodent, but that mt s. ha
re come scross that son of our poor aunt EiIer
nd of whom We used to hear rumors now aI
ys then when we were child rem, but whose nan
mt had never been mentioned among Us OF Ia
mis- years. know all the rights and wrongs
I'd that now. and will tell you come day, and "
lit, will exonerate him from sll blame as do, al
We glory in the thought that some of our blo
o goes to the making of the man who is by al
by to resosoitate Ireland. He is great dc
she more like our father than either of his soI
,at Yourself sx feet high, with broad shoulde
and big hands and face that has o charm
ng it-like the Pied Piper's, in the volume
zes poems brought home last spring
YER All creatures living beneath the sun
nd After him, so you never saW
old 1 learned his name that night before We
o back to my lodgings, and always kept my G
,e." on him after wards; but though We came II
contact every now and then in pubic piac
The and several OF my friends became lntlm
aid with him, avoided being introduced to b
not or letting him hear my name. You see kn
cry it would be all up with me if once came NJ
ain him-that ! should be booked for ever for
uld he has gone in for; and thought Of my mot
Ar." and Pelham, and of the old prejudice that
ing kept this one of our relations who Is wo
eli generations of Pelham's out Of our house,
It's hesitated to surrender myself to bis iphue
of irrevocably. It's done now, however.
hat days ago chauced to have to wait an houi
end the Nation ffioe to correct the proof of pc
on of mine that was to appear 10 the next me
he ipE's paper. He came in while was at W.
,on aud sat down on the table where was "
ing and began to talk. Before long told
of my name, and in an hour, by the time
top printers devil came up for my proof. We kl
ain, each other ns we'll as if we had lived in
md. house together for years. Ispend more of
ling time in his rooms now than in my own.
nost fact of my being his oonsn, and of bis trns
me, hr 9 altered my position with the head
we'll our party. 1 have passed the Rubicon Il
her you may depend upon tha'; aud Eileen, az
and don't think you are the girl TO think
was worse of me for it, or to shrink In your
op- from any consequences you may have to