The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-21
NUMBER ii.
CASTLE DAILY:
Story of an Irish Rome Thirty Years Ago.
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CHAPTER III,
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CHAPTER III.
" ...... much good might be sucked from thsso
They the oldest and houorabisst form Of pau
less revolving ingenious mind than beA snPph
ant to the pArtionar humoIs Of sapro0 Of any fellow
rian."-ELIA,
1t was found that week must elapse before
the expected visitors could arrive at Castle
Dsly; and Mr.. DAILY. in order to undo any sus-
piclon that might linger in his wife's mind a.
TO bis hospitable feeling towards her brother
busted himself with preparations for his reoep-
which struck Mrs. DAILY as decidedly inconsiat-
ent with the project che hoped was to be the
main feature of the visit.
He made several journeys up and down the
country to procure horses suoh as he consider
cd creditable to the establishment, for his
guest and oldest son 20 ride and drive. He
had the yacht, which was In constant use by
the family for excursions ON the lake, reftted.
and the crew supplied with new clothes with
the DAILY badge. He over.looked his cellargs
sent sent out Invitations for and near, for dinner
parties and excursions. He suggested to Com
nor that 1t would be we'll to employ bis ragged
regiment OF gossoons, hangers;on Of hangers-
points, to be fired the evening of the arrival
just as the travellers entered the grounds. He
dropped hints of the expected arrival among
bia people, which he knew would bear fruit in
the shape of assembled crowds and enthusiAa-
tic tumult Of welcome.
"At all events" he said to his wife, "we'n
all the honors, if it's the last time DAILY over
does is in this place"
az must say think it quite Unnecessary
even Please- Charles, and enrelY 1t will be
very inconsistent with what you have to tell
him of the state of your afairsT
"Oh, bat it sciH please him. I've always
observed that your wellto do, prudent people,
who poison every pleasure for themselves by
calculating its cost, are glad enough to take
the heart to put the dirty thought Of the money
out of their heads. They throw the reproAch
of extrav0ganoe in their teeth when alpa overs
but they take to the fun kindly OF the time.
row money of him to pay for his enter rtainmenS
he knows that. l msy have to go down the
ladder long way, but not to that depth. We
| at least the Irish faction of us, Ellen and
| Conuor and would die in ditch frat"
"Dermot, forgive me for saying 1t, but you
know such words as those are mere talk.
] Charles Is . great deal too much attached to ma
| to see any Of US reduced to need without conn
ing for ward to help Us. And II you were gone
and the children left unProvided for, 1t is on
"Ah, there you have mel Thats the sting.
You are really very clever WomSns my dear.
whether you pretend to 1t or not. ThAts the
| me to sit down in the hornets nest have made
for myself, and submit to the stings. Right
you are, not to Boare to use it. However, don't
| be uneasy about this last fare. up of the dying
light in the socket; it won't count for much.
| Let your brother sec US in our glory, and enjoy
himself Just for onoe."
| "You don't love him so dearly, Dermot, thst
| you should commit imprudences for his sake"
| "No hood dwinking you, sec, Eleanor. 1 did
think perhaps that you would have taken it
kindly that should treat ycur brother just -
| would treat one of my own IL 1 bad one; but
it's true enough, it Is not altogether mis- taste
| Pm consulting. / want to put little heart
| and life into Pelhams home coming this time.
I'd like him to feel for once that, let him have
| been brought up where he may, he 10 eldest eon
| here and that so the people think of him. The
recollection OF what he 10 TO them might stay
! with him for ever afterwards. / shall never
| forget the morning came of age, and the Wol-
] come got. 1t will be warm about my heart
when die, let me come by my death where
! and how will"
"But Pslham will not be Of age for three
years would it not have been wiser to put of
any demonstrations you think 1t right to make
for him till then ~
"Wiser, perhaps, but then the demonstrations
might never have been made. We shall all
| have been re-modelled aud grown too sober to
enjoy ourselves before another three years ara
ouS. 1t won't do Pelham any harm for once "a
feel the stir of the oHld life, and the ould warm
| feelings. II Charles thinks the enthnsiasw ig
| all meant for himself, take my word for ic he'll
laugh at ne in his sleeve, but he'll like It,"
| Mr. Daily was not mistaken in his estimate OF
his broths or. in lave humor.
| The hospitabIe, lavish, easy-goipg, pleasure
Heekipp ways Of the Irish household were o.
i utterlv foreign TO Sir Charles PefhSm'B pEAo-
tice and habits as Mrs. Daily wss aware they
nusS be, but they did not strike upon him so
unpleHsSntly rs they had done on her when che
came to take up her abode for life among them.
He had como out for . holiday with comfort
able sense of having done noble thing In the
! care he had bestowed on his nephew during
his illness, and It did not seem aniSs TO him