The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-10-27

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unhappy"
~ am very far indeed from desp ng yon,
| my dear little sister; you are brave colid ;ot
| telling me the whole truth. AS this 10 30 WIZ
you, you and 1 must help each other to put
personal thoughts out of our minds for the
present. fear that very dark times are com
ing on our friends. L. 10 bard for You to hear
the news have to tell jnst upon this con-
fieucf, bat you will have to hear 1t sooner or
later"
"Oh, let me hear it at once. Is it that Pol
ham-thst the Days are in troub!e about Con-
nori'
"They are, or will soon be, in crest anxiety
about Connor, for | see i'll one or this morn
ing's rewspspers that a proclaim .tion las been
issued eripg lar 90 rev arcs for the arrt So on
the oh harge of nigh treason, of the Dnblin Cloe
leaders, and Connor Days name is in the
list"
''Would he bs hanged :"
"If he is taken and convice ed of high trea-
son he is liable to be hanged"
Bat If toe news in this mornings papers
should prove to be correct, and the rebels are
succeedingf" 7"
at will be the most temporary success, and
every moment of it makes the cass of those
who melted the rising worse than bsfore. For
their sakes, as " ell as on every other account,
we must hope and pray that it may be put
down in few hours-before there has been
time for great crimes to be committed. While
the alarm lasts, suspicion will be ripe every
where, aud innocent people. if they have enc
mi 8. may be in vol we'd with the gnilty. have
q letter from old O'Roone. 1t seems that
Wnli6 L was at WtBtpOtC yesterday, an orQoT
was cent out to search Eagles Edge for arms,
and that letters and papers Of a mighty frea-
soneble character were seized by the police
and brought away. OR 1one disc0vered-or
damaging of these papers were in Pelham
Daly's handwriting, and cent warrant to
arrest him late last night on his return from
Galway, where it stems be hss been for two
days private business, nn!ucklly without t.
my Knowledge. Pelham refuses TO account in
any way far his ppssession of the papers, and
1t fas bsen decided t, send him, with othe-s
who were al rested yesterday with arms n heir
hands, tbis morning TO prison in Galway.
0 Roone pleads the urgent necessity of the
time aud The danger of q rescuo being attempt.
ed If the prisoners are sllo"ed to remain al
Ballyowen, as al excuse for this haste but /
am afraid there is spite il it and that it shows
o determination on his part to il hct as much
hardship on young Daily 3 he can while he has
"Oh. John, John, and it was for my sake that
he ade this O'Roones his enemies Aud was
asleep in bed lat night while all
this wfs happening, and l have eaten my
breakfast and talked and laughed this morn
Little one you must be reasonable you
must try to keep calm. or shall not be able
to trust you. You and must both remember
that these are dear, dearest friends, bnt that
they have not chosen We should be anything
more to them, and even in this time of trial
we have no right"
No, John, no; won't remember any euch
thing. You may do as you like; but while
they are 81 Terug l sh all not think of rights or
of anything bat how I can best serve them.
If after srds they should choose to do oise
my service, sha.l not complain. 1 shall go
quite away, from them and bear it as we'll as l
can bat shall never be sorry that did what
l could. when everyone else was against
them"
at was for you was trying to te wise, not
for myself, BAbette bot l believe you are
right, aud that you will make mistake in
folio wing your generous heart instincts
will frust and hold hack in
gather."
Bat perhaps we can do nothing 1 talked
of ofterwarda but oh, John, perhaps there
w11 be no afterWards you SAID a dreadful
thing would happen if Copnor were taken"
"And convicted of treason. Bat Connor has
b. in illegal acts. whereas there
eau bo nothing Egaiust Pelham except these |
papere; aud even If he refuses to explain how
trey came into his possession, don'6 suppose |
any thing worse can happen to him than i'm |
ptisormeut while The present stats OF things
latti, and the magistrates have power to keep !
persons Ill copfnenent. Perhaps he
may even he detained for ak months, but it
cant be longer"
In prison for six monthe! Mrs. Daly
will die Of misery long before tle six months
are over"
The treasonab}e prociamations were no !
doubt sent or brought to Eagles Edge by Con
Dor or young JD.rnell. When you spoke of
Connor. thought you might have seen him,
and be able t. prove that he bad been in the
neigh borhood ately. Perhaps the papers were |
sent to Ellen. Ab, owe Pelham service in
deed for the part ho ID acting, if it is for her
sake. to keep her name from being talked OF,
perhaps to spare ber the agony of having to
testify against her lover that he refuses to clear
himself"
II wonder if Mrs. Daily and Ellen are alone
at Eagles Edge now. How desolate they will
feell'
The first thing to be done is for You to go to
them; you must Offer to bring them here, Of
coqEse 60 II they viii eO@s: shall ride at once
can FROM bim. If The prisoners have not
already been sent off to Galway, will see Pei
ham and consult with him on what ia best to
be done. If mis- him in Ballyo wen, think
had better go on to Galway myself, aud wait
there till can get access to him. In the pres
ent state of feeling, it may not be easy even for
a person, as we'll known as am to comm1ni-
cate with prisoners supposed to be rebels I; but
You may tell Mrs. Daily that no efforts shall be
spared. 1 shall go on to Dabiin if see that
can be done for him there"
"And John, dear Johp, don't thiuk me very
foolish but if you should eco him, aud il be