New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-06


| His special care is the peasantry
The DAYS of Christmas and Easter collections are
the busiest Sundays OF the YEAR At these times the
heads OF families in the parish of Kilnascap are III
supposed to attend mnss, after which the collectIon
| of Father HOrrSseys dues is proceeded Win: Ono
by the parlshoners advance end lay thelr con
tributiOns on the plate. while Father M0TIrssscy
declares aloud tho sum deposited !" oilc h,n
| Egan one pound. Martin Fruen. with one null sr
bred acres of land--one pound just tw'peniIG nn
acre! William Satey ten acres-teni, rmIi'n ngJ
Mary Finnegal, widow with elgnt clu n an"
i've acres of land six shillings. Verify say nntH
you that this poor widow has cast more IN tnam az
| they that have cast into the plate. "Johnoweehey
| Frncn's bittercst enemy seventy acres tnrGo
pounds nm glad to teei that SGn 1 NV hesa
ton in rObbing the Holy Chnrch Oh her uuc'' an"
leaving their priest i'll want r who roturrs
| An interruption from Martin Frucn, who returns
to the altar steps and says. neg EcT pirn" a
Father TetcI, but ! forgot to say mat nave Ill
| acre of meadow for your reverence ,
"Thank you. Martin. Thought you liusC n"'o
No o' ono knows more thoroughly than Father
Morrsscy the CIRCUMSTANCES or ms pa[iSn, - Ia ~
avery townland he has collector, whose duty u Is
| to collect the portion of each mans crop dedlca'eu
| TO the priest. From these men he receives timely
| information Of an approaching marriage, anu
, knows TO the pound how much money IS sally ny
| lodged i'll the nearest hank on deposit rec pt. nc
is always ready to lend helping nallu lowmi t o ~
desirable marriage and his fee of five per cent on
| the young womams fortune sometimes produces
| sum not to he deSpisod -, a;d
| Father Morrissry is stOnt man with a florld
complrxion whose appearance shows that, l0ewVer
rigorous his perodic lasts. their effects ro soon
oblilcrated by generous wing HIS well-cut NOUN
| and suIarc chin brspeak determination; but INC
scgcritv IL relieved by par OF laughing D!ue eytS
| and a nose of the true Mllesian stamp Ills innate
ove of sport has not been destroyed by ms nh
| logical training; AMI for some years ne a anuea 1t
little hOrscdcaliAg 10 his sacred pursuits. pclIe
constant attendant at the nearest cnSts anu ,r1
| hardest rider with the pack oil hatr!.ts
Unfortunately the bishop began to view MS hHht-
| ing pIoclvtics with an uniavnrabIe eyc ana the
gooi looking colt that he bought from Johh
! On,
titiOus scurIihs across country
"Tho Aaitator"" the Home Ruler the Orange
man." and the successful sho?keeper" AFFORD
lively chapters I'm the sketch OF "A" Western Ten
ant" occurs this racy description OF Irish conrtshlp
Eyou's cllrst daughter Kate Was married last
Shrovc,idr IN rScni thatwas for time thc cause
of serious anxiety Mary, Tie scc0hu glil IN noIo
colnrlv and william fiahrrty, meeting her al MIS-.
Culinans wake. fell m love with her not more
from her good l1ok, than from her general spTlght
lines, AMI gayrty ut the p"st-moi EN- festivities.
William l'ahrrty was an clIgihlc husband III every
| way: ~ that the matchmaker hatrrel hrlSn
that IN making the proposal she was certain or q
favorable reply. But there WAS dliiculty III the
matter Egan Determined that bur one daughter
| ,uust marry that ShrOyctnlr and or course the
marriage Of the younger daughter WOuu h' AN IN
Justice to the elder. Everybody knows that II tue
eldest daughter Is not married first she rrreiNrs
blast" that may ininre her future prospects; katc
feels that she would rather die than suffer The
/ IndiVnlty OF hcln@ chaIked on chalk Suh"ay =
| th. first sunday IN Lent when The boys Stani IN
! rows ut the chapel door, their hands well rubbed
with cial and mrrcilrssiy clap the ba, ~ OF the
girls who ha Sc htrn passed oyyr in the Shroy"tidc
| mat, imakIug thrrroy branding them as rejected
! - KATE must Zee Married first The situation was
r,uIurd tn ElllrTty and il was sugQ' strd that hc
! marry Kate instead ~ Mary THIS he declined, ana
after much pres ure 10y the inatchnaker assisted ny
| the girl', mother Esm AT length consented to the
! marriage undertaking 70 giy" III, daughter Openly
u fortune Of fifty pounds ard a second fifty Secretly
! Of which the priest wtS to know nothing ther'iy
| cheating thr worthy pastor OF - los, hl' "Ihl-
| nary percentage. ElahrItT WAS also 10 nave hNc
! head of cattle from herd Oi thirty ;hat EGan
hal on i.nm taken by hl4 ~ ,wn'rasc, Whrn
! me l,r,saiu wa> concluded. Ian SAID, Now,
William Of course I'll stick Ia my bargain. though
IN all i,irnrSS Kate ought II be married first
nLd Il finer warrant to milk COW or itcd pr You
Will mt find in C"UuIu2ht. Bit II Ypl VIII change
\onr mind ald marry kat", VIII give Won the pick
G.: th. Cattle ana u on insist on taking Mary You
in.-t be content with the ,nIl- mhlly gave NO
miuc nat. ar,Wcr bui con suited his friend Michael
| scanon. who on considering the ca,r. ADVISED
him to marry Kate. lor," lac said. ." believe
mr. WIlliaW when you CONF I" irAirhsr mere -
| moi tIr. diner OF q cow between one woman and
nn,thrr" 30 Mary now awaits her turn which
! will come n'Xt >luo''ildr.
| Inc National Scnoo!ma,tur" and The Gombccn
MANI or money l. nlcr are clcvrrly drawn types.
l;ut there i, something more noteworthy IN the last
CHAPTER wLcr. the author profos-os to tell " the
tru. stury Of tac h,h .uiiGc.' The following cX-
tract. are tlc m'h ct It:
TIE ru:atnc crop " &. tie orc wh~r loss srrmci
nlu4i l,sui,i " mic he putatn"s N"le being dug
CnIni!liss pitiN vent through III" country making
closr u qulir, Il, % the site u aliais The reports
| wrie ali the 80. e.: he ci1p WIZ los.
4 rouIl. o.. anecdotes NAY throw >"rne HIGHT anon
ia .IiIts gentleman. HuNu'ds t. see Tor HIM
>r. wtlh. Il into irhi wine tie potatoes Wc!e b.
ng du1. H. ,.M an excellent ci"r.
1" am rlrd.' he sIid 10 'hcowurr, " that Yen sreL
Grsi crop. YOUR honor! Not KIT Of white
| Ioia'u.~ Suu could ct on Whole ridge. he an
Ike .,'. tlr.nan. who was a practical farmer said
! well / -nuud nLr IT, get u ba-h". 1T blaci pota
tors, mi VII fI'e han crown tor basket oil
~" Brs"r rb~ tn" roonc, II soon Il. earned SAID
The own.r. =" he l""h ."'f'i aud w!hrd along the
! ndgr. he could not III 81. 'ud returned saying
! " An. surc. | woullL'; ..cv hom"is money for
had p'tI:oes.' Then. -"r"E l. IA some IrmarA made
! H.. ne ..ntltnlan thH 10" 80" ~ thc conutIN, he
| SAN "Wru. t,nrls bc int.A! they are not bad;
hu! SINE ihoigii your honor Vns one OF them Eag-
| ish gentle y ila,'4 g1ing rOuLd.
vent INTO over ON hundred ta:O fields III the
st 81 Ireland. and the rota. dag. In som"
the vlcld rArcl.cni; IL the m"iUIliY llttlc more
ian the usual proportion I'll Il >r...cI tLhti> wr> APP
pIrn liz ihr,r hrld~ IA" tIup wiN pa ideally lost.
| always asked hat the crop was like b":"r' ] *
,'n,,..J ma, rniators In, arahiy the answer was
" Ih,y aIr bad" one GdY asked the usual que>-
tIon as dro.c pas! u email HrId wiric ,rl WAS
bu,ily engaged N cars III; the io'ai"e 10 IN" potIto
"rhry are all bad. sr.' wa the answer
won't 40, ana saw one of tnc hna.t crops have
ever seen " v EcIr 81" tho black ones: askrd.
"Och. sure. there aren't any, she ftIi'd, quite
uuahlshed
Bat see NOT CONTINUED.
lrOtE, they're ia'i cli"ugh, Sdr sad, itlEtug.
Snc had evidently taken H." for . Ccnmis,l0nrr
Dnc thing - certain. All ihouGh III" winter pota-
toes >oi ~ the western towns at On Id. fo IA per
stone, aud were To b" bought N April "a Cd; ami
viilc >mplu:,L' o Lut2;ucS we're bcIug npo ir INTO
! rrdrd, al beast an rd!1l quantity was ben& ca
ported to VI .c9 aud England.
\ gIeli soaeac at charity ~ alwIy- u daH&"".n3
tApcIimrni. aid III nu country III in"pt ar ~
dangers patout than - ireland, yet ultc
recovered from the drnoraiiHIjIun ir>uuH from lc
distribution OF biuncy ait"r ihe idiIur Oi Isis No
sooner had 1t b cuh' apparent THAI the Charitable
vuilu T,spuiicL 10 he Appeals set hei0r" n thrn
| preparations were made ~ every par Of Ireland -
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