The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-03

we can, every silver of it We in
tinded to put it back
"Thats a lie," said Patrick, firmly
but not in the least reproachfully. "Now
look at me, the whole clan of We, male
and faymale, Which would You rathe,
do help me find the gimcracls, every
article of EN-, or be Jagged and scragged
and stretched on a gibbet and such ike
lligant divmsionss"
They snatched eagerly at the plank of
safety held out to them, and from that
minute acted under Mr.. O'Rafferty's
orders.
Fetch me another pint" was his first
behcst.
"Ay, a dozen, if yen do MS the honor
to drink it"
"To the divil wild your blarney Now
tell the master I'm ut his sarvice."
"Oh, murder what will become of us
Would you tell him, after all ?"
eye omadhauns, can't ye listen at the
dure ard hear what tell hm2'
With this understanding Squire Orms-
by was ushcred in, all expectation. &.
"Yer honor" said Patrick, ~ think
the power is laving Inc. L am only able
to see the half of it, Now, if you PLACE,
would you like 20 catch the thieves and
lose the silver, or to find the silver and
not find the thieves?'
"Why, the silver, to be sure"
"Then you and my lady must go to
mass tomorrow morning, and when you
come back We will look for the silver,
and maybe, if we find it, your honor will
give me that little bit of lease I've been
wanting so long"
Gone thing at time, Pat; you haven't
found the silver yet"
AT nine o'clock next morning Mr.. and
Mrs. Ormsby returned from mass, and
found O'Railerty waiting for them at
their door. He had long walking-stick
with shining knob, and informed them,
very solemnly, that the priest had sprin-
klcd it for him with holy water.
Thus armed, he commenced the search.
lie penetrated into out-houses, and APP
piled his stick 10 chimneys and fagots
and cold ovens, and all possible places
No luck.
Then he proceeded to the stable-yard,
and searched every corner; then into
the shrubbery: then into the tool-housc.
No luck. Then on to the lawn. BY
this time there where about thirty at his
heels.
Disguised at this frutless search, Pat
rick apostrophized his stick:
"Bad cess to you, y'are only good
to burn. Ye kapc turning away from
every place; but We don't turn to any
anything whatever. Stop a bit Oh,
holy Moses what is this ?"
As he spoke, the stick seemed to rise
and point like gun. Patrick marched
in the direction indicated, and after
while seemed to be forced by the stick
into a run. He began to shout excited
ly, and they all ran after him. He ran
full tilt against dismountcd wafer bar
rel, and the end of the stick struck it
with such impetus that it knocked the
barrel over, then flew out of Patricks
hand to the right, who himself made a
spring the other way, and stood glaring
with all the rest at the glittering objects
that strcwcd the lawn, neither more nor
iCNo 'iIth VIC lllloollB bltlt.
Shouts and screams of delight. Every
body shaking hands with Patrick, who
icing consummate actor, seemed daz-
lied and mystifed. as one who had sue
;eeded far bevond his expectations.
To make long story short, they all
settled in their minds that the thieves
had been alarmed, and hidden the plate
for time, intending to return and fetch
it away.
Mr.. Ormsby took the seer into his
study, and gave him piece of paper
stating that for great service rendered
to him by Mr.. Patrick ORaiicrty he
had, in the name of him and his, prom
ised him undisturbed possession of the
farm so long as he or his should farm
it themselves, and pay the present rent.
Pats modesty vanished at the Squires
gate; he Dragged up and down the vii
lage, and henceforth nobody disputed
his seership in those parts.
A neighbor's estate, mortgaged up to
the eyes, was sold under the hammer,
and Sir Henry Steele bought it, and laid
some of it down in grass. He was a
breeder of stock. He marked out
park wall, and did not include certain
little orchard and triangular plot.
Patrick o. Rafferty, observed, and ap-
Piled for them. Sir Henry, who did
his own business, received the appli-
cation, noted it down, and asked him
for good reference. He gave Squire
Ormsby.
"I will make inquiries" said Sir
Henry. "Good morning"
He knew Ormsby in London, and
when he became his neighbor the Irish
| gentleman was all hospitality. One day
Sir Henry told him of ORafferty's ap-
plication, and asked about him.
"Oh," said Ormsby, "that is our
seer"
"Your what?"
"Our wise man, our diviner Of Sc
crets; and some wonderful things he has
done."
He then related the loss Of his plate,
and its supernatural recovery.
Then Sir Henry said that he would
nut these pretensions to the test.
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that next Thursday, at one o'clock, II no
chose to submit to fair test OF his
diyining powers, the parcel OF land he
had asked for should be let him on easy
terms.
Patrick assented jauntily. But in his
secret soul he felt uneasy.
However, he came up to the scratch
like n man. After all, he had nothing
to lose this time, and he vowed to sub
nit to no test that was not preceded by
good dinner. He was ushered into
Sir Henry Steeles study, and there he
found that gentleman and Mr.. Ormsby;;
One comfort, there was cloth laid, and
certain silver dishes on the hobs and in
the fender. .,,
"Well, Mr.. O'Rafferty," said his host,
"I believe you like good dinnerY
"Thrue for you, sorr," said Pat:
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