The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1886-12-11

All that the eloquence of passion, an6
of virtuous enthusiasm, all that youth
beauty, and suppl;ant tears could do te
move him from his purpose of revenge
was done by the atfectionate girl. She
babe him remember their former friend
ship-modest]y urged her own sutferings
and truth--and conjured him, for his
sake and hers, to forget what was past
and wait patiently for time Of happi,
ness that was sure to come. He heart
her without argument or acqniescence
and suffered her to depart with the con
viction that she had prevailed nothing
Her visits were frequently renewed, as
the convalescent began to improve il,
health and spirits. She had. unfortu.
natelv, at length an opportunity Of
strengthening her plea by the intelli.
gence that her uncle and guardian,
whose nerves had been completely shat.
tered by this last shock, had on that
morning, when all the world arose to the
enjoyment of light aud mirth, awake tt
the dreariness of an eternal night-he
had been struck with blindness.
The news gave no pleasure to his
enemy. He appeared even to regret +
misfortune Which had not proceedt G
from his own hand, and in the proseeu-
ton Of what he considered his just re-
venge, but he could not altogether ap-
pear insensible to the anguish of tile
gentle mediator. He took refuge from
her entreaties in counter solicitations,
urged, as she had done, their ancieu1
vows, and stipulated as a condition by
which his amity, OF rather lis indiHafer.
ence, was to be purchased-tllat Sally
should at once consent to have those
VOWS accomplished, and accompany hin?
to distant part OF the country. HI
met, as in all probability he had himself
anticipated, direct, though not, all in.
dignant refusal; but the young maiden
did not deem it necessary co avoid his
society, while she persevered in the ob,
servance Of what she was taught to con.
slider her duty.
Again the evil spirit appeared to have
taken possession Of the soulof the young
man. Finding that he could not pre-.
vail on his love to sacrifice to him her
obedience to her parent, whom she had
both loved and feared. with an intensity
only inferior to that which she felt 70,
the youth himself, he overwhelmed he,
with yeproaches, renewed his pcotestsl-
tons Of vengeance, and left her hall
dead with grief and fear. Several months
rolled ON, and nothing more was heard
Of him in the neighborhood. Divers re
ports then got into circulation; ii
was asserted by some that he had
joined the snugglers on the
western coast-by others, that he had
enlisted under the banuers OF the suc-
cessor Of the notorious Redmond O'Han-
Ion 1.-THE Robin Hood OF bis time and
country and his mates--while & few
we're found to say that he had selected
the mere honorable and Legitimate
standard Of his lawful sovereign. Moth
ing certain, however, was learned of hit
proceedings, end in some time further
his name appeared to have been forgot
ten. Sally, in the meantime, had great
er difficulty III reconcillng herself t.
this last desertion of her than to the
former--for, in the unresisted intercourse
which subsisted between them, the pas
sion which she INDUCED had become
more firmly rooted in her heart than
ever.
IL was an unfortunate circumstanc,
for her, likewise, shat her uncIe's mis-
fortune prevented him from exercising
that rigid surveillance over her motions.
which might be necessary to the pru-
dent government of young maiden OF
her rank, with spirits 80 light and heed
less, and feelings so deep and suscepti-
BILE as hers. She contracted create,
number of intimacies among the girls OF
her own rank in the neighborhood, than
was in accordance with the injunctions OF
her rigid father-frequented their houses
-pastimes-and festive assemblies
furnishing, on those occasions, when
she happened to be detained from hone
foran unusual length Of time, suchexcuses
as we're likely to satisfy her querulous
old guardian
Considerable agitation was produced
in the adjacent village, by the appear.
ance. one Sunday morning, of placard
nailed against the trunk of an old eide,
tree in the chapel-yard, written in char.
acters which the schoolmaster declared.
with countenance of deep and serious
reproof, he could compare to nothing
more intell1glbIe than .the scratchen Of
a bantam cock in haze O sapd''-aud
stating that Mr.. O'Flanagan. travelling
dancing master, would give lessons dur