Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

'uh you VIII 30 into as upper house Of
eouro there's acres aud acras Of land d
reland-dirty acres The novels call them
-hr MuIridcs coughed, and the doctor
hanged coioT-'and . country house
what y the name Of our country houssl Oh
mowit Is a beautiful. grand old place
Win . lake and swans, end a lovely garden
ana me most wonderful glass houses, and 4
scoecn gardener. haven't read Miss Brad
don for nothingn
mere wal a country house once. Il wa,
called Castle Cionsilla. But I beIeva n
tumoied down years ago. The late lord
aever saw the place since they shot AZ hi
iather and hit the priestn
wen, then, there must be a grand MD
old-Venerable- ancient-romantic bistorv
II the house. You win tell US the family
history, won't you. as soon as we settle
W All the men were knights without
fear, and all the ladies were beautiful and
without ~reproach."
Il viii tell you at once. About 200 years
ago there was an attorney in Dublin nsmed
Hyaclnth Cronan-Creeping Joe thew called
i'm, SO greatly was he admired. He made
his son a barrister, and the barrister became
! Judge, and the judge was made, for certain
political services, Lord Clonsilla-Crawl-
ing ice, his friends called him. to distino1,isb
him from his father. His son, for other
eminent political services, was raised a step
n the Irish peerage at the time of the
lnion. That is all the family history,
Norah; and l am hanged if 1 see much to be
proud of when it is told"
mot one Of them" said uncle joseph, $50
much as a provincial grand MASTER"
"Oh! And no banshee? no ghost? no
white lady! Are you quite sureg' asked Norah
"Not even so much as a family DOGGY, my
lear"
'Well, then there is a town house some.
where, | am sure. Hope it is In ireland. |
EEL real Irish already. Tomorrow l shall
Try "The Wearing Of the Green.H Where Is
our beautiful town house-Lady CIonsilla's
town house, where she will live in the season
with her daughters, the Ladies CaliSta,
Norah, Honor and KathleenP
There used to be one over in Dublin, but
suppose it's been sold long ago."
well, there's the money and the dirty
acres" Norah persisted.
II wish you goodnight, Lady ClonsilIa,"
said Mr.. Murridge. "Once more, 1 con-
graduate you. Goodnight, my Lord"
He bowed very low, much lower than is
expected by viscounts as a rule, and retired.
II was about to remark, Maria" said
Uncle Joseph, when we were interrupted
by Mr.. Murridge, that l had always observed
something Of the air of rank in your hus-
band. 1t was certain, to me, that be was of
noble parentage, though he concealed tho
faON f,N-a f,so-I, -rl1 -mx4-1I 49,
ciated its Importance"
"Yes; you never told ma. Oh, HyacinthI"
said his wife, reproachfully. "It would
have made us all so happy to think that you
had such noble blood in your veins"
MY dear" he repeated, II didn't know
there was the least chance of the peerage.
It's the most extraordinary thing that ever
happened. And, Maria, he added, rubbing
his chin, II believe I've made the greatest
fool of myself ever known. I'll go and see
Murridge about it tomorrow. But / am
sure of it, beforehand. There never was a
greater fool in all the world than your hus-
band, Maria
"Oh,'' cried Norah again, s.you will look
SO beautiful in your cor onetr'
Shall l, my dearl / wonder where it is.
NAV 40 inoio w VWo pohb I' WneUner Cue
iate loro lett any money, and ii 50, whether
ne ieiI any to me. There certainly never
could nave been a greater fool than your
father, child Esatrs case is about the only
one wnlcn can compare with it."
Maria, said Uncle Joseph, we will all
move upward immediately, into the highest
society, and we will have a banquet, with
champagne, every night. On all points Of
etlquette rely on me. There will be, Of
course WATERS IN evening dress. 1t will be
exactiy a banquet OF a high degree, only
tna1 ladies wiI ne present, and shall not
wear my Jewels " course l shall sit on the
Tgnt mana OF the chairman and respond for
we cralG
IN; oncle Joseph murmured Lady
Gtonslia, carried away Dy the splendor Of
ns ~maglnaTivh )m
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"And initiate him to the loftiest degrees.