The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-04
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Hers is a story told BY that aniable clergy
man Father Mccarthy Of Boston. and / only
wish you could hsar him tell il in his own in
initaole way, says a writer In the Lewiston
me. Journal
Among the fathers Pensioners was q certain
Nike Donohue. Hs was good-natured fellow
enough. bu; unpunctuai in his church dutie.
that Father Mccarthy was sorely grieved abou
him.
One fine Sunday morning he saw Nike on the
other side of Washington street. Nike had no.
ticed him fast enough. but became immediately
so busy with contemplating the roofs of the
entirely
But Father Mccarthy did not intend to let the
sinful man escape him. He hailed him and
oeckoned him 70 c1me over. Nike looked
around, crosse cheerfully and exclaimed in a
delighted and innocent voice:
Ocn, sure, IT'S toe good pra'te him self. Inc
,op av the marnin to We, Father Mccarthy II
does my Dyes good to zee yc."
But the father was in no mood for Mikes
barney He looked 0t him severely and said:
Mike, am grieved TO see that you neglect
all holy duties in a shameful manner. Why is
1t that never see you at church? Where were
you yesterday"
Yesterday, yer riverince: Yesterday OF did
the best wurrk av my life. an proud Oi am 10
tell ye av il, Oh was saving souls for Jasus
And he regarded the priest with proud look
OF happiness.
Saving souls for Jesuss" said Father Nc
Carthy. How was that, Mike?"
Maybe e know Jim Molony. father; the red
hea6ed shtOne mason, who never goes to church,
and who don't behave natner in God nor the
divvil."
jim Mallory, that wicked agnostic," said
Father Mccarthy, that sinful man? Why do
you associate with low, irreligious scoffer lie
that 'dke?''
True for you, yer rivirince. bat wait till Oh
tell ye,' sei1 riike. Quite arly Yesterday
marnin Jim comes in to me, and says: 'Molke,
h slarr7 hax-a call in ha% hoo
yours Oive never been in Boston harbor,' he
SAYS, an OF should ike TO see it,
well, yer rivirince. we took q sail, an fur
long tonne everything went beautifully.
Boy and beg fresh hraze comes up an Jim
got tnat excited that the little boat began to
rock oike mad.
Fur hivin's sake sit shtil',' says Oh, or yell
swamp the boat wild yer wrigglingr
But the NOR. Oh talked the more excited Jim
grew, and furrst thing OF knew Jim was in the
water
IN Ike says Oh to myself now is your
tlme bhoy. Now We can do good work. fur
Jims poor SOUL So OF watched my chance,
and when he comes up for the furrst tonne Oh
grasped him by his long, red hair and lives him
a good shake, koind ar to attract his attention.
yer rivirince
jim Oh says, moulding him we'll out av'
the water, Jim, do you behave in our Lord an
Savior; Jasus Christi
~ do not says he. as cool as nagurr.
so let go av' him
"'Oi'll give him another chance. SAYS OF to
myself. fur OF was bound TO save the poor
hathen's soul
When he came up for the second tonne he
was koind of exhausted loike, an Oh was pretty
shIre Oh would succade wild him.
Jim, says OF, grabbing hould av' him an
shakn' his red curls till OF thought they would
come av'. Jim, think we'll before ye sbpake
De We behave in our lord an Saviour Jasus
Christ nowy
But the obstinate dog shakes av' my hand
an says coolly an firmly:
"'Oi do not'
80 let him sink again
After awhoile up he hobs the hathen, an
this tonne, yer riverincs h was that exhausted
an so full av' water that he had hard wurrk
TO draw his breath.
Jim, says Oh shakin him furiously, fur OF
was mad wild his obstinate hathenishness
'moind what ye are about an think well before
ye shpa e, man, fur this is yer last chance, an
there will be no more av il.
Do You behave in our Lord an Saviour,
Jasus Christ, now?'
"Oi do" says be.
Then i in the faith, says Oh; and with
that, yer riverince, Oh let go av him, an down
he went loike shtone"