The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-09-25
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O'Faucll had betrayed q Malone 10
the English a second version of The
vcndetia's origin was that generations
before a Malone had been suspected of
purlOlnlng certain hens, dues ANA
other poultry from the OTnrrrll farm
yard. Whichever account WIS the true
one, the fact remained that beyond The
memory 0f the oldest inhnbiinnt the
OFarrclls aud MalOnes had been nt
odds. Indeed, but for The humorous
schemes, and kindly wlthnl, OF the Rev
Peter Walsh. the families might have
continued foes 10 this day.
II came Ia pass that the hcnd N the
Malone household was one Shacmus
Veg or little James" wiry, nrgu.
mcntntive old farmer. who bill wore
the nntlquntcd knoe.brceclics nnl
bucklcd shO0n of the early century a.
the same period the opposition faction
was headed by Mauryn U'fnrrell 900
elderly widow; who. being o. Ol'ar.
rcll. both by birth and marriage. nntur.
ally cherished q double dlsilkp Tor the
Mnlones. Her hatred WIS fully o..
ciprocnicd 10y old Shncmus Veg
For years Father Walsh. the village
pastor. lnborcd earnestly n make
peace between the warning houscholds,
hut In vain. Shicmua Veg positively
declined IN meet Mrs. O'lfarrpll half
way In the negotiations for peace.
while the widow was equally dc.
termlned ON the opposite side. Father
Walsh would have given up the at
tempt In despair had not fItc come IN
his rescue 10y introducing kalhy Ryan
upon the scene.
knthy Ryan was baby AM % r..
mnrkably plump aud voclfcnlns baby
az that. Her father aud mothrr were
wcll.to.do farmer folk hut newcomer
10 Ballycnrncy For the latter reason
they had no ties OF relationship with
the people truly a slngulnr fact IN
llnllycnrney district. where almost
every fnmHy Is related or CONNECTED In
some way. near or distant. With every
other The Ryans, having 10 Kin w
the parish. asked Father Walsh 10
choose for them suitable sponsors 10
act ~ the christening ~ their daughter.
AZ this the good priest smilcd hap
PLY; and proposed the names 90 Shac-
mus Veg Malone aud the Widow O'Iur.
rcll.
Stralghtway 20 Shnemus md the
widow went Fnrmcr Ryan. ID WIS
quite a compliment In Ballycinicy TO
he asked to stand" ns gOdf1lhcr or
gudmothcr; 40 that, since neither was
told the name OF the other apOnsOr.
both leaders In the O'FarmltAlnlonc
fcud consented 10 DO present nt the
baptlsmnl font Of Baby Knthy. When
the truth did leak out. they wtfc too
proud Ia withdraw their prOmlsfs be-.
Ing fearful withnl that such with.
drawal might be regarded ~ COW.
nrlicc.
The christening day arrived anil hnlf
/ Bnllycnrncy assembled 10 witiices the
meeting between Shaeinus Veg alad the
| widow. hut N BnllyCuncy cxpectcd
any undue display Of temper a. the
like. Bnllycnrncy must have bon bit.
tcrly disappointed. Little knthy
Ryan's sponsors bore thcmsclvcs with
the utmost dignity. Not single glnucc
did they exchange throughout tlie ccrc.
money; aud when, In the churchyar
aftcrwlrd Father Walsh tried % use
the Joint sponsorship as an cXcuAe for
making peace they merely declined his
Kind offices with thanks ana went thelr
several ways.
Years passed. ana Kathy Ryan ercw
out Of the stage OF hnhyhood lnt0I that
of ilower'picklng and blackberry hunt.
Ing,
one day when the sun looked down
with his kludllcst smile upon the Young
corn In the valley. Kathy's mothcr'ilcd
a sheltcrlng bonnet about the clhlds
head and sent her across the meadows
toward the farm house OF the Widow
OFnrcll
Not finding the widow at home
Kathy went on 10 her godfnthcr's. aud
ho was absent also. She marched on
mors Intent upon explorations " her
own.
Into the fragrant fields she went; aud
the rapturcs there were more alluring
than ever; so much 80. indeed, that thr
strayed out ~ the beaten track Into he
l[llccshn woods, aud cven across thc
boundaries of Castle Carney Park. u
The Widow O'Farrcll came back
from marketing about noon; and a
veNed woman she WAS when she
learned that kathy Ind left the farm
without seeing her.
AN mo hrluRn' her sweets ron
Ballycnrncy fair toov' she go
planned, After dinner IN pu, on tns
cloak and go across the fields tn Mrs
Ryun's,"
After the noondny meal, accordingly
the widow dunued her heavy hlnck
cloak. aud. carrying sundry dclicacies
for her godchlld, set forth towards the
Ryan firm
| N happened that long before Shae
mus Veg had returned frrm hi mead
owing t. hear OF kathya frultlcst
| visit.
"Afther dinner" he said. I'm talo,
my stick an Walk down TO ltynn's"
The two spcnso's arrived at Farmer
l,ynn's yard gate about the same
tlulc, aud great was their cOnstcrna'
tlon wien they discovered that knthy
had not returned from her journey
"Wirrn Wirrn,' walled Mn, pFar-
rcll, "'1ls lost the child is--lost OF
carried on by glpsicsv
"'l'll 90 out nm search for her. eX,
claimed Shuemus Veg. starting on at Z
uund pace down the horecn.
Faith an II be searches FOR her,
IN seaWh for her, too cried the Wild
ow. ""'ris me she came TO see. any
how, not that thief o the world
Down the narrow boreen. after
Shaemus, sped Mrs O'Fnrrcll, and
being Of sturdlcr build than the little
farmer II was not long before she
overlook him, ShIemus gave her a
baleful look out OF his eye.cornor, hut
said no word; and so. side 10y side. the
twin clattered In pursuit OF the miss
| Ing knthy.