The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-11-14
Continued from Page g.
THE TEARlN' TIP.

lip, you uOu remember, OF course
sure you were only ball of baby
then-the time your father went away.
Well, it's time you knew about it, and
your good mother wanted me to tell
you long ago, but I'm that forgetful l
didn't do it. You may have thought
your father was dead, but he's alive,
Tip, and let me tell you now, your
father is good man. He's Gods
friend, and he's praying for you every
single day. AS sure as you stand there,
l tell you, your father is good man;
and, what's more, he's always been a
good man. He's Northumberland
that's all.
Father Moore paused a moment,
mechanically twisting button on his
cassock.
"This world, Tip, is hard place,
and it has treated your father to one
of it's hardest trials, but believe that
the world will be sorry one day for
the way it has treated Tom Brady,
God bless him. You know, Tip, there
are lot of bad men in the world !;
men who don't know anything at all
about God and His Blessed Mother,
and they commit sins and crimes, for
which they must be punished Other
men do the Furnishing in this world,
and they made sad job of it at
times"
He paused and looked at the scared
face of the boy. Bear up, lad, for
I'm going to treat you like man. Re-
member that you have noble blood in
you, for your father and mother and
their fathers and mothers before them
were heroes. You must take mans
stand this day, and l know you will
for you're a son of Tom Brady.
Yes, Tip, some wicked man, nc
one knows who, did dreadful thing
when you were little-he killed an
other man, Tip, and-well, your father
was blamed for it. Until that unhappy
day no evil was ever spoken of Tom
Brady"
For the first time the priests voice
shook. He pulled the boy towards
him and told him the details of long
sad story. At the end of it, great
drops were rolling down the old mans
cheeks, but the Tip was standing
wide-eyed and fearless, with mans
look on his boyish face.
So there you are, Tip" the priest
said at last; you know the whole
story. now. The evidence was all
against him, and he didn't make any
defense. So they took him away, Tip
and they're keeping him-unti1 God
sees fit to show them their mistake
And Tip" the priest had thrown an
arm around the boys shoulders
that's what dom time means
waiting for God to make all right
Sure, were all doin' time, waiting for
God to open His arms and say Come
I knew. your father when he was nc
bigger than you, and a finer lad never
came from Tipperary. Be true son
to hin, Tip. | believe that God will
one day make all this right, and then
you'll be proud of your father. Re.
member your blood
Father Moore threw back his head
and the old CHEEKY tone rang out
again, you know, Tip, what's going
to happen next Immaculate Concep
ton. It's only two months now. The
dear Lord is going to come to you for
the first time. I've written your father
all about it, and he's praying for you
every day. Oh, but he thought you
were the grand lad Before you could
creep on the floor, he was calling you
the Tip-'twas himself gave you. that
name-and saying how you resembled
Daniel O'Connell. You must pray hard
for him, Tip, especially on that day
For God is going to listen to every
word you say then. Ask Him to give
your father back to you and your little
mother"
1t was new Tip that came home
that afternoon, and the little mother
knew at once that the secret of years
was out at last. After supper there
was long talk in the little sitting.
room, and when it was over Mrs
Brady felt that half her burden was
lifted. For the Tip had suddenly be.
come man, and he spoke so conf
IDENTIFY of having Daddy" come home
that his mother could have cried for
joy. But she saved her tears for a
later hour, when she stole into the lit
tie room and knelt by Tips bed
There was light enough to make out
his features and she thought he had
never looked so like his father before
The feast of the Immaculate Con.
ception came at last, and of all the
forty boys that marched up the aisle
to receive the Bread of Life for the
first time, none was more truly CON
scious of the greatness of his privilege
than Tip. His whole soul was thrilling
with the realization of his great oppor-
tunity. God is going to listen to
every word you say then" The great
moment came and the great petition