The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-04-15
CHAPTER VII.
For the Cause.

n a much since the days Of st. ker-
mans hill. AS was foreshad
owed earlier. he no longer urged
violence He had come under the i'll
huence of the more temperate men OF
the party and was content to win by
legislative means what Ireland had
failed to accomplish wholly by con-
tlict. although no one recognized more
thoroughly than OConneli what
large part the determined attitude Of
the Irish party in resisting the Eng
lish laws. depriving them OF the right
of free speech and OF meeting to
spread light among the ignorant. nad
played in wringing some measure OF
recognition aud of tolerance from the
English ministers.
What changed O'Conneli more par
t:cularly was the action OF a band ot
SO called patriots" who operated IN
many parts of ireland-maiming cat
tie. running crops. injuring peacea BILE
farmers who did not do their bidding
and shooting at landlords and promi-
nent people connected with the govern
ment.
He avoided the possibility Of i'm
priSonment again for the sake Of Peg.
What would befall her If he were tax
! en- from her?
The continual thought that preyed
| upon him was that he would have
| nothing to leave her when his call
| Dr -t,o ho
make but little money. and when he
had IL small surplus he would spend it
on pes-a shawl to keep her warm or
q ribbon to give a CLEAN Of color to
| the drab little clothes.
On great occasions he would buy
her new dress. and then Peg was
the proudest little child in the whole
! Of Ireland
| Every year on the anniversary OF
her mothers death O'Conneii bad a
mass said for the repose Of Angela =
soul. and he would kneel beside Peg
through the service and be silent for
the rest of the day. One year tie had
candles blessed by the archbishop lit
on Our I.ady's altar. and he stayed long
after the service was over. He sent
Peg home But. although Peg obeyed
him partially by leaving the church.
she kept watch outside until her IA
ther came out He was wiping his
eyes as he saw her. He pretended to
be very angry
Didn't tell ye to go homer
''ie did father |~
'Then why didn't We obey me?
"Sure an what would | he doin' at
home. all alone. without you: Don't
be cross with me. father"
He took her hand. and they walked
home in silence. He had been crying
aad Peg could not understand it. She
had never seen him do snch thing be
fore. and it worried her 1t did not
seem right that a man should cry. II
seemed Il weakness, and that her ia
ther of all men should do it, he who
was not afraid of anything or any one
was wholly nnaccountabie to her.
/ When they reached home Peg busiei
herself about her father. trying te
make him comfortab Bile. furtively watch
ing him all the while. When she haf
put him in an easy chair and brough
him his slippers and built up the fire
she sat down on a little stool by his
side. After long silence she strokes
the back of his hand and then gave
him little tug He looked down a
her
What is it. Peg?'
Was my mother very beautiful. ia
ther:"
THE most beautiful woman thai
ever lived in all the wIrrld, Peg"
She looks beautiful in the picture
We have of her.
From the inside pocket OF his Goa
he drew out little beautifully paint
ed miniature The frame had Ion.
since been worn and frayed. O'Con
nell looked at the face, and his eye
shone.
.'The man that painted 1t couldn'
put the soul of her into it. That b.
couldn't: not the soul of her."
Am | like her at all. fathery aske.
Peg wistfnlly.
Sometimes ye are. dear. very like"
After Il little pause Peg said: