The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-04-15

take breath Then she whispered her
leave taking The words never left
CCOnnell's memory for all the days of
all the years that followed.
"My-Iast-- words. dear, the-laSt-
er-speak-to-you. I-I-loye-
you - with - all - my heart-and-
soul-husband! Good-goodby, Frank
She slipped from his arms and lay,
lips parted. eyes open, body still.
The struggle was over. She had
gone where there are no petty treach-
cries, no mean brutalities-where all
stand alike before the throne to rem
der an account of their stewardship,
The brave. gentle little heart was
stilled forever.
And now Peg appears for the first
time and brings her radiant presence,
her roguish smile. her big, frank. soul
ful blue eyes. her dazzling red hair,
her direct. honest and outspoken
truth, her love of all that is clean and
pure and beautiful-Peg enters our
pages and turns what was history of
romance and drama into a comedy of
youth.
Peg-pdre as a mountain lily, sweet
as fragrant rose, haunting as an old
melody-Peg O. Our Hearts comes into
our story even as she entered her ia
theirs life, as the savior of these pages,
even as she was the means Of saving
O'Connell.
And she did save her father
It was the presence and the thought
of the little motherless baby that kept
O'Connell's hand from destroying him.
self when his reason almost left him
after his wife's death. The memories
of the days Immediately following the
passing Of Angela are too painful to
dwell upon.
They are past. They are sacred in
O'Connell's heart. They will be to the
historian. .-.
Thanks to some kindly Irishmen
who heard of O'Connells plight. he
borrowed enough money to bury his
| dead wife and place a tablet to her
memory.
He sent a message to Kingsnortk
| telling him of his sisters death. He
| neither expected nor did he receive an
| answer. AS soon as it was possible
he returned to Ireland and threw him.
self once again heart and soul into
working for the "cause" He realized
his only hope Of keeping his balance
was to work He went back to the
little village he was born in. and i,
| was Father Cahill's hands that pour
ed the baptismal waters on O'Con
nells and Angela's baby. and it was
Father Cahills voice that read the
baptismal service.
| She was christened Margaret.
Angela. one night. when it was near
ing her time. begged him if 1t were a
girl to christen her Margaret, after hel
mother since all the best in Angela
came from her mother.
| O'Connell would have liked much tt
name the mite Angela. But his deae
| wife's wishes were paramount So Mar
garet the baby was christened Il
was too distinguished name aud tot
long for such little, bundle Of pinl
and white humanity It did not seen
to tit her. So Peg" she was named
and Peg" she remained for the res
of. her life.
Looming large in Pegs memories II
/ after life was her father showing he
st. keriEn's hill and pointing out tht
mount OH which he stood and spoke
| that day. while her mother. hidden b.
hat dense mass OF trees. saw ever,
movement and heard every word.
/ Then somehow her childish thought.
/ nj: seemed to run to home rule-to love
Of ireland and hatred OF England-tt
thinking all that was good of Irish
men and all that was bad OF English
/ men
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