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Article THURLOGH, THE MILESIAN. ← Page 7 of 18 →
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Thurlogh, The Milesian.
" You leave us , Thurlogh , " said she to him , anticipating his adieu , as he appeared before her for that purpose . " Yes , Mary , " was the reply ; " I go to College . " " Oh ' and you are so happy , too ! I am glad to see you so delighted at
the prospect . Tl . , ,. "We men have to struggle with life ' s duties , Mary . It is happy for your sex that you are allowed another sphere , and exempted from the avocations entailed upon ours . " " What if we ourselves should not consider this any source ot
liappi" It would only illustrate the more , in my estimation , the frail condition of humanity . Though contentment in this world is never to be obtainedand I do not forget , Mary , what you yourself once impressed upon me m reference to this fact , viz . that it would be a providential interposition to have it so constituted , lest we should ever lose sight of those purer beatitudes " which we are taught to expect hereafter in heaven . " What ity do not become clergymanlhurlogn ! How
arlect-« a pyou a , ino-would those words sound from the pulpit . But I did not think that my sentiments made such an impression upon you . Perhaps you would not obiect to my charging you with a written talisman ?"—whereupon , opening her desk she took out a paper which she put into his hand , accompanyinn- it with an injunction , that its seal was not to be opened , nor its contents explored , until after lie should have arrived at the end of his projected
journey . « . * * * * The village clock had but sounded four on a fine morning in the month of May , when he and one of his brothers , having packed up into a small parcel a few changes of inside vestments , started from Killarney , the seat of beauty and of romance , and clambered up the sides ot those rugged and bleak excrescences which would seem to have been placed there , tor no other use than to heighten , by contrast , the enjoyment of the vision , as they descended from their frowns into the mellowy , and enchanting platform that
attracted their peregrination . ..,, « , -i ,., Thev had but just reached die summit of the principal defile , when they overtook a man with whose appearance they thought they had been before familiar and who , having proffered his services in the department ot a Mentor contrived to improve this office into a claim for absolute confidence " Of course you know nothing of Cork , having never been there
before ?" " Nothing , indeed . " .,, . ., << How fortunate that we should have met : doubtless you will stop there this night ?" " We purpose to do so . " . . " Then I shall have the pleasure of introducing you to sate lodgings , — I say safe , for Cork is a dangerous city ,-neither life nor property are there regarded , only inasmuch as the law can protect them ; but lawoften either blind asleepand then the
makers and law-dispensers are or ; poor , unsuspecting youth , or the aged and helpless stranger will soon feel the effects of their temerity in venturing , without counsel , through the intricate lanes , which are as so many traps to the unwary . " . » Sir you are very kind ; for our part we do not know how , sufficiently , to render you our acknowledgments for your courteous civilities . ' mention it will nothing about itI do no more
" Do not : I beg you say ; than my duty by a fellow being —besides the circumstance of our being fellow travellers establishes something like an acquaintance ; and when to this we add the past , of our having sojourned in the same town together you will admit that this little proof of politeness and good-breeding is not so verv knight errant like , or otherwise , at . all wonderful . Our item ' s mouth was near closed , as was that of Ins brother , by the plausibility of this address . They remembered well the exterior of the ..
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Thurlogh, The Milesian.
" You leave us , Thurlogh , " said she to him , anticipating his adieu , as he appeared before her for that purpose . " Yes , Mary , " was the reply ; " I go to College . " " Oh ' and you are so happy , too ! I am glad to see you so delighted at
the prospect . Tl . , ,. "We men have to struggle with life ' s duties , Mary . It is happy for your sex that you are allowed another sphere , and exempted from the avocations entailed upon ours . " " What if we ourselves should not consider this any source ot
liappi" It would only illustrate the more , in my estimation , the frail condition of humanity . Though contentment in this world is never to be obtainedand I do not forget , Mary , what you yourself once impressed upon me m reference to this fact , viz . that it would be a providential interposition to have it so constituted , lest we should ever lose sight of those purer beatitudes " which we are taught to expect hereafter in heaven . " What ity do not become clergymanlhurlogn ! How
arlect-« a pyou a , ino-would those words sound from the pulpit . But I did not think that my sentiments made such an impression upon you . Perhaps you would not obiect to my charging you with a written talisman ?"—whereupon , opening her desk she took out a paper which she put into his hand , accompanyinn- it with an injunction , that its seal was not to be opened , nor its contents explored , until after lie should have arrived at the end of his projected
journey . « . * * * * The village clock had but sounded four on a fine morning in the month of May , when he and one of his brothers , having packed up into a small parcel a few changes of inside vestments , started from Killarney , the seat of beauty and of romance , and clambered up the sides ot those rugged and bleak excrescences which would seem to have been placed there , tor no other use than to heighten , by contrast , the enjoyment of the vision , as they descended from their frowns into the mellowy , and enchanting platform that
attracted their peregrination . ..,, « , -i ,., Thev had but just reached die summit of the principal defile , when they overtook a man with whose appearance they thought they had been before familiar and who , having proffered his services in the department ot a Mentor contrived to improve this office into a claim for absolute confidence " Of course you know nothing of Cork , having never been there
before ?" " Nothing , indeed . " .,, . ., << How fortunate that we should have met : doubtless you will stop there this night ?" " We purpose to do so . " . . " Then I shall have the pleasure of introducing you to sate lodgings , — I say safe , for Cork is a dangerous city ,-neither life nor property are there regarded , only inasmuch as the law can protect them ; but lawoften either blind asleepand then the
makers and law-dispensers are or ; poor , unsuspecting youth , or the aged and helpless stranger will soon feel the effects of their temerity in venturing , without counsel , through the intricate lanes , which are as so many traps to the unwary . " . » Sir you are very kind ; for our part we do not know how , sufficiently , to render you our acknowledgments for your courteous civilities . ' mention it will nothing about itI do no more
" Do not : I beg you say ; than my duty by a fellow being —besides the circumstance of our being fellow travellers establishes something like an acquaintance ; and when to this we add the past , of our having sojourned in the same town together you will admit that this little proof of politeness and good-breeding is not so verv knight errant like , or otherwise , at . all wonderful . Our item ' s mouth was near closed , as was that of Ins brother , by the plausibility of this address . They remembered well the exterior of the ..