"Come out," I cried, after we had talked and reasoned to no purpose; "sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. Let us have a walk; and the sea air will clear the cobwebs off our brains."
We strolled down by the sea, which to-day looked so calm and beautiful, its surface fluted13 with grooves14 where the sunlight reposed15, and the colored plaits of the waves weaving themselves lazily until they broke into the white lace-work of sandy shoals. Nothing was there to show the pitiless capacity or the deep revenge it takes from time to time on its helpless conquerors18. As we passed down by the creek19, the "Great House" came into sight, all its blinds drawn and the white windows staring blankly at the sea.
"This poor child has a heavier cross before her than you," I said.
"Yes, but hers shall be healed in time. But who will wipe out dishonor?"
"I am a hopeless insolvent," he said. "I am security, sole security, for those men over at Kilkeel, whom I promised and guaranteed to safeguard. That I am bound to do on every principle of honor."
"Well, looking at it in its worst aspect," I replied, "insolvency21 is not dishonorable—"
Then I saw the inutility of reason in such a case.
We dined together that evening; and just as the Angelus bell rang, we heard the hootings and derisive23 shouts of the villagers after the new hands that had been taken on at the factory. In a few minutes these poor girls came to the door to explain that they could not return to work. It was the last straw. For a moment his anger flamed up in a torrent24 of rage against these miscreants25 whom he had saved from poverty. Then it died down in meek26 submission27 to what he considered the higher decree.
"Never mind, girls," he said; "tell Kate Ginivan to close the room and bring me the key."
That was all, except that a certain listener treasured up all this ingratitude28 in his heart; and the following Sunday at both Masses, the walls of Kilronan chapel29 echoed to a torrent of vituperation, an avalanche30 of anger, sarcasm31, and reproach, that made the faces of the congregation redden with shame and whiten with fear, and made the ladies of the fringes and the cuffs32 wish to call unto the hills to cover them and the mountains to hide them.
Nothing on earth can convince the villagers that the shipwreck33 was an accident and not premeditated.
"They saw us coming, and made for us. Sure we had a right to expect it. They wanted to make us drunk at the fishing-fleet; but the cap'n wouldn't lave 'em."
"You don't mean to say they dreaded your poor boat?"
"Dreaded? They don't want Irishmen anywhere. Sure, 't was only last year, whin they wanted to start a steamer between Galway and Newfoundland—the shortest run to America—the captain was bribed34 on his first trip, and tho' there isn't nothing but ninety fathoms35 of blue say-wather betune Arran and Salthill, he wint out of his way to find a rock, three miles out av his coorse, and—he found it. The Liverpool min settled Galway."
"And didn't the cap'n cry: 'Port! d—n you, port!' and they turned her nose right on us."
"But they were kind when they picked you up?"
"So far as talking gibberish and pouring whiskey into us, they were; but whin they landed us, one dirty frog-eater sang out:—
"It's addiyou, not O revwar!"
Just a week after these events, that is, the Wednesday after my great sermon, which is now a respectable landmark36, or datemark, at Kilronan, I got the first letter from Bittra. Here it is, brief and pitiful:—
Hotel Bristol, Paris, Sunday.
Rev17. dear Father Dan:—Here we are in the world's capital. The air is so light that you should sift37 the heavy atmosphere of Kilronan a hundred times to make it as soft and exhilarating. We ran through London, seeing enough to make one wish to escape it; and we are boulevarding, opera-seeing, picture-gallery-visiting, church-going since. The churches are superb; but—the people! Fancy only two men at Mass at Ste. Clotilde's, and these two leaned against a pillar the whole time, even during the Elevation38. I had a terrible distraction39; I couldn't help saying all the time: "If Father Dan was here, he'd soon make ye kneel down;" and I fancied you standing40 before them, and making them kneel down by one look. But the women are pious41. It's all beautiful; but I wish I were home again! Rex is all kindness; but he's a little shocked at our French customs. "Are these Catholics?" he says, and then is silent. How is dear father? I fear he'll be lonesome without his petite mignonne. Mind, you are hereby invited and commanded to dine every evening with papa, and also Father Letheby. Love to St. Dolores! Tell Mrs. Darcy I inquired for her. What havoc42 she would make of the cobwebs here!
Dear Father Dan,
Always your affectionate child,
Bittra Ormsby.
P. S. Remember you dine with papa every day. No ceremony. He likes to be treated en bon camarade! Isn't that good French?
"You never know what a pitiful thing human wisdom is," said Father Letheby, one of these dismal43 days of suspense44, "until you come to test it in sorrow. Now, here's a writer that gives me most intense pleasure when I have been happy; and I say to every sentence he writes: 'How true! How beautiful! What superb analysis of human emotion and feeling!' But now, it's all words, words, words, and the oil of gladness is dried up from their bare and barren rhetoric45. Listen to this:—
"'A time will come, must come, when we shall be commanded by mortality not only to cease tormenting46 others, but also ourselves. A time must come, when man, even on earth, shall wipe away most of his tears, were it only from pride. Nature, indeed, draws tears out of the eyes, and sighs out of the breath so quickly, that the wise man can never wholly lay aside the garb47 of mourning from his body; but let his soul wear none. For if it is ever a merit to bear a small suffering with cheerfulness, so must the calm and patient endurance of the worst be a merit, and will only differ in being a greater one, as the same reason, which is valid48 for the forgiveness of small injuries, is equally valid for the forgiveness of the greatest.... Then let thy spirit be lifted up in pride, and let it contemn49 the tear, and that for which it falls, saying: "Thou art much too insignificant50, thou every-day life, for the inconsolableness of an immortal,—thou tattered51, misshapen, wholesale52 existence!" Upon this sphere, which is rounded with the ashes of thousands of years, amid the storms of earth, made up of vapors53, in this lamentation54 of a dream, it is a disgrace that the sigh should only be dissipated together with the bosom55 that gives it birth, and that the tear should not perish except with the eye from which it flows.'"
"It sounds sweetly and rhythmically," I replied, "but it rests on human pride, which is a poor, sandy foundation. I would rather one verse of the 'Imitation.' But he seems to be a good man and an eloquent56 one."
"He apologizes for the defects of philosophy," said Father Letheby. "He says:—
"'We must not exact of philosophy that, with one stroke of the pen, it shall reverse the transformation57 of Rubens, who, with one stroke of his brush, changed a laughing child into a weeping one. It is enough if it change the full mourning of the soul into half-mourning; it is enough if I can say to myself, "I will be content to endure the sorrow that philosophy has left me; without it, it would be greater, and the gnat's bite would be the wasp's sting."'
"Now, this is a tremendous admission from a philosopher in love with his science. It shows that he cares for truth more than for mere58 wisdom—"
"Look here, young man, something has brightened you up; this is the first day for the fortnight that you have condescended59 to turn your thoughts away from the luxury of fretting60."
"Ay, indeed," he said, and there was a faint halo around his face. "Three things—work, Dolores, and my weekly hour. I have trampled61 all my bitterness under the hoofs62 of hard work. I have my first chapter of 'The Cappadocians' ready for the printer. I tell you work is a noble tonic63. It was the best thing Carlyle wrote,—that essay on Work. Then this afflicted64 child shames me. She takes her crucifixion so gloriously. And last, but not least, when I pass my hour before the Blessed Sacrament—an hour is a long time, Father Dan, and you think of a lot of things—and when all the Christian65 philosophy about shame, and defeat, and suffering, and ignominy comes back to me, I assure you I have been angry with myself, and almost loathe66 myself for being such a coward as to whimper under such a little trial."
"Very good! Now, that's common sense. Have you heard from the Board?"
"Yes; that's all right. They are going to hold an investigation67 to try and make that French steamer responsible, as I believe she is, for two reasons: she was going full speed in the fog; and she should have observed the rule of the road, or of the sea, that a steamer is always bound to give way to a sailing vessel68. And I am becoming thoroughly69 convinced now, from all that I can hear, that it was no accident. I should like to know what took that steamer away from the fleet, and five miles out of her ordinary course. I'm sure the Board will mulct her heavily."
"That I don't know. I wish Ormsby were home."
"So do I, except for the tragedy we'll have to witness with that poor child."
"Have you heard lately?"
"Not since she wrote from Paris."
"Alice had a letter from Florence yesterday. Such a pitiful letter, all about her father. There was a good deal that Alice did not understand,—about Dante, and Savonarola, and the Certosa,—but she said I'd explain it. Clearly she knows nothing as yet."
But the revelation was not long delayed, and it came about in this wise. I had a letter—a long letter—from Bittra from Rome, in which she wrote enthusiastically about everything, for she had seen all the sacred places and objects that make Rome so revered72 that even Protestants call it home and feel lonely when leaving it. And she had seen the Holy Father, and got blessings73 for us all,—for her own father, for Daddy Dan, for Dolores, for Father Letheby. "And," she wrote, "I cannot tell you what I felt when I put on the black dress and mantelletta and veil, which are de rigueur when a lady is granted an audience with the Pope. I felt that this should be my costume, not my travelling bridal dress; and I would have continued to wear it but that Rex preferred to see me dressed otherwise. But it is all delightful74. The dear old ruins, the awful Coliseum, where Felicitas and Perpetua suffered, as you often told us; and here Pancratius was choked by the leopard75; and there were those dreadful emperors and prætors, and even Roman women, looking down at the whole horrible tragedy. I almost heard the howl of the wild beasts, and saw them spring forward, and then crouch76 and creep onwards towards the martyrs77. Some day, Rex says, we'll all come here together again—you, and papa, and Father Letheby,—and we'll have a real long holiday, and Rex will be our guide, for he knows everything, and he'll charge nothing." Alas78! her presentiment79 about the mourning dress was not far from verification. They travelled home rapidly, up through Lombardy, merely glancing at Turin and Milan and the Lakes. At Milan they caught the Swiss mail, and passed up and through the mountains, emerging from the St. Gothard tunnel just as a trainful of passengers burst from the refreshment80 rooms at Goschenen and thronged81 the mail to Brindisi. Here they rested; and here Bittra, anxious to hear English or Irish news, took up eagerly the "Times" of a month past, that lay on a side table, and, after a few rapid glances, read:—
"A sad accident occurred off the Galway coast, on Monday, June——. The 'Star of the Sea,' a new fishing-smack, especially built for the deep-sea fisheries, was struck on her trial trip by a French steamer and instantly submerged. Her crew were saved, except Captain Campion, the well-known yachtsman, who had taken charge of the boat for the occasion. He must have been struck insensible by the prow82 of the steamer, for he made no effort to save himself, but sank instantly. As the disaster occurred ten miles from land, there is no hope that his body will be recovered."
How she took the intelligence, her blank stare of horror, when Ormsby entered the dining-room, whilst she could only point in mute despair to the paper; how, the first shock over, she fell back upon the sublime83 teachings of religion for consolation84; and how the one thing that concerned her most deeply manifested itself in her repeated exclamations85 of prayer and despair: "His soul! his soul! poor papa!"—all this Ormsby told us afterwards in detail. They hurried through Lucerne to Geneva, from Geneva to Paris, from Paris home, travelling night and day, his strong arm supporting her bravely, and he, in turn, strengthened in his new-born faith by the tenderness of her affection and the sublimity86 of her faith.
Of course, we knew nothing of all this whilst the days, the long days, of July drew drearily87 along with cloudless skies, but, oh! such clouded hearts! Suspense and uncertainty88 weighed heavily on us all. We did not know what to-morrow might bring. Occasionally a visitor came over through curiosity to see the theatre of the accident, shrug89 his shoulders, wonder at the folly90 of young men, and depart with an air of smug self-satisfaction. There were a few letters from the factory at Loughboro', complaining and then threatening, and at last came a bill for £96.0.0, due on the twelve machines, and an additional bill for £30.0.0, due on material. Then I wrote, asking the proprietor91 to take back machines and material, and make due allowance for both. I received a courteous92 reply to the effect that this was contrary to all business habits and customs. There the matter rested, except that one last letter came, after a certain interval93, peremptorily94 demanding payment and threatening law proceedings95.
One shamefaced, dreary96 deputation came to me from the young girls who had been employed in the factory. They expressed all kinds of regrets for what they had done, promised amendment97, guaranteed steady work for the future, would only ask half pay, would work for some weeks for nothing even until the debts were paid off. I referred them briefly98 to Father Letheby.
"They couldn't face him. If he was mad with them and scolded them, they could bear it and be glad of it; but they couldn't bear to see his white face and his eyes. Would I go and see him for them, and bring back the key to Kate Ginivan?"
I did, and came back with a laconic99 No! Then for the first time they understood that they had knocked their foolish heads against adamant100.
"It would be a good thing for the country if some of you went, whatever," I said.
The following Sunday a deputation appeared in the village,—the good merchants from Kilkeel, who had subscribed102 the balance of two hundred pounds for the boat. They called just as Father Letheby was at breakfast, immediately after his last Mass. He received them courteously103, but waited for what they had to say.
"That was an unfortunate thing about the boat, your reverence," said the spokesman.
"Very much so, indeed," said Father Letheby.
"We come to know, your reverence, what's going to be done," said the foreman.
"Well, the matter lies thus, gentlemen," said Father Letheby. "The Board of Trade is making careful investigations105 with a view to legal proceedings; and, I understand, are sanguine106 of success. They hope to make that steamer responsible for the entire amount."
"The law is slow and uncertain," said the foreman.
"And we understand that the crew do not even know the name of the steamer that ran them down," said another.
"You may be sure, gentlemen," said Father Letheby, "that the Board will leave nothing undone107 to secure their own rights and those of the proprietors108. They have already intimated to me that I shall be called upon to prosecute109 in case the Inspector110 of the Board of Trade finds that there was malice111 prepense or culpable112 negligence113 on the part of the master of the steamer, and I am fully114 prepared to meet their wishes. This means a prosecution115, out of which, I am sanguine, we shall emerge victorious116; and then there will be no delay in discharging our obligations to you individually."
"Live, horse, and you'll get grass," said one of the deputation insolently117, presuming on the quiet tone Father Letheby had assumed.
"'T is hunting for a needle in a bundle of straw," said another.
Father Letheby flushed up, but said nothing. The foreman assumed a calm, magisterial118 air.
"You will remember, Reverend sir," he said, "that this subscription119 to what some considered a Uropean[7] idea was not, I may say, advanced on our part. It was only at your repeated solicitations, Reverend sir, that we consented to advance this sum out of our hard earnings—"
"If you would kindly121 allow me, Mr. ——," said the foreman, in a commiserating122 tone, "perhaps I could explain to the Reverend gentleman our views in a more—in a more—in a more—satisfactory manner."
"There's simply nothing to be explained," said Father Letheby. "The boat is at the bottom of the sea; I am responsible to you for two hundred pounds. That's all."
"Pardon me, sir," said the eloquent foreman, who was nettled123 at the idea that his oratory124 was not acceptable—and he had once proposed a Member for Parliament—"pardon me, that is not all. We—a—are accustomed to repose16 in our clergymen the highest, and indeed, I may add, the deepest confidence. When that good lady—I quite forget her name, it is so long since I read my classics—perhaps, sir, you could help me—ahem!"
"I am quite at a loss to know to what excellent lady you refer," said Father Letheby.
"I'm very sorry to hear such a statement from the lips of a clergyman," said the foreman, with much severity; "for the lady to whom I refer is the representative, and, indeed, the personification of Justice—"
"Oh, you mean 'Astræa,'" said Father Letheby.
"Quite so, sir," said the merchant, pompously125. "When Astery left the earth she took refuge in the Church."
"Indeed!" said Father Letheby, "I was not aware of that interesting fact."
"Well, sir," said the merchant, nettled at this sarcastic126 coolness, "at least we, laymen127, are accustomed to think so. We have been taught to repose unbounded confidence in our clergy—"
"And how have I forfeited128 that confidence?" said Father Letheby, who began to see a certain deliberate insult under all this silliness.
"Well, you see, sir," he continued, "we relied on your word of honor, and did not demand the usual securities for the advance of our money. And now we find ourselves in a curious predicament—our money gone, and no redress129."
"You doubt my word of honor now?" said Father Letheby, who, to his own seeming, had been a miracle of patience.
"We have been deceived, sir," said the merchant, grandly.
"Pray, how?" said Father Letheby. "You may not be aware of the meaning of your language, nor of the usual amenities130 of civilized131 society, but you should at least know that your language approaches very closely to insult."
"Might I repeat my question, and ask you how?" said Father Letheby.
"We got the most repeated assurance, sir," said the merchant, "that this boat would be a mine of wealth. Instead of that, it is, if I may so speak, a tornado133 of ruin and misfortune. It lies, if I may use the expression, at the bottom of the briny134 sea."
"To cut a long story short," said another of the deputation, "that boat was a swindle from beginning to end, and I know it—"
"Pardon me, gentlemen," said Father Letheby, rising, "but I must now cut short the interview, and ask you to retire—"
"Ask us to retire with our money in your pocket!"
"Turn us out, and we—"
"Now, gentlemen, there is no use in prolonging this unpleasantness. Be good enough to leave my house. Lizzie, show these gentlemen the door." He had touched the bell.
"We retire, sir, but we shall come again. We retreat, but we return. Like Marius,"—the foreman was now in the street, and there was a pretty fair crowd around the door,—"like Marius, like Marius—"
"Who the d——l would marry the likes of you, you miserable135 omadhaun," said Jem Deady, who knew by instinct that this was a hostile expedition. "Give us de word, your reverence, and we'll chuck the whole bloomin' lot into the say. It was many a long day since they had a bat', if we're to judge by dere dirty mugs."
This was the signal for a fierce demonstration136. In a moment the village was in arms, men rushed for stones, women, hastily leaving the dinner-tables, gathered up every kind of village refuse; and amidst the din2 of execration137 and abuse the shopkeepers of Kilkeel climbed on their cars and fled; not, however, without taking with them specimens138, more or less decayed, of the fauna139 and flora140 of Kilronan, in the shape of eggs redolent of sulphuretted hydrogen, a few dead cats, and such potatoes and other vegetables as could be spared from the Sunday dinner. The people of Kilronan had, of course, a perfect right to annoy and worry their own priests, especially in the cause of Trades-unionism; but the idea of a lot of well-dressed malcontents coming over from Kilkeel to insult their beloved curate was simply intolerable.
Nevertheless, that lonely walk by the sea-cliffs that Sunday afternoon was about the most miserable experience in Father Letheby's life. He did not know whither to turn. Every taunt141 and insult of these ignorant men came back to sting him. What would it be if the whole thing came to publicity142 in the courts, and he was made the butt143 of unjust insinuations by some unscrupulous barrister, or the object of the lofty, moral indignation of the bench! Yet he felt bound, by every law of honor, to pay these men two hundred pounds. He might as well be asked to clear off the national debt. Now and again he paused in his walk, and, leaning on his umbrella, scrutinized144 the ground in anxious reverie; then he lifted up his eyes to the far horizon, beneath whose thin and misty145 line boat and captain were sleeping. Then he went on, trying in vain to choke down his emotion. "Star of the Sea! Star of the Sea!" he muttered. Then, half unconsciously: "Stella maris! Stella maris!! Porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti surgere qui curat populo!"
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