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Thurlogh, The Milesian.
THURLOGH , THE MILESIAN .
( A ROMANCE FROM REAL LIFE . ) BY HENRY O ' BRIEN , A . B .
CHAPTER I . THE Rev . Cornelius O'Sullivan was the lineal descendant of one of the ancient chieftains of the Emerald Island . Stripped of liis inheritance by the political convulsions of his country , he betook himself early to a monastic retreat , as at once the surest asylum from the vexatious transiencies
of this world , and the safest passport for the beatifying eternities of the future . Here , however , these flattering hopes did not seem at all confirmed by the probation of a few years . The austerity of demeanour inculcated upon every inmate , from the lowest novice to the highest adept , were ill attuned to a temper which nature had formed for action . He accordingly fretted under the trammels of confinement , and sighed for a return to the bustle
of life . Just at this moment it was that Charles Edward Stuart burst forth upon the world , as claimant to the succession of the English throne . Strong as was the support which this romantic Prince received from tbe heads of many of the Scottish clans , it was nothing compared to the enthusiasm which animated the Irish hearts' young and old , male and female , in sympathy ivith his fortunes . Nor were they the laiety alone who exhibited such a
zeal , but the clergy themselves , stepping aside from the quietude of their sanctified calling , participated in the excitement ; and , lending the weight of their countenance to the popular cause , exhorted by their example even the apathetic to activity . Not content with the exhibition of oral assistance , O'Sullivan must be an actor in the scene himself . Constitutionally bold , and adapted for enterprise , even the calm serenity which religion superinduced , and which shone
conspicuously as well in his deeds as his looks , could not altogether obliterate that thirst for adventure , which attached so many others to the standard of Charles . . Seventeen years was the sum of O'Sullivan's age , when , as he stood one morning beside the door of the refectory , divided as to his intentions of joining tbe insurgent forces , —and that more from ignorance of their locality , than from any luke-warmness in his zeal , or difficulty in making his escape , — a ballad singer from the Highlands presented himself at the lattice , and arrested his attention by the folloiving stanzas —•
' * 'Tis at Lochaber , Aberdeen , This lovely loon is often seen . With star and plaid aud bonnet green , They name him lovely Charlie . VOL . I , Y Y
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Thurlogh, The Milesian.
THURLOGH , THE MILESIAN .
( A ROMANCE FROM REAL LIFE . ) BY HENRY O ' BRIEN , A . B .
CHAPTER I . THE Rev . Cornelius O'Sullivan was the lineal descendant of one of the ancient chieftains of the Emerald Island . Stripped of liis inheritance by the political convulsions of his country , he betook himself early to a monastic retreat , as at once the surest asylum from the vexatious transiencies
of this world , and the safest passport for the beatifying eternities of the future . Here , however , these flattering hopes did not seem at all confirmed by the probation of a few years . The austerity of demeanour inculcated upon every inmate , from the lowest novice to the highest adept , were ill attuned to a temper which nature had formed for action . He accordingly fretted under the trammels of confinement , and sighed for a return to the bustle
of life . Just at this moment it was that Charles Edward Stuart burst forth upon the world , as claimant to the succession of the English throne . Strong as was the support which this romantic Prince received from tbe heads of many of the Scottish clans , it was nothing compared to the enthusiasm which animated the Irish hearts' young and old , male and female , in sympathy ivith his fortunes . Nor were they the laiety alone who exhibited such a
zeal , but the clergy themselves , stepping aside from the quietude of their sanctified calling , participated in the excitement ; and , lending the weight of their countenance to the popular cause , exhorted by their example even the apathetic to activity . Not content with the exhibition of oral assistance , O'Sullivan must be an actor in the scene himself . Constitutionally bold , and adapted for enterprise , even the calm serenity which religion superinduced , and which shone
conspicuously as well in his deeds as his looks , could not altogether obliterate that thirst for adventure , which attached so many others to the standard of Charles . . Seventeen years was the sum of O'Sullivan's age , when , as he stood one morning beside the door of the refectory , divided as to his intentions of joining tbe insurgent forces , —and that more from ignorance of their locality , than from any luke-warmness in his zeal , or difficulty in making his escape , — a ballad singer from the Highlands presented himself at the lattice , and arrested his attention by the folloiving stanzas —•
' * 'Tis at Lochaber , Aberdeen , This lovely loon is often seen . With star and plaid aud bonnet green , They name him lovely Charlie . VOL . I , Y Y