MacCarthy more, or, The fortunes of an Irish chief in the reign of ...

•' Tub Fortunes of an Irish Cuibf. 31
** Well, the Earl be it, then,—but be he Earl or
what he may, he hath made little of the whole Clan
Carthy by so much as naming this Nicholas Browne
for his daucfhter's husband. So much are the chiefs
against it, that I fear it will breed disturbance in
that country if the thing be not prevented in time."
" But I see not how it can be prevented," said St.
Leger, the cloud again gathering on his brow,
" neither you nor I have any right to go between the
Earl of Clancarthy and his own child."
" But there is one who has the right !" said the
Countess, eagerly.
The veteran shook his head. "I know not that
she will put a stop to the marriage. Nicholas Browne
his father has, hi his time,
is an English gentleman ;
done good service to the Queen's cause, for which
her highness has seen fit to reward him as became
her royal goodness. She will not deny his son this
new means of advancing his fortune."
The general was evidently becoming impatient,
seeing which, tlie Countess and her daughter rose,
and the elder lady said, with that mild dignity which
was her characteristic trait,
" In which case, Sir Warham, our visit hath been
of no avail, and we have but to crave your pardon
for intruding ourselves upon you. We will now
take our leave, hoping that you will still not refuse
to put in a word with the Queen's highness, in regard
to this, our humble suit."
" Mother," said the young lady, while the hot
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