"No matter; but if you happen to see young O'Rorke to-night, I have a message to send him that may serve him." "Who are you ?" again inquired Ellen.

"One that cautions you to beware of the Dead Boxer; one that pities and respects his unfortunate wife; and one who, as I said, can serve O'Rorke." "For God's sake, then, if you can, be quick; for there's little time to be lost," said Ellen.
"Give him this message," replied the man, and he whispered half a dozen words into her ear.
"Is that true ?" she asked him; "and may he depend upon it ?" "He may, as there's a God above me.

Good night!" He passed on at a rapid pace.

When Ellen entered his aunt's humble cabin, Lamh Laudher had just risen from his knees.

Devotion, or piety if you will, as it is in many cases, though undirected by knowledge, may be frequently found among the peasantry associated with objects that would appear to have little connection with it.