." He
then paused for a few minutes, but appeared to take a comprehensive view
of the surrounding country.

"But, grandfather," proceeded simple-hearted Shibby, "sure the match
between Bryan and Kathleen Cavanagh is broken up, an' they're not to be
married at all."

"Don't I say, darlin', that they will be married, an' be happy--ay,
an' may God make them happy! as He will, blessed be His holy name! God,
acushla, can bring about everything in His own good way."

After another pause of some minutes he murmured to himself--"Peggy Na
Laveen--Peggy Na Laveen--how far that name has gone! Turn me round a
little. What brought us here, childre'? Oh! ay--I wanted to see the ould
places--there's Claghleim, where the walls of the house she was born
in, and the green garden, is both to the fore; yet I hope they won't be
disturbed, if it was only for the sake of them that's gone; an' there's
the rock on the top of Lisbane,where, in the summer evening, long, long
ago, I used to sit an' listen to Peggy Na Laveen singin' over our holy
songs--the darlin' ould songs of the counthry. Oh! clear an' sweet they
used to ring across the glen of the Mountain Wather. An' there's the
hills an' the fields where she an' I so often sported when we wor both
young; there they are, an' many a happy day we had on them; but sure God
was good to us, blessed be His name, as He ever will be to them that's
obadient to His holy will!"

As he uttered the last words he clasped his two hands together, and,
having closed his eyes, he muttered something internally which they
could not understand. "Now," said he, "bring me in again; I have got my
last look at them all--the ould places, the brave ould places! oh, who
would lave them for any other country? But at any rate, Tom, achora,
don't take me away from them; sure you wouldn't part me from the green
fields of Carriglass? Sure you'd not take me from the blessed graveyard
of Carndhu, where we all sleep. I couldn't rest in a sthrange grave,
nor among strange people; I couldn't rest, barrin' I'm wid her, Peggy Na
Laveen." These words he uttered after his return into the house.

"Grandfather," said Bryan, "make your mind aisy; we won't take you
from the brave ould places, and you will sleep in Carndhu with Peggy Na
Laveen; make your heart and mind easy, then, for you won't be parted."

He turned his eyes upon the speaker, and a gleam of exultation and
delight settled upon his worn but venerable features; nor di