The cross and the shamrock, or, How to defend the faith An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptat

The cross and the shamrock, or, How to defend the faith An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptations, Sufferings, Trials, And Triumphs Of The Children Of St. Patrick In The Great Republic Of Washington. A Book For The Entertainment And Special Instructions Of The Catholic Male And Female Servants Of The United States written by a missionary priest

Author: Quigley, Hugh, 1819-1883

Year: 1853

CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. , 10 A DEATH-BED SCENE, 13 CHAPTER II. GETTING THE MOTHER'S BLESSING, 33 CHAPTER III. AN OFFICIAL. 39 CHAPTER IV. THE POORHOUSE 41 CHAPTER V. THE O'CLERYS, 89 CHAPTER VI. THE COUNCIL, 60 CHAPTER VII. A RUDE LOVER OF NATURE, 69 CHAPTER VIII. THE ORPHANS IN THEIR NEW HOME, 77 CHAPTER IX. THE PRYING FAMILY 87 CHAPTER X. A RAY OF HOPE 97 CHAPTER XI. VAN SUNGEY AGAIN. — HOW HE GETS RICH AND ENDS, 106 CHAPTER XII. MASS IN A SHANTY, 117 CHAPTER XIII. THE TEMPTER AT THE WOMAN, 199 CHAPTER XIV. THE FRUITS OF THE CROSS, 136 CHAPTER XV. THE CONVERSION 145 CHAPTER XVI. THE ENLIGHTENED CITIZENS 155 CHAPTER XVII. "HE AND HIS WHOLE HOUSE BELIEVED," 164 CHAPTER XVIII. "TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION," 178 CHAPTER XIX. WHAT HAPPENED TO LITTLE EUGENE O'CLERT, 187 CHAPTER XX. THE SAME, CONTINUED 201 CHAPTER XXI. CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS, 213 CHAPTER XXII. THE DESERTED HOME OF THE ORPHANS, 223 CHAPTER XXIII. IN WHICH THE SCENE OF OUR TALE IS CHANGED, 240 CHAPTER XXIV. SHOWS HOW THE CROSS AND SHAMROCK WERE PERMANENTLY UNITED AFTER A LONG SEPARATION 251 CHAPTER XXV. CONCLUSION, 259 Digitized by Google.