The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-01-03
Fom he Lii,rdry Souvenir.
THE WHISPER.
a Legend Of ne Sorih Of ireland.

~ Legend ~ he Sonfh Of ireland.
"Hyou walk through the ruined tcwn
OF kilmaloek, just outside Of il you will
see, lard by The bic ola oak, a dilspidat,d
! forge. In that iorce.the strokes of tho
Siedge hummer have long since ceased Ia
Norato on The cars aud ho who onro
welded II SO stuutly, now sleeps quietly
under The east window OF the old abbey.
pleasant fellow he VAS before he was
lald where lac Is, and a clever fellow with
al. bht what made hm most famous u,
AIS day aud generation, was his power of
breaking horses 6y Whisper; whence he
went by the name of The Whispercry
and hls fame was spread over tho elk
counties of song abouuding Munster 49,
GIVE hlm the hcrccst he, nat ever broke
n mans neck, aud Torehc, O'Sulliyan..
Tor that was the Whisperer's name bold.
went up to bim, clopped his hand upon
ms name, applied his mouth TO his car,
whispered something, God knows what.
INTO IT, and IN two minutes afterwards the
annual was as quiet as a quaker! So,ne
said IL was effected by tins method. eui
some by that; bot il was all more guosa-
lng, anr To tbis day nobody kuowzAtho rc.
~.
whom the old man told tho secrr. oii Ills
death bed. Bni there is an old saying,
that the world always goes on trom bad 10
worse, aud II is uuiod in this case; for
Dcunis does not manage the business huff
: vel, O.. IS io,her They say The rea-
nG ,s, mat ne tul- cot 10 Ll 40 iip bois,.f
boldly rs the old man IN dashmg, of
. rand old fellow, who feared neither man
iDr beustI was wont Ia DO, and II may be
bat there IL something n IL, for q inans
l"rsc ~ this respect Is like hls sW cethcnrt,
md Is not the worse fOf being approached
nh some degree OF spirit However, il
. alters not as 10 the precise way the
~ hlspercr operated, the manner ~ which
- originally acquainted himself with The
'rt was this: Terence WAS one dav NJ bis
.oice, busly employed, as usuol IN fash
onIng a hors" shoe thinking oi' noihiny
az all, bn, borrly whi,tlha when there
came by soldier, hme and aay-wurp,
oilng along slowly on The dusty road, ~
the heot OF "A July day. The blessing Of
God aud the Virgin be- upon you. said
Terence 10 the weary mbD am airald,'
said the soldier, 4 have little chance or'
ether thank you, nevertheless, for the
kindness Of your prayer. But add to The
good wish good deed. am faint with
THIRST, give me a drink Of water So Tc-
renee answered bun from amid the spark
les of the FIRE, as he still IaborcG at the
IRON: j drink no water except when
cannot help IL, and I've no notion Of dong
10 another what ] would not wish TO be
done 10 myself The best Of buttermiik
rom this 10 Dublin shall be at your ser.
yice;' and laying down his sledge hammer,
hc went and brought some to the poor sol.
der. The traveller drank eagerly Of the
pfohcred bowl; and when he had finished
IL, said, You have done 10 ne kind SER
wee, aud though YOU see me here poor 40
the poorest, yet J know that which will
make you rich. Come beniud the forge,
and viii lot you INTO secret Terence
O'Sulyan wondered at the mans Ian.
gusgc, but he followed hun behind tho
iors o; and there the weary soldier told
hlrn bis secret. Terence was somewhat
3ceptcal, bon promised to make trial; and
v hen at length he dld so, to his very great
auazemeut, every thing turned out bs the
soldier had predicted. After the soldier
bad told The secret, he shook the hand or
tbe saith, ouJ, walking away westward,
WIS never again seen or heard of IN KIT
mailDck. Tcfence's fame soon spread far
and vide, and he broke every horse los
twenty miles round. The only complaint
was, ihat he broke the horses 80 con-.
p.ctely, that they bad no spirit after lis
Whisper. Certain q is, that when thrf
FIRST heard it they trembled from heod 10
hooi, a cold sweat stood oil over their b..
ltrs. ana Al uaa ss,d thai fhsv nnV.F
were good for the chase or the race after.
wards.
And il became q saying in the country,
when, ss sometimes happened ~ be the
case, rafting and rio,Iug yoong bachelor
became a quiet sod sober sort OF man
after his marriage, that he had endured
the .nalcton Of Terence Q SehvsR's whis'