The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-05-19
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wALMSBY HOUSE;
THE LOVERS REVENGE
A story laid in the South of Ireland.


standing on the margin Of little lake, or rather
inlet from the ocean, in the south of Ireland
which often attracted my attention epd excited
in me a curiosity to know something OF its his
tory, while stopping for few weeks in that
par, of the Island. The bui!Ling itself, although
it has gone much to decay from long neglect,
has strangely son,bre and gloomy appearance;
bat the rocky aud wild scenery which surrounds
it--the bold aud hall naked mountains that
abut upon the little lakelet-the narrow and
crooked channel that leads out through tower
| ing and prof 4cting cliffs to the ocean-all add
witching charm o the place, which is irrcssta'
big enchanting. The peasantry regard the house
with feelings of supersitious fear, and they tell
many stflnge stories respecting it. They say
that tights have frequently been seen moving
about through the house, especially on very
dark aud stormy nights; and that voices of men,
as f engaged in carousal aud combat have more
than once been heard TO echo through the noun
tains which partially surrounl it, No one can
tell the exact periol that it was built. Some
b.licve that it was erected in Cromwells TIM
| as rla ce Of defence while others assert that it
is of m ,ch earlier origin, an that it was for
many years the resort os smugglers and pirates.
Whatever my have heen the design Of those
who built it, or by whom tenanted so far back
in the hazy an uncertain past, it is not my pres
ent purpose to enquire | have story to relate
in c)nn ,ction with it Of mich later date
story which was told to m, by gentleman
wh, ha | live near the place for mlny years.
"In the latter part of the last century'--sad
my informant" there lived in the country. no,
. far from Cork, m Irish gentlem,n of the name
of o r ,rlis. H.was the lineal descendant of one
of the chiefs of the isdnl and though hi:
worldly possessions, aside from birth, were
very much limited he nevertheless, inherited
i all the dignity and proud bearing Of his family
This Inheritance. however, was.not sufficient t.
S give him that place in socic'y which his ambi
!, ton coveted, and rather than surrender the po
J, siton to which he thought his birth entite,
n him. he mingled very little with the world
Is spending most of his time in the quiet AMI re
;. tiremcnt of his own home. His family consis
I. ted Of himself, son and daughter. The son. a
: the time OF which am now writing, was abou
e twenty years old and was a Lieut. in the Eas
: about seventeen ald was singulsrly beautiful
}, AMI highly accomplished, although from child
o hood she had, from necessity, been denied man
l. Of the advantages common to those Of her brit
and station. She was ra ther tall and Of dis
tingue pp ;arance, AMI hal the raven hair, tn
dark anl melting blue eyes and the skin O
! ! snowy whiteness, so peculiar to Irish beauty
There was mild anl gentle expression in he
!, countenance which ref 'cted heart of love an
IF tend .rness. She was the idol Of her father an
y much beloved by all who knew her. In the oh
=, sence other brother, she was almost constant
y. with her father; and it was from him that sh
!, drank in those lessons of virtue and kowledg
ID which so much adorned her character, and whic
n added lustre and an additional charm to her
raj beauty and loveliness.
She was sitting with her father in the latte
! part of Summer, when the following converse
lion took place; .
st "Fathe',' said she. it is almost time thS
Desmond should return; in his last letter
said he would be here the latter part of thi
!, month. He should be in England by this time
u " But, Viola" answered the father, he ma
>, have to encounter adverse winds. and it is po
sible that he may be detained in India long
than he expected to be when he last wrote you
. al wish he would return. father, am longin
so much to see him sgain.'
: "But, my child, you must learn to submit
what is for his and your own good. Should
remain in India, it is probable that he will
to promoted sooner than he would be, should
or return now. You know that I have not Il
,r' means to purchase his promotion"
= alt may be very wrong aud selfish in me- bl
'es wish he would return this month";
b Her fathers brow clouded little as she sa
this, but he made her no apswerj he had reaso