The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-03-09
Life ifs Galway.

Correspondence 0T The -NeU I orf Iu6tet.
An incident occurred lately in the coun-
ty Of Galway, which | think will remind
years ago. Tie "Biazers by wi ich
your American readers will uners'and a
ceiebrstel pack Of fox honnas N the coun-
" of Galway-the " Blazers" say, we're
turned out for a DAYS sport not long since.
Amongst those who were mounted on
this eventful day, were Saxon captain
named LnpdeIl, lent nant namel Cowan.
aud Miss Caroline Pers>e, who, it would
seem from the sequel, regards FIVE feet
walls ard fences rs mere nothinrS in her
wav, wheu she rides after the " Blazers !"
IN due course OF time fox was mt up.
and tie BIazers' went off in fall crv
over what sportsnen call "stitf country"
- which means country plentifully stud
ded with break neck fences. stone walls
aud rivers. The field" followed in good
st,l after the velpng packs and kept we'll
up for time The run WAS long and A
sharp one, and before it had concluded
many Of the sportsmen had pulled nm their
blown s'eeds, aud many blown steeds pull
ed themselves mp because they could 90
no further-manv riders THROUGH the
means of banking horses, had their per-
sons unpleasanly elected into flrz bushes
and stagnant pools and numbers lisnersed
looking for 'gaps' and the omen coun
try The result was that of q numerous
fed only about half = dozen were left who
honestly followed the hounds and this
plucky hiatt dozen included Mas Caroline
Persse and the two gallant military mon
already mentioned. On this trio went. the
lady leading the wav, taking her fences in
beautiful style, never banking aIwavs
we'll up with the pack: and following her
like men whose whole reputation denend
ed on the result of tho run, came the cap
tain and The lieutenant. On thav went
now coursing pIeasantlr oyer green folds.
now tlounderin@ through soft .nowed land,
or splashing through hoes Son thew went
over hedge, ditch and wall. until il be
came personal matter Letwepn the three
Many pl"cky leaps, which mrst remain
forever unTe"orded, were tsk.n in their
course, until they came 10 huoa fence
Win Vlilalnous gripn on tier side. fill
ed with nasty green water. and anv Guqn-
ttv Of bramb|'s and rubbish Of all kinds
on lhe top. Miss Caroline Persse went At
this ugly obstacle with the con1anse1 de.
termination of fourteen strong minded fa-
males, and, with her mare. reached the
other side in safety. Can't Lopde'I faced
1t like man resolved to do or de hrf M
fortunately his animal failed in the Jump.
All threw he galiant captain who dislo-
Gated his collar bono in the fal The
lieutenant no wav cowarae1 BY the sai
tate OF his comraAe next came on: and
all that man could do with whip and spur,
and voice, he did to cross that fance Ent
all to no purpose II was ftteA otherwise
for his steed baked so awkwardIv that the
lieutenant WAS shot ont of the saddle and
dashed against the ditch.
When recovered from ths water into
which he had fallen, it was discovered that
he had fractured his thigh. This, then is
came to grief through attempting to fol-
low Galway lady. | will add, for the
satisfaction of such OF your readers as are
of a >keptical turn of mind, that this IS not
the invention Of your correspondent, nor
extracted from a chapter in the life and
adventures of Charles O'MaIIey, the lIiSh
Draroon," but a simple statement of 4
fact which occurred towards tho close Of
the wear of grace, 1859, and of which
Captain Lopdel and Lieutenant Cowan
have very UNI pleasant knowledge. Both
these conrlemen. howev or, were by the la
test accounts doing as well as could be ex
pectea