The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-10-25
From Chambers' Journal.
THE RUINED CHAPEL.

About a mile and half from Castleton. tae
metropolis OF the Isle Of Man, there is oay.
with small hamlet and pier in it, called Derby
Ha7ea, walked TO It lately one fine afternoon
from LasiIeion. My way lay along the coa>t
oYe5 -a gH which fringed the beach, and
which F he name OF the race lurse.-
Whalav-- Is might have been, it is now 50
broken tn -. oumPy that race on it would
be steepia chase, 1t was lovely day; the
wind lad tropPed, and could hear distinctly
the shr.i c.aser Of parcel Of gulls that were
waklGg ea4 althe edge OF the water where
he lo". 7d Ielt long streaks of fat wet
sand. car is formed 5y an island now
approsH narrow artificial causewav.-
Iowaac a, TINS IS edged by sharp rocks,
whose rs inward like teeth-sure 20
hold lasi a4y rII-iated ship which once they
touch. There are only two buildings on the
lsand-one circular, deserted fort, built bv
ar Earl of Derby TO help the cause of the S.u-
arts, but long since unused at least for the pur-
poses OF defence or refuge. 1t is squat, circu-
lar, and upright. One small turret has been
built on The wall, for the purpose of showing a
hight by night and whIte mark by day, to the
vessels which enter !lI- harhrr. This gives the
fort Prick-eared appearance, aud makes 1t look
like Cheshire cheese with a pepper castor
standing upon 1t. The other of the two build
ings on the Island ls rot only deserted, but in
RUNS. II was a Roman Catholic chapel, and
the ground around ii IS still used as a burial
place for Romansts The root OF the building
has ALLEN in, and n5thing Is left out four walls
which appear as much worn by the weather
within as without, showing that very many
years must have passed since they were shield
ed by roof The chapel, which is built Of
stone, looks as if it had ruined soon after its t.
rection, and !or some cause or another, had new
er been restored.
There was not a living human creature on
the Island but myself and an old man who was
crawling in an amIeas sort Of way among :he
rocks, as II be had lost himself end could not get
out. ] sat down and watched him. The turf
was soft, aud great peIce of grey rock gave
good rest for my back. He was, as I said, gro
ping slowly about among the sharprst, arest-
looking shelves Of rock | wondered what he
could be looking for. Eggs? No; The tide flow
ID where he was; 10 eggs could lie tharp Sea-
weed! No; there was plenty of that on the
flat shore; aud could then see from where |
lag, horse and cart engaged in carving it a.
way to one If the neigh5oring farms where 1t
was used as manure. | got quite curious
about my old man. There he was. with wac
gug head and SLOW rheumatic limbs peerino
patiently about, ard every ROW aud then pick
Ing something up. The old man was looking
Tor frewood, and there being hardly any trees
on this part OF the Island, went "sickIng'' on
the shore. The fuel on his hearth would often
tell strange stories, if one could hear it speak;
logs, from which the numb fingers Of drowning
'nen had at last relaxed their hold oar-blades
which had struck ice in the arctic seas or stirred
the long grass IN some tropical creek; charred
scraps which had hissed in the water as they
Tell from burning shIp in the middle of the
sea thin ribs OF Island boats which had put ln
and out tor many years, till some rough night
they touched the rock, and cracked like eggs.
What bundle Of history the old man tied on
MS back a! last, be and it alike IN the last chap
ter OF the tale! As he crept toward me, ]
thought OF questioning him about the ruined
chapel which was there perhaps he might
know It's history or legend so, with a genebAl
meteorological preface, asked what he could
tell me about It, and gave him good cut off
piece OF caVehdlsh had in my pocket as Te-
tainer.
I" "S:r," said he, 4 leave out the Manx, also
MS critIque on my essay about the wpalherJsI
am growing az old man now, and it is as much
as eau do TO get these few sticks; but I've
seen more things worth picking here than them,
IN my day."
Such as wrecks ?'' suggested.
hy, you are right there, sir. Time was
wneh poor man might get chance but now
"'a' win your lighthouses and life-boats, and
eoas'-gnaFd and police, when either OF them that
Owns Inc wreck get ashore is all right, aud av-
aFi'ious OF their things; or if so be they don't,
'a'ht often you can get much more than the
value OF these few sticks ct ship not even
wheh she goes to pieces. Why, sIr," he con-
''nurd, " not long ago there was vessel wreck
gu T OH Scarlet, she was loaded with -four IA
FRENCH ship she was,) and that they sold by