Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-26
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About mile and q haif from Castletown
tthe metropolis OF the Isle Of Man, there 10 I
IbHy, withse small lhamlet and pier In ~, called
IDetby Haven, D. walked lately to IL, one fni
Iaitefnoon, from Castletovn. My way lay alonl
1.-THE coast over the turf which ffinged Che Beach
and Whichgoesby the name,of thsrace ceconrse
Whetegers this might have beer, 1t is nog, "
lpgoken up and bumpy that race on II would b,
4 q steeple-chase. IL was q lovely day; tho wind
lad 'dfopped, and ! could hear distinctly tht
Hhrlp clstteT of q parcel Of gulls, which were
4 Walking about the edge Of the water where tho
low tide had left long streaksof fat, wet sand
The hafbor isi formed By anO island, now ap
preached by anarrow artificial canseway. To
wards the sea ibis is edged with sharp rocks
whose strata turned Inside like teeth cure 4
lbold fast any Inflated ship which they once
| toychedssIgroJ 1c ssdr9m aGi .yIcdiH D
VI There are only Two buildings on the Island
onea circnlar deserted tort, builtby an Earl o.
Derby TO help the cause of the Stuarts, but lopf
since uaasedsae least for the purposes Of de
fsnse orsfefnge. n ,is squat, circular and up
right One smallturret has been built on the
wall for the purpose ofehowiDg light by nigh,
and o white mark BY day TO vessels entering
the haEbor.a This gives tbe fort prick cared
Iappeefance, and makes IL look Like Cheshire
cheese with pepper-castor standing on IL. The
other Of the two Buildings on the island Is moi
only deserted, but in ruins. II was Roman
Catholic Chapel, aad the ground around il ID
still used as bnrying place for CAtholics.---
| The roof OF the building has fallen In, and
Enothing is left but four walls, which appear "a
much worn by the weather within as without
showing that many years must have passed
since they were shaded BY roof The chapel
which is QUILT OF etsne, looks ae IL ~ had been
ruined coon after its erection, and for somt
cause or another had never been restored.
J. There was not living human creature OF
the whole Island but myself and an old man
who was crawling in an aimless sort Of q way
among the rocks, as il he had lost himself and
4 him. The turf, was soft, and great piece ol
gray rock gave good rest for my back. He
was, as said, cropping sloWly among the sharp
est, bArest,looking shelves OF rock. 1 wonder
ed what be could be looking for, Eggs1 No
the tide flowed where he was; no eggs could liz
there. Seaweed1 No; there was plenty Of tha
on the ,fati shore; and ! could then see from
where I lay q, horse and cart engaged IN car
rying il away to one Of the neigbboriDg farms
where it Is used as manure. got quite curious
about my old man. There he was with Wagginl
\ bee d aud slow rheumatio limbs, peeripg patent
ly about, land every now and then picking some
| thing up. The old man was looking for fire
wood, and there being hardly any trees in thi
part Of the island, went stitching" on tb,
shore. = The, fuel on, his hearth would often tel
strange stories, IL one could hear It speak logl
from which the numb fingers Of drowning mer
had at last relaxed their hold; oar,blAdes which
had struck ice in Arctic seas, or stirred the long
grass in someu tropical creek; chsrred scrap:
which had hissed in the water az they fell from
a'burniDg q ship out In the middle Of the sea-
thin ribs OF iaand boats, which had put 10 and
out for many years, till some rough night they
had touched the rock. and cracked like eggs, :
~ What a bundle Of history the old man tied on
This back at ,last--he and il alike In the last
thought of questioning him about the ruined
lchapel which vas there; perhaps he might know
he legend; 60 With general meteorolog gical pre-
tfSee, asked what he could tell about IL, and
Egive him, q good cut of q piece Of CAyendlsh
had Id my pocket, as q retainer. u !. = 80, = !,
v "Sif, taid he II leave Gus the Msnx, also hf
Eeritique on my essay about the, weather, "sir
4 I am growing an old man now, and its as fnucl
bas can do TO get these few sticksi but I'y'
seen more things voslh picking here than them
lin my day. - \. .s-,r,,''-s, "a, 4, -.
1a'such as Srecksl" suggested. u = '..,- ~.
,an'Ay, you are right there, cir, Tine wa
when poor man might get q chance; but now
what with your ligh houses, and life boats, ant
coast guard and police, either them as own
the wreck get ashore all right, and avariciouI
after their things; or, If so be they don't. tain
often you can get much more than the value o.
these few sticks out Of q. ship, not even wher
she goes 10 pieces. ,""Why, sir.' y he continued
"not long ago there was Q vessel wrecket
of Slariet; she was loaded with -four &
French French ship 'he .vaao. and oat they sold ,!
f%As,"" said I, sooshiusly. "timeasS & are chang
ed. Bat. talking of the past, can you tell m,
how this chapel here. came to be. pulled down
and vhY they dou's keep the pigs from grabbing
about among the grave., i, d9ys'y'.ss s,1
"Why, yes'" he !, replied, p t ~ can; not that
about here e = where the tale amt told on Ninte
Alter I title pre,ss.inoss, pressing The ,hs old man slowl
Swung his bundle of sticks of his back, seate'
\ himself on alone, fxd bis eyes on the ruin
and recised his legend, which ] give in my owl
FlsMsby years ago. there was famous prizes
who gave MP all that be possessed, and came {
teach Christianity in these parts. He was no
q Manksmsn, though he could talk with th
people in their own tongue. he lived In poo
home At Derby Haven. but for all that there wa
i not q click or needy person near but what b
helped with medicine and food, as well aa spir
itusi advice. Along with o kind heart he ha
q kind face and voice; so that the little childre
/ would run ont u laugh and klss bis hand ,vhe
they cav him pass. For q long dme he use
ftoa gsther, the people together In, the ,winte
4 evening" In one Of the largest rooms In th
thamlet, while in the summer he would preac
1 70 the fishermen and their families on the ses
shore. eEi ? QslieAtt9 bEs 90 div hsiuurpa
Aitersome years of this intercourse, he pre-
| posed tothe men that they should build d smaI
skchurch on the'islahd.S ss.lMichael, he said, ,hs
appeared 10 himin vision, and pointed ont
4 chapel on o fat space upon the grass close :
the rocksp he had seen it, he.said, quite plAini 1
Ihis edresm; the light was shining out OF Oh
window; he had crept up under the wall an
II looked in, and 10. there he saw himself knee
ing before abeAntiful eostly altar, and, he rec
ognissd the oonsf egAtion' sIthemselvesss s9Eii
~ Nov, xhile theywerei fall Of admiration q
this dream, the sood,fsther bade them rise u
snd follow him to the place where they ha
4 seemed 70 see the chapel. and loi when the
lgot there they found thec ground marked ou
where the fonndations Of the chapel nog stand
and border drawn some distance around o
i which that wall whs built, which Jon can no,
trace in tho grass, just 90 10 1some dons ha
lturned up farrowlot bare earth and then lei
q carpet of turf upon it. a And when the me
u OF ,tbe place saw che marvel, and hoa truly th
4 good father dream had been from heaven, h
6sde them kheel down thers NJ once, willis