The south-western., 1861-09-25

now sank down in the abyss Of waters beneath No
succor could be gved all was ost-hopeessy loss The
wretched father behed with his own eyes the fate of his
child and it was he himself it was his own blind pride
that had hurled her into the gulf He perceived amid
the flashes Of lightning, his daughter on her knees in
the boat with her hands raised to heaven The boat
was perfectly nnmanageable and was being driven in
towards the land and must inevitably be dashed ere
long upon the rocks. Reginald doing his utmost
to resist the fury Of the waves but even the apony of
his position could not render his efforts of any avail
against the cruel force of the remorseless ocean, Mac
quIIan iancied he heard mournu cry come upon the
winds amid the bowling and crashing of the hurricane
and thought he heard the words:
'My lather!"
He the white figure throw up her hands and dart
towards Reginald who, painting and exhausted was still
manuiy striving for what dearer to him than his
life The little frail bark again for one long moment
disnguishable the tops of the waves the next was
lost forever in the whir and vortex of the waters which
yawned over it. 1t had dashed against the Skerres
and broken in thousand pieces had disappeared for
ever from the scene,
At this dreadful moment the castelar, forgot all his
pride and resolutions he rushed from his retreat lie
was needless Of all that might be thought or said A
fathers love and anguish for the loss Of an only child
alone animated him. He would save his daughter be-
fore all things at the price of his fortune his reputa-
ton, and his life. His daughter! All else was nothing
to him.
"Dmluce and half my wealth to him who viii restore
my child to me, he shreked in paroxysm Of despair
Alas! that even gold should be so powerless,
The servants Of the castle ran down in numbers to
the foot of the white rocks opposite the Skeres many
of them with torches. They had boats and ropes and
were aided by sailors and divers who feared nehersca
nor Storm but hell itself seemed have risen against
the lovers of Dunluce. The boats driven back on
the shore, and shattered upon the rocks the sailors and
swimmers we're swallowed up by the waves The flashes
Of lightning ceased to play that their glare might
n 81
the unfortunate victims, but the storm still continued
Macquiain wrnging his hands, and tearing his hair,
would fam have plunged into the sea-
But an instant ago she lived she cried "and then
said weep for her! Oh! I knew not what it was to
weep Mava! my child-my Ic.7
Yet one more ray of hope. A man was seen swim
ming towards the shore; he bore along with him figure
in white. 1t was Reginald and Maya. He was re-
doubling his efforts in the struggle, when a frghtul
wave met him. it struck the unhappy lover and hurled
him against a rock; bis scQl was fractured
On the following day, at early dawn the body Of Reg
inad found the strand between the white rocks
and PorLrush. As for the virgin Of Dunuce, she Lad
forever The sea never restored its victim
Macquillain, almost mad with glicf wandered fire.
quenty along the shore calling upon the of his
daughter. One day he passing beneath the tower,
where his captive had shed so many tears He raised
his head. Oh. strange vision. lie fancied he behcd
Mava at the bars of her window She had broom in
her hand, and was clad in shroud.
Berett Of reason, he cried
For how long,"
''FOrever.n
And the figure with her ewes fixed on NacouiIlain
continued sweeping. She showed him her shroud. He
fancied he heard the words
tits finished: YOU see it d."
Since that time, at a particular hour, the sweeper Of
the turrct never ceased to appear cleaning her ROOM
as Of old, in spite Of all obstacles
She became the Banshee of the Ncquillan family and
I.ft tlta .F,, ,.P+l
The Banshee has ceased to appear, for she can 10
longer announce death to the Macoillans Her broom
alone keeps constantly moving and this is to last for
ever. R. r. p
A REMARKABLE CAREER OF yILAyy CHECKED, The
has brought to light and checked one of the most ey
traOrainary careers of vainv we have ever heard of
showing him to be at the same tine traitor sioder
and scduccr Before the commencement OF the pres
ent war Wing was welI known here a. stcauboatnan
and when the abolition Kooutz who now commander
of incons river fotila was ordered TO leave our port
with the City Of Memphis while he took the cars to make
quicker time, Wing took charge of the boat for him and
carried her up the river to become afterwards federal
gmboat Wing came back and rrOlessed to be an ar
dent southcmer but is believed to have been northern
spy lie scduced the wife Of of city merchants
young lady only tweutyonc years of age and who is
the mother of an infant child. This lady, who is con
sidercd all hands one of the beautiful of all the
bellies of the Crescent city-a brunette with splendid
and features, and magnificent black ewes
that sparkle like dlamonds-became perfectly wrapped
up in her guilty love for this despisabIe fellow w0 was
fascinated by her beauty ard engcndcred in her an ex
trayagance her husband had tried to curb. To make
him the backerheartcd scoundrel Wing has wife and
three children in the chy Of Baltimore.
To raise means for continuing his liason in STYLE he
resorted to swindng with cooness aud skill that
showed him to be adept at the art. Early in June
n issued his rOst0rs raIlino 1roD him in ta ho n,ra