The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-08-29

stout boys, that defended the place for
James, and well. in their way. They
were to spill their blood, like ditch water
for the bad bird that befouled hi. own nest
Tae great guns were planted against the
castle, over right US there at 1ushy park,
and they roared night and day; but tho
the bullets battered the walls, and did
power of damage, the boys Of Shanacloch
paid them off in their own coin. SO, my
dear, one dark night they stole upon the
castle, being determined by all accounts
to take the 3arrys at an amplush, but
they peppered .hem with bullets from the
port holes; and when the enemy drew off
they followed them down the big field 10
the Bride, and mavrone, the battle axes
of the Barrys used to strike off heads and
aims like tops o this,es, and they pur-
sued them into the river, and the Bride,
that this blessed night is so muddy ami
dark, was then red with blood. Soon af-
ter the English captain hoisted his Sails
and off with him horse and foot, with n
flea in his ear. But as the bodachs were
passing through Bunkiiy on their way to
Mallows, man came against them mount
ed on a black horse, with great parceI
of brogues in a kish.
lIiIlo, FRIEND says the captain, who
are you, and where might you be tro,ting
to at that rate =
"'fm all honest broguemaker, saving
your honors presence, and carrying this
kish of 5rogues to the garrison at Shana.
oioch, says the horseman
"' VIII you come back to night? says
the captain.
"' Is it to come back your honor means!
BY Jimmie, if put my eyes Oh Kippins,
the boys won't let me quit to night. IN
be bail for ashings of whiskey there, and
hay and oats galore for this old beast
"' llarkye, friend,' says the captain,
you don't seem to be overburthened wi h
money, and If you got fstfull Of yellow
guineas, would you have any objection TO
do me trihe of services?
Yet, to make long story short, the
numbering traitor agreed for sum OF
money to betray the Barrys, and let the
enemy in upon them in the dead OF night
The poor ven that were harrassed and
worn out from watching and constant
fighting, took drop extraordinary for
JOY that the English bodachs legged ii,
and every man went to sleep, when the
broguelnaker promised to keep watch till
morning. But by the time the men were
dead asleep the English returned and the
thief of the world opened the gates, and
every mothers soul in The castle was
mul dered in cold blood. Eighteen Red
monds of the Barrys, that were sworn to
stand or fall together, were stabbed (he
Lord save us J in their sleep. When this
massacre was flushed. the broguemaker
claimed the reward, and requested TO be
let 60, as the daylight was fast approach
ing.
IN give you all you bargained for,
and a trifle over says the captain ; ana
when he paid the money down on the nail,
he struck off the villains head for betraying
the noble fellows, whose blood flowed
through every room Of the castle tha:
night.
From that time forward headless
horseman was seen every nighs riding
round Shanacloch, and it is not said thai
lie ever did the least injury to an! body
In the course of years, this very house that
Hm telling the story in, God bless all thal's
in 1t :! was built upon the Horseman's
Walk, by the masters grandfather, and
every night he entered the kitchen by the
door, and went out through the opposite
wall, which closed after him, AS if no Chris
tain sowI had passed through it and they
always put out the candle, to ALLOW him to
90 BY uunotlced. But the ght the
masters aunt God Test her soulD was
marrying, in the middle Of the piping and
dancing, the horseman called out at the
door-lhough | wonder how he could,
for he never had head upon him. The
people of the wedding didn't hear, or were
afraid to answer him, not knowing, poor,
dear people, what trouble the, might be
brought to. The headless horseman Of
Sbanacloch was never seen or heard of
since. They say bis time was out, and
his horrible treachery atoned for and that,
on this last ighs, he came to thank them
for their past kindness TO him.
"Thanks be to Heaven, spirits and
ghosts are going away very fast, because
wars and murders are at an end and the
clergy, more power TO 'em, have sent a
great many souls to the Red Sea"