The sun., 1864-09-29
A CIorgymAn'S Tale,

on the north.weet coset Of Ireland, . building
Known as Kysrln Castle. The greater part d u
was very ancient and the remainder had been
built not less ,hsn one hundred and fry years !
had commenced that pursuit. the taste for which
rcmsins with me to this dsy--narnely, the search
after antiquities capable of throwing light on the
carly history and customs o. our anc sors. II hap
penod, that while I was talking with man who
had been collecting kep on the beach, be pulled out
apiece of srccn'sh-looking metal. To . man who
regarded II with an uueducatcd eye, there was
nothing in the appearance of II To give II any value;
bat saw at once II On axe OF the bronze rer.
iod. Finding lie had rictci II up on the shore, I
spent IA much of my time l could spare for some
weeks afterwo- DE- In making search beneath
the ellis Tor other relics Il a similar kind was
oso dag 70 absorbed in studying the appearance os
certain stones that lay the beach, and which, for
roasons will no, go into now, I thought were the
remains Of one & the ent Of tho Ccltc ed-
foes that have becn discovered, that did not no.
tce how high the tide had risen, tll II wush.
ing among the stones I was examining. looked
round quickly. and saw, With very uncomfort-
ado sensation. ths, the sea slresdy reached tho
cliffs I had p-sscd. To escape ths, way before the
''Af Woull ChfTN me ou my irES Hnl t@0t nc
against the rocks, wss know. impossible. Hope
lay in going onwaris, and finding an opening In
the cli1s before the tide had risen much BasAer.
I stumbled along AZ 'ast as I could 20 over the
slippery sesweed but the sea was suging
and foanine against the rocls strongly that !
found II dfhcut to make any progress at oil
L 1okine ahead, could see No sign ~ break
IN the Cliff, md I WAS abou, u resign myself to
death. when arrived opposite q cave which seemed
to have been worn by the waves during storms.
Looking into this little cave. observed that the
line Of sesvsed on the fragnenu Of rock indicated
that during ordinary tides 1t not hllcd by the
sca To GO forward seemed certain death to ~
main here gave at least hope Of escape Hastily
decidinz In favor of the cave. I entered and to
shield myself fron The surf ss much q possible,
Immediately began plng up the pieces of rock and
sc,-wecd 50 a. b. make An ctfectuAl n barrier as
In my power between me and H. After en-
during q long period ~ painful suspense, saw
with fervent thankN the setting In ot the ehh.
was calculating the chances of my teing able to
reach a certain point In the cliffs by which might
ascend from the beach before II became dark, when
was suddenly startled by bearing n voice, which
seemed 10 he NJ my elbow, say: Here Ia another
blanket for you II Is more than you de--rse bu.
VII not deny you any physical comfort permit
myself to enjoy
A weaker voice, but also that Of a female, re-
Piled % my lady, let me but see the blessed sun
light ngain, and ! will not care foY clothes or
fool. Think of the years have suffered In this
dark place.
To which the fre; speaker answered IN q passion
ate tone; And what bave your suserlngs been
compared 4, mine, Have any hope Of escape
from minc, you wre'ched woman. Nay, dces not
every day that adds 10 my weakness increase tho
pains suffer by making feel more nc,itoly the
want Of sympathy Of which have been deprived
through your
The duh sound Of a closing door. and low
moaning hich followed, was all that heard after
II Ind uovda uylt Oh c,,tl1 ~ q M
ides 81 my utter astunshmen, is impossible.
Though dark, the cavity WAS no small at the upper
end that could satisfy myself b. feeling, almost
without stirring from the spot whcreon was seat
ed, that there opening from II, and ccrta n
" thM no other person wns present in u besides
myself Amer much reflection the truth began N
dawn upon my m'nl; the only building along that
part 81 coasswhich lay close To the edge OF the c
was Kyarln Castle, and that the voices came from
inmates Of that building, was the more induced to
believe by the words my LADY, which, though they
did nN imply that the Ierson nddrosaed bore that
title, yet showed she person OF some distInc-
tion OF course, you think m once opened ? con
v"rsation with tho person IMPRISONED but did
nothing Of the kind. Al that time every family Of
the least influence living in the rcmoter parts Of
IRELAND hsd individuals hanging about them cap
able of any act of violence the slightest Int ma
tion from any member OF the family, or oven from
a confidential servant, that It would be agreeable TO
them. In my case, cnut on WIS especially neces-
sary, as was the minister Of the small proportion
Of the inhabitants Of the surrounding district who
professd Professionalism, and WAS therefore moro
than usually obnoxious those who adhered to the
creed I considered It my duty TO do my utmost To
supIlant. Moreover, did not know how far might
be aciing rightly in aiding the escape Of the i'm
rrisonei woman. For the present therefore, do
iermined doing nothing; and crept as quietly as
possible out Of the cavity. and walked home. The
NJ 1t day returned III the aime 'llrection and
when I reached the castle, stopped down, and
pretended H. pick up stone, which threw do own
on .he beach but the stone threw down had
pan,ed before left home, % that should distn-
guish Il readily among those which lay on the
shore Prom this place walked slowly on TILL
reached the cleft by which bad assembled the pre-
vious evening down which blod 70 the sxcb,
and turned back 10 she cave Close 70 the entrance
iound the colorod stone, which confirmed my
con Mcclure that the excavation Ioinci an npart-
ment in Kyarlin Castle. ! went IN with as Ltte
no 50 ss possible, as II wos now low wafer, And
there was no sound 10 drown any might chance
70 make l listened, but all VIA silent. At last
dclermncd TO risk question and putting my
head close 70 the loose s'oncs at the spot from
whence the voices seemed TO issIss asked: rs
there any body smut up IN there!'
A low cry followed, and a woman said, 'Oh, do
for Heavens sake, let me out"
There was an expression oil such eager entreaty
In the vuce, that, joined 10 what had heard tho
day before, decided me on assisting her to escape,
aud thus gvng her = chance Of appealing to TIC
law for projections, or, on the other hand, oi COM
pelllng those who had imprisoned her here TO con-
iuue her punishment IA u legal manner II thelr
were any lust ground for inhic'ing II. Amer rev
more questions told her that would come paek
at tho ehb Of the tide that even ng ana reioaso heF
The oI~ration was not a difficult one. Ihe removal
of some loose stones mado opening into cell on
n level with the beach, and through shls uissecu
her The night was dark euoush 10 haho ~a'eius
along the shore difficult, but II scr"hen uH 'ro'n
obseryat on, II any one happened to lie abroad IN
| the u,ia hborhood ~ tfc rold we were Obliged 10
| follow 10 yet to my cottage, which was TIE only
place to yshich I could take her Here gave her
| IA rnarpe 10 Esther, the Old woman who waitci
| e han