The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-02-03
AN EXCITING ADVENTURE.
From the Belfast (Ireland) News.

| lS4 L Was passenger by EiancOnle
. Mail from Skibbereen for Cork. dis
; tance Of about sixty miles. The mail
was well appointed four horse vehicle
of the Irish iaunting car build, accom-
modatlng about ten people at each side,
with capacious well or boot in the cen
ter for stowage of luggage. Although
| there was nothing interesting in the
country through which we passed for
the first three or four stages. the jour
ney was pleasant and lively enough, for
the passengers including fair proper
tion Of the pretty girls for which the
Irish Yorkshire Is proverblal-werc soon
on the most agreeable and social terms
with each other. chatting and laughing
as if we had all been intimuteiy accualBt
ed for years, instead Of being, as for the
most part we were, perfect strangers to
each other. The discovery that we had
amongst US a professional match maker
led to considerable amount OF fun, and
the arrangement through his mediation
OF a matrimonial engagement between
myself and a handsome, good-l umoured
young countrywonian contributed greatly
! TO the entertainment Of the company.
the amusement being In nowise dimin-
| isled by The announcement, when the
| match maker was about to conclude ne
gotlatlons TO his entire satisfaction. that
we were both settled and done for In
that respect before. About sunset we
| entered the ancient and historic borough
OF Bandon Bridge, through Castle Bar
nard Park, the beautiful demeSne Of the
| Earl Of Bandon, about two-thirds Of the
| journey neIng now accomplished. After
a short delay at the Devonshlre Arms
! for refreshments, we were again on the
| road and as the shades Of night were
! falling we passed through the village OF
| InniShs Dnon, one of the most pictn-
rescue and lovely spots in the whole
| Green Isle In this romantic place, IN
! spired. no doubt, by its natural beauties,
Spencer wrote his ''taerie Queen,
and sang Of THE pleasant Bando.
crowned many wood.
Before we got three miles further on
il was quite dark, and as the roads were
heavy and cut up by the operations OF
the Board of Public Works, then being
carried out for the purpose Of affording
employment to the famine afflicted peas
antry, our progress was very slow; but
on that account the more favorable fer
conversations, which was kept up unfag
ginglg .r5..
s'What a horrible murder that was
that was committed the night before last
T in this ighborhood, said loquaclous
old gentleman, who sat next me.
Il heard nothing about 1t until now, >
l replied. -,
1t vas frightful occurrence, p" he
continued. "A poor farmer, residing
about half mile from here, was found
Yesterday morning on Killeady HiA. just
behind us, on the other side Of the road,
with his throat cut.
at is supposed, said another passen-
GER" to have teen done by a dangerous
lunatic soldier, who became insane,
and made his escape from the barracks
about week ago. He is wandering
about the mountains, but cannot be cap
tured, and goes into the farmers houses
in the locality and helps himself to what
ever food he can lay his hands on. Ihe
paper states he took his regimental ra-
zors with him, and it is surnlsed it is
with one of these the unfortunate man
was murdered
'.Was he robbed ?'' I asked.
ut appears not" said the man next
me, although he had in his possession
the price of a COW which he had sold at
Waterfall Fair that day. The police are
out Oh the hill patrolling night and day.
but cannot find the mad soldier.
We DOW began to descend a steep hill
where the road was undergoing repairs,
and was rendered almost impossible by
reason of recent heavy rain, so that we
were bumped and jolfed along over heaps
of broken stones and through luts axel-
! deep with violence that threatened the
stability Of the springs. Suddenly with
| crash one of the wheels broke down,
/ .I III edo NJ hcD
the alarm and the confusion consequent
on this untoward event had subsided
I somewhat, it was found that one OF the
passengers had sustained personal injury
| but the car was 50 much damaged that 1t
was quite useless for further service that
night. We were. therefor, left to SHIFT
/ for ourselves at Il at late hour, III the
middle of wild, lonely country, at the
foot of barren. inhabited hill
! I was determined, under the clrcum-
stances to 60 on to Cork, even on foot, If
needs be, for the business on which
was. rendered it necessary for me to be
in the city before the sailing OF Il vessel,
which was to sail with the tide early IN
the morning My fellow travellers ail
determined to return to Innishannon.
and enleavored but In vain.to INDUCE me
to accompany them knew the topog
rapiy of the locality well and had no
difficulty in finding mountain road, Or
rather. pathway. leading over the top OF
the hill to the village Of Waterfall. about
two miles distant where [ could get a
conveyance at the posting establish
ment. As found myself in this dreary,
desnIate district, almost at the 'wltchln
! hour oi night" a mile at least from any
human 4 Nef inc, and no hing around me
! but the brown heath and stunted furz
through which the pathway lay, sense
of fear began to come over ule, and |
could not Danish from my Imagination
the story OF the mad soldier and the
murder thal was perpc,rated IN that
locality only two nights before. Perhaps
| should walk over the very spot.
While 7 was endeavoring to forget
these things, and concentratenly thoughts
on the object of my journey. rustling
among the fur attracted my attention,
and looking in the direction whence the
noise proceeded, saw the figure OF a
man few yards distant rising out of the
heather and approaching me. As he
drew near my heart stood still, and M
} blood almost turned to ice. on perciev-
irg that lie wore the uniform OF a sol
der. -
1T is fine night said ne, walking
along besides me.
1T is indeed beautiful night, [
, replied, trying to appear cool and collect
ed.
Are you going far p he asked.
Il am going on TO Cork. and have tax
en- this short cut to Waterfall, L an
sweie1
r ~Oh, you took short cut, did you p
You like short cats? so do Il he cried,
with a wild. hollow laugh that made my