Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-08
HOW WENT TO EDIT THE CASTLE.
TOWN EAGLE.
CHAPTER L

CdAPIEh i.
WANTED, an experienced editor @
Liberal views to conduct a journal i
the provinces.
Such was the announcement that me
my eye as / glanced on the first page O
literary journal. wanted an excus
for leaving London, and thought thi
post would just suit me- / had srnal
income independent of a remunerativ
connection with reviews and periodicals
and if the situation should turn out t,
be a poor one In q monetary way,
could afford to put up with it for shor
time. called on the agent to whom
the advertisement referred.
''Well, sir" he replied, to my prelimi
merry questions. 'I doubt if the plac,
will suit you; the salary offered is yer,
small"
Il don't 50 much care for that at pres
ent. Where should / have to 90, ant
what is the name of the paper7"
Here is a copy of. it.
''Why, this is in Irelandl'
''Yes, sir; we have had q great man,
gentlemen calling here, who inquired nc
further when they ascertained that fact. ;
But how is it that the proprietors ars
willing to employ an Englishman, as
presume they are from your agency in
the matter!"
Il can scarce tell you, sir. Nv cor
respondent on the subject is lady, who
writes as if she was the owner of the
journal, and perhaps she is"
The Castletown Eagle-the name rath
er tickled my fancy, and had no objec-
tion to go to Ireland. 1t would serve
nv purpose as well as any other quarter
of the globe. The man seemed astonish-
ed at the alacrity with which / closed
with the miserable terms on which the
desk of the Eagle was obtained.
you can write," / said, as I was
leaving, ''to say that you have secured
an editor, and cheap one; with refer
ence to qualifications, you can say what
ever You like; but, ON second thought,
perhaps you had better simply state that
you believe / am capable of doing the
work"
every good, sir. I shall let you know
when they are ready for you"
A week after this / had taken my seat
In the ''Wild Irishman" train, from
Easton terminus, bound for the extreme
south of the county of Cork. As
leaned back In the carriage ] felt Ger.
tain boyish delight at my escape from
the London round of life, which was
becoming more or less wearisome to me-
On arriving at Holyhead / noticed three
ladies On the platform, who seemed in
distracted state with their luggage.
There was no gentleman with them, ap-
parently, and the porter was listening
In a surly and uninterested manner to
their nervous description of missing
box went forward and inquired if
could be of any assistance. They
thanked me, and explained that they
had put the box in the carriage with
them-where it was ultimately found
showed far back under seat, when the
surly porter condescended to look fol
1T. One o. the ladies, while directing
the man, had given me q shawl and
cloak to hold. and when the little Incl
dent was over I found myself following
the party on board the steamer The,
went down to the cabin, but / remained
on deck, and was about to hand over my
charge to the stewardess, when the
owner of the shawl reappeared.
Thank you" she said, smiling, as
offered to help her on with the cloal
and to wrap her in the shawl; 81 couli
not remain below, the morning is Sc
fine"
81 think We are pretty sure Of cain
passage
II am glad of that for my compan
ions sake. / am good sailor myself.
care you Tot afraid of the chill
there is always cold mist over the Sc,
at this hour" =
80, not the least afraid"
i remember, with queer distictness
how the conversation grew, but I doub
whether it would be as interesting T.
others as il was to me. In fact befor
the sun rose-and q beautiful dawn j
was, flushing os er the far edge of tn
green waves--v', had become strangel
confidential Perhaps / ought rather t
say had The lady listened with in
terest enough to encourage me, and a
last I told her what was bringing me Z
Ireland.
"I am to edit paper for an old wo
man.
Indeed it was strange notion q
yours, this adventure. How odd
would turn out If she were a widow, an
you were to marry herl There is a sui
ject for three volumes for you at once.
81 should be sorry to marry in Irt
land Irish ladies, understand
A little nod of the head, half satirics
and half coquettish, warned me of th
biunder was about to make.
"But I didn't think you were Irish.
"Yes, quite Irish; and very proud {
the fact, / assure you-n
fastened at once TO apologize Il
the tone in which / had spoken. Sh
took my explanation with the best 200
humor. ss1
The Bay of Dublin was now openin
before us, and can at this moment ca
mind the loveliness of that mornins
deep emerald tinge Of the sea. t6
Wicklow hills, like purple clouds in til
instance, the heavy-eyed gulls floatin
curiously across, and somstimes seen
ing to dissolve In it to the size of viii,
butterflies There we're, as yet, ve1
few people on deck; but the quay draw
nigh, and one by one the passengers Al
pear. 0 -F.-
"I think had better say good-by
to you now And she held out h.
hand to me with sweet, unconscior
srankness-
Goodbye. 1 trust we may com
across each other again. Perhaps yo
would tell me your name Z"
She smiled for second, and the,