The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-12-02

FFtcLeC =ltl &LGtCES - eS EBe stately EEiF'S
rs they passed up and down the SlaUuOn,
within yicw q her fathers castle, cxpectiBg
10 get some na<s from her bauished lover.
At length tie j'y ful Intelligence went round
that p British ship was iU bag5yr having on
board young Uylaud, ho was nov return
ing IS Sir Matthew ITy'and While 81 sea
their ship waa repeatedly attacked by pi-
rates, and such were the daring deeds Of
chigalry reformed hy Hylsnd, that on re-
turning be received the order Of kniglthcod.
When the naughty Desmond heard of Hy-
lands noble record he consented 70 his
daughters mavr5sge, and so the lovely Helen
became the bride Of the lucky Matt
Fo- miles around here it Is perfect Par
sdisc. Gr.Hi1 did not deal in the inagiGa~
tive when lie wroto:
Sweet AdEre; oh. Ioyely vale
Soft retreat CT syiveD gplsutoT:
Summers sua or morning gale
Ne'er hailed scene mere Eoft.y tender.
How shall / tell ehs thousand charms
Within thy ysrianl bosom dwelling,
Whau Iullod In Natures o5toIiI.g aTms,
Soft peace abidas and jGy c1csl!i1g."
Auo.he. ride in the train, passing the OLD
Of towns Askoaton and RetIkesls, I found
myseif, after en- hours ride, ia
F,YEEs,
iSkc us down The Shannon. Having about
an hours delay bzfsIa the boat would start.
l climbed u a big hill near TIE town, which
commands ! splendid view. Within Z few
rods of the bzsc Ul the hill dashos. II siIvery
sprays, the waters of the Shannon farther
oQt l.ss Rt anchor the BLACK Prince" one
Of har BritEnDic &aiesty's largest ir0u-cla.ls;
opposite, On the Glare county side, is the
fairy haunted beautiful CaheIcon, backed by
heather, clad hills TO the left is the pictur~
eteue village Of Gen. surrounded by stately
trsts Of ta3 gtsenczt foliage, while farther or
rises up tae nsat little town OF Tsrbsrt, With
its snow hiss lighthouse standing out on
= rock as G ksacODlight TO the tempest
tossed nzFiuer; IL The distant horizon tbs
biue-cEestaG wave cf the lOTdiy Shannon, the
pine clad hills Of bisjnFio CIsrs, The rnaisstic
mountains Of clsss'o Kerry, seem to unite
with the blue ethereal sky. MY reveri9 was
broken by the whistle and bell Of the boat
Calling ''GN Eboard," so I had to leave my
sight>sseiug eninouce and hasten on board
The sail from Foynes to Kjlgusb, about 20
miles, occupies lcss than two hours. The
scenery on both sides Of the river Is rich.
varied ard romantic After passing Tar
bert li9ht.house we came in sight Of SasGhsrv
Island, or Iniscabsth. (Ehe island Of war
with its seven churches and Round Tower.
Nearer snd nearer We came, till we saw
about one hundred boats, canoes, cots and
ifs following each ether. On Inquiry l
found it was
4 FUNERAL AT SEA,
which Is a y5Ey common occurrence In this
neighborLcod. II the FIRST boat, pulled IN
four stalwart men, was the corpse, next
followed the surpliced priest, braviary in
hauG, accom- panied 6y the immediate rsa-
tivcs Of the deceased then came in regular
succession the other boats full Of people, ell
forming funeral cortege az solemn as ever
/ witnessed, In tbs Island, which is about
four rDi,ss from the town. is burial ground.
where soma fam:lie8 IN particular wish Ia 10
buried, Is intend devoting a special let
ter 10 Sc&.hery Island, which is full of le-
geDdaTy lore, to saint Scrauus aud the
Lady" &c, wfll cay 10 moro about il at
present.
About 1 o'clock IN the afternoon cur boat
landed at Kilrusb quay, where we found ro!,
licking Irish drivers, with their comfortable
"side cars" ready to carry Us 70 any hotel,
or wherever we would wish TO 60. This is
indeed the pTcttiest and c,sanest town |
have ne: il my visit. It is built on an
arm of the Shannon. You can sit at the
hotel window and see above twenty miles
down the river Right Ia view are ScatheTy
HltL lIt-s5 1fl@Litl"s CbLAbN ny the tail HiitS
Of Kerry. Hiring ''jeuoling car" and
accompanied by a jolly jarvey, drove out
to see
EILY O'CeENoR's GRAVE.
which is IN Burrawn church- yard. within
three miles Of Kilrush. In my last made
brief moption Of ths ilI-fated heroine of The
Collegians." l confess ! was terribly disap-
pointed and not little annoyed to see tho
vyTetcbed, mean stone tablet that was over
poor Eily's grave. No inscription on 1t but
S.The Colleen Bawn. 1919" On ino9iry,
l found that the mean tombstone and ina
scIiption was put over the grave some years
ago by an sristocrat named Reeves. After
Dion Boucicauit d.amatizsd "The CollOgi-
sns" iuto the Colleen Bswn," this impert
ed Anglo>Irishman, Reeves, owning the
property in which the grave was, thought 10
his sublime ignorance that he was doing
big thing when he got inscribed over Eiiy's
grave THE Colleen Bswn. 1919" This is
the year when sho was murdered. Z few
days before she was seen walking around
Islevaroo cliffs, near Kiirush. accompanied