The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-30
From the Catholic World .
ALL-H ALLOW EVE ;;
OR, THE TEST OF FUTuRITY.
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTERf.
1 could have wished that the incidents
which I am about to describe in the following
tale had taken place in some locality with o
less Celtic, and to English tongues more
prononnceabie name, than Rohcr-nd. hilthiosue.
had at first commenced tie tale with the
name itself, thus: Boher-na- Milthiogue,
though in n wild and remote part of Ireland, {"
etc. But twas afraid that, should an Eng
lish reader take mp. and open the book, hs
again between tho palms of his hands saying
" oh, that is quite enough for mer Now, an
my English readers have done me vastly good
service OH former occasions, | should be sorry
to Brighten them at the outset of this new
tale; and have therefore endeavor to lead
them quietly into it. With thy Irish friends
no such circumlocntion would have been nee
essary. Perhaps, II dissevcr aud explain the
word, 1t msy enable even my English readers
IN some degree to approach n successful at
sempt at It's remuneration. am aware, how
ever, OF the difficulty they experience in this
respect, aud that their attempts at some of our
easiest names of Irish places, are really laugh
abie-lanEhable, at least, to our Celtic furnii-
arity with the correct sound.
Boher IS the Irish for " bridge" and nilthi-
eyre for "midgs;" Boher-na- MiithoGue.
a" the midgc's bridge"
Bohern Milthogue, though in q wild and
remote part of Ireland, is rot without n GER
tain degree of natural and romantic beauty,
shifting we'll the features of tho in
which it lies.
plain, frown and smile the brother and sister
mountains of Slieve-dhu and Slieve-b awn, the
solid masonry of whose massive and perpen-
dicular prsciplces was built by no human ar
chitect. The pondsrous and scowling rocks of
Slieve-dhn, the brother, are dark and iudis-
uuct; while separated from it by u narrow and
abrupt ravine, those of Sleve-bawn, tho sister
are of n whitish spotted gray, contrasting
checrfnlly with those of her gloomy brother
There IN generally n story in Ireland about
mountains or rivers or old ruins, which pre-
sent any REGULARITY of shape or feature. Now
1T Is an md 'nhted fact which any tourist can
satisfy himself of, that although from sixty to
hundred yards asunder, there are huge
bumps upon the side of Slieve-bAwp, CORES
pending TO which in every respect as to SIZE or
shape are cavities precisely opposite them in
Inc siae oil Sieve dnu, The story in this case is
that aith"nsh formerly the mOuntains were
IKE u loving brother and sister clasnpd In
each others arms, they quarreled one dark
night q believe about the cause of thunder. \
when siievc-dhn in passion, struck HIS sister
Dlow IN the lace. and staggered her back to
where she now stands, too far for the possbil-
ity of reconciliation and that she. knowing
tho superiority Of her personal appearance,
stands her ground ne prond contrast to her
savage and anfeeling relative.
Deep straight gullies, worn by the winter
hoods, mark tho sides of both mountains into
of which might almost be q matter of an rnri.S
looking like hugo strips down tho white dress
OF SLEEVE bawn, while down that of Sieve
onn Shey might be compared to black and
Far TO the north" in the bosom of the mi
nor mis-, lies Glittering lake-glitterinx
when the sun shines; dark, sombre, and al
most imPerceptible when the clouds prevail.
The origin of the beautiful name in which
RE spot itself retoices believe to be this; but
why do say " believed" 1T, srlf.yil.nt
and wellknown fact. ''0"'
Along the base of Sifeve-bawp tbara rrr. .
narrow Toddecn, Turning almsst at right an
Siee through the ravine already meStinn,d
of re ienutns 70 Tue HAT and popuious porrion
OF the COnutrV the Oth Ia.
t1ins, ana cutting the journey, for any persons
!e4ur ny 10 go there, mo tho sixteenth Of
' 'no uls.Snee by the main road. In this in.
stance The proveb would not DO fnIfII.d tho,
the longest way round was he shortest w,S,
nome nome. Across one of the winter-torreu,
,o eus %h.Sh runs down the mountain side. MI
,ucSC AT tho entrance OF tho rayine in N ron,h
sullt ruetic bridge, at q consid,rahIa ,I,,',kE..
ABOVE the road beloW. To tI,o-. nnnrnanh;n
rom the lowcr level, it fvrms a cansn,cnnns
ana exceedingly pictursN1ue object SnoLin
not unHke sort of caStellated defence 70 tLS
t0ins. "SSh 1Ho noun
This bridge, toward sunset upon summer,
eEenFhEI pIesentS = very Curious and Ta~rsnt
III that hpoi) an nnnsual sight Wh.theT - |
Uses 'se" from any popularity OF tho hrrbare in
nnI Nlolhity' or the hssurrS in tho rnouuf,ins
VT IN" crovices i'll the bridge itself a. rnt'.'I''
ecu 10 enGonder them, it would In, hail -, 80 90 |
"uu'a oe impossible for any ntith,u.t,,,n'
~ h"i r"'e at the rougLCst guess the riIli,ns !
- "'''i""hi oil small midgrs which d.. I. |
inc sun beams immediately ubuyr mad 80. W !
gu" " uSo, nnt IN IL" other spnt for u,Ii,s y,i,E
.,,G wv, Nv he s'ne"larty OF their rmnv"nc,f.
.t a." SIe PtcnIiarty OF th"ir di-t,tnuti,,n !. |
Shc air, "ain"t tail - attrn,t ibn nl., ft
r.; ;,"S' careless heh".dcr. In scraraI. and |
ti'l ''.t patches ct s"nr Ernund, of nmIlinI,.
t.'''f' roy rise IN almost Aut1 ,,...,,'', t
'nry arc lost s'rhr of. AS TINY AFT a. ,. Iu''i
81 tho hra' hrre'i brow "i the uior,,rai,, i,i,,.
mem bee""tn& vi-Ihio again ~ h.y ,,.r','
, 49, '"e VI d ~ Su">hl'" t"mt Ire, upon tL
-" ii'c locks oil SIieVe-6awn. In no instance