The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-12-10
MY IRISH STORY.
BY SuGENT ROBINSON.

MI InISn SIOhIs
BY SuGENr ROBINSON.
sent a sensation fizzing through the
smoking-room of the Marathon Club by
announcing my intention of passing my
Christmas holidays in the wilds Of the
Western Highlands of Ireland.
"Den't ask me to witness your will,
old boy" cried one. 81 can recommend
YOU to an insurance office which holds
Out special inducements to would-be
Suicides" exclaimed another.
eff you are not heard of before 1880,
we will ask paternal government to
organize an exploring expedition" sug-
gested third.
"I can lend you gray Russian over
coat; you'll run less chance Of being
potted in it than in your ordinary raj
ment," added a fourth.
"I'll lay pony there's chignon in
the business" chimed in fifth and thus
the Jokes went flying round my devo ted
head, until read aloud the contents of
the following telegram which l had re-
ceivcd during the day:
"GEoFFRY GREyILLE, "To
Derry Bawn Hotel, HENRY GREvILLE, Esq,
Csrrig ma Golli6gue, Marathon Club,
Near Dhudheenoge, London, w.
"Come TO this placeas soon after receipt OF this as
possible. am in mess. It's not money"
l was fairly puzzled. That there was
daughter of Eve in the case 1 enter
tained not the slightest particle of doubt,
but the nature of the dilemma was a
cousin Geoffry had not long been gazet-
ted to the gallant -th. He had joined
his regiment at Athlone, in which class
ical locality, until the receipt of his tele-
gram, was under the impression that he
was still sojourning.
Geoffry was of an "amorous COM
plexion." The best dancer and the
fastest--the best man to firt and the
fastest-the best man 10 disconcert mat
erfamilias. Fifty men have been mar
ried for paying one-tenth less attention
to a marriageable daughter than Mr..
Geoffry Greville. He was always in
love, but the idea of matrimony never
seemed to flicker across his brain.
"Pshaw! ] shan't marry till I'm fifty ;
all the old fellows get all the young
girls" was his invariable reply when re-
monstrated with upon the subject OF his
dilly-dsllying. =.
Under ordinary circumstances should
have allowed my gay and festive kins-
man to wiggle out Of his mess as best he
could, but the Chetwodes, with whom
invariably passed Christmas-tide, had
elected to remain in Rome, and was
left on the bleak shore in London, alone.
Consequently, it was rather a relief than
otherwise to receive the telegram--a tel.
egram that bespoke a most agreeable
mystery. use the word agreeable "
advisedly, on the well-known principle
that there is something not utterly dis
pleasing in the misfortunes Of even oul
best friends. Having consulted Brad
shaw, / found that the 8:25 from Euston
would place me fairly en- chemin; So
ordering nice little dinner, for which
the chef at the Marathon is so famous
and part of Moet--dry---I gave myself
mp to pondering upon the situation, and
the role ! was destined to play in the
forthcoming sensation scene.
n
On the evening of the oath day of De
cember, 187---, at about o'clock, a trav
eler might have been deserted standing
upon the steps Of Days Hotel, in the
town of Westpoat. The traveller wa.
enveloped in a massive Ulster coat, anC
the Ulster coat which surrounded tht
traveller was itself surrounded by a mot
ley crowd, consisting of group of men
dicants in every conceivable stage of de
jostling and villifying his neighbor, but
all Of whom were actuated by common
motive, that of delivering the fricze
coated traveller of as much current coir
of the realm as the generosity of his dis
position, and the exigencics of the oc
casion, might move him to disposses
himself Of
The traveller was Harry Greville, anc
che didn't see il"
How long will it take us to reacl
Carrig ma Golliogue / asked as
lighted my cigar, preparatory to mount
ing the rickety-looking outside car whicl
stood In readiness to convey me- to m,
destination.
"The roads Is very heavy, yer amer,
was the evasive reply of the charioteel
who was also engaged in the process Q
igniting "bit o. baccy," concealed with
in the depths of very short and YER
black "dhudheen."
"Divil resave sight nv Erif Bridg
yell zee, let alone Carrig ma Golliogue,
observed one of my constituents i'm
solemn and prophetic manner.
That the snow may swally up al
naygurs is me prayer" added another.
aAv I wor Micky Delaney, wudn'
face that road this blessed an holy nigh
for less nor goolden guinea an pir
o. sperrits," cried ragged little ol
fellow, with q view to improving tn
financial prospects of the driver, even 9
the expense OF his own.
"Guinea, indeedl Troth, he'd be
poor-hearted crayture that would put
dsccnt boy off wud the likes of guinei
such a murdherin' cowId night as this.
II was In good sooth, bad night for
journey out into the mountains. TIL
rnow was descending slowly and steadil
falling noisclessly on every available ol
ject, enveloping all in seamless shrou,
The bitter blast was whistling throup
the gaunt and leahess trees, and II
leafiess trees, and the river plashed oI
ward with dreary, chilling monoton
Hastily looking TO the safety of m
pocket-fask, as travellers in the oldt
time were wont 10 examine the conditie
Of their firearms, jerking the collar
NV JIlster nm into INV hair and u,,ffi,