Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-06-03
About Bells.

One OF the prettiest legends connected
WIN bells III this empire is that of the hollis
of Limerick. II /, said these bells wnre
brought from Italy, where they had been
manufactured by young native, and lin.
i,hed after the toll of many wears. and
tiiaI he was naturally proud of his work
i"cy were subsequently purchased by the
P''or oi 4 heiShporlhg convent. and with
the prohl> ut this sale the younp Italian
procured little villa, where he had the
! p'ea>utc OF hearing the toilnr of his hnus
irom the convent clih, and OF prowiuo old
! ~ 'he bosom OF domestic happiness. rbi.
/ however, was not to Continue In Soma Of
/ tho>c broil>, whether civil or foreirn
"hiCh are The undylnS worm in the peIcr
vi d iaIieh iahu, the good Italian was a
/ sufferer among many. He lost his ALI and
/ after TIE passing OF the storm found him
sell preserved a,onc amid the wreck nr
fortune, friends, family, and home The
/ convent u" >~hiSI. tiIr' UcIlS the r6efi Il
%"t' Oh MS skill. were hung. was RACED TO
the earth, and these at last carried .,.,v
to another land. The unfortunate n,,un,.
haunted by his meaories and deserted ne
MS hopes, became = waudcrer oyrr En-
t"oPe@: lli> mar grew gray, ana hi, heart
hn n,ie4d. Ia this dc>olatlon OF n''iii, nont
~ oIihed the resolution of >r,Li,,,f ~
Piacc To which the Treasure. nf tiNs 'he
- han oeen finally borne. lie .ail''I ',io, no.
iic'auu' proceeded up tie Sh,nmn,. ~, ~
e9Gi anchored in the port near i,'ari,i ''t'
anu nc hlfed small boat for ina ,,I,..' n
ne city was now befnr.. H.,
ana ne oeheid st. Mary's ste,nIe Ijn;r! n.ti'
ulietcd head above the smoke o,,i ,i'"- 's
~ thc oid town. He sat in III .,a., ms
i"o"e" i,,','. iohaIy towards it. 1t was an cvnn
~ - CAIN ana beautiful as to remind hI,,,
"'' y" II native haven in the sxr.t.sI
'rt' u '"c year. the death of the .nrino
snn,,n IN. stream appeared like one ,
tI,ro,,,, ,'i ana The little vessel nlided
tinu o,,o, "a i'''iiosl a hosejesS eXpedi-
.'oh' Oii sudden, amid the prnar.I stitt ,
ness the bell tolled from th, la,I a., sun .
the Fo"ers rested on their oars anI a." a. a
'cS>ei went forward with the imnnI. ! :
n'u received. The old Italian Inntnd !
'','.,, '"c ci'y' "lo>sed his arms upon his n
,',,''-t' anu iay Oack IN his seal. nomo i
carry rccOllcctiuus. friend. i,
'.''n an were IN the sound. and urnt r.
N'h u TO his heart. When lhr ro,.sm ' ,, ,
,,,''' a. a. olhu they beheld hun with IN. :,
',', >'iil turned towards tile cuthr,I.L il
t i's {! !es We're closed, and VIII n ,b,v :,
U,'o '"ey found him cold and dr,i .,
may oe' and probably is. some FINN. g
"''1' I iol thlS beautiful and touchin,, la. H.
'Hc oIUt>J Dell IN the nr..sa,,t I IA,
cai olly dates back to 1913, it i mimi IN
i'npossioie ior it To relate to any
resent III Limerick tower; it mn,r i,,.
! ~ ~ former peal. Lost and s,Ib,n,rg-
- pciis are popularity believed TO still give ai
~ 'l'm .heir "alins and plantive sound to ~ ~
,unan,oI 10y iaier' :. ana many curious legends va va
Herewith are told. Near Ra. sp
'sh, IA Nottinghamshire. it is told .thara y
'aliey said to have been caused nv an 50
hi hithquahe several hundred wears AGO. M er.
nIch swallowed up a whole yiIIage 1o ~
'cnet WIN the church. Formerly it was Ia Ia
custom ior the people to assemble in pr
IS valley on Christmas Day, to listen 70 vi
ainelhg OF the bells beneath them: this Su
was positively asserted, might be heard 20
putting the ear to the ground and laf
arAehinS attentively. The same beIiet s slr'
taiis at place called The Church ;, ~ iTo IT
- gi.nol' near Blackpool, where on ~, ne
rl,tihas Eve the bells are said IN ha .o'
M aid peailnG most merrily by anyone who nn, mo
ms his ear TO the ground-TChurcho par
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