The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-07-21
TEE soUILTHAUN OF ,KIBBEREEN
A sroe EsrIox ron poucIcAULr.

lands wrong,
Whose fame has been the frequent theme OF his
There was never either rapparee OF Solsooh
spalpeen ~
Like Phelim Mike 0'Doolan, the Squilthaun o
Skibbereen,
When the peasantry assembled at a wedding
wake or fair, .. an.
With his bottle and his DlackthorI nc was '0'
In ali the fights and frolics OF the country he'
engage; ti,,
But description is superfluous-yoGVc seen mn
on the stage.
All that was mere diversion just his leisure Il
beguc; ,,..,,. him,
When business wasn't pressing he'd ENJOY HIM
self in style; 1T,
But the object OF MS MISSION INV VIM" ~
threw his soul, s..,,
base control.
When the agent or the bailih on his hendish or
rand went, ,,. -.
To wrong noble peasantry by base demands
The Sonillhauu with his gun behind hedge
would lie in walt,
And neatly put a bullet through his despicabIC
pate
which made him highly popular through all
the country round
The people swore that lrclands deIIVcrcr was
found,
And said when next the Fcnians took to wearing
of the green, .,,..... ,
The man TO lead them on was the Squithauh Oh
Skibbereen.
GO tell Lord Enniscorthy,' the blooming girl
replied,
THAT Kathleen McMuligau, would scorn to
be his bride;
,Tis ,ncsilf tomorrow mornln', will be prouder
nor a queen, .,,
Win wed me darlin' Phclim, the Squilthaun
OF Skjbbercen.'
With cloudcd brow the agent left the widows
humble cot;
He wasn't gone three minutes when the neigh
bors heard shot
80 Phclim, dear, aYick m8chrcc, you're H'Ic "'
And the squthaun said, in cheerful tones, "Tye
tumbcd him, bedad."
"Ohom auoth shawn McGinncrty, who lay con
ceaed close by,
"'Tis you have won fair Katy's love-no use for
me to try,
But III have bloody vengeance tor her lhsoIchce
and scOrn, m
sure IN inform and have yc hanged, | will, me
5yuld SQuiltAaun."
British regiment Of foot with cannon and dra-
gOOns,
Six Orange lodges with their bands advancing
in pay-toOus;
4 large cGnstabulary force-thc miniOns OF the
crown
Are marching in couycrgiug lines to hunt the
Squilthaun down.
He heard the buglc and the drum-hc saw the
dread array;
"Sure, KATY dear, they're coming here-t's time
| was away;
"An fwhcn We 20, OH who'll be here poor Katy
10 purtcct,
Och, mcla murlhcr aTraslhreW'' or WoruS 10
that effect
"Oci Phclim. take me wild yecs, DEAR whatever
Giay betidc
Sure am | not in life or death your own, your
faithfcl brdcW
I[c caught her in his brawny arms-with hasty
steps he fled
10 where ihe dc ions mountain path to life and
safety led.
What tall aud frowaiug batllcmcnt appearing
on the right
Looms up with grim pOr;cntousncss in the un-
certain light
rgs Enriscorthy Castle where that naughty no.
bic dwcils
And nearer on the evening breeze the martial
music swel.s.
con, Phcli,n," cries the lainting girl, eve mustn't
go in there,
He's got sign board up, dye mind, ~lu Tres
passrrs Beware"
"Och, battcrshia, :" bold Phelim cries and rapid
IN uuocks
4 private postcrn door, concealed by shrubbery
and rocks.
She woke up from hcrswoou, within gorgeous
ball she lay,
"Ochoue ochonc where am now" she shrek
ed in wild dlsmay;
"hu is this me- An where IS he? Oh, why
wa- katy born:
och wlrraslhrcw, Och phiililew' o Phclim,
me SQuilthaunw
WHO enters the apartment now with proud and
naughty trend
lie hasn't Pheims stu55y beard nor rhciim's
ruby head.
His locks are as the ravens wing-and yet those
eyes, that most,
Bu. whore on Garth would Phclim get a suit OF
hruldruth clothes?
"Come 70 me arms, rnc darin' girl" AN who
are yoU Ht alls'
81 ara Lord Ennlscorthy In me owu ancestral
hall
so lonser 2leJm Tie squil,haun-'twa. but a
nate disguise
10 ioln 10 TIE diversions uy the co!ccus an the
byrs.
-I came here from the continent year or two
In .f'.c no Partisan life found it mighty
>oIiooE too sLootin' balliirs-rd a sruagc at
For he way the dlyl, rogued me whn lived
al absentee
Ju.: then the soldiers entered 10 report fruit
less chase,
Near by. thcy said they'd lost his track and
found 10 luther trace;
So iu hil4TiJu, r-rciry they passed the hours TIL
morn.
AnI DIS .o-fs'i3 hoped O., parting they might
capture The cquiithauu
r-tleau. Ny lord and Katy to the f3oright.
nov advance.
ia The rear ,ag happy teuantry engaging in q
dance.
And ever sha'l bless the day met my owl
Ea'LlteG.'
-Y8U 'ae scene.
-Blst,D Ti0,it.
MARGARET.
Acls-.11r al the end Of one wing Of large
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