The Red Cloud chief., 1879-10-30
THE BLIND EYE.
ATairy >ior, from Donegal.

ATairy story from Donegal.
Mrs. MclhcT~un was very important
pcr~ouaw" IN the toWHland of C~ruhanrDc.
having -umc,hiu" lo do with the exit of
her ucighhpr- from this trnuhluu~ life,
but still more with their entrance into
il: IN short, She WAS tn" >ty' tyDgHis Uf
the entire district. Her duties. there
fore, took her 10 every wake and
christening in the country, after IA" had
attended the draih-hcd and dressed the
dead. or received and welcomed the
~ncw-boru. She spent few nights al
home in her lonely cabin 10y the road
side. where there were one la bear her
company, for she Wl~ Ichildlc~~ widow.
The townland wa~ very extensive: it
embraced a tract nf we'll cultivated
country. a. well ~ a Wild region stretch
ing up into the DONEGAL mountains.
Crohauro- took it. name from a rocky
piece ot land where furzc bushes and
blocks of granite ahuunded. The hiwh
road Law between this picturesque wilder
ness and NrS. Mcl'hcr~on'~ cottage. and
no other human hahitation wa ia sight.
Somewhat lonely felt the good Oman
one afternoon after returning from Matt
oDnnowhuc'> funeral, whcr", out of rc-
sIcct in the family. ia" had krcncd her
self quite hoar>e.
She WAS having al I" her short.
black pipc for comfort, when steps We're
heard ~ the door. and, glad Ia welcome
u u.i-hhpr in her solitude, she looked
round hri~kly.
\ stranger entered "a man apparent
n between Io and - Years of age.
dressed in the lon~-tailcd coat. knee
brg,chr>. and hlne stockings then worn
hl ihr pct~lniry.
NJ. Mcpherson baIr him kindly wei
come. and prayed him L. lee seated.
Nh rood woman" SAID hc. Twill
N"ri i~. rlfl~c,l I" ne me a drink IF
w1lcr5"
With all the pleasure in life" IT,
plicl she. moing over I" her water can.
and handing him a drink.
An whcro d" you get your wafer.
ma'am?" tx asked, when he had thank
fully returned the cup.
WHY sir. | 20 "A good little piece for
that watcr-down L. the well at the foot
% ponncl'~ potato field"
"Whv do ven 90 that far. an a spring
at the foot O. your ain @ardcn?"
There's nae spring ava in my gar
den. sir"
-Troth i there; Just Il fine spring
huhlliug up beside the ash tree
Mir. Ncphcr~on knew that there WAS
me- well in her garden; hut being too po-
lite Ia contradict the stranger, she re-
manned silent.
Al length he got up ana said he must
hc going.
How far have you to 90, >ir?"
asked his hostess.
NO, far, ma'am; I'm Il nci-hhor .
yours. | live on Cr"hauroc.'
"Crohanroc. good man? Thcrc'Sn nae
house ON Crohanroe. an | never seen
Vou before IL my knowledge" replied
She. in extreme bcwildermeut.
But | ken Uou we'll: I'm living on
Crohanroc these hundred wears"
Mrs. Mcpherson stood N her door and
watched the visitor. who crossed the
high-road and went To Crohanruc; but
there She lost sight IF him: there were
! - many fUrze bushes and great stones
that he might easily be hidden.
Sloalv she turned into her little gar
den. and walked over la the a>h-trec.
There. sure enough, WAS a clear spring
huhhlinc up at the root IF the tree. and
wearing a reservoir for itself in the
~raVclly soil. She rubbed hercve>: she
pinched herself: at last she faltcrcd out
Il didna take 4 drop but one wee glass
- poteen. inst for company an civilitv
Ike. AT Shaun DoyHe's on my way frae
the funeral"
No: she could not understand it in the
, lea>t. She knit her brows and puzzled
all day, and was still musinT upon the
Vounw-lookingman who declared he had
lived on Crohanroe for the last hundred
wears, when she heard the trot of 4
horse m the road. and presently a knock
Al her door. Il WAS then night, and the
moon had lately risen.
Mr>. Mcpherson. well accustomed II
Ice summoned i'm the night. was not
much surprised IL see a man holding a
horse At her door.
You're wanted. ma'am. TO attend a
lady, a friend % mime" said the man.
Can You come wi me AT wan>t?"
~Nher" do YOU come from. sir? |
dinna know You. an | know all the
people IN this country far an near"
Not VERY far, replied he. eVaSiyely:
and he pulled out a purse. and showed
half a sovereign and several shilling>.
Il WAS bid offer You all that money, if
you'd come wi me"
The good woman had never earned
such wages in herlife. and could scarcely
turn her eyes away from the attractive
sight Of - much money. Her scruples
were n once overcome, and wrapping
herself in her shawl. she locked up the
house. and let the stranger assist her to
mount the horse.
For a short fine fhey kept to the high
road but then, turning into the fields.
they passed bitches aud hedge-rows,an and
other landmarks well known TO the good
woman
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