American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

who undertook for the sum OF elghteel
pence per double mile Urish) to conve,
me to my destination. As to tn
name of said destination, l dar
not venture on it. 1t began
with the usual " Bally,' ended, l think
with a "y' and had, | fancy, abou
four syllables between, of Il nature ut
terly unpronounceable to English lips
Suffice it to say that we got there a
length, and pulled up at the door of ;
very respectable slated farmhouse, will
matched out buildings and well-kep'
grass field, on which two or three young
colts were feeding, of a slimness of limi
and beauty of make that proclaimed
their owner a racing man.
"The said owner met me at the door
with an effusive welcome, and asked m,
into well furnished parlor, the taste o.
whose ornaments contrasted favorably
with what l should have expected in tn,
house of an English farmer of the SAME
rank. Presently the mistress of the
house and a pretty, fresh looking daugh'
ter entered and shook hands with me
with native politeneSs. l expressed 4
wish to see the farm, and Cormack
readily offered to show it to me, first
however, saying few words in low
tone to his wife, who went out of the
room. A moment after l heard wheels
driving away outside.
"Only the car, Yer Honor said
Cormack, in answer to my look of in
quiry. 4 made free to send it away
for ye; it's with us yen be stopping
now, phase God
alt was true enough. My faithless
Jehu having been paid in advance by
me had been only too ready to depart,
and unless L chose to walk back to
Edgeworthtown, which l did not. feel in
clined to do, l was to ali intents and
purposes fixture. At first l was in
clined to be annoyed, but the exquisite
naiveness of the whole proceeding
amused me, and 1 was really flattered
by the solicitude of my would-be host
so, after a few half remonstrances, l
was induced to write telegram for my
baggage, which Cormack confided to a
young imp who appeared to be doing
odd jobs about the place, bidding him
srun over to the Post-office and give it
to Mister Moran himself and tell him
its Immediate
al stayed some little time at the Cor
macks', seeing the country in company
with my host, and forming my ideas of
Iricb ,,aliti,a1 aoapop,r is and II
should be, which, being rather a hobby
Of mine, won't now trouble you with.
There was a gentleman's family living
in the neighborhood, which soon made
the acquaintance of, as in that out-of-
the-way locality the arrival of a
stranger was as great an event
as that of a foreign potentate in
London. Several afternoons L spent
pleasantly at the big house, playing
lawn-tennis with the young ladies of the
ficient in the art than their English sis
tiers, probably from the solitude of their
country life having obliged them to con-
centrate their energies on that particu-
lar form of amusement
"One day that had been spending
in the above manner, and on which
had accepted kind invitation to dinner
en- tdn,ille, 1 noticed that Mr.. NJ
seemed more absent than usual, and a
trifie quick-tempered as though he had
been annoyed by something or some
body. When the ladies had left us, and
we were sitting over the usual post
prandial bottle of wine, he took a letter
from his pocket and showed it to me.
"'That's the kind of thing we have to
put up with here, Mr.. Ellerslie, said he.
You mustn't go away with your ideas
of the country too much couleur de rose
&c That was in truth a strange produc-
ton. 1t was written, or rather labori-
ously printed, on a sheet of coarse pa
per, headed by rough but spirited
drawing of collins and bell-mouthed
Below was the following
of which made copy out
of curiosity:
"M. NJ. DON'T. GO. TO. MOTE. OR. 1.
WILL. b. YOOR. END .1ET. 1T. B. RIT.
L
STvY AT ONES
81 looked at my host for an explana-
ton.
"'It is a threatening letter. said he,
and not the first, either, that l have
The printing is easy enough
TO read, on the Photographic principle,
with the caution that most of the AS
and LIS are upside down. The meaning
IS, that one of my tenants having, against
my express orders, plowed up a grass
field, have given him notice to quit,
and went into Moate yesterday to con-
suit my attorney as to what compensa-
ion 1 was obliged to pay under the
Irish Land Act. got this the day be-
lore. 1 am not personally much afraid
If the fellows; but it is very annoying;
and l am always on thorns lest one of
hose letters should reach my wife; it
would almost brighten her to death, 1
ancy.'
"' You met with no interruption 60
ng into Moate, SUPPOSED said l.
"No; but took my precautions. l
soE policeman on my car and drove in
oy a roundabout route. 1t isn't a pleas
Int way of doing things, is itP
al quite agreed with Mr.. NJ that it was
lot, and expressed my surprise that the
luthor of the letter could not be brought
o justice.
"'You don't know the Irish, Mr.. Ell