The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-05

| own sister, not to kaow he was in trouble'"
Loud and long were the lamentations
that followed this unIucky discovery. The
sister rushed iranticlv out INTO the middle
of the road, screaming and calling on the
friends of Dolan to revenge his murder on
! Evans and the Orangemen that had decoyed
and slain him. The words passed from lip
to lip. soon reaching down to the heart Of
the fair, where most Of the parties were
about this time cornd tor anything
johnny Evans cried the widow Don
neyan, as he made, in few words, the
story known to her, true or not true, this
is no place for you now; the whole OF
his faction will be up here in q minute,
and you will be killed like dog on the
hure; out wild you, and down to the guard
| house while the coasts clear
I'D best, maybe" cried Evans; "and I'll
send the doctor up the Quicker-bnt mind,
widow-ir that boy ever spakes, he'll say
iairer fight was never iought--get that out
Of him for the love o'hcaycn, Mrs. Donnie
van
"IIe hasn't word in him, | fear" cried
the widow, as Johnny left the door, and
with the readiness Of her sex,
assisted by one or two elderly
gossips, who were by this time
called in, she bathed the wounds
with spirits, and used every device which
muchoxpcgience in cracked crowns acquired
during the lifetime Of Willy Donneyan,
her departed lord, suggested to her Mean
time Evans, whilst making his way down
through the village, had been met and rec
ognizcd by the half frantic sister OF Dolan
and her Infatuated friends who had been all
for some time puzzled at the absence Of
hlm who was provcrbial as
Best foot on the lure,
lirst stick in The fight.
There's the murderer Of Mat Dolam
boys, cried the woman,as some ten or twelve
yards off she recognized Johnny, who was
conspicuous enough, wearing his shirt like
4 hcralds tabard as in hiS haste he had
drawn it on at Hell-kettlc. With yell
that might have scared the devil, thirty ath
lctc fellows sprang forward at full speed
after Evans, who wisely never staid to re-
monstrate, bur made one pair OF heels
serve, where the hands of Briareus had he
possessed as many, would not have availed
him, lie arrived at Mrs. Donnevans door
before his pursucrs; he raised the latch, but
il gave no way; the bar was drawN within,
and had his strength been equal to It, fur
ther fight was become mpracticabe turn
ing with his back to the door, there stood
Johnny, like a lion at bay, uttering no
word, since he well knew that words would
not prevail against the fury OF his foes,
Forward with wild cries and loud impreca
tons rushed the foremost Of the pursuers,
and Evans life was not worth one moments
purchase: dozen sticks already clattcred
like hail upon his guard, and on the wall
over his head, when the door suddenly
opened inwards, back tumbled Johnny, ard
into the space he thus left vacant stepped a
gaunt figure, naked to the waist, pale and
marked with stream Of blood yet flowing
from the temple. With wild cries the mob
pressed back.
ITS ghost. It's DolaD ghsst" shout.
ed twenty voices, above all Of which was
heard that Of the presumed spirit, crying
in good Irish, That's lie, boys, it's Mat
Dolan himself. able and willing TO make a
ghost Of the first man that Tits hand agiu
Johlny Evans; who bate me at HclI-kett'c
like man and bro't me here after on his
back, like IA brother
"Was it true fight, Nat?' demanded
one or or two Of the foremost, recovering
confidence enough TO approach Doon, Who,
faint from the cXcrtion he had made, Was
now resting his head against the doorpo3t,
A pause and the silence Of death follow
ed The brows Of the men began 70 durkcn
as they drew close TO Doan. Evans saw
his life depended on the reply Of his antag
onist, WHO already seemed lapsed into in
scnsiblity.
Answer Mat Dolan" he cried impress.
lively, "for the love of heaven, answer me
was it u true tightt'
The voice appeared to rouse the tainting
man, He raised himself in the doorway,
and stretched his right hand towards Evans,
eXclaming:
True as the cross, by the blessed Vu-
ginm and as he spoke, fell back into the
arms OF his friends.
Evans was now safe. Half dozen Of
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to the police station, whore they knew he
would be secure; and DoIan's friends, bear
him with them on a Cur, departed, without
attempting any riot Or retaliation,
This chance took place sixteen years ago;
but since that day there never was fair at
Dunlavin that the Orangeman Evans
was not the guest Of Dolan; nor s,herc a
fair night at Donard that Mat Dolan docs
not pass under the humble roof Of Johnny
Evans, give the tale as it occurred, hav-
ing always looked upon il as an event cred
liable to the parties, both of whom are
alive and well, or were year ago; for It is
little more since Evans, nigh sixty years old,
walked me off my legs on days grousing
over Church mountain, and through Grams
hole, carrying my kit into the bargain.
Adieu, 1t will be long day ere forget
the pool Of "lIell.kette,' or the angels in
whose company | first stood byits bubbling
hrim