Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-11-18
An Irish Estate.
FERRIS and D:1Sc~tttes IF tie Fa.1a
Life of q Laadtora.

A spiceial correspondent of the
London D1iIy Neaos gives this de-
scription Of visit to the residence
q OF Mr. Bovcott, of Lough Mask
Lord Ernes agent
Beyond the turn in the road wa.
f1pck of sheep, in front of which
stood shepherdess heading them
back, while a shepherd in n leather
sh"ntlng jacket, aided by n bull
terrier, WAS driving the sheep
through gate into an adjacent
field Despite her white wooden
shawl and the work s:e was er-
gagged npon, It was qniie evident
from her voice ard manncr fha, the
shepherdess was of the upper class,
and the shepherd, albeit dressed in
a leather tcket, carried himself
with the true military air. Both
We're obviously amateurs at sheep
driving, and the smart, intelligent
hul1-terrler was rs much an anna
teur as either of them, for sh" plierd
slepherdcss and dog were only
doing what good collie would
achieve alone and nnaided. Behind
The shepherd were two tall mrm-
bers of the Royal Irish Constab-
nlar, in full uniform and with car
h;ncs loaded. AS the ehepherd
entered the held the cunstab,es
followed him every where ut dis
tance of Il few yards. This com
binaiinn of the most pr"verahiaiiy
peaceful oi pursuits with carblncs
aud buckshut WAS irresi>tibly strik-
ing. and the effect of the picture
was not diminished by the rcnLarks
"f Captain ant Mrs. Boycott, Tor
fhe shepherdess were no oth..r than
these. 1t will be rcrnitc:cd thar
ab"nt a MONTH ago II process server
and his escort retreatcd on Lough
N ask House, followed hy mob,
am! that ON the following day all
leave Mr.. Bn colts rInplo, mcnt.
The country side has struck against
him, aud he is now actually in
state OF stiye. Personally attended
10y AN armed e-curt every where, he
hae Il garrison. of ten couetahlts on
his premises, some established i'll n
INT and the rest in that part of
Tough Mask uonse al jjt"ent to the
old castle. Garrison at home and
escorted abroad, Mr.. Boycott and
family are now reduced to one
female domestic. Everybody el~e
has gone away, protesting sorrow,
but alleging that the power b, Ought
to bear mp III them was greater than
they could resist. Farm laborers,
hnrdnen, siablrmen, all
went long ago, leaving the corn
3; standing, the horses in the stable,
the sheep in the field, the tuInip-,
swedes, carrots and potatoes in the
ground, where / saw them Nestcr-
DAY. Last Tuesday the lanndress
refused to wash for the family anv
longer; the baker at Dalinrohe is
afraid 20 supply them with bread,
and the butcher tears to send them
meat. The state OF siege is pcrit ct.
When the strike first began Mr..
BoycotI went bravcl Y to work, wllh
his family, setting The y"ung ladies
To rvapiny and binding, ani 10 k
in. after the beasts and sheep him
self. Bat the Struggle ls at an end
now. Mr.. Boycn.t has sold some
oi his stock; but he can neither
sell his crop to anyholy else, nor,
lis we say in the North of England.
win" it for himself. There re-
mains in the ground at least $500
worth of potatoes and other root
crops, and the owner has no p"ssi-
means of doing any thing with
t!em. Nor, | am assured on trust
worthy authority, would any
human being buy them at any
price; nor, If airy snch person
were touui. w"u Z he be abl to
lind ary lahorer to touch any man
lltl vi WI OiI li1C SiP't uIl'icI tilC
''an. BY an i,npalpable and invis
bic power it is dccreed that Mr..
Boycott shall be "..rnted out and
i, Is more than doubtful wnc.ller
he will, under exi,Ii = c rcum>tan-
c"s, lie able to Stand ay inst 1t.
He IS m'qnestiona'.lv a brave and
rts''lutc man, but there is too much
rras III To believe that without his
yai rison and escort his lif would
not be worth an hours par, has.
There ARE few fairer prosp.cfs
than that from the steps OF Longh
Mask House a moderately mtort-
a'Ic and unpretending e,l flee, Mt
quite SD good as II large farmers
homestead i'll En:land. But the
potatoes will r.t IN the ground ami
the cattle will go astray, for hot IL
SOUL in the B .liinrpbe county dare
toach spade for Mr.. Boycott.
Personally he is protected, but no
woman III Balli.roi,e would dream