Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-12-22

NNN 'O'NS tHNAAlu itauNuiut, II
their desperation AZ not bein' able TO make
up their yearly rints, tuck Settin' VI
shtills for the maxim ay pothcen unbe
knownst TO the Gooyer'minL. Your Led,
dyship must "A knewn that the law and
rlggylat ons forninst amy such nanny.
faxshoory were very s~eyaire, an they'd a
worrud they called ~'illeecit' that they kipt
a speerin at US the while-illeecit,' be the
powersl They were plaisei, also, to say
that we chaited the Goover'mint foreby,
an nanny other sootherin' Wan
day-it were bechuxt four an foive av a
winthry mornin', Shane Magroo, who'd
been misthrustin' that them i~gnerint gom,
machs, the polls, were to be stint to sa.ze
the mountain sthills, came flynn along the
hill-soides before dawn, like arale loghery.
maj in "a tit.
"Ie'l hide the sthills at wanst an look
out for yourselves chried Shane, as he
hurried from wan place to another. The
whole conshtabulary av Omagh are afther
yez-bad cess till thin all 7 says he.
THE saints love ye, Shane Magroo, now
an tor yer" says they all, as they wint TO
wurruck an chaited the meddliu' Gooyer'-
'HAut as haeS 40 spu HldGc, duu sIul liTGt
loikely min to their long accounts-the
mere fools they to be that anxious to make
so a'rly an acquaintance with the ould De,
ludher himself! Now, Leddy Bridget ms
thrusted as how IL were some inimy to the
aristocracy as had axcess till their plans
an prof X an mad warned the SPERM tin
ints av the proposed rad av the conshtabu.
larry. An so she set hersilf TO find out the
rale truth av it all, an tia I wormin' an
:raicherous an blathering were she (that
I'm willin' TO swhear. your L~eddyship, that
she must have hoong heels up at Blarney
Cassell as to beguile our dear Shane Ma
groo into confusing his own completely in
the matther. Fax, she no sooner worms
it out av him than she ruus-the young she.
vagaoonel-t the authorities and tips
them the wink av her dazzlin' black
oyes!''
''She never loved himp' | cried, from my
lowly position in the corner. "She never
loved the brave boy! -
'Troth to till, it wad same not, your
Leddyship Aiyen If she did have such n
cJnsait-an' it'll be will knewn that love
has sthrange ways av his W for
showin' himsilf-it wud same that she
loved hersilf an her station the more. But
her maid, which same at that tonne was
Morecn Mag,nnis, at your sarviss, had the
rare good forenoon TO overhear the aivel
young DANES palaverin' wild hersilf-or
wid the divil himsilf, which were wan an
the same thing, I'm t~hinkin'-an' it's me-
silf as wint tearin' loike a distracted
Banshee straight TO the apartmint Of the
Shane MaGroo-yeTl be moindin' he lived
in the same cassel wild his decaitful,
gostherin' c%uzzin-an' l tould him the
whole av 1t. An here lit me obsairve to
your L~eddyship that that were the onliest
time / liver saw our dear Shane Magroo the
worse for the loss of his timper. He run
his fingers through his curis till they
stood UP, iviry blissed wan O. thin, loike
little dayminted rings, all over his purity
hid, an his beautiful Dyes flashed fire.
- There's no Delilsh that lives cries he,
as shall stale me stringth from ne an
thin cry: 'Shanei Shanel The Philistines
be upon ye,' God bliss We, Moreen,' says
he. Pm going to Ameriky the n~ight-an'
it wull be a long day that'll pass before I
set fut in ould Ireland again = and wild that
he were up an off wild niver SO much as
be yer lave to the folks at the cassel.
Blood an ayers, but il were a thunderin'
phillaloo that were raised whin the polls
came ridin up from Omagh an divil a
Shane Magroo could be found in all Sper.
rim, at all, at ALL"
And he got safely away, Moreenp
at wud same SO, your ~Leddyship; an
the Leddy Bridgit-a
A noise Of footsteps just outside the
shanty brought Morecn's romantic story
to an abrupt close. 1t was Archie coming
back, of course, and at the knock which
followed upon the sound Of approaching
feet, L turned q face wreathedI in welcom-
ings smiles towards the door. Moreen
started at the knocking. went swiftly to
the box chair. murmured o few low
words. and then opened the door.
Judge OF my dismay when, instead OF
Archie. Tssaw a number Of uniformed po.
licemen file quickly into the little room. The
smiles died away on my face, and with
ewes curious as 10 the future action of The
intruders, ] lay and watched them.
Shane Magroo' was rayported TO have
left NORA two DAYS ago." vouchsafed the
spokesman OF the party, IAN IL wall be
only good for you. Mistress Maginuis, to
be tellin' US il you have seen him pass this
ways.'
'ssIhrue for YOU. your jxilljncy it would
not only be GOOD for me but q welcome
me longin' eyG bescidel How.
liver, J have no. seen Shane Magroo pass
THIS wayw
"That'n be q nate spaich to make,n said
Of the men; "but we've ordhers 10
ssirch aitcb an very house along the road
10 Sperrin. Ms kpewn In all the connthry
as how livery lasht wan av yez wud
be afther rlskln' yer lives for the bould
bhoy as hid his own life chapc to pertict
ye. So sthand aside, Mistress Maginnis,
and let the law be the best joodge av the
mattherw
Al these words I arose 10 Iny feet aud
advanced. dressed as l. MAS feS the jourf|
ncy, 70 tho fireside. At my unexpected
appearance the little flock Of men stared AZ
ne with eyes full Of q lively suspicion.
quick TO see their guest oning
drew me close hasinst the boz.
hair. and, with d startling evasion Of the
ruth. said: |