The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-14
AT THE GIANTS CAUSEWAY

the winding path which leads from the
sea and the Causeway to the high
road, near which their hotel lay(ex
pressly built in that situation for the
convenience of visitors to the far
famed resort of the "giants," if ever
it was such), when their attention
was attracted by q crowd of people
assembled at the extreme edge of one
OF the highest .headlands.
"What is the matter?" said Sir
James to the guide who had conduct
ed them over the wonders of the
place, and had become q great ally of
theirs.
~ don't know, yer honor, but I'll
be OFT and find out;"-and suiting the
action to theword, the guide strobe
towards the spot where, gesticulating
and shouting in fearful manner,
some twenty or thirty peasants were
congregated.
But heinquiring guide did not quick
ly return, his interest or curiosity be-
came equally absorbed with that of
the people already assembled on the
height, and our party had themselves
reached the crowd before they again
saw him. In the midst of the group
OF men and women sat little girl,
about six years old; a small basket
was at her side, filled with boxes of
specimens" las the natives call them)
OF the various geological treasures OF
the place. Above the coarse wooden
boxes containing these stones Law
several garlands OF primroses, the lit
tie dealer in geology had been indus
trlously threading these into fowery
chains, which she had been taught to
fling over the heads OF the visitors,
whose custom for her "specimens" she
generally ensnared in this way, her in
nocent winning ways invariably at
tracing attention in the first instance,
and her singular story afterwards
civeting it, and often calling forth the
substantial kindness of those who
bought OF her little stores.
The child, accustomed to the rough
weather and tempestuous waves of
that rude coast, seemed at ease in
the midst of the crowd and hustle;
she was, however, unconscious of the
cause of unusual excitement now, and.
wholly occupied with her own little
trade, she took garland from her
basket and ran towards the party of
visitors as they approached, intend
ngto capture a purchaser for her
wares. The wreath was long, but
Lady Anne being tall, and the child
very small, the latter could not sue
ICED in finging it over her head,
though she jumped as high as she
ould to reach her; just as she had
nearly succeeded, through the good
natured bending down OF Lady Anne,
Who suspected and comprehended at
once the snare and it's object, the
guide came towards them, and regard
ess OF, or rot noticing the child's
presence, exclaimed,-"It's Door
Winny, yer honor, that was gather
ng dillisk and sloak, and she's Slipped
down that path that no crature
scarcely ventures on but herself and
the goats. The say is too angry to
send out boat: and no one dare thry
the path now the wind is riz. SO
they're sending a. creel down for her,
III the safest chance Left"
Flowers, boxes, and basket fell from
the child's hands as the man said
these words.
"Nursey, nursey!" screamed she,
sprlnglng towards the edge of the
cliff, that, straight as wall of Jagged
and broken faces and assures, decend-
ed to the sea, whose tide foamed
wildly in to it's base and dashed the
waters and spray many feet up
wards.
"Oh, nursey! save her, take me to
her''
The guide rushed after the child and
caught her up in his arms.
"Primrose," he cried, "nursey will
be saved; stay quiet, child, they will
bring her to you."
But the child would not be quiet:
she struggled and clawed, and scratch
ed at his face, and, in fact, was so
earnest in her determination to get
free and go to her nurse, that with
out really hurting her, he could not
save himself from her attacks.
"Musha! what am I to do with the
cratur?" said he, "They want me to
steady the rope, and she's such q
wild child, she'll nun down the path if
I let her go. She's as nimble as any
goat of them all, and twice as cute;
and only for the wind there is, and
the say coming in so furious and fast,
she might escape; but she'd have no
chance now. May be, your honors
could pacify her, and keep her quiet,
till we gets the ereel in tow"
The man, q physiognomist in his
way, ventured this request to Lady
Anne and O'Kennedy; he had not
finished speaking, when they had half
forclbly, half7coaxingly, taken posses
sion OF the screaming, kicking child.
"You don't love your nurse" said
Lady Anne, "oryou would not prevent
Patty from goingto help herr ~
- "Why did not he tell me that? I
wouldn't have stopped him;-but I
want to 60 too. l can 90 by the path.
Nurse and l often 80 where none but
we can go: we know low to climb the
cliffs, they do not
The child struggled again; at last
they were obliged to tie her hands
and feet with their handkerchiefs. and
then, Sir James. curious and anxious
for the tate OF. the poor woman, ad.