The National tribune., 1893-01-12

pnd not then unless a shower is IN progress.
Ny friend and ex-Oraerly, Jimmy Burns hav-
fnp made M his mind he would stick TO me
tilI was safe out of Ireland" emphasized his
decision by remarkine:
We'll Just put ourselves away at the Royal,
and then I'll take me saddle of and have
roll. for / never was half so tired ridin' after
Jef Davis as | am from trolloping after you"
After a general sanitary ablution in bath
room as large as law office, l came down to
tbe commercial roo2l, had my tea, and smoked
n cigar but Mr.. Burns gave no indications OF
returning from his roll" by which under
stood him TO mean bath. As l had several
times heard Ma!loE spoken of inc Mandatory
terms as the Brighton Of Ireland" and had
no idea why, walked out to see why this was
thus.
found half dozen frst-class hotels. that
appeared TO be well filled with people about as
busv doing nothing as / was myself con-
rluded that the leisure class was larger than
had found il anywhere else on the " old sod"
For sjxpence | got wonderfully mean cigar
and whole lot of poiteness among which was
Che information that Mallow is a Summer re-
sort of honor aud renown, and that all the lazy
teople lolling around the hotels were the
hhoighth of the fashion, payin' iashins of
money for takin' their aise." / said they were
Rolling about; was wrong. They were dong
nothing of the kind.
The fact is that the high toned or even the
iew-toned Irish lady or gentleman as lollist is
not success The sense Of what is due TO
their dignity keeps their vertebral column too
rigid. They sit up too straight aud look too
intensely respectable; besides, the furniture OF
the country does not lend itself readily to in
dolence of attitude. If you notice it, an Irish
woman, of whatever station, always sits up
straight and square fr her chair. No lrishman
learns to loaf in his leisure with ease and grace
full abandon until he has been to America and
had the starch taken out of his skeleton by
copious baths of old Bourbon. That is the
reason that once in while you meet an Irish
man 90 wears old and &c straight as an oil well
They have neglected to take their Bourbon
bath.
Mallow has mineral springs with water tast-
ing mean enough to suit the most dePraved
hypochondriac. and thisis what gives the place
standing as a watering place. One ct :Ssse
springs "The Lady's Kell," provides warrs
water, one swig of which WI egye the most
confirmed dipsomaniac fio1 drinkipg-any
more of it.
Wandering down to the asnss OF She RlatS-
water, found the old Baiiydaheen Brides af15
the ruins of old Mallow Castle. Prewlies
about what is left of the ancient strong
hold, came across an old lady impressing upon
her grandson the error of his way by knocking
the dust out of the basement of his pantalocGs.
She paused with uplifted hand to say:
"God bless your honor!"
"Why?" ] asked.
She dropped the youth as though he burrca
her hand.
Save u.s. but you must be rich poor man
If you don't need it"
] admitted the theological reminder, and
changed the subject
This is a strange and ancient place. WITH
have no doubt many an urquiet ghost anG
queer old tale attached to it,"
"You may well say that. your honor. Shall
tell you about the Gray Fairy2"
Certainly, auntie; pass along the Grsy
Fairy"
In ten minutes / found that / had struck
literary gold mine. She told me not only
about the Gray Fairy, but about the Ghost OF
Glen Cat and the White Nun of Monroe ard
had just commenced on the Banshee of Clydale
rs the darkness closed us in, when weird IN
earthly voice came in through one of the empty
window openings.
Soul of my body! What do I sect"
mot blooming thing, unless you've got
eats eyes" / replied, vexed at the interruption.
who's the colleen that's sitting up here try
Ing to talk you 10 death entrely2 Come away
out of this before you're too late for to morrow's
train for Cork"
] hastily stored my stories away in the back
ssom ofmy memory. and giving my aged enchan