Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-21

sight tn ~ s,,arcs Ut such as these an.
praring around the curve Of some mighty
Z mountain road, accomlanying the emil
grant 10 Strauurlar Mailing bitterly
as for the dead hHltius and emf
hraciug, often struggling for priority Ia
walking beside the hero OF the hour, and
often so overcome with the violence OF
their grief as 10 make despairing PUSHES
with The loved unr buck towards the old
mountain home.
have many times fallcu 10 with these
cavalcides winding down FROM the Der
| ryVengh and Glcniowau mountains OF
FROM lhc Boulpatrick. Galgan on Aslua
hills, aud have walked aud halted and
] parlcyctl aud soOlhed In common with thr
! honest souls Tor miles on their way to-
wards the railway. AZ Stranurlar On
| one occasion the conveying party was
from the far west, foui away over by
| the bowling ellis OF Maghcry bay, whcre
life Is very duh and drear, At best II
was crowd whose faces aud strange at
| tire bespoke great poverty, Two chill
dren. had of seventeen aud g siH nt
| perhaps fourteen were going away, Inc
nuthrr was to remain behind until thesr
waits could Send for her, For the whole
company itfNas the event of their lives,
| this few miles mountain Journey AMI
the care for the brave Young emlgmnts,
the consideration for the waiting mnthcr
and the latirrs grief were toNchlng TO
| behold
Half the tune the lads companions had
their arm, about his neck. The girls
would carry the sisters on their shoulders,
aud IN srats made by iuicrlaciug nicir
| fingers. while thr mother aud thu ,hll
dren's luggage had been piled IN AN old
| suuCaklug mouuialn-huL or Cnrt' which
was trndrrly drawn by hand. The WuHtrn
| crowded about thr earl with an manner
uf cndcuug ana reasstulug words ct
comfort, but the poor woman ruun np1
| be- cutnfortcd A. she lay prustrilr OPP
on the bundles, their' only wtide from her
white lips the endless mntu.
| "Crosh urrin' ehros uriih, Ny past
cLee boghi! my pastchee hoshl' my
the cross encompass NE, My poor chil-
dreu' any poor cmldreng
Once when wandering Ia county tAl-
WAY, down by old ClOghmore. ! saw q
stranger econ gOying' party than rould BE-
| found To- any other portion of Ireland. l
had been rauutrring among the tnn'
uamari "knttrrs.' iullers, pole"n-utk'
ers ..nd antiquities of the ancient Cells
| with which this region ahouud-, aud my
mind was full Of the pagan aud early
barbara HE whose rude stone lnunn'
ments were on every hand suddenly
| looking down upon the sea, bchcld a
scene IN keeping with the umcs of which
dreamed 4 ilcet Of rotten dorles. raE.
| god smncks aud curraghs, or skiWkeeled
u
islands 1000 years ago. was approaching
the shore
The occupants were skinny aud white.
They were dressed IN rugs AID with w..
tie of tlrse. The men wore skin shoes
| from which the hair had not been re-.
moved, which the natives call pam.
| pouias." inc women We're barciunicd
| aud barccggrh TO their knees. aud their
bouuptless heads were covered with great
shocks OF coarse black hair IL. was "a
| Dantcan picture uf hunger aud want
| framed IN setting Of ancient, hnrhIrir
times They were q party Of nearly 100
Collaboration Arran ISLANDERS, accom-
| panyug a family of cinigrants 10 tlOgh-
| more, whence the latter would walk 10
| the train al Galway. They nearly all
stood upright rs they neared the main-
| land aud were chanting the widest,
most dOlorOus Celtic strain human ears
| ever heard.
What u host 81 shnddcrine reflections
| this ~ra-pagpHnt of poyeriy-sirirken peas
autry crowds upon you! Your eye fol
| lows tie dark sh0re-linr Behind ARE the
mountains There are the peasnntry and
the ruins Two thousand years ago.
there stood the waich-towers the rnths.
! the places for pagan pyr0lniry. In the
valleys were the herds and the hrlois.
The signals flashed from rrag to crag.
Some savage chief with his thousands Of
serfs las come to give battle perhaps 10
are hnddled Ia the glen. The slrleking
women are herded within The ultlis on
come the fierce invaders by lnndN Here,
gkulhng along the bays nnh nights, come
the invaders 10y sea. Their shields nte Of
rawhdp. Their war ramont Is Of raw
hide. Their navy u Atloat upon raw
hide. Then, slaughter by land and by
sea, while the day lasts. Fire aud sword.
rnpine and pnlhge. while lasts tie night.
The grass grows richer IN the valleys for
The blood LEFT there that day,
They act The departing ones upon
shore ia silence and tendrrly No words
could depict the ugony Of that separation.
These went forth 10 unknown dangers in
uutrled lauds those went back TO hope.
loss starvation upon the barron Arrnn
Isles. But not ut once. Past Old Clogh-
more. past Bnllyuen. yes past far Cnhor.
motley crsNH followed those thai went,
whiling fHrpWplls. nerreiF alripkina
grabs. and strainiug their eyes until the
last fiuitering rays disappeared beyond
the CGnnamHra hills over AGAINST ancient
Galway Not until then dld they. sin
waiting, turn towards the novels among
tie bowling Arran rocks.
can never forget Conveying IN.
cident and It, strange OUTCOME which
witnessed and indeed W which l phriici.
paied. ] had been visiting tie battle.
field " Aughrini, where. on that awful
1uNNhf OF iNfA was u NAiNt NNfN ~ We /
who have been 10 battles know. whore
Hlhkcl's hosts, iu that inad charge upon
leaderleas heroes, ruined the fortunes Of
the Stuart dynasty, and wLcrc the
whirwiud Of death which swept over
Aughrim's norass and bog sef the final |
seal Of servlfude, bat never u seryility.
upon the people " ireland. and turning |
into the OLD Dublin aud Galway road. |
towards Balinasl0r, was az once one ~ |
n singular Conveying party from The |
rural districts Of kilreeLili The siraug. |
esi feature Of this. 20 Invariably q friend |
~. procession. wis is double character |
and its remarkably contentious nature
Some tremendous excitement sriqns-l I
10 wildly Influence both lines 10 uiaFrA
on Due gide Of the way WAS q bright /
Irish maiden surrounded and protected, ns
Il were by parents. relatives ami At /
least twOsc0fe aHercssifflg @leiensive i
followers. ON the other. Nas smart /
looking Irish youth IN a state approach |
ihg frenzy. surrounded and n'-iTained I
from some rioleot purpose BY d Ike
refinnc ~ family. friends and loyal FOL. /
lgWfrs. Dropping quietly into line be-. |
hind, among The nimlle-iooted, least 4
partisan. lnd one might say commits
~cratngly-blended followers. ! speedily |
learned fhe ranse 81 the DiberNlsr mex. |
W,A,ir spsriar'c Nora, ne dauEhirr Of |
= kilreekill Ieasani. had heen npaei by |
and hcfruihel 10 Drnnis. son oi peas
ant 81 baliynoe. The kilfcskill father |