The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-25

thought you were dead and buried"
mad ghost. and do you go now and tell the
priest that sns When out
.ss IL and lie ssfs but he LETT me to
The boy went to the priest and told him
everything. and the priest 5elieyed MN; po,
pSya Ssore he %ss SeS y0
ried Pat home. They were all pioou reia'iohs
Perhaps Pat Doyle could haye, saved him
self with steel knife or u sword" said l.
"Oh. he could" answered the old woman;
my husbands cousin did the ike ono time.
will tell you how 1t was"
Some time after Pat DOYLE was killed by the
ghost. my husband Martin Doyle. was Mt work
on an estate Mt some distance from Sneem.
and one evening the gentleman who employed
Martin told him to 60 that night on IN erraud
to Sneem.
"wcll." said he Its too late aud the road
is very lonesome. There is 40 one to caro- for
my mother but mo. and II anything should
happen to mo shed be without support. I'll
go In the merning."
That will not do" said the gentleman: II
want to send letter. and 1t must be delivered
tonight"
e; an S:t sisaid & shSsi ,S q sSSS't, and
e nsht hapSRsd On %
Here Is sword for YOU. II you need it. He
gave, James tho letter with directions for do
james started off, and took every short cut
and bypath. and when he thought he was hall
road and began to make at him. Whenever
the ghost came near. James male a drive at
@ All rs bs
an irish black smith. The ghost was darting
at James; md he driving at the ghost with his
There tho ghost disappeared. and Jnmes hur-
ried on with great speed to Sneem: There ne
tho letter h haS moved to place six
away near Blackwater bridge. half way be-
tween sneem and Kenmare: Tbs, place has "a a
clare that there is no night without spirits
and hopdsss people being rounb Black
70 deliver tho letter. When he came to the
SstsS nna sshs to aa
twice, at lanes. who struck at him with the
Of tho bridge and nR ne Gin; though there
ing and ran after the headless man. James
crossed the bridge and walked a little further:
when he met stranger and the two saluted
lie lived and i he said: II camc from Drumiada."
DO you know what timc it is 7" asked James.
L
just below there the cocks we're beginning to
crow Did you see anythingF" did" said
James: and he told him how he Chost attacked Led
him and then ran away up tho clin after the
"Oh.' said the stranger, that headless body
hundreds q people have seen it. 1t ran up tho
cliff and disappeared ut cock crow. and tho
sh9sst that attacked you followed when tho
the The s FIR m wsnt who and s0 delivered Scs
= hnYl VI, h mall Inn h.NFpN
man this day but for the steel
Gould you tell me a real fairy tale ?" asked
Il could said she but to- day I'll tell you
only what saw one night beyond Cahircyeen:
vile. about six miles from Dcrrynane. The
woman Of the house was lying in bed d, at the
BAND heard n' ant orynE outside undsr tho
window. and running to the bed he said: -,
We'll, heard a, child crying under tho win
dow III go this minute and see whose it isl isl.
I. stop inside!,. Get tho holy water and sprinkle
f bs ah nd M ana ba
was very pitfI! and sad. ii he Ind gone to tho
fairy stroke and the mother would have been
taken I!, as nurse to the fort
she promised to come on the following day. but
] have not seen her since. The blind man in
formed me- some evenings later that she vas
Ss Ms the Sessf s sf n s tie 'Sdp peoP Pie
will tell tales only in the evening" It is not right
not lucky. to do so during daylight.
The next two tales were told by the blind
with fairy tales pn blished in March and April
1t Ia not out OF place to refer here to a GER
i s by
OF tales touching FAIRIES and other extra human
characters. but they are not. It is a rare
deriIl tales OF the best quality. During re-
searches extending over mum Der Of years, |
States only one Woman who could he classed
| have found few women who can tell titles at
all. and mono VINO can compare with the best
men, believe this Is so in all countries.
Tho two following stories testify to perfect
and anotherl
There was a girl in Cloghane whose name
was Mary Shea. She married and had three
children, one son and two daughters. Her hus-
band ded then his people turned against her
and began to quarrel with the widow Mary
was a quiet good woman. and didn't like
trouble. SO she told her brother-in-la that II
he would give her money TO so to America with
her two girls she would give M the bit Of land
that she had and leave the little boy with him
The brother-in-aw and the other friends
made UP the money and she went away and
was doing we'll in America for about twelve
months and then she took foyer and died.
The very same week that the mother died
the girls sent money home for, their brother.
They wanted to senl 1t while the mother was
sick. but they, waited to know would she get
better. But she died and was buried.
About two weeks after tho wonan's death q
girl In CloChAne was going one evening to
CRstlegregory for SEA moss. Walking along
she saw a woman ahead and hurried on to
I'm va har
self. The woman ahead seemed In no hurry
The girl spoke. and and as thoy walked
along the woman asked where was she going;
and she told her. do you know me 2" asked
the woman.
Il do not" said the girl but think have
seen you
Didn't you know Mary Fitzgerald?"
"Dh. did. and when did you come homo"
About two weeks ago"
Isn't 1t tho wonder that your mother in
CloChaan doesn't know You are here ?"
II was in tioghnne," said she and saw
them all. and It's badly they AFRO treating my
little hoy. hut twill not be long that way: he
will go to his sisters in America. | died two
weeks ago but don't be IT, dreal of me; for I'll
do you 10 harm. wanted you to sneak to me
so could toll you what to do. When you go
has Il fan