Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-10


NO deceit. awe phase. Didn't We say Oh wa
an hallucination, We brutal Saxon?"
Iou may be now for all know" replied
! rescnting her rudeness
sne stretched out her arm. which elongated
itself like marine telescope and without NOV
ing from her seat clutched me by the wis
with chilly fingers, So cold was her touch tina,
1t burnt like fire, and invoIuntarily shrieked
with pain.
whist! ye spalpeenr' she said, contracting
me reputashun 'ull suffer il Dim discoy.
cred In tintlemans slapin' room"
| In that case you had better go awav :" sug.
gested, anxious to rid myself Of this nightmare
nDivii a Bit" she rejoined, composedly.
Maguires." ~ '.'1
why can't You leave them alone? It's i'm.
possible Tor a sick man to get sleep while you
nowI round the house like an insane hurricane. -
wad We have me neglect me thrade." said
tne Banshee. indignantly. SITS me iuty to
waii worse luck An as to slapin'. Mick Ma
guire ull Shape sound enough wan av' these
days. nivir fear"
will he die?'
Av' coorse he'll die. Haven't Oh criedth
Twice Is an utll be the third tonne this night.
Its ..W NOT wastin me breath oi am"
"Oim Bridget"
laughed at the unsuitability of the name.
wnereupon the Banshee looked at me fierceIv'
.,f,s1 the matter wild the name."
| IKE servant girls"
ia AN why not. Wasn't Oh that same. sor.
-FOUR hundher years ago OF sarved King Patsey
Mcguire av' Ulster, the ancister av' the prisint
family no less" p''''N'
"But how did you become Bansbee,-
| och whirra! whirra! willaloor' she moaned
rocking herself to and fro wasn't OF the nride
av Ulster an didn't King Mcguire hang me
bekaZe Ord nivir give up Taddy Donovan
| VIM
| How shuld Oi know! Maybe he didn't care
about Taddy liftin' thin Kerry cows. An as
Iaddy wasn't to be TUX, he hanged me. bad luck
to him." -N0A
did that hanging turn you into Banshee.-
., ny see this rope, sorr." she said touching
the fragment, 'whin Oh died Oh TUX the bit wild
me as mimory an swore to haunt thin Ma
guires for ever lastin' till they all died There's
only two now. Whin Mick goes there'u only
be wan Whin she dies me july 'ull be ended
for iver."
''But you can't kill them"
"Av' coorse not, but can warn thin OF their
sorrows. Olive croid at their wakes for the last
four hundher year in Ould Ireland"
Why did you come out here?"
Bekase thin two came. Whin a Banshee's
attached to wan family she has to hould on to
thin like the diviL Where they 20. she goes
so Oh had to migrate wild the Maguires bad cess
to thim.''
"You don't like the colonies
"Divil bit. Owe not met single ghost of
any consequence here. There's no ruins TO
haunt an hathens like yourself don't behave in
U.s."
eff you find things 60 unpleasant vhy don't
you go back to Ireland?'
How shud Oh know2 Win Nora goes back
IN III go back, but where she Is 4 am M,ckis
dyin SO Dim only reckinin' on Nora MAYBE
she'll die. too, though. added the Banshee.
comfortably, land thin l can return to me
round tower"
''What round tower?"
County Down, less. Ne family safe.
Once twas King Maguire's. now It's mine.
oi SIT on It In the cove av' the evenin' an
howl
pleasant for your neighbors"
.'lviry wan to his july" replied the Banshee
indifferently, ''ts mine to howl, an howl do.
"ies! I've heard your
"An' sid it was the dog. Oh, OF heard your
contimptuous spache." |
snow look herer'
"Oi want name av' your bullyin' av' YOU |
ould.'' ''"'
''Ycs! you look it,''
An sod you IL ye'd to pass nights howlin, |
in the open air. It's sorry OF am that let We |
see rale live Banshee."
re hardly alive. However, apoloeize
ior hurting your feelings. I'm not accustomed
to entertain Banshecs"
Maybe that's true. No Saxon has q Ban
shee."
And no colony EITHER
"Wait few hundred wears. sorr. We want
ruins an family sacrats first Thin the ghosts
ull come but not in your tonne"
I'm not sorry. don't like ghostsr'
Maybe ye don't behave in thim," said the
banshee, ,auntingly; tomorrow yen say olive
SITS not uniikelyr'
lord hk to lave some token av' me VISIT
she went on In a meditative tone; "couldu't 4
lave five black finger marks on your wrist?"
NO. thank you. replied, shrinking back.
or turn your hair white" she added, per-
Even you couldn't do that. I'm b.ldr'
"Ah thin. I'll lave the mark OF a gory band
on your Uranium"
I'm sure you won't What's the matter2-
For tine Banshee had suddenly shot up as
high as the roof.
breath failin'" '
Whose breath?" |
"Michaels. The cowld sweat is ON his brow
IN the rattle is In his throat-its not long he n
i've anyhow. must wail-sn' wall .whirroY /"
= "Fwha'! wan av' thin Maguires. sorra bit.
lie II hear me wailin' soon"
'.But-"
Whist. Oh tell ye! whist. Dim coin, IT'S
not Banshees yen scoff at agin Dim thinkin,~
Sae sP.e~o uerseiI through the room in n
'old white mist and I shrank terrified
.gainst the wall. In the white shadow
could see the glare Of her 6ery ewes
IKE two danger signals. The fog gradually
ioated out through the open window and the
yes vanished. Then heard a whistle outs;So |
which 1 presume was Budgets wav of saw.
ng goodbye. After that I went FOR some
randy. ''A0
The Banshee certainly succeeded in curino
ny skepticism regarding ghosts. / don't want {
NY further proof that they exist af er seeing | {
er She impre ssed herself too strongly on |
az memory. Next time see an Irish ghost
iould like dozen or SO OF NV friends To bo
resent at the interview. Now, when hear the
rerage person scofing at the idea OF spectors-
4 used to do, tell him my experience. Asa In
uie he doesn't believe me- Perhaps Won who :
cad this story don't believe it either. But it's
rue for all that
When had succeeded in pulling myself to. q
ether-no easy task-I hurried at once 10 | 7
lichaels bed room, but was met at the door by :
ora, who told me he was asleep. Unwilling
, alarm her BY description OF the Ban,bee's a
lsi', held my peace and went out into the
pen air. Lighting a cigar. for I thought a Z
noke would soothe my nerves. I strolle,i mn
no down In front of the hotel. In n few I
linutes young American who was stavinp G
here Joined me, and though as a rule I found /,
I'm q nuisance, vet on this occasion was NOT | |,
pleased with his company.
IL was bright moonlight night and far In 4
ne distance arose the serrated peaks of the |
fountains. The iron roofs of the houses 4
round glittered like froeted silvor On tbo l;,ht a.