The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-03
CARRIGEEN MOSS.

Tho sea came leaplng AMI lunging
IL great white spume flakes ngains
he ellis of Carrigccn. for u wa
sLringtlmc aud the season Of higL
'lles. Far away, beyond the angry
breakers and beyond the wavtring,
shifting hands Of gray foam which
took their place, one could see nabghi
hut a vast plateau Of green ocean, dap
Piled by an occasional sail or darkcn.
lux over the sunken hedges into patch
~ Of leaden hue.
High upon the cllnslde. where fei
thistle aud sand grass rusiled Ia ih,
Atlantic hreezes, two persons an aecl
man and tiny girl hand IN hand,
gazing steadily across the waters.
Tied up In a red handkerchief at their
sidcsidc lay frugal lunch Of bread
tnd huttcrmllk. from which fact Il was
easy Ia tell that they were either tour
lsts ur Migrants. As a matter Of fact.
they belonged Co the former class al
though your fashionable sighlscce
might b. inclined to class them scoiu-
fully with the latter.
old Mechaul Finhcyiy. thn shann
chic. or wise man. of the inland pas
lfh ~ liallycauey had taken bis
rrst MI, lila N.ra.t, Zoe . I.,tttf. Inf,tftt
isCd trip Ia the seashOre. They hal
come by the mail cart from BallyCr
ncy Crossroads io the county town ~
Fillmore whence the tnin. marvellous
/ aud holly novel Ia Noucu's eyes. ear
ricd them. with pun and rumble o.
the very borders Of The ocean. And
now here they were. sitting on Carr
gcen ellis aloy, The mighty waste
| peacefully rhaurring the one t0 the
other symholi,al Of careless age and
thouehiless youth beside the waves oi
/ eternity.
odd Mechaul told hi, small charge o
score ~ ccrtaln things that afternoon
mostly stories ~ the coast they were
for Mrrhaul had lived during many ol
his earlier years away from Rnllycnr
ney in the Carrirrcu district Mnr'
over her was, in hts rnpncity uf shran
nlcliio. tlH possess1r ~ legends "a
bore. together with thc power ~ tclat
ing them Presently BE- leaned oycl
Tho sides of the hcciling ella snd
pmckins q bunch 81 dull green mos.
fron s'.s VI the cr',icrs. held II ~
ward the rhlh
"Ds 80 know what that j., alan
nah" he asked
| Norccu shook her ucatlyhrnshs
riurleis io imply the negative
"Surc. 'tis moss Cauirc uo a'
human fopd. at that DID So move
hear tell of tarIi-c'u mufsF
AGAIN the ringlcis were shaken
well. Ills what the poor Hshrffpll
atc when there's famine When 90
praiies give out lu Their - ulrght Z
hny lWad wilh lhOy rlimh un ODE
rrcks mn gather OarrlccrI moss The
they hoil d Iu big put. an li's unt =
had 10 ate when you can't got ans
thing else
N,urcu Hooked at the Shiny herb. su
wondered how 10 rould possibly iasi
vel under ans riicum sianrrs Otl
rrs haNn felt similarly Nri thr p,o
wast people are driven boz times ,
dlslrvs-. o. support lite uu taUgrc
muss alone
uld Mcchnul settled himself cUmfur
ahy once morc. nllrl hi- short. hlut
= piIr. ard. rchrctiycly aii. "Nayi
go never was tuuL thp story of h1u
rauilyrL moss was srut as toed q
De- p.orf
Tlr shcaunaohic lk, some ot1'
! uo'nllc looJs. iuy1r.gli, lc-an % ua
uiiNr hy asking u question fiud'u
int NuWrn was ignorant IT The ul
native mentioned boz placed thr Ca ga
ct bis dhud,rr took louu pan .
tlp Icchiug iulnvvo aud began.
20 wac iu lhu ouid, ancient daAs %
fore any mgmudrrs at 90 l,t llor
q amy FurlismWru set pyr- or foot Fl
Irish soil rcrus. tho Svarlhy %
lfnraus nm iu Gaolirl was kim of q
this cuast from o. r m,u nth of fcr NJ
rr tn rausmrh lie was q tine ylul
Ming. hnt BIS MATURE was SUD. an. U
f.. cad nf drhin his uclghlors. litc
l'rg ought .hr liked baitOr 90 str,
=. ai,ua These rrrk- 40 moonlight o.
,' IpnN tunes un his golden harm
Is well. onr agh' ho Was slngln'
2 ihc harp down pn the strand lpln'
A. when the hrrsi lady be- ever ~
10 ,anc up uut Ut the water an smiled
=, him. ilpr face was beautiful. 4
y. while lnUls gliticrcd al over her, a
.s She walked like q quocn. but Fcarg
20 tOok particular notice ~ her hair
Y, wac long an rnfl an 'wavy, hut q
n cclor ~ u was queer lntlrcly, fof
70 was green green a. The sea oui ,
4, yond Or the mess ! have IN my n
10 Put. surr. King feargus liked her /
n tie better for the queer color ~ \
" hair. bciu' himself a queer young ma
T.. Tie PLAYED sweet music 10 her an ;
n. inuld him how she was ga kml
N daughter STAYED W FROM tho palnc
II under the water To make long n
~ ~ short King feargus an The an
20 nmM wen' married. au the tine eu
~ family of Mcnamara, which inca
e. children ~ the mermaid. drscenl
from them Very happily they lly,
y ioo. the only trouble heln' that WI
~ Fcaruus grew old an gray. haired. I
~ sra .uFlntoeg helm fairy einid Vnu