The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-05

like the ovid boy himself sittln' inside.
My grandfather o o to his heels. decent
4 an ran for dear life. But Peter
Lanig1n. bein' just such Il harum-sca-
rum Sossoun as ycrSclf, Terry. stayed
behind to colleague wild himself in the
dead coach From that day 10 this no
one ever SGT eyes on Peter ~lIaniSan. The
divil carried him off in the dead coach
at least. that WAS what all the wise
people said at the time"
An what did yer grandfather say
the dead coach looked likc?"
Sure, an didn't l tell ye?" answered
Meaaul, somewhat testify. NO horses;
only the Guild bay himself s;eeerin'. My
grandfather said twas the most terrible
th!n.S he ever set his eyes on"
M~editaaiveiy Terry Gaffagan picked
his way through the potatoes. scaled
the fence and found himself on The
road-the 'owld" read he noticed with
satisfaction. He had been keeping very
quiet of late. had Terry: and no hair
a escapes" II stirring adventures
had come TO disturb his serenity. But
this sort Of peaceful existence was grow
ing mnnOtOnous. He longed for some
thing Notwithstanding in the ghost.
or hobgoblin line particularly.
Ever Stree he had exposed the mys-
terry surrounding the reputcd King o.
she Cats" and practically laid She
castle ghost. Terry had experienced a
morbid fondEess for adventures of Il;
supernatural character. Right In the
nick Of time something had turned up.
Theirs was n weird rumor in the Bally-
carney valley that the ghostiy dead
coach" had again made its appearance
on the doscr;cd main rad. Little Kitty
Cieary had seen the hidcous vehicle
w.!;,l!nG through the dust. drawn by
invisible s:ccds. and shedding q shast-
iy light on the hillside. Two Golfers,
returning empty of wagon II doubt
less Otherwise replenishcd. reported AN
encounter with the awfu apparition ar
Ter ith"y had turned by mistake into The
ovid read at the Cross. Several moro
or less trustworthy people had caught
gl!mpscs of the coach. heard its horrible
umniing, or fled In fright from the
pldck demon VINO appeared 10 guide its
swift career. Hearing Of these grie-
some experiences. Terry had resolved 10
lind out something about the dead
coacn, and If possible to see it for him
self. Frequent successes in the limo of
investigating the Ehostiy had given this
small BOY a heart daring i'll the extreme.
SO, ne had betakcn himself TO the home
stead % Alehaul the s~heannachie. for
senie preliminary information about the
dead COACH
Terry. avic!" shouted ehe latter wor-
my, as the lad scrambled through his
renee 10 the road. SIS IL goiu' To meet
'he dead coach tonight We are?"
'fhats where I'm goin'. honest man."
answered Terrence sturdily.
"isha! wisha!" exclaimed the She
%~nhacnie. Gin Ballycarney Nnd all
through the County Fillmore the patoIs
mas II 'wisha! wlsha!" and not "wirra!
"iFra! as In the rest OF Ircland)
"Wisha! wisha! it's carried off ven
oe, Terry. Remember poor Peter LAM
gan, alannah." A''
Terry grinned. Clearly he was unter.
riied by the fate of the lamented I.ani-
gan. Aa'f-
well" sighed Mehaul. IF we must
go, axe n spell wild We. Here's three
sup or yew. They'll protect We agains,
the ould boy, so long as we keep a tight
Terry Gaffagan was not go far obov.