The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-09

acquainted Irish life history heard
OF the Irish banshee.
Some years the vicinity Mountrath
in the Queens county Ireland farmer, whose name for
obvious shall not at present disclose He never
married, his only domescs hoy
aud old housekeeper. had long been fol-
lower dependent of family lie
Catholic church, arriving ut manhood
himself he abured the of that
creed and conorned to the doctrines of Professionalism How
in after he seemed TO aud refused going to
church by his of living seemed favor the dogmas
nndeiy He rather reserved in his
and oftenmes suen and gloomy in his temper and
this Joined with his well known disregard religion served to
him somewhat unpopular his neghbors and
quantances However he in general respected and was
inued annoyed He considered honest In
offensive he well supplied with firearms aud
ammunition In the of which he well pracced having in
his early days served several In few
liked disturb him had they been disposed He
educated decidedly hostile species supersti
ton and constantly jeeng his old housekeeper who was
extremely supesous and pretended 10 be entirely
every with wtchcra the fairy world
He seldom darkend neghbor door asked
ssdn~ ~ which he was eStreeiy fond or in frbshIn his
firearms which still attached listening
laughing Wild and boodcurding stories of old
with which her memory abonded Thus he spent his time unt
period which tale when he fifty
of and old Moya the housekeepe had become
reney stopped very ugly forbddlng exterior
morning November A. u. 1918,
efoe daylight and coming out of the
he he surprised finding old Moya In the kitchen,
Ting the ked up fire and smoking her tobacco pipe In
very serious and neditative mood
"Arrnh Moya said lie, what brings ort of bed
carlyY'
Och misha dunna" replied woman "I was so
Uneasy night that could sleep wink
smoke blast thinking that might drive away the weight
that's on my heart
what ais you Moyn? you sick what
youY
no he praised sick but my heart is
spirits that would Kill hundred"
sAnyle you dreaming something that way said the
an IN @nterns tone and suspecting from the old womS
grave that aborIhg under mental delus"n
'l'renmIna. reecned Moya with bitter sneer dreaming
Och wish God only dreaming But am very mnch
afraid worse than that and That there trouble ana mS''
hanging us
And makes think Moya? asked he with har
Moya aware Of his well known hostility every of
uIerstj Ion
why don't you answer me- Moya 2" again the
Och" said Moyn g" heart scalded have to tell you
nud know will laugh ut me- hut what you VIII there
something bad about the house MI
night aud she has almost frightened out of my wits with her
shouting ana bnwling"
The the banshces having been long sup
posed his family but often secuted that suppostion
since he had last heard of her visiting
he prepared for the freezing announcement OF
He pale and trembed excessive
y recoleeng himself he said. with forced smile
"And how do you know 1t was the banshee Moya?
How do know reiterated Moya taunngly Didn't see
times during the night? And more than
that dtn hear the dead coach rang around the house ana
hroagh the yard night at midnight this week back as
II wolld tear the house out OF the foundailonF
che smiled family He frightened yet was ashamed
TO appear He again said
"And did you ever see the hanshee before Moyaf"
yes" replied Moya, "often Didn't see her when your
mother see your brother drowned?
there wasn't of the family that went these sixty
years that did not both aud hear her
"And where did you see her aud what way did she look TO-
nighy'
saw little window my kind of red
d pale CLASSY looking n and she rocking
hers and fro and appng her little withere hands ANA
CRYING MS II her heart would break"
Veil Moya, It's all Imagination Go and prepare
BREAKFAST marlborough today and be
early"
trembled She looked at him implorngly and said
John today Stay till other
Gay God bless for IL today would give
oath there viii something you that's bad"
Nonsense woman" said he "Make haste and get me my
breakfast"
Moya eyes about getting
ready and while she employed John engaged
making preparations for his journey
Having completed his other arrangements
breakfast and, hay wing concluded IT, he depart
Moya the crying loudly She flung herself
knees go today Take
my advice of the world than you do.
plainly that viii this door
your ifew
Influenced by the driveings cuough
pushed her with his hand and going
while sight when longer him she
down at the fire and wept bitterly.
bitterly cold the farmer finished his
business In town feeling himself chilly went public
tunbler OF punch and feed his There
old friend who would not part with him until he should
other glass with him little conversation many
since they d met before One another
and almost drskisf John thought returning
having nearly miles travel would before
lie could home Still his friend would 90
called for liquor The plight
before they parted John however had horse
ing him well did whip spur but dashed
along rapid through the win
ter night and had already dstaned the
miles when arriving at desolate
Eunshot hrsd from behind the bushes put his