The Exeter Times, 1879-10-23, Page 7OcTo13ltB 28, 1,b79
SMOKING A. 1VIT011.
A ntiN1;GAL U OL6Nn,
'I'in 'Awed to go wi' you the nicht,
jack,'
'reared ?' 18 iii 'fettled you are ?
It's the fine, brave men you aro, fur
certain:'
These last worths, spo1icn in a tone
of withering :scorn, were aadrenscd to
Torn S)ooliae by his on nptauiun and
neighbor, Jaok Devoutly.
The two mien l.ere • about to launch
their brat Carol' row rtOrose the 1on;;11, to
silt wore on the hsie>1 ; and Tom,,
u hose feco wits pleated whose et•ep tot•
teied, hung back when the time carne
to take iiia piece and begin to handle
his oar.
It 1..11-8 a sunny Angnst clay. The
mountable, oovered with Heather. glow
ed n w stare imeou in tite sunshine ;
while he cnrrifioltlse were like slheete of
gold, isnd Tenney Lough NMI ii mirror
to reflect, unbrokenly 'the blue slcy and
sisi1ing cloude,
Fat . awsty be.ynrl1l M �he's, tltl i}ilea
1-,p tiid Atlanthe, stretches other moue -
tante, tier upon tier, the nearest hills
puerto, the wore distaut ones like
s nuke colored phautow8 ng•linst the
els. Even the acres Oil twee of bog
that lay between the cornfields( bail a
beauty of their own. Everything wag
silent. There was no whir end bleat
of snipe, 1.o cry of gull and plover.
Sail,ke rose from the cllim neye of the
little tend cabins scattered here and
there over the (toil try, but there were
no voices to be heard ;• only iu the vil-
lage of Tenney there was some alight
traffic and stir.
''Feared its is you are, Tam 2' re-
peated Deveuny, es he shoved off the
laud.
'Ay—tire witch 1 the witch 1' falter-
ed the other, paler than before.
On e, sloping field just above the
lough Nes a cabin no better than those
iu the village, and Tam rai:;ed his ey oa
toward it while he w•ispered, ,The
witch 1 the switch 1'
Betty Moriarty had lived t.it ere es long
as the oldest inhabitant could reurem-
ber.'!1(Paltiy Stever, who had been
born .in the year 1708, deciared that
she lied Reamed nu old woman when he
matt a; b ,y and nese, iu 1800, she
luokt d younger than he.
There were' no other eircutettancen
that uiede Betty's neighbors regard her
with ave.
She haat no ostensible means of
support, yet had she everything iu her
cottage : a pile of the driest turf, which
no 0110 had seen eat, or drawn home
from the bog ; quantities of milk and
butter that she had not bought a; the
shop ; clothes that, like the garments
of the children -of Israel, 'waxed not
old.' Alt this teemed not to be merely
u >tnfort, but. wealth and splendor, in
the eyes of the simplepeople. Many
a women who happened to have a smith
ohurtling firmly believed Betty to have
drawn. away the butter from her churn,
but was afraid to gnarrel with her, and
therefore spoke of her loss in guarded
whispers.
The only person who had courage to
reproach the witch was Tom Doolan,
whom elle had reduced to an abject
state of fear.
Some months before the begining of
our story Betty had kissed Tom's
youngest boy without saying 'God bless
you for a bonny wenn.' and the child
had pined away ever since, Father
Dai', indeed, had ooefirmed the suepi-
eloue of the parents by certifying that
the little fellow was suffering fron the
lianeful inflthence of an evil•eye.
When TOM Doolan had openly charg-
ed her with he viug bewitched bis child,
and hall driven her clowrt the village
street, not, iucteed,1iftiug his own Nand.
to her, but permitting his own boys to
pelt her with mud and pebbles, she.
had turned to shake her 'stick at hire,
and toithroaten vengeance, muttering
curses 'not loud but deep.'
'She surd she'd NaBl0 mein skin an'
bone ; sire said her eyo'd be on ane
sleeping an' waking,' faltered the
tletubling man.
•1Vhisbt, wi' your foolitchness," re-
proved his companion.'
••Lit;tle 'Eileen Deteuny, too yonnlr at
six years; eld`to' be afraid of the witch,
carne to old 'Botty'e door at that mo-
illb}kt, dud peeped in.
bite saw the old womau pour water
into a large tub that etoed in the paid.
die of the rouui, and place n wooden
dish in it ; and, full of interest and
curiosity, she walked into the eubin,
ween,' said Betty, 'you .watch
thou tub, Ad' tell me whet the wee diet)
does. an' I'll hie you a piece rvi' a
taste o' butter au' sugar on it,'
Tho witch crouched by the hearth,
with her pointed chin supported on her
ekiuny, cllt•v-like halide, liar face was
thin ialid furrowed, her nose meagre
ed. Feeling Lis way vary cautiously,
he found: a Couple of fitting accomplices
among thekneeling crowd in theebapel-
yard next Sunday, and he settled with
them what was to be the witeh'e fate.
Otte night, when all was silent in the
village) of Tenney, the three mein, stole
out of Dovenny's cottage and tweeted
the reedy edge of the lough, in whose
gloomy depths pout' Doolan was lying,
No cand!e,,or priest, or wake, et batial
had the poor fellow hall,- and they
shuddered as they passed his unknown
aud hooked, her eyes cruel and carr. grass, crossing themselves pioaely,
trim;, and the long teeth that her pett-
ed him>dieelosed while she shuttered iti-
calite.tious looked cruel toe.
'W
asked the chill!.het ret it you're sayin'. Betty l' wild, almost human, cries. On they
went, oiautiouely mounting the hili. and
'Wetub the Wee dish, child, an' tell pausing several times to listen before
they reached the witch's door: The
lee what, you see.'
'Ob, .Betty ! Betty I the dish is going
, Ound an' round in the tub 1
More muttering.
'What's the dish teeing now, Eileen
' anti thinking of his wandering - emit.
The 'water Ilene were disturbed by
their etkaitliy tread, and a flock or
plover 'flew ovetbetsd, uttering their
mavourneet1 ?'
'Oki ! uli ! oh 1 Ifuella 1 mutyha 1 It's
spurning round ns feet as anything 1
it's turning over 1 there 1 It's full of
writer— it's gone to the bottom o' the
tub !'
"that's right ;' and Betty rubbed
her skinny claws toguther, and grin-
net.' with plenenre. 'Thon's your dad-
dy's boat that's 8110k in'Catnney Lough,'
she ohDoh lett 'an' thou thief o' the
world, then rascal Tool Doan, 's in
her, an' lie''il be drowned. Cu.rss hint 1
ho set his boyo to pelt me hvi' nlucl an'
eteues. Let him drown an' burn."
Sne continued, in a lower tone.
"Nae comile at his head,
Nae priest beside his bed,
Nno winding -sheet, n ee hearse,
Nae cofllu fur his corse.'
When little Eileen heard these dread -
fill words she became frightened, and
ran to the door. The sky wad tie clear
as ever, except directly above the osier
Wand on Tamney Lough, where a
heavy cloud seemed to hang ; while
white -crested wavee,driven by the wind,
washed over lin upturned boat, which
slashed, rutl:derlese>, lip and clown npou
the rocky point of the island.
It was a etranr e sight ; the furious
storm was confined to that one spot,
while on all other sides the landscape
lay plooiug in the Angnvt sunshine.
'My daddy's boat's lost 1 He'll be
draw/led 1' teed the child, returning to
Betty's side, and beginning to cry.
'hurrah 1 hurrah 1 cried the witch :
"Nae candie at bisahead,
Neu priest beside his bed.' ,
The awfulness of the partial storm
had struck ethers besides little Eileen.
Three or four people in the village
street bad seen the lough become lash-
ed nits fury in a uloiueut, and had al-
so watched the boat beiug overturned ;
and as quickly as possible another boat
was lannehed,alid the bodies of Doolan
and Devaney were sought for.
John Devaney was brought to shore,
and after restoratives had been used;
lie recovered consoisuanees. •
'Where's Tam 2' were the first words
ho said.
'etre canna get hies,' was the reply
and. Tote's widow wrung her hands
and sobbed bitterly.
'They'll no• get him,' chnekled Betty,
from her post of obeervatiou at her
cabin door nu the hill overhanging
Tenney. Lough :
'Nt,:e winding -sheet, nae hearse,
Nue colon for his curse.'
Otte or two of the searchers overheard
her, and they Shook their fiefs in her
face with rage.
All that day and all the next day
they sought, but Totn Doolau's body
could not les found. It was, indeed,.
never found, and the lake was regarded
with superstitious horror for years.
13ut to return to the witch. Little
Liieen teas as in•telligeut child, and e11e
told her father how Betty liad bade Ler
watch the dish in the tub of water,
while she had been muttering to her.
pelf ; haw it had turned round and
rouud, sinking at last to the bottom
and how Betty had t'xelaiined r 'Ay,
that's yet father's boat, an' Tote Doo
ran, the thief rind villain, 'ill he drown
ed t
Devenny was not quite so unmanned
by superstitious: dread as his neigh-
bora ; besides which,` he seas sorry for
the loss of his commie, and he deter-
mined 'that his death should be avong,.
reason for this cautionwas that, Done-
gal being in a disturbed state, parties(
of yoentat'iry suoured the country every
uigbt,aud apprehended anybody whom
they (nand abroad after nine o'clock.
All lights were to be extinguished at
that (lour, so Betty's dip candle had,
long been out, and no trlitnLner 'appear-
ed at her single thny window.
'Where's the kale stools ?' asked one
of the inen. They elimbrd upon the
roof, stopped up the chimney, and then
putting the cabbage stalk into the key
bole, blew clouds of smoke through into.l.
!the cabin.
'We'll smoke her the was his rever-
ence smoked the bees,' slid they, sta.
tionhig t etneelves at the key -hole in.
tern ; and they did not deaist from
their labor until dawn appeared.
(To 13E CONTINUED.)
The Duchess. of Edinburgh was pre-
rneturely delivered of a stillborn child
on Monday, and fa progressing favor-
ably.
A. Sootele lase was recently sent to
prison for twenty days for °beating
three • Glasgow lawyeae—an unprece-
(hinted feast. She was a domestic sere -
nut, 24 years of age, and represented
to each in torn that she would inherit
a considerable fortune. Giviug each
one instructions how to dispose of her
pro'pective "property," she induced
each of the astute gentlemen to ad-
vance her small sums for present neeee-
sities.
GRAY'S srECIIO ilILD1ciNE.
TRADE M4RK,TheCrtsatEnulishTRADE T1!'RK.
Itetut dv err r nE ill y," ;
ins careful' Semi- 71,4,0
nai tVe:akoes', 1+
Sperm ato r r h ,. a.,
Irnpotenev,and '.I
Diseases thratful->
low as a sequc1%gi
of as
Nig ' loss of Memory, YX u�
TakingUniversal Laati abater `l'a'rin,
Beton lal:.in.atede,rem fn ter g
13aek,1 imnoss otvision, Premature old age, and
many other Diseases that lead to Insanity or
Couruinption and a Premature grave. t_ -CI ell
partici:l;•cin our pamphlet, which we desire to
send fr. e by mail to every one 5 -..--The Slmcttto
Medicine is soldby all drag• istsat .-1perpacicags
or six packages for : urwill be sent by mail un
receipt of the u.Innoy by addressing
TEFL UlIAY MEDICINE CO.,
Toftov'ro, ONT., CANADA,.
1.—Sold. in Exaterby all druggists, and every-
where in tl anad a .and the United. States')y whole •
sale and retail druggists.
Iv, II—The demand of our business have neces-
sitated our removing to Tonento, to witieh place
please address all future eommunicatons.
RE =OVAL!
REMOVAL!
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P. FRAYN
has removed to bis new shop, Iatey occupied by
Perkins CCo—two doors north of j. Grigg's book
store,whera you will dud everything usually kept
.
it a &tint-classlarnods establishment, which for
quality of material end style of worluuanship
IS NOT EASILY SURPASSED
('alt andexamine my stock before purchasing
elsewhere,
PETER FRAYNE.
AVE YOU LOST TRE BEN SE Or
TASTE Olt SMELL?If so itma.y be from
the Lrrnoss of the i8thcontu'ry, so,
Tm
OONcTLTIITrONAL C 1T.en.Ia13 1tIIM'CDY will restore
you to enjoyable health. It not only cures Ca-
tarrh, but all other diseases at the same time
Price $i per pot.tlo. rot sale by all druggists and
Medicine dealers Scud stamp for 48 page pion-
phlet containing treatise on Catarrh and certia-
e,1taa of the cured to '1'.I. 13. IIA1tD1`llta, Domin-
ion Agent, 13ruekvillo,Ovt. •
CONSTITUTIONAL CATARRH REMEDY.
The onlycertain, sato, and effectual cure for
Cott rrh,builds up the system and 'uses ell other
diseases at the same time. Ast1una, nese bold,
Hay ]!'ever, Nervous Dability, all leave together
when the Ooustitututiouel Catarrh itelnedy ib
taken no directed. Price l per bottle. For sale
by all druggists audMed loom dealers.
G'rocer'ies a G'onfeotonary.
Smoring Tobacco 25 Cents per Ib
CHOICE TBOACCOS AND CIGARS
always instock,
SPORTSMEN'S DEPOT. ;
iooli3ool,s, Stationery,
ALL T
-�Eaowing �iaotlit,
Sci tionery, Magazines
VI't`Ii
ti }IE LATEST news
N.13, Noodles ofaveryy�kind,,
A.. Min),
iano
OF Cyn
1n Machine.
T AIt&,I;S't' AICD BEST STOCK, olc
t>ilverwsre, Cli!un and T)e1f ever sena 131
tite Wast, at
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• Mr.Drew has just received an excellent stock ei
Silver Tea Setts, butter Coolers, Double aud Single
Pickle Cruets,'Calto Baskets, 0era Retoivers,Com-
uz aurora Set ts, otc.,of the Beet q taadrupie au d Ttip1,>
Prate, and is offering the saute at prices that eldu
Atl'1'(1N1ISH.. YOU 1'OIt CHEAPNESS!
He has lust opened out a new and oo>nplete as-
sortment of Chiba, Class and Stoneware's. '&
large stack of Lam ps just arrived. Call andsatisf y
:ourself as to quality nand t.hoapness. Coma and
try our instruments. Music Teacher still ea.
land. SGTVicoa at lowest Bores, •
Special attention called to She Raymond Sewing
Saehlne. Organs and Pianos unsurpassed for
boauty of design, and quality of tone.
G
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DREW.
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O 'C R Y
R, STORE,
OK 01?
RRANTS,
ES, DRIED APPLES:
NS, WINES AND SYRUPS, RYE,'MALT•
IES, TOBACCOS AND CIGARS,
Retail.
MACE
Main Street,Exetes.
EXOHAN -E BANK BILLS
taken at Par for Goods.
NEW FALL G-OODS
20 SELECT FROM AT BOTTOM PRICES AT
SA ELL &, PI KARD' S.
THE NATIONAL POLICY'
Having triumphed at the polls,
ISAAC C r..LING
.y.repared to give all his customers tats bet (silts that will accrue from its adoption, and has o
hand alarge stock of
Dry Goods, G-roceries, Wines ane
Liquors, Crockery, Etc.,
At his Store, Main Street, Exeter, which will be sold a
Which will bo sold at prices unheard of under rroo Trade.,
The farmers of the surroundir g country will find it to their ad-
vantage to sell their produce without paying market
fees, on the iilxeter rnarket,which is second
to none in the west, and then
call at the store of the subscriber and
ura r in
hero to be had in. Overcoatlrig Fni1 t. ioths, Broad -cloth
Doe skins, Silks, Winceys, Delaines, and everything
rloet1ed in the l.)ry Goods line. The Grocery
Dopartrnoz;tvery Complete. An inspection invited
No trouble to shout goods ISAAC CARLING
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