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grudging their charges. he said he would
only doubt their demand. They cheer
fully agreed to accompany him, and soon
found themselves at the door ola very cur
ious dwelling. the appearance OF whlct
they did not at all relish. 1t was night
but still they could easily distinguish the
house to be neither like the great castle
Grant, castle Lethindry. castle Roy, or
castle na-Mucheruch, or any other resi-
dence of their chief, nor any other house
they had seen in their travels. 1t resem-
blel huge fairy tomnan, such as are seen
in Glenmore. But the mild persuasive eio-
quence of their guide, enforced by the lr-
resistible arguments of purse OF gold
soon removed any scruples they entertain
ed at entering so novel mansion. Ihey
entered the place; and all sensations Of
fear were soon absorbed in admiration OF
the august assembly around them.--Strlnss
tuned to sweet harmony soon gave BIRTH to
glee in the dwelling. The floor bounded
beneath the agile " fantastic toe" and gal
ETY. in its height pervaded every soul pre-
sent. The night passed on ha.monlously,
whilst the diversity Of the reels and the
loveliness of the dancers presented to the
fiddlers the most pleasing scene they had
ever witnessed, and in the morning when


the ball was terminated, they took their
leave, sorry that the term of engagement
was so short, and highly gratitied with the
liberal treatment they had experienced.
But what was their astonshment on issu-
ing from this strange dwelling, when they
beheld the novel scene which surrounded
them Instead of coming out of castle,
they had issued from little hill, they
knew not by what way; and on entering
the town, they found the objects which
yesterday shone in the splendor of novelty,
to day exhibit only the ruins and ravages
of time, while strange innovations of dress
and manners displayed by the numerous
spectators. filed them with wonder and
CONSERVATION. At last mutual under
standing took place between themselves
and the crowd assembled to look upon
them and short account of their adven-
lures led the more sagacous among the
crowd to suspect at once they had been
paying visit to the inmates of Tomnafui-
rach. which not long ago was the grand
rendezvous of fairy bands inhabiting the
adjacent districts and the arrival ofa We
ry old man set the matterat rest. He wal
ked up to the poor old oddities who were
the objects of amazement. and having
learned their history, thus addressed them !:
You are the two men my great grand ia
cher lodged, and who, it was supposed,
were decoyed by Thomas Rymer, to
Tomnafuirace. Sorely did your friends
lament your loss, but the lapse of hun
dred years has now rendered our name ex-
tinct."