. The Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man . andCastletown, the yourg men of .MVtfghnld^and Lezayre were only too gladto give him their custom, if only to helve art excuse to visit his cottage, and,if possible, pass a few words with, and obtain a favouring smile from, hisfair daughter Kitty. The old tailor-farmer was known among his neighbours by the name ofBilly Nell, to distinguish him from several other William Kerruishes in theparish, his mothers name having been Ellen; his soubriquet meaningWilliam, the son of Ellen. The innuendo against Kitty conveyed by Mrs. Joughins uncha
. The Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man . andCastletown, the yourg men of .MVtfghnld^and Lezayre were only too gladto give him their custom, if only to helve art excuse to visit his cottage, and,if possible, pass a few words with, and obtain a favouring smile from, hisfair daughter Kitty. The old tailor-farmer was known among his neighbours by the name ofBilly Nell, to distinguish him from several other William Kerruishes in theparish, his mothers name having been Ellen; his soubriquet meaningWilliam, the son of Ellen. The innuendo against Kitty conveyed by Mrs. Joughins uncharitableremarks as to smirks and smiles was unjust in every way. Kitty was asgood as she was beautiful. Such laughing, deep blue eyes, with long silkenlashes that would have made an Eastern beauty die of envy; rich, dark-brown luxuriant tresses, well-developed pencilled eyebrows ; and cheeksthat rose and lily combined to render perfect, with full luscious lips andteeth that dazzled with their whiteness, together with a lithe and graceful THE PHYNODDERREE. KITTY KERRUISH AND HER FAIRY LOVER. Sometimes I saw you sit and spin ;And in the pauses of the wind,Sometimes I heard you sing. TENNYSON. A TALE OF FAIRY LOVE. figure, afforded a good excuse for any young man taking the longest walkto gaze upon; and when to all these were added the sweetest expressionand that indefinable charm that ever attaches itself to a really good andpure-minded woman, little was the wonder she had enslaved the heartsof all the young fishermen and farmers between Kirk Maughold and thePoint of Ayre. However hard the wind may have blown at night, and theyoung fishermen may have had to toil, before bringing their frail barques andcatches of herrings safe into harbour, it was no fatigue to them to walk outto Glen Aldyn to catch a sight of fair Kittys face, and maybe have a fewwords of pleasant talk, or hear her sing, for Kitty sang sweetly, so sweetlythat in the summer twilight, as she sang to her father at hi
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