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and their friends, as well as the Major's personal friends, as 

 enjoyable as possible. Two years ago the Chib visited this 

 highly favoured spot, and those who again responded to Major 

 Browne's courteous invitation could not fail to be astonished and 

 delighted at the remarkable developments and improvements 

 visible on all sides. 



Callaly Castle possesses, in a marked degree, all that goes 

 to make such a place interesting in the extreme. Natural 

 beauty and romantic scenery are there in abundance, and even 

 the haunted room with its troublesome ghost is not wanting. 



Apart from the natural attractions so lavishly bestowed on 

 Callaly, its most interesting feature of to-day is the splendid 

 Museum, one of the finest private collections, and which Major 

 Browne, with characteristic kindness, is anxious that the public 

 should have the benefit of. The hall itself, just now, is 

 somewhat topsy-turvey, being handed over to the tender mercies 

 of the painter, joiner, and bricklayer, for in the beginning of 

 August, Major Browne will celebrate with befitting eclat the 

 coming of age of his eldest son, so it was all the more kind to 

 receive and entertain so large a party at the present time. 

 Fortunately, the atmospheric conditions, which at first threatened 

 rain, gradually culminated in a glorious summer day, and early 

 arrivals to breakfast found Dr Hardy already located to make 

 arrangements, and Major and Mrs Browne ready to receive their 

 guests, who came trooping in from all points of the compass, — 

 breakfast being kept on the table. 



This over, the first move was to the Museum. For the 

 purposes of displaying this to the best advantage, a new wing 

 has been added to the already spacious mansion, and the 

 specimens — consisting of Greek, Eoman, Egyptian, and other 

 Antiquities, bronze and metal work, Greek and Eoman glass, 

 gold personal ornaments, archaic Greek vases, carvings in ivory 

 and wood, together with Major Browne's collection of curiosities 

 gathered in his travels in India, Australia, and the Pacific 

 ocean — are exhibited in two handsome saloons. They are 

 arranged and classified in beautiful cases and cabinets, the 

 upper room being further adorned by two statuettes. In 

 addition, a perfect feast of literary matter was afforded by the 

 contents of the library removed temporarily to the Museum. 



The party presently broke up into numerous sections ; some 

 remained to enjoy the intellectual food of the Museum to the 



