The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-05

| 'h'h My w 4Uu want W Hfi1udh'
me that the rush pulled but hide
While ago out of the bog over there
" horse >
Up II. aud no Words said the
little man, looking angry , the best
aerse ever rode upon was but fool
IN it, So Billy, thinking all this
WAS joke. and fearing To s9S his
master. atraddled across the rush :
.Borram Borram Borram ! cried
the little man three times (Which IL
/ English means 10 become great and
/ Billy did the same after him -
presently the rushcs swcllcd up into
fine horses and away they Went foil
speed But Billy. Who had put the
rush between his legs without much
mlnl.ag how he did il, found himself
sitting on horseback tho wrong Nay.
which WAS rather awkward. with his
face IL the horses tail and 50 quick
" had his stced started of with him,
that he had no power To turn round.
and there WAS therefore nothing for
him to hold on by but the tail.
AT last they came 10 their jour
ney's end, aud stopped at the gate of
fine hoase mo" Billy said the
little man. do rs You see me do. and
follow me close but IA you did not
know Your horses head from his tail,
mind that your own head does not
spin round until You can't tell whe-
Their You are standing on il or your
heels; for remember, that old liquor,
though able to make IA cat speak +,
can make II man dumb.'
The little man then said some
queer kind Of words, out oi' which
Billy could make no meaning but
he contrived to say them after him
Tor all that and in they both went.
through the key hole Of the door, and
through one key hole after another,
until they got into the Wine ecilar.
which WAS well stirred with all kinds
Of wine.
The little man fell to drinking as
hard as Inc could, and Billy, 10 wise
dis'iking the example, did the same.
The best Of masters arc you surely
said Billy 10 him no matter who
is the next; and well pleased will |
be viii, your service, il you continue
to give me plenty To drink
Il have made no bargain will,
you said the little man, and viii
make none ; but up aud follow me-
Away they wcut, through key hole
after key hole, and each mounting
upon the rush which he left at the
ball door, kicking he clouds before
them like snow balls, az soon as the
the words Burlam, burrah, Bor-
RAM had passed their lips.
When they came back to the Fort
field, the little man dismissed Billy,
bidding him to be there the next
night 1T the same hour. Thus did
they so on, night after night, shaping
their course one night here and ano-
thcr night there sometimes north,
and sometimes cast, aud sometimes
south, until there VAS not gentle
mans wine cr.larIn all Ireland they
had not visited, and could tell the ila-
yor Of il az well ay, better than the
butler himself.
One night when Billy Mac Daniel
met the litlio man rs usual IN the
Fort field, aud was going to the bog
10 fetch the horses for their Journey,
his master said To bin, 'BiIly, /
shall want another horse tonight,
for may be We may bring back more
company with us than we take SO
Billy, who knew better than II qucs-
ton any order given to him by his
master, brought IA third rush, much
wondering who it Nigh! be that
would travel back in t,eir company,
aud ahcthcr he WAS about To have u
fellow servant.
Well, away they went, Billy lead
ing the third horse, aud never stop
ped until they came 10 n si@lg far
mer's house in the county ii LINER
lex, close under tie old castle Of
CarIigogunnlel, that was built, they
say, by the great Brain Boru.--
VI thin the house there was great
carousins going forward, and the
little man stopped outside for soaie
time to listen; then turning round
all Of Sudden, sad, : Billy, | viii
BIC thousand years old to-morrow'
God bless us ! sir,' said Billy,
F. will ymt!'
DON'T say these words again,
Billy SAID the little man, cor you
will ruin me forever. Now, Billy,
Lii 10 ,L.,,annn rnnre In lie