Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1832-12-14
FRIDAY, DECE.MBER IA, 1882

had seen them as did And did you really see
them God knows, tell you the truth, SIR Then
resting himself on rock, he thus continued :-sIi
will be but eleven years xtmonth. / was hunt.
ing offers at Tough ma Mucka; the master knows
the place; many good grouse he shot beside it.
then had the two best terriers beneath the canopy
this poor crater is their son. and he patted the
dogs head affectionately. Well, had killed two
we'll sized cubs, when Badger, who had been work.
ing in the weeds, put out the largest bitch ever
saw fired at her, but she was too far from me,
and away she went across the Tough, and Badger
and Vendom after her. She rose at last, Badger
griped her, and down went dog and otter. They
remained so long under water that | was greatly
afraid the dog was drowned; but. after while up
comes Badger. Thoug. was right glad to see
my dog, | did not like to lose the beast and /
know from the way that Badgers jaws were torn
that there had been wicked struggle at the bottom.
Well encouraged the dog; and when he had got
his breath again he dved down nothing daunted,
for he was the best terrier poor man was mas
ter of. Long had he been before, at the bottom,
he was longer now. The surface bubbled, the
mud rose and the water became black as ink, 'Oh!
MURDER says |, Badger; have | lost yer and
set to clapping my hands fol trouble, and Vendom
set up the howl as if her heart was broke. When
blessed be the maker of all up comes Badger,
with the otter griped by the neck. The bitch
and speared and landed the beast. Well, when |
examined her, she had her mouth full of ould
roots and moss for she had fastened on a stump
at the bottom, and the poor dog was sorely put to
make her break her hold. m ind it well 1 sold
the skin in Galway and got gold guinea for it,
Was that the night you met the FAIRIES 2
Stay, Master Julius I'm coming TO that"
Well, three offers were heavy load, and | had
four long miles to travel before could reach Mar
tein Crassagh's. The master knows the house we'll.
The night was getting dark and it's the worst
ground in Connaught. Well, was within mile
of Mortein, when it become black as pitch and
had the shaking bog to cross, that you can hardly
pass 10 daytime, where, if man missed his way
he would be swallowed up in moment. The
rain began the poor dogs were famished with
cold and hunger. God | was sure | must stay
there. starving, till the morning when on a sud
den, little lights danced before me, and Showed
me the hard tammocks as if the sun was up. was
in cruel fright; the dogs whimpered, and would
not stir from my feet. l was afraid to stay where
was, as know the gentlepeople were about me
and was unwilling to.attempt the quagh, fol feal
the light would leave me; and then would ge
neither back nor forwards. Well, the wind began
TO rase the rain grew worse; | got desperate and
resolved to speak to the fairies ciyllly. Gentle
men and ladies' says making bow to the place
where the lights were dancing, may DE ye would
be SO obliging as 10 light me across the bog? Ir
a minute there was blaze fiom one end Of the
quagh TO the Other and hundred lights were
flashing over the boys. took heart and ventured
and wherever put my foot the place was as brgh
as day; and crossed the swamp as safely as if
had been walking on a gravelled road. Every
inch the light came with me till reached the
borecin "a horse path to bogs) leading IN to Nor
teein Crassagh's then, turning about | made the
fairies a low bow Gentlemen and ladies' says
I, I'm humbly thankful for your civility, and
wish ye now merry night of it, God preserve
us the words were hardly out when there was
roar of laughter above, below, and around me
The lights vanished, and it became at once so darl
that l could scarcely make out my way: When
got fairly inside Moiteih's kitchen, tainted dead
and when came too told them what had hap.
pened. Many a1ime fairy candles are seen al
Tough ma Mucka; but sorrow mortal was eve
lighted across the quagh by the gentle people bu
myself, and that the country knows. Well, the
master is laughing at me /; but I'll hobble to thu
cabin, or they'll think that the good people have
carried me off at last as they did Shamus BollugF
from Bal!y croy."