New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

newly lll and u7n-at@1 ~ Z 2. brzkHhEnT.
The design Of this book IS somewhat different
from the other volumes n legends for children which
have ateiy appeared 4 single story has been taken
from the traditions Of different nations and the colec
ton thus embraces Characteristic view Of the fairy
literature Of nearly the whole Of Europe The trsnsls
lions very vel written and many Of the tales are
exceedingly quaint and curious That Of Fiddlinz
Jockey for instance has much Of the poetic and ina
g.natye beauty which we admire Ia Undine Seppi,
the Gosther57 and " The Transformations are also
good in a Different style We copy = short irish e
gend which embodies msrs worth rencm bering
THE LEPREHAWS-A LEGESD o. laELAND
TaE - LEFREHAWS" IL one OF the coon PEOPLE n
siries in whom many Of toe natives OF Ireland place
implicit belief. According the received tradition
this sprte brOguc maker % the rest OF the Fayrster-
nifty and il i when thus engaged MS vhereaboui d.
discovered 10 the deep Tecesses Of some tangled wood
as cspOr being led 10 the spot BY the sounds which
proceed from the tapping Of bis little hammer upon the
sole of the little shoe be Il al work upon Once caught
IL j. n the power OF his csptgfer 70 demand any
Of buried treasure If he choose insist upon having
tre Leprenanns purse this holds but gold piece.
but possesses the magic power Of repenishing itself as
quickly ia contents Withdrawn The little fairy
is however. small trickster and many instances are
record OF hi. cheating MS temporary master, by Civ
log In lieu OF the purse Of gold worthless affair en-
rched with only copper coin and void Of all repro
ducng powers.
Othef traditions invest the good peoples bregue.
maker with the power Of removing personal defects,
and bestong good looks and grace IN the place u de-
fOrmIty and awkwsrdness. The following legend IL
one have been familiar with from childhood viii
relate il nearly my memory serves. in the Ian
gnsge Of the dear old woman from whom ] first
heard H.
d" Is n besyc in thin Mushs thin A. coorse Do 2
Faith, Why not Shure u my own blessed grand
mother hard what m gOin 20 TIL yer from the father
that owned her and il consuming his grandfather
he spanking. You see, honey, be all accounts he
little bit OF crock Of 4 child with mighty
tine brow sud sweet curtin hair a. black as bad
heart and eye that would lead a glow worrum
ssthrsy In dark night and take the love out OF all that
looked upon It in the bright day But II mighty aiin
be from his nth, and the poor back OF him was
twisted the letter itself II : little he minded il
Tor many long year, for he beloved by his strap
pin xeet brothers and shure his father had ever the
kind word for the D0nachy little thing and for his
mother o thin it : only a mother, and mothers
heart knows the depth of It's love for the child that
bears the worlds blight upon III
lie q winnin ways wild him, had little PAUDEEN
there the music of TIE wild birds In bis sweet
voice. and many and many = time young and ould
would listen 10 him singing the ould songs he liked TIL
the big L would hang upon their cheeks and their
thanks would die upon their !iPs' and al they could
give him for his pains would be unheard blessing
an gnte pat upon the head. whin they hurried away
widOut spanking rs If they feared to drive the sweet
sounds from their ears where they loved 10 keep them
Among the listeners Acushs there was, as I've
hard tell the purtyest craure that foot the
green grass faith the sigh, of her cheeks would wther
rosebud and her teeth be the death Of lily Itself
And who but ALEEN-thst was the psme, honey, she
had upon her-whO but her was gone for ever in love
with the twisted little Paudeen. And this darnt, this
was the way he found II out. Many and many night
he walk 10 the Ould wood beysnt his fathers cabin,
and sittin him down At the tut OF iavorite wild oak
tree sing by the hour all alone by himself Well, who
but Aleen knew this and whose fut was il but hers
that left small print the dewy turf 40 she steal
listen 10 his songs not with her ears but heart
for there was MT word that came from his lips or
nd Hotr a birth hat a INT UasfIa m
there. as little bird under its mothers wing.
Shure there wild bastes used 20 be prOwlin'
about In thin ould times and one blessed night Pau
deem was reused by a scream that would almost wake
the dead and shure il : leaving him he thought the
sinscs Of him was that he saw ghost itself whin,
with face pale a white frost Aleen rushed through
the thick branches of the underwood and fe!l like
dead angel his feet II = small time he had for look
in At her us thin for the left of him seemed bit
ten through and through wild red hotteeth. wolf had
closed its Jaws upon that same II wasn't long he en-
joyod himself there, sucking better blood than ever
md been In his baggard body for Psudeen drove the
blade of his hunting knife betwxt the ribs Of the
thae and drove and drove and and stabbed
till the brute fell dead on the bloody turf
It's little he thought OF the loss OF blood when he
saw rho be had lost II for and from that moment the
deep love he did MT know was in him burs, up in
blaze in his heart and the thought OF his crooked back
az he looked the beautiful girl al his feet made him
SILVER as II q palsy had fallen upon his hopes
She thanked, she blessed him, in tones that might
have made him know she loved him but despair had
the big burst from his eyes and saved his heart
from breaking.
ans an altered man he was from that day; he
stunned all his friends his looks were hsggard and his
ewes cleaned like burning Goals and morning, noon
and night it's away in the woods he was huntin for
the Leperhawn. Well darlint shure one hne day he
hard the tap, tap, tap Of the little hammer . how
his blood tnged and he held his breath till he nearly
choked himself a. he stole along to the place the
smallest noise made by the Taste dry wg that snapped
under his ut sounded to his ears like clap OF thunder
and he d stop and listen II his life depended on the
next tap He hard ii again, and o think OF his Joy
and fear whin, within yard Of him. Wild his back lac
ing him. he the Leprehawn, hard At work. Wild
the spring OF wildcat and the laugh of mailman he
grasped the little crature by the waist
4 have you at last, sez Paudeen.
'' First or last you incident squeeze 30 tight see
the Leprehawn what do you want seq he's il
money = seq he.
go Faith you re in need O them, my fine fellow at
any rate ser the Leprehawn.
a. DO Mt be jOkin sez Paud-cn
I'm ia airncst, the little brogue-rnakei What
do you want them for 2
-. To win Aliens heart Paudeen.
You re fool D the leprehswn.
Better manners ser the hunchbsek. have you
tight
True for you. you have more tight than pleasant
do Mt be breaking the ribs al av me-shure you II
get nothing by that
Don't you be impldent, thin Psudeen, for
you n get nothing by that, give me what want
will. the little thing, alter pause. VIII,
for like you knew you were comm, or you would
n have caught me There me purse, do at be doubt
ing : me rtg 0Hsyou can pour the bright gould
out of like runnin water and there sez he touching
Pssdeen wild his queer little hammer, now you re
changed msn--bui mind me, II Aleen likes you now,
she is as false as a driit shiitin sand II
see you here tomorrow, and If you wish u change
you back
Psudeen had no time TO thank the crsture, before
he was out sight lie rushed into the sunshine ana
saw by the shadow his form changed and bic hump
was gone With wild hurrs be bounded OF TO the
lake and almost Tell whes ne saw reflected 10 the skys
own ookin glass the handsome face and strong buit
form rs had upon him. Did he walk, or did he hy-or
was II iehtnin carried him TO his dzrns roof she
alone he poured the gould al her feet che started
ne knelt 10 her faint scream escaped her lips ne
talked love and took her hand she dashed him IRON
her In scorn There wss earl on her up, cloud
upon her brow and quiyering in her voice as she
called him coward thus 10 press bis suit she rushed
rom the cabin and threw herself down Al the foot Of
the tree were Paudeen saved her life weeping the Dig
tears that are born in the depths Of the heart
Paudeen felt as If the good peoples curse was on
am be stole 10 the place she had run TO- and there
heard her In spite Of her sobs whisper her ais name
/, wss enough The truth flashed upon him Ike the
irhtnins's bsze 10 black night He ssw the LePre-
hswn again There was merry smile on the htue
hrosue makers face, a. he asked
90 Psudeen dariin' will you stay as you are
Change me in mercy change me back
.'r's done says the little sPrite. You loved Truly
and you We got what you deserve he stopped smiAn
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