Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-07-22


house from the stone with which the is
land is pleniifully supplied. a.
There was one thing that puzzled him
nightly; he had been able 10 split all the
stones 10 his entire fancy, but one. 1t
was not particularly large stone--he
had used up many much larger ones
without dli1iculty-but this defieJ his al
tempts. ..- .-... .......,. .-..... $685..
Il was very nicely polished, and alto
gether queer-ooking stone: The top part
seemed TO lap over the bottom, in as reg
ular and symmetrical order, as if i. had
been lid 10 encase something precious.
ltw late one evening, when, after a
comfortable sup o! the creature, not the
real potheen, "worse luck!" as he said
he sailed ou, in the moonlight, deermin-
ed TO break this singular stone,, or else
take il TO the priest, anG get his advice
for the thing troubled his conscience.
| Whach! whach! went he, and The
strange stone that had resisted all his
previous attempts, opened, and he heard
himself addressed, but from whence he
knew not in a little, Thin, cracked voice,
which said
9"Good luck to ye, Fitzpatrick Fitzcon-
nell, i's the genleel thing ye've done,
and the decent, in letting me out Of this
big blackguard of stone, which is a
laundering sight worse than BLACKWELL IS
Island anyhow. "@1' '."'
"And who may ye be sir, ant. where
are your said Fitzpatrick, "for beside
Your voice, disil d bit Of your person do
see any where" and he gazed in the
iull broad moonlight, but nothing me,
! hiseye. 5-ta. -& " -
| ''Look before you, you born DEVIL
said the same voiee--"Look on the stone
you've split there am SIR '' [ "
! Fitzpatrick obeyed, aud sure enough
there unon the edge of the stone very
diminu'ive man, only few inches high,
robed in the attire thatgraced the gallaats
OF the time OF Elizabeth of England. -
Finding iha, Fitzpatrick had a, length dis
covered him, he took off his hat and
made low bow, very gracefully. which
our friend returned in the best manner
he could. and said s@ -'a." '
""Good luck rye. sir--l hope that it's
well that ye are, and not taken could tha,
'ye have in that stone palace of yours?"
"Don't crack your Jokes on Inc sir
said the indignant little man, drawing a
sword Fitzpatrick religiously believed TO
be a needle; however he added, "you
cracked the stone so pardon yon."
"And mighty kind of We i, is"
"Will you never be quiet and listen ,o
me?" EH fts "
40. TO be sure, all day and night loo, "
SAID Fitzpatrick.
/ "There again-will you be-
| "Whisht'-and Fitzpatrick winked
and put his fingers before his face, not in
the most elegant manner immaginable.
Ats an essential service ye've done
me this blessed night, for lodging in that
same stone some huunred years is nc
Joke" ~
"Divil ha'porth,' said Fitzpatrick.
$50 name any wish you may have,
and will grantit you-but be moderate
instead Of a benefit. j, may do you an in
jury -"'
/ "Any WISH" exclaimed Pat, in an &C.
stacy of rapture--"rhin, it's the darling
wish of me hear. that I'll be after axing
ye. ye see that bit of house yonder,
with pig.stye afore the same!"
III do.' Ir
"Sure it's mine, but divil bit of a
missus have got. Now, fits my wish
I'm to have, its the most illigant lady in
existence that II be after troubling you
to make my wife," A.4 2'F
'And you want her directly!"
/ "Righl away"
Sand you don't care where she comes
from?"
"Divil bit."
"Then I'll fix you-but mind. you
treat your wife with every respect, and
don't be after any of your fooleries with
the bridesmaid, for the lady will be verv
jealous of you and will not brook slight
she would kill you frst-and | Iwoulc
also" a
"Greatly obliged"
"Look round and mind my caution"
Fitzpatrick looks round, bu, what was
his as.onisment to see all the windows
OF his house brilliantly illuminated, and
issuing forth the most sweet and dulcet
sounds Imaginable. He looked for his
new friend, but he had vanished. "lt's
mighty odd" said Kil-and I'd be after
thinking was in drame, only it's broad
awake that | am--but sure I'll just look
in and see who's kicking up such shines
IN my place, without so much as ASKING
your lave or by yout lave-bad luck 10
| them.
Upon arriving at his door he was met
by bevy Of the most beautiful maidens
he had ever beheld. They were array.
ed in light fanciful attire, and looked like
so many embodied rainbows. Fitzpatrick
knew not what to make Of II. He was
about 10 kiss one of them, but the idea of
the jealous wife that he was to have, and
her and The little mans killing, checked
him, and he suffered himself to he led in-
TO the interior of the house. Here every
thing was completely me,amorphosed.-
New hangings, festoons, &C., of gold, sill
yer and azure met his eyes, gilded chairs
with azure cushions, aud the backs of