Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-06-09
A Legend.

many. But there are some differences il
the style Of her capers CT up ly his Sabl,
Majesty in the two different countries:
His word is more than the nj aculou,
harp. He has raised the wall and house
too TEMPEST.
Beside the river Liffey stands the pictur.
eSque ruins Of a mill, ovrshadowed by somt
noble trees that grow in g.eat luxuriancC
at the waters edge. Here, one day,
was accosted by a silver-lIaiIva vld I.I-.,
that for some time had been observing me,
who when / was about to leave the spot
approached me and said:
i suppose it's afther taking off the ould
mill you'd be, Sir
l answered in the affirmative.
Maybe your honor idlct me get sight
iv it, said he.
With pleasure said I, as 1 united the
strings OF my portfolio. and drawing the
sketch from among its companions, pre-
sen.ei it to him. He considered it at.
tentively for some time, and at length ex.
claimed
'Troth, there it is the life-the broken
roof and the waterfall-aye, even to the
very spot where the gudgeon Of the wheel
was wanst, let alone the big stone at the
corner, that was laid the first by himself;
and gave the last word with mysterious
emphasis-and handed the drawing back
to me with a 'thankee, Sir Of most re.
spectful acknowledgment.
And who was himself said I, that
laid that stone?' feigning ignorance, and
desiring to draw him out as the phrase
is.
% then, maybe it's what you'd be a
stranger here o
Almost said l.
And did you never hear tell of this mill,
said he, 'and how it was built?'
Never was my answer.
"Throth them l thought young and ould,
rich and poor, knew that, far and near
Il don't for one, said but perhaps,
l added, bringing forth some little pre-
paration for a lunch that had about me,
and producing small flask of whisky
perhaps you will be sogood as to tell me,
and take slice of ham, and drink nv
health, offering him dram from my flask
and seating myself on the sod beside the
river.
Thank you kindly. says he; and so af-
ter war ing his heart as he said himself,
he proceeded to give an account of the mill
in question.
you see, Sir, there was man wanst
in times back, that owned power of land
about hcre-but God keep uz, they said
he didn't come by it honesty, but did a
crooked turn whenever twas to sarve him
self-and sure he sowld the pass, IAN
allusion to post of Importance that was
betrayed in some OF the battles between
William III and James III and what
luck or grace could he have after that?'
How do you mean he sold the pas said
ooh, sure your honor must have heerd
how the pass was sowled, and he betrayed
his king and country
No indeed said I.
tOch, WELL answered my old inform
ant, with shake of the head which he
meant, like Lord Burleigh in the Critic, to
be very significant, it's no matther now,
and | don't care talkin' about it, and laist
said is soonest mended- ed-howsomdever
he got power of money for that same,
and lands nd what not, but the more he
got the moe he craved, and there was no
ind to his sthrivin for gold evermore, and
thirstin' for the lucre ofgain.'
We'll, at last, the story goes, the divil
(Gol bless u.s. KEN to him, and promis-
ed him hsp,s money and all his heart
could desire, and more too, if he'd sell
his sowl in exchange
Surely he did not consent to such ba.-
rain as that?' said I.
20 no, Sir, said the old man, with a
slight play of muscle about the corners of
his mouth, which, but that the awfulness of
the subject suppressed it would have am
ounted to bitter smile. % no, he was
too cunnin for that, bad as he was-as
he was bad enough, God knows-he had
some regard for his poor sinful sowl, and
he would not give himself up to the divil,
all out; but, the villain, he thought be
might make bargain with the ould chap
and get all he wanted, and keep himself
out of harms way still-for he was nigh
ty cute, and throth he was able for Ould
Nick any day.
We'll, the bargain was struck, and it
was this way: The divil was to give
him all the goold ever he'd ask for, and was
to let him alone as long as he could /; and
the timpter promised him a long day, and
said, twould be a great while before he'd
want him at all, at all; and when that
time KEN, he was to keep his hands aft
him as long as the other could give him
some work he couldn't do.
so, when the bargain was made, Now
says the Colonel to the divil, give me the
money want
AS much as you like says Ould Nick,
how much will you have?'
You must fill me that room,' says he,
pointin' to a murtherin, big room, up to
the ceilin' withgoolden guineas.'
And welkim,' says the divil.
With that, Sir, he began to shovel in
the guineas into the room like mad, and
the Colonel towled him that as soon as
ne was done to come to him in his parlor
below. and that he would then go up and
see ifthe divil was as good as his word
and had filled the room with the goolden
guineas. So the Colonel went down
stairs, and the ould fellow xvorLod a. -