The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-09-20
From the Boston Polot.
LUCK AND MORE LUCK.
An Irish Fairy Legend.

In the ola tunes there lived where
Ballytowtas Castle now stands a poor
man named Towtas. 1t was in the time
when mamma fell to the earth with the
dew of evening, and Towtas lived by
gathering the mamma, and thus supported
himself, for he was poor man and had
nothing else.
One day a peddler came by that way
with fair young daughter. "Give lis
nights lodging" he said to Towtas,
'for we are weary" And Towtas did so.
Next morning, when they were going
away, his heart longed for the young
girl, and he said to the peddler, "Give
me your daughter for my wife" GLOW
will you support herr" asked the ped
dler. Better than you cam" answered
Towtas, . for she can never want"
Then he told him all about the mamma ;
how he went out every morning when it
and gathered it, as his father and fore
fathers had done, before him, and lived
on it all their lives, so that he had never
known want, nor any of his people.
Then the girl showed that she would
like to stay with the young man, and the
peddler consented and they were mar
ried, Towtas and the fair young maiden;
and the peddler left them and went his
way. So years went on, and they were
happy and never wanted; and they bad
one son, bright handsome youth, and as
clever as he was comedy.
But in due time old Towtas died, and
after her husband was buried the woman
went out to gather the mamma as she
had seen him do, when the dew lay on
the ground; but she soon grew tired, and
said to herself: Why should | do this
thing every day? I'll Just gather now
enough to do the week, and then can
have rest" So she gathered up great
heaps of it greedily, and went her way
into the house. But the sin of greedi-
ness lay on her eyermore; and not bit
of mamma fell with the dew that even
ing or ever again. And she was poor
and faint with hunger, and had to go out
and labor in the fields to earn the NOR
sci that sustained her and her son alive;
and she begged pence from the people as
they went into chapel, and this paid for
her sons schooling; so he went ON with
his learning, and no one in the county
was like him for beauty and for knowl-
edge.
One day he heard the people talking
of great lord that lived up in Dublin,
why had daughter so handsome that
her like was never seen; and all the fine
young gentlemen were dying about her,
but she would have none of them And
he came home to his mother and said:
i" shall go see this great lords daugh-
ter. May be the luck will be mine above
all the fine young gentlemen that love
her"
"Go along, poor fool" said the moth
er; show can the poor stand before the
rich?''
But he persisted;
If die on the road" he said, "Pn
try it"
"Wait, them she answered. " till
Sunday, and whatever l get I'll give you
half of it,
So she gave him half of the pence she
gathered at the chapel door, and babe
him go in the name of God.
He han't gone far when he met poor
man who asked him for trifle for
Gods sake. So he gave him something
out of his mothers money and went on.
Again, another met him, and begged a
trltie 10 buy food, for the sake of God (
and he gave him something also, and
then went on.
Give me trifie for Gods sake" F
cried a voice, and he saw third poor
man before him. I" have nothing left"
sad 1owtas, but few pence; if give
them | shall have nothing for food. and
must die of hunger. But come with me.
and whatever Shall buy for this / shall
share with you. And as they were
going on To the inn he told his story 10
the beggar-mn, and how he wanted 10
go TO Dublin, but he had now no money
50 they came to the inn, and he called
for loaf and some milk. 'Cut the
loaf, J" he said TO the beggar You are
the Oldest
!" won't" said the other, for he was
ashamed, but Towtas made him.
And 50 the beggar cut the loaf, but