Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-10-20
An Irish Fairy Legend Told by Lady
Wilde.

tas castle now stands a poor man named
Towtas. 1t was in the time whe: mama
fell to the earth with the dew of evening,
and Towtas lived by gathering the mamma,
and thus supported himself, for he was a
poor man and had nothing else.
One day peddler came by that way
with fair young daughter. "Give us a
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" allow
will you support her2" asked the ped
dler. "Better than you can" answered
Tow tas, "for she can never want"
Then he told him all about the mama I;
how he went out every morning when it
was lying on the ground with the dew, and
gathered it as bis father and forefathers
had done before him, and lived on it all
their lives, go that they had never known
want, nor any of his people. Then the
girl showed she would like to stay with
the young man, and the peddler consent
ed and they were married, Towtas and
the young maiden; and the peddler left
them and went his way. So years went
oD, and they were very happy and never
wanted; and they had one son, a bright,
handsome youth, and as clever as he was
comely.
But in time old Towtas died, and after
her husband was buried the woman went
out to gather the mama as she had seen
him do, when the dew lay on the ground ;
but she soon grew tired, and said to her
self, "Why should do this thing every
dayG I'll just gather now enough to do
the week, and then can have rest" So
she gathered up great heaps of it
greediIy, and went her way into the
house. But the sin Of greediness lay on
her forever more, and not bit of mamma
fell with the dew that evening nor
ever again. And she was poor and faint
with hunger, and had to 60 out and work
in the fields to earn the morsel that kept
her and her son alive; and she begged
pence from the people as they went into
the chapel, and this paid for her sons
schooling; so he went on with his learn
ing, and no one in the county was like
him for beauty and knowledge.
One day he heard them talking of a
great lord that lived up in Dublin, who
had a daughter 80 handsome that her like
was never seen; and all the fine young
gentlemen were dying about her, but she
would take none of them. And he came
home to his mother and said: ~ shall 20
see this great lords daughter. Maybe
the luck will be mine above all the fine
young gentlemen that love her." "Go
along, poor fool, !" said the mother; show
can the poor stand before the richf" But
he persisted. sIf l die on the road, ;" be
said, -I1l try it."
~Wait then" she answered, till Sunday
and whatever I get Ill give you aaif Of
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