The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-10-04

must die of hunger. But come with me,
and whatever can buy with this shall
share with you.h And as they were 90
ing on to the inn he told all his story to
the beggar-n1an, and how he wanted to
60 to Dublin, but he had now no money.
50 they came to the inn, and he called
for loaf and drink of milk. {" Cut
the Loaf" he said to the beggar. "You
are the oldest.n
g WON'T" said the other, for he was
ashamed, but Towtas made him.
And so the begger cut the loaf, but
though they ate, it never grew smaller,
and though they drank as they liked of
the milk it never grew less. Then Tow
tas rose up to pay, but when the land
lady came and looked, ssHow is this p,
she said. "You have eaten nothing.
IH not take your money, poor boy;''
but he made her take some, and they
| left the place, and went on their way
| together.
Now," said the beggar-man "you
have been three times good to me to-
| day, for thrice have met you, and YOU
gave me help for the sake of God each
| time. See, now, can help also," and
he reached gold ring to the handsome
youth. wherever you place that ring,
and wish for it, gold will come-bright
gold, so that you can never want while
| you have it.'' t.-
| Then Towtas put the ring first in one
pocket and then in another, until all his
pockets were so heavy with gold that he
could scarcely walk; but when he turn
ed to thank the friendly beggar-man, he
had disappeared.
So, wondering to himself at all his
adventures, he went on, until he came
ut last in sight of the lords palace,
which was beautiful to see; but he
would not enter it until he went and
bought fine clothes, and made himself
as grand as any prince; and then he
went boldly up and they invited him in,
for they said: "Surely i" he is kings
son. And when dinner-hour came the
lords daughter linked her arm with
Towtas, and smiled On him. And he
drank of the rich wine, and was mad
with love; but at last the wine over
4 came him, and the servants had to car
ry him to his bed, and in going into the
room he dropped the ring from his fin
ger, but knew it not. tr,.sses--
Now, in the morning, the lord s
daughter came by, and cast her eyes
upon the door of his chamber, and there
close by it was the ring she had seen
him wear. "Ah," she said, "I'll tease
him now about his ring" And she put
it in her box, and wished she were as
rich as kings daughter, that so the
, kings son might marry her, and, be-
J hold, the box filled up with gold, so that
2 she could not shut it; and she put it
from her into another box, and that
7 filled also; and then she was frightened
r at the ring, and put it at last in hel
pocket as the safest place.
t But when Towtas awOke and missed
r his ring, his heart was grieved.
!, "Now, indeed" he said, "my luck Is
e gone"
And he inquired of all the servants
d and then of the lords daughter, and sht
n laughed, by which he knew she had it
e but no coaxing would get it from her, 81
n when all was useless he went away, ant
d set out again to reach his old home.
S And he was very mournful, and threw
v himself down on the ferns near an ol'
n fort, waiting till night came on, for h
It feared to 60 home in the daylight les
y the people should laugh at him for hi
l. folly. And about dusk three cats cam
a out of the fort talking to each other.
vt elbow long our cook is away!n sai
IS one.
o "Whatc could have happened to him?'
e said another.
n And as they were grumbling, fourt
e cat came up.
d "What delayed you?' they all aske
e angrily,
le Then he told his story-how he ha
y met Towtas and given him the ring
"And just went, he said, "to the lord
g palace, to see how the young man be
/, haved; and / was leaping over the dir
1T ner table when the lords knife struc
le nv tail and three drops of blood fe
r, upon his plate, but he never saw it an
id swallowed them with his meat. So no.
|: he has three kittens inside of hin
IS and is dying of agony, and can nevt
De be cured until he drinks three draugh
N of the water of the well of Ballytowta
- So when young Towtas heard tt
Or cats talk, he sprang up and went an
s. told his mother to give him three bottle
d, full of the water of the Towtas wei
and he would 90 to the lord disguise
i'll as a doctor and cure him. So off
,u went to Dublin. And all the doctors
he Ireland were around the lord, but mol
II, of them could tell what allied him,
how to cure him. Then Towtas can
a in and said, 81 will cure him."
or they gave him entertainment and lod
ng ing, and when he was refreshed he ga
n. of the well-water three draughts to b
a lordship, when out jumped the thr
d, kittens. And there was great rejoicin