The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-17

~ think over the adventure. and con-
graduate herself upon her safe return
home There WAS glass u poieen IN
a certain black bottle in the cupboard !;
she drank i to cheer her quaking heart.
The hong winter night was over. and -he
had not been half an hour az home be-
fore daylight made H. way through her
window, and fell upon the money on the
sill.
Had il turned into dead leaves or bits
II stick? No; there II lay, heap ~
iona f'ie coin Of the realm. consisting of
a hall sovereign. five shilIings. and six
pence. >hc examined il with her right
eye. then with her left. then with both
together, and the result was the same.
strange things had happersi 70 her
81 late: the visit II her ancient neigh
Dor from Crohanroe: the sudden hub
bling up If the spring AZ the foot Of the
old ash: and. lastly, her night AZ the
Ruclan fort When the sun was high
in the heavens, she plucked up courage
ID 90 pretty near the fOrt-af least to
within one field Of H. There was the
mound in the >quire's field with trees
growing round the onter edge, and rank
grass and benweeds in the center, and
all hooking Just a. usual; hut nj her feet
lay = small red cap, very like those she
had seen worn hy the fairy servants.
She picked il up and hid 1t beneath her
shawl. and ~ she did 20 she heard dis
tant music music that was sweet and
pleasant. but that had muiiled sound /.
a. though il came from some region un-
der ground. She remembered all at
once how her little brother Mick. dead
years before. had once been herdng in
the >quire's fields. aud had come home
with wonderful tales Of pipes and fid-
dies that be had heard while he lay with
his ear against the ground.
:. Its gentle place. this fort; an
% j. Crohanroe, 10 b. sure" said
she 70 herself. ..an' I'll Just tax
the bonnie wee cap hame wi me for
luck.
30 the red can lay on the dresser all
day. but there Was no trace Of il next
morning.
:. II wa~na for luck. them solilo-
quixed she I'D AK we'er minister
what lie thinks anent il. only he'd be
sure 10 bid me 70 70 the meeting rrgri-
lar. an pay my >tipends, an quit takin
the wee drop that helps me through wi
my work
This last thought decided her not to
consult her minister 80 she told neither
him nor any body else about the man
who had lived on Crohanroe for hun
dred years. the spring a: the root Of the
ash. her night al Squire O'IIara' : obi
fort. and the little red cap she hasl
f,s, sxrrrl,t f.s.rrr.. fr..r.. tb.. fsnlI
There was fair held hals-yearlv in
the town Of Donegal. The day came.
and Mrs. MCPHERSON put on her clean
cap and tartan shawl. and set forth 10
spend the fairy money She was unde-
cided whether to buy a pair Of blankets.
Or q "slip ~ pig u eat up the pota-
to-~kin> and buttermilk
The town was crowded with people
from All parts II the country, and gay
scene wa~ the fair-the booths covered
with such goods as would be most
tempting to poor farmers and their wives
and daughters.
A. Mrs Mcpherson stood watching
the ~pFightly black-haired maidens teas
ing their Swccthearts for 4 fairing, and
the mothers anxiousiy counting their
uhAA I"'uNt- lit PAf-rittu ~ uN3tll-l llAft
making hi way up the street. H.
seemed ~ stop al every stall To take
something or other Of it-now cravat.
now a pair ~ socks. now an orange or
wedge II bacon: and ~he could not
perceive that he ever paid for any thing
His brown jacket was bullying out with
the quantity ~ good, he had managed
a stow away. But the most rcmarka-
ble thing about the whole affair was that
the owners If the stalls did not appear
~ eau him 10 account: they put up in a
surprisingly philosophical manner with
the l0-s ~ their property: indeed. they
did not seem even 10 see the little thief.
Nearer and nearer he came. III and
out among the crowd, snatching articles
from the booths and slowing them away
upon his person The good woman
touched him upon the shoulder when b.
got close enough. and asked:
:. Why do YOU tax the things frae the
stalls without paving for them, ~ir?"
The dwarf did not reply % her qlIs=s-
ton Instead ~ doing - he asked an
other.
(which II your eyes DO You see n.
WITH" h. asked
:. With my left eye. replied the poor
woman, wondering At the question.
The man said nothing more. but max
ing a sudden spring into the air, thrust
hi- finger into Mrs McPherson's left
eye, putting il out completely.