Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-05-23
THE WEAVER'S SON.

There was once weaver in Erin who
lived at the edge Of wood: and on a
time when he had nothing to burn he
went out with his daughter 70 get fagots
for the fire.
They gathered two bundles and were
ready TO carry them home, when who
should come along but a splendid look
ing stranger ON horseback. And he said
to the weaver: my good man, will you
give me that girl OF yoursy'
Indeed then | will not" said the
weaver.
"Ill give you her weight in gold, said
the stranger, and he put out the gold
there on the ground.
SO the weaver went home with the gold
and without the daughter. He buried
the gold in the garden, without letting
his wife know what he had done. When
abe asked, where is our daughter the
weaver said: 81 sent her on an errand
10 a neighbor's house for things that
want"
Night came, but no sight Of the girl.
The next time he. went for fagots, the
weaver took his second daughter TO the
wood; and when they had two bundles
gathered. and were ready TO go home, q
second stranger came on horseback, much
finer than the first, and asked the weaver
would he give him his daughter.
81 will not" said the weaver.
"Weli," said the stranger, "I'll give
you her weight in silver If you'll let her
20 with me-" and he put the silver down
before him.
The weaver carried home the silver and
buried II in the garden with the gold. and
the daughter went away with the man on
horseback
When he went again 10 the wood the
weaver took his third daughter with
him; and when they were ready to go
home a third man came on horseback,
gave the weight Of the third daughter in
copper, and took her away. The weaver
buried the copper with the gold and sill
yer.
Now, the wife was lamenting and
moaning night and day for her three
daughters, and gave the weaver no rest
till he told the whole story.
Now, son was born To them; and
when the boy grew up and was going to
school, he heard how his three sisters
had been carried away for their weight
In gold and silver and copper; and every
day when he came home he saw how his
mother was lamenting and wandering
outside in grief through the fields and
pits and bitches, so he asked her what
trouble was on her: but she wouldn't tell
him a word.
At last he came home crying from
school one day, and said: ''I'll not sleep
three nights in one house till find my
three sisters Then he said To his mother;
MAKE me three loaves of bread. mother,
sor | am going on q journey"
Next day he asked had she the bread
ready. She said she had, and she was
crying bitterly all the time. I'm going
20 leave you now, mother" said he,
.'and I'll come back when have found
my three sisters"
He went away and walked on till he
was tired and hungry, and then he sal
down 10 eat the bread that his mother
had given him, when red haired man
came up aud asked him for something tc
eat. "Sit down here" said the boy. Hs
sat down and the two ate till there wa'
not a crumb of the bread left.
The boy told Of the journey he was on
then the red haired man said: "Ther,
may not be much use in your going, bu
here are three things that Il serve you
the sword OF sharpness, the cloth o
plenty. and the cloak Of darkness. M
man can kill yon while that sword Is II
your hand; and whenever YOU are hun
gry or dry, all You have 10 do Is TO sprea'
the cloth and ask for what you'd like +
eat or drink. and il will be there befor
you. When you put on ths cloak, ther
won't he a man or woman or ivin
thing in the world that'll zee you, an
you'll 20 TO whatever place you have Sc
your mind ON quicker than any wind"
The red haired man went his way, an
the boy travelled on. Before evening
great shower came, and he ran for she
ter to a large. oak tree. When he &c
near the tree his foot slipped, the groun
spened. and down he went through Oh
sartl till he came to another countr,
When he was in the other country /
put ON the cloak OF darkness and weT
ahead like blast Of wind, and ney'
stopped till he saw castle IN the dl
lance; and soon he was there. But
found nine gates closed before him, an
no way to go through. IL was write
inside the cloak Of darkness that his eid'
sister lived in that castle.
He was not long at the gate looking
when girl came to him and ssid, &C
ON out of that; If you don't you'll
killed"
"Do you 60 in" said he to the gir
.'and tell my sister, the woman OF th
castle, to come out to me"
The girl ran in; out came the siste
and asked: why are you here, Al
what did you come forT'
II have come to this country to fiji
my three sisters. who were given ava
by nv father for their weight in gol
silver and copper; and you are my ell
est sister.
She knew from what he said that
was her brother, so she opened the gai
and brought him in, saying: "DoI
wonder at anything you see in this cast
Nv husband Is enchanted, ] see hi
only at night. He goes off every moi
ing, stays away all day. and comes hon
in the evening
The sun went down; and while IN
wele talking. the husband rushed In, a