The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-02


that very day. When the bride saw that
he wouldn't stop. she looked al him close.
~ and thought TO herself. He may he
a brother to the two men / killed" The
young man mounted his horse and put
the wife behind on a plllion She had
put the belt around her. and hid the
sword under her long cloak
The two rode away, and il was no fair
road the man was travelling. hut
through lonely and wild places and he
never spoke a word till the middle OF the
afternoon, when he stopped and said. Its
too long I'm waiting / have the last OF
my patience lost. and III not give YOU
more time. Come down from the horse"
What are YOU saying?' ~ ked she.
You killed my two brothers in the
sheppard said the man. 81 have YOU
row, and I don't know I'm this world how
will 1 make you suffer enough It's not
sudden death, but a long punishment III
give you" What I'D he tell her but to
undress till he'd strip the flesh bit by nit
from her, and she alive
She came down from the horse. We'll"
said she, I've only one thins to ask"
''You'n get nothing from me-" said he.
'All | wish is for you to turn your face
from me while I'm undressing"
1t was the will of God that he turned his
face away, and at that moment she gave
one blow of her sword on his neck and
swept the head Off him. She hid the head
among the rocks. where no dog or beast
could come at it. There were goo on the
head Of this man, for he was the worst OF
the brothers. She didn't know at first
what TO do, for she didn't know the road
home. She sat on the horse and tried to
turn him, but no step would he 90 for her.
What did she do then but let the horse go
his way, and he never stopped until he
reached the robbers house. There was no
man in the house but a very old one, and
urha he he ola he, "A
saw the horse. He saluted the farmers
daughter and asked where was his son.
He is at his father-in-law's house"
said she. He got married this morning
He'll stop there tonight ana be here with
the wife tomorrow. Friends will come
with them to have feast here; he sent
me to tell YOU"
There was one servant maid in the house
and the old man bid her make everything
ready.
This is a rich house." said the old man.
oh, how could your riches be compared
with what your sons wife has"
I'm show you part of this place." said
the old man. He took her to a ROOM and
gold and silver were there. not I'm a chest,
but in heaps. Look at that" said he.
There is deal of riches" said she. but
If there was as much more twould be less
than the riches your sons wife has" Be
fore supper she asked was 1t far to a town
or city.
Cork is eight miles from this" said the
old man, and he pointed out the road which
led to the highway, a mile from the house.
After suppeT the old man showed her a
faOm ana a bed. You can sleep in this
place without fear" said he.
The room was full of mems clothes,
coats, caps and Caroline hats. She didn't
sleep, but slipped off her own dress and
)ut on mans clothes. She started at mid
night took her dress with her and trav-
led till daylight. She was within two
niles of Cork then and what did she see
'omng toward her but a young man on
horseback. He saluted her, and said, II
iuppose you are travelling all night"
Il am travelling a good part of IT," said
he, land l suppose you are, as well as my
elf"
"Oh, have to rise early. ! am the mayor
# Cork. and have a deal of work on my
iands" said he
She threw herself on her Knees when she
leard this and the mayor asked what trou-
DE was on her. She told of all that had
happened. What he did was to tell her to
top there while himself would be going
or men to the city. He went back and
brought a good company of soldiers with
wo wagons, and they never stopped till
hey went to the robbers house. The farm
RS daughter went with the mayor and
iome men to the place where she had the
catered all the riches az the robbers
rouse, bound the old father and took him
Cork, where the authorities hanged
lin. The mayor was unmarried and what
lid he do but marry the farmers daughter
md keep her as his wife while she lived
There was a cattle jopber once who was
,oing to a fair near Awnascawil, and he
net the good people Qairies) about night
FALL on the way. They took him with them
md turned from the road into a lonely
ield in which was large fairy fort. When
hey went In he saw a house as grand as
any he had ever put footin. The company
ate and drank enough, and the good peo-
ole pressed him TO sit at the table but he
would taste neither food nor drink.
Next morning after breakfast they went
nut, leaving no one behind but their piper,
those name was Tim.
you are not to let that man out of this
vhile we are gone" said they TO the piper
The jobber noticed that when they were
yoing, every one of the fairies dipped his
inger i'm a box that hung by the door and
rubbed his eyes When the jobber thought
that they were off a good distance he said
20 himself I'm man enough for this pip
ar" with that he began to lace his shoes
and prepare for his Journey.
What are you doing?' asked the piper
"I'm going to be off out o. this" said the
1ODDef. L tHlih II AOuS tuOuBn llldl 1 IN
here"
You'll not leave this place while am in
it," said the piper. you heard the order
20 keep you here till they come back
Indeed then you'll not keep me, and ]
won't stay with you"
with that he rose, and no sooner was
he on his feet than the piper caught him
and they went at each other.
In the wrestling the jobber knocked Tim
across a tub that was standing on the
floor and broke his back. The piper didn't
stir after that; how could he and his back
broken? With that the iobber sprang to
the door, put his finger in the box, and
rubbed one eye with the finger in the same
way that he saw the fairies doing, and
when his eye was rubbed he could see all
the fairies in the world with that eye II
they were before him, and not one could
he see with the other eye. He set forward
then, spent one night on the road, and as
the fair was to be held on the following
day he stopped in house not far from the
fair ground. The day was close and warm
and the tobber was thirsty, so he asked
for a drink Of water
"You'n get 1t and welcome" said the