The sun., 1895-05-26
silver were there, no, in chest, but in heaps.

the riches your sons wife has" BEFORE supper
HsGsd E", y .shs so miles sown from or 'h said
the old man and he pSintsd out the frs@ 59sa
,AS ss Sa ,ssn n hOT s
The room was fall Of mems clothes, coats;
aIs her am and sssssilsa ,II aaslsSs $ss b. .s:
is mn
81 am travelling a good part, Of H." said sho'
and suppose you are, as well ns niysclf:.
Cork. and have n deal OF work on my hands,
'"i sho threw herself on her knee. when she heard
this, and the Mayor asked what trouble was on
her. She told OF al that had happened What
would b; going for men 10 The city. He vent
back and brought good company OF soldiers .i,s
vent % hs sbSer Ga f.oPrn
| daughter went witt, the Mayor and some men TO
brought the head. and gathered ali the riches
! at Che robbers house lound the old father and
him The Mayor was unmarried. and what did
no do but marry the farmers daughter and Keep
her as his wife while she lived.
There was a cattle jobber once who was going
to fair near Awnnscawil. aud he met the good
people tfaircsl about nightfali on the way. They
took him with them and turned from the road
into lonely field in which, was large fairy
grand as am any he had t ever put FOOT in The com.
iahy ate and drank enough md the good PEG; PEG;
nlo pressed him to sit at the table, but he would
Next morning nf,qr Srsakias. they went out.
| name was Tim.
"You are not to let that man out of this while
'na nosea asy ss wsn they
going. every one OF the fairies dipped his finger
eyes. When The iobber thought that they were
of good distance he said 70 himself: I'm
What are you dongf" asked the piper, A..
jobher. = think it long enough that I'm here.
You'll not leave this place while am In IT,"
@ here s iii they come BACK '' 0'oef AeeD
Indeed I'D! Is, the then you'll not keep me. and won't
With that he rose. and no sooner was he on
his feet than the piper caught him and they
In the wrestling the jobber knocked Tim
across across TUB b that % was standing on the floor and
hi ss s his back s that
TIE the j"6ber sprsnS to the door nTt his Anger in
a hs sr ssH
when his eye was rubbed he could see all the
Ssds @ III the sns 0a w,h n snd shsg 6
other eye. He set forward then; spent
@ on on the SS nGa av as Se s 1
house t,r not far from the fair ground: The day
so he asked for a drink of water.
OF the house. and 1t isn't water I'd give you to
leave the cradle as something is the matter
with the child since yesterday: neither nor my
care Of him and he screechtag always" ~
cr.S. said sne osbsF 9t the
the child will not die during that time"
The woman went for the mill, and the jobber
caught hold of the blanket 10 take it from the the
grip Of the clothes, and the jobbsr bad to tear
away the blanket. When he had tie blanket
was it, sure slough & but Fin Tim 'f the iper @ %ra Ths
man anc his wife were young people. and the
"What brought you here. you scoundrel?"
asked the iobber.
~ could do nothing for the good people: they
had no further use for me in the fort. so they
put me here and took the child OF the house
''lf you are here itself, why can't you hold
with e p sare good
Oh" said the piper: ~ wouIdn,. cry but for
1t was you that broke my back. and don't expose
IN expose you this minute" said the jobber.
unless you stop quiet
II II stop quiet said the piper.
When the woman came back the child was
not crying. What did you do to quiet him?"
~ only uncovered his face. and said that I'd
kill him II he didn't stop quiet, and suppose
You your might h a as I'VE Well stay UT the % night With u.s."
said the woman.
:, The jobber agreed. and the child was quiet
@ %n in stamnsg the sggenn she told him
:9 ses
Si,5 ss5 ssss, AHSSs shs "a @
n,a and asked teI; ouldn't you play tune that
n I'd In fy,ta I,~l
broken" said Tim but il had the pipes s Va and
you'd prop me in the cradle might play" 'N
My pipes were brought here. said Tim;
they are on the corner OF the loft above the
them together. The piper began to play. and
when tho father and mother heard ds tie nnaai masie
SSSss 1ssss ss
sS s P'sfi
ebbs. ss
tho mother had thew good turf, and she said
,hs shS rogS h.n .fi IT. sus and he down
mSther was outside; Said the jobper to" to Tim. fae
no Se Were Hsrs bad hSss ri you'll
lie DC sSs door ,hsn 10 as
ans ns waatsd 1 her to see what
to the cradle, but found nothing in IL
sESesRt the Gi9thes tn Then he got terribly afraid
The mother came in and asked: Where is
He told her everything He and the woman
went TO the door To search for tho piper and
what should the woman SEQ outside the door but
jobber gave her good by and started for the fair.
Sn y the way he felt a great storm of Wind and
hpii coming toward him. and stopped down for
si;e.er sHsae under bush at the side OF ditch.
a legion of fairies destroying everything before
hem. tearing up potato stalks and all that stood
-. "oh: shams!" cried the ,obber to no ruin.
slender. foxy. red d-ha!red man, a fairy.
turned toward him. and, putting Ills finger into
Ne Haycr y"ooers eye took the sight from him.
fairy went back to the host he asked: "Did ye
-. sre - tnnt man who was with us in the fort the
man VINO broke the back of Tim the Piper and |
We did not"
well, saw him and hoard him. 7 toot tba
sight from him; he'll never see one of US again"