The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15

might be seen. When the day of the race
arrived, father and son set out to witness
the splendor, for 1t was rumored that
knights and ladies' would be there, and
tournaments would be held. When they
came near the race course the son said:
Listen, my father. I'll make of myself
the finest and aeetest horse that will be
here to-day. Then you lead me to the
fair, and I'll prance and pretend to bite
every man that comes near me. Get a
rider for me- but hold me in till all the
other horses are far ahead. Then let me
go. I'll dash ahead and win the race, and
every rich man will want to buy me. Do
not sell me for less than five hundred
pounds, but after you have your money
take the bit from my mouth, and do not
sell the bride for any money. Then come
to this spot. Shake the bride, and I'll be
here m my own FORM"
All was done as the young man had
directed, and never was there so much
shouting and cheering at a horse race as
there was that day. Every man came to
the fisherman asking the price of the
horse, whose powers had broken all rec
ords.
Five hundred pounds is my price for
him." the fisherman said, and immedi
ately man pushed the gold into his
hand. But the fisherman took the bit
from the horses mouth and went quietly
to the place where his son had changed
his form. There he shook the bridle and
his boy stood before him.
With glad hearts they went home. And
now they were so rich that they needed
not to fish any more. They lived in ease
and comfort for a year. Then again, at
every cross road in the kingdom, it was
proclaimed that a great hunt would be
held the next day
Come, father. let US go to the hunt"
the youth said.
have all we need; let us bde at home"
Come, we will get more gold" the
youth persisted
So they departed, and when they came
TO the spot where the boy had made a
horse of himself, he said:
i Will make myself the f1eetest hound,
and will win the prize for YOU. After
wards, do not sell me for less than $780,
but be sure to keep the rope that binds
me, and shake it at this spot else you
will go home without me-"
SO the fisherman took the hound to- the
hunt, and it pulled and tugged at the
rope, but he held it fast When all the
other dogs were far away he let his son
go, and as flash of lightning he darted
on and disappeared from view Soon ne
returned with the game, and so swift
was ne that every one marVeled. MANY
made bids for him, but the fisherman re-
fused to sell him for less than 1900. Then
man put that much gold into his hand
and so confused was the father, nv tha
noise and hustle, that he forgot to keen
the rope. NP
A moment later the Gruagaoh of tricks
laughed and said: N-NS
NOW Will take the worth of my money!
out of your son." And he departed with
the hound W. '--
The father was in despair, and he went
to his home and told his wife of his mis-
hot
still they were better off than they had
been, for they had plenty of money.
Inc Gruagach, meanwhile, took the boy
nome and put him in cave. He bound
him, hand and foot, and tied rough cords
about MIN, with knots up to his chin. From
above him there fell, drop by drop, a
poison, which ate into the skin. then into
the flesh, then into the bone and marrow.
And there he lay, day after day, without
meat or drink, under the poison DROPS
NOW there was in the castle of the Grua-
zach, a serving-maid to whom the youth
had been kind, in her need. One morning.
when the master Of the castle was out
hunting with his eleven sons, this maid
passed through the cave with a tub of re-
fuse water; river ran beside the house
and she was on her way to empty xhe tub
into it. When the youth saw her, he
begged her to moisten his lips with the
soiled water.
"Ahp' she cried, 1.-THE Gruagach will kill
me If l give you so much as a drop"
Remember the turn 1 did for you when
you were in need" the boy demonstrated:
and the maid could not resist this appeal
She offered him the tub, but he said:
Il cannot drink till you loosen a cord at
my throat"
She did this, and straightway he made
an eel of himself and jumped into the tub
Then he shook the water till it splashed all
| around on the floor of the cell, and then
| he jumped onto the floor and slid under
the door and down to the river beside the
| house.
When the Gruagach came home with his
| SONS, they went to look at their prisoner
but he was not there. Then, raising his
| sword in anger, he called the maid and
| threatened her with instant death If she
did not tell what had happened during his
| absence. When he heard, he Immediately
| with his sons, went to the river, and all
| twelve became cells. Under every stone
| they sought and swan down the stream,
| still searching for the son of the fisher
man.
When he knew they were pursuing him
| he became a salmon and when they knew
| that they made themselves offers. BY this
| time they were in the sea, and the fisher
| mans son was weak with hunger and ia
| tigue. But still the pursuers were after
| him, so he became a whale. Then they
/ made of themselves cannon whales and
were surrounding him, when he changed
into a swallow, and jumping from the wa
| ter he flew away.
| When the Gruagach saw this he and his
sons made of themselves twelve hawks.
and whirled and darted about him till they
| all came in view of the castle of the king
of the land. This king had a daughter of
whom he was very fond. He had built for
her beautiful summer bower, and at this
moment she was sitting on the top Of it.
She saw the struggle of the birds and pitt
led the swallow, when, to her amazement,
| it began to droop towards her, and then
1t suddenly disappeared as she felt some
thing drop into her lap. She looked, and
found a ring, so pleasing to her eye that
| she placed II on her finger.
| The Gruagach seeing this, appeared
with his sons at the door of the castle in
the forms Of the finest looking men on
earth. The princess, meanwhile, was so
much pleased with her trinket that She
kept looking at it all the time. Then the
| ring spoke
do not part with me, princess! Ny
| life is in your hands"
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