The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-30

ask her for lock of that beautiful
green hair Of hers 'Twasn't such ..
bad idea. SO the good people asked her
for the hair accordingly. An, bein' /.
woman, though only a sea woman, the
princess was nightly plased at the.
complimentary way they put the re-
quest.
'.She smiled sweeter nor ever be-
fore, an says she: Tt will be done as
We say. But to reward your Kindness.
an in order that We may find some use
in my gift, I will add something to the
present. Isl
'.Then, acushla, she took her eldest
sons sharp sword an cut off a big lock
of her hair. Beckonin to the people,
she began to walk up the cliffs an
along the top. till she came to a quiet
spot. something like this.
what dye think she did next?
Stoopin' down over the cliff, she plant
ed the lovely green hair in Granny Of
the rock, an filled up the Granny with
loose earth. Then she said somethin'
in the sea language, an waved her
golden wand over the hair as it foateu
on the wind. The hair seemed to
change the minute she did so. It
shriyeled up an became just the NOR
sci of this piece of Carrigeen moss in
my hand Now says the princess,
there is token that will last We for
ever. When the cruel famine strikes
We, an food runs short, this green
plant will always be found growing
among the rocks. Eat it, my children.
It will sustain We when all else fails
TIL elast words were hardly out Of her
pretty mouth when she took one ire
mendous jump, an plunged from the
top of the rocks into the sea. The peo-
pie saw just one flash of her golden
wand and one CLEAN Of her long green
hair before she vanished in a big,
white wave. an was gone from their
eyes forever.
''But, sure enough, NOreen, achanie,
the Carrigeen moss still remains grow
in in the rocks, an as said afore. it's
a very good food-when you can't get
nothin' else. Eyah, but my dhudeen's
could, ami it's time to open that red
handkerchief an see what's good in
side'' . LII ..-i
Little Noreen took the bunch of Car
rigeen moss and regarded it thought
fully.
$50 this was once a sea princess
hair?" she said.
"Aye, avick,' answered old Meehaul.
At least, that's the story" .E
Twas mighty kind of that sea
| princess. I wonder, grandfather, il
she's livin' yet?" .......
"sure, she is, arooneen. Them fair
| les never die, at ALL at all" ,f-
Deity Noreen extracted from her
| pocket a miniature scissors, and deftly
| she cut off a tress Of her own "bonnie
brown hair" Then, standing upon the
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| what she did. she cast the curly lock,
| with all her strenth, toward the
| water. %
''There's a keepsake for the sea
princess!' she cried. gleefully, Gin re-
turn for her Carrigeen moss. Take it,
with Noreen's love sea princess, avour-
neen!' ."
The feather-light curl waved for a
second in the air, only to be caught
by a great, clustering breeze that
came ramping down the cliffs through
| the thistles and sand grass. Out to
| sea, over the breakers. and seething
| foam, the rough wind bore it's tender
| burden. and as Noreen's eyes were
| strained to their utmost tension, she
| fancied she saw the tress Of hair
| sink into the embrace of a big wave
that rose to receive this dainty present
to the princess.
Just then the sun came out in all it's
glory, and there flashed a golden, gilt
tering radiance across the sea. r.
'Eyah, gran father!' cried Noreen,
her eyes dancing with excitement
''The princess is pleased. See how she
smiles at me?"
But old Meehaul, the sheannachie,
was wisely eatiug brown bread and
bringing buttermilk.- Gerald Brennan
! in Atlanta Constitution.