Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-01-02
A Fairy Thorn.

kAad saa Sssauu was left alone In The
eosiase Ia Irslaud he was not quite
siens either FOR b~fore hls son sailed
ne h~s sent hame very small boy.
Mys#g ~ brief note fiiar the little
seiiews name vas also sha.m and that
u sas father did not want 60 keen
asm he should send him back. Young
sh@na woUid nalt two weeks TO re
cesTe hun. II the youngster did not
spDear within that time his father
would understand that hts grandfather
meant % keep him and would emlgIate
Without further delay. The boys
mother was dead. From These state
meflss u VIII be inferred that the old
man aiid his sou We're not "on terIns."
~ fact there had been a quarrel, but
mat had nothing more 10 DO with This
story. The grandfather did net send
NE boy back aud no more was heard
Or young Shaun for iifieen years.
shaun, the youngest, grew np dusi-
fully. az hts grandfatiier's knee He
was spirited, but he had none Of his
fathers Witness. aud the old man
and be were, like Pip and Joe Gargery
ever the best ef friends"
The old Shaun taiked 60 aim often
shout his father. aud naturally the bog
Thought much o. the father he had
newer seen. He was thinking Of him
one morning Ia tie course Of one Of
bis habitual sfroiis about the neigh
borhesd when his nledsratlons were
broken ia upon b. a hearty voice hail
ing him from across the dyke. He
looked up 10 see a tail sturdy man.
dressef in whaf seemed TO Young
Shaun very due clothes indeed. and
sporting q brilliant g1ld watch chain
ars1ss flse somewhat broad expanse Of
/ his wslsteoAg Shaun liked the man
lHstlnetIyeiy He bad an honest. good
haIsored fzee. and his eyes twinkied
rierrIly under their irwin matches Of
bushy hair.
God save goa. said the stranger.
% which young shaun answered in the
quaint deiisstfut Irish fashion, God
save Sc klpsily.
Then tite sfranzrr asked for Old
Shaun. and. On being told that he was
at fi8s fair, stepped over the dyke and
engaged tie lad ia conversation. He
wa 4 most entertaining man. this gor
gsaussg azs.mzed wayfarer. ard. almost
before ~ knew IL ycung shaun was
eagerly rsnadiur Ia isim All his small
( ffials and fsIbuiatigns The biz man
Ia,lgflsI p~ruitagiy over the longing Of
bis boy frs~ssst 10 explore The valley /.
bar he loa1~6 grave enough when told
% old sIsmunss sorrow. and how the
aaad f4rnsrr pAred for hls lost son.
Presently NJ ssulied again aud asked
fise boy wfir hss grandfather had never
vsatsd fas '~Treg % The Lost CHI
dsen~
Yoana shaun started. lie had never
heard % sny Tree o. the Lost Chit
dgen
awhaf.s ~zeialsned TEE stranger.
~And you q SllavecarBey Toy. Never
beaysf teit % fls~ famous treey
Young Shaun shook his head. Tell
ne agsout Il h~ whispered eagerly.
why" aid kls new friend, sitting
heessfe ylsr iiwfrnsnu Ind, "'tis an old.
std sfnry . 80 The tree ~ fairy
flarEgnorn, and Il stands on the very
tssp % The hills beyond. where the
fsirv rafh "a They cay that Saint
Patrick hisxse6 n. AMI promised that
IL over soa or daHgiS-er came 10 be car
r,ssf esr 10 FairTfHnd. or leave their
nsrsngar rssf sree That free should be
sisrgr fryefsnu place For. q the sor-
,S,wiaw father ar msoelser shntild make
4 yovsye 10 nss tree af the fuif % the
nsson and eaiI farce Zines upon The
nssaugnsg ctsi6 tise Lest woussi straight
wsY he fsgns5
n ct.f Zines many and many
A Ia~e eitlIf wss found az the fairy
hlarkfhSrn. hmt people are getting for
xsffssg ~ Tresand nowadays. and sup
pnssss even yonr grand fafher has forgot
tn si,s srfe~ ~ ne I,oss Chilslrcn'
u viii toll him" eriezf yonnc shaun.
er1t make him ~ fliere whan he comes
back fIsgs very night bell 80 there"
ss&yr, avick. do so.~ said flie stsaD-
mr.. and IL was noticeable that the
utore ne talked the more his accents
i.s@f the polish % travel and becaEs.
Instinct wIfh The brngue ~ Ireland.
Youuu shaun insisted avan having
fun parficuiar# regarding the exact Pr
sgfIan 81 the fairy tree. and would
6nuf,flrss have kept hts kindly inform
aaf by the dyke.side all the afternoon
rad NOT The Iatfer's keen eyes discern
Ell the figure % man totlsng 50 TIE
"a nat mat your grandfather" he
seketf. and young shaun recognizing
no Bent hack and blue coat answered
mar Il was. Then ff,s stranger rose.
a9eIag that he must pcrforce continue
MA iosHncy. and left the lame boy ~
4 condition half Of Joy and half %
dsut,e.
81 sssr~r were be and his grand
father seated over their dinner Than
vouua Shaun plunged into the gneai
Ilews ~ tise day.
nfsran'dad.w he asked. have ye ever
heard teg q The Tree q the Lost thib
dfeny"
The All man started slightly. AYE.
he nunhjcss. ssTis an ould wifes
sfoyv. I mad forgot. I'm tbinkin'
nThere was a gentleman here to-day.
f,eI,.w conssancd young shaun, yoin-
an, that knew 81 about y.
rfe tould me 70 teH you that u you
went Thorn and called out my dads
aau,o fhsor times. the lost would be
sonnd. am dad wouid come back to US
again"
htIna, hGs Iaci,laster eyes fixed upon
"wpl 70 40 70 INC fairy tree, gran.
sadYs demanded The boy.
Gior a minnie enc farmers face
seemed Il, light ups then the old gloom
reseffled npon ", and he sank BACK