New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-30
THADY O'DOWDS BRIDE.
LEGEND OF THE KINGS OF CON-
NAUGUT
From New ireland.

NAUGHT.
From New ireland.
Far back in the misty past when every man In
Ireland was ii saint or king-and begorra,
there was some was bOth-the great ODowdas
reigned in Connaught, they were mighty fine
kings and warriors, no batn them at AL for
fghtin' big battles, crackin' skull after fair,
cmptyin' quart, kissin' "A purity girl God
forgive them. one fine summers evening Thady,
the second son-nOt the heir To the crOwn-was
the seashore, waiting for the tide; he had
just set his fishing lines and put down his lob
ster pots. for. though he was the son of a king
and had hundreds Of servants. he was no way
proud AT all. and would put his hand 10 any
thing from liftn crecl of turf on an ould
womans back TO driving the COW out OF the
neighhors field Of oats Well. as | said he
lust vaitin. Iyin' the rocks wild his caubeen
pulled down his nose the sun was in his
cycsD: hc was listening TO kind Of little song
thai ne didn't rightly understand II was ut
tie dronc. mixin' up a kind Of bird, and the wind
BLOWN and water playin' on the pcbblos-a
queer sort of a little song that made him wonder
greatly: SO he rested on his elbow looking rouho
q see what was il at all
He saw Just furnnst him, where the tide was
out something sitting a rock covered with
seaWCed. He saw a very white arm moving up
ana down. comhng long hair. He was puzzled
what IL do: he said to himself: THAT'S dan
gerous place for bathing. and it's me duty 10
warn the lady, bat still. beinS very polte, as
become his high station. be- did not like To inter-
rupt lady's drcssn but he decided it was bet
ter to vex her itself than to let her he drownded
IL
walk,d quietly. and when h, got near enough 10
sec. what il but young girl with beauty
there rrNer was the like. and that's great Word
to say IN ireland. where the pretty girls are SO
plentiful she combing her hair with the
backbone Of fish and lOO<n at herself IN
pool Of water. and a garment OF s0aWeed on her
that looked for all the world like brown satin
When she turned her head combng out the
long hair Thady seem the beautiful fair and
Hy-white neck. "Mebbe.' SAYS he to himself
tn. nih.r half Of her is a Goldfish 50 he peeped
white little feet. with pink toes that c"uidnt
", matched by any ladies in his fathers court;
50 he stole behind the "raytuf" and caught the
arm that had the comb. she Turned round IN
great fright ard struggled hard. Thady told
her 10 t." quiet and cone nom" with nun, easy
tina, ho king son. ana would make an
honest woman Of her. and that ther" was many
in his fathers domnons would he only too glad
of The offer; but she poor crayture. dldnt Know
a word hc was saNin' and began To cry and look
at The sea. every now and again she'd make
dart to get Of. bu Thady held her firm when
suddenly lovely necklace Of amber fell off her
neck, Thady knew by the look II her eye she
could not go home without it. as ii was by the
power Of il she could reside at the bottom OF
the ocean So he grippod ii tight and put ii in
his pocket and she walked quiet by his side to
his fathers ra!aco. Tn" Guild people raised great
difficulty about the marriage. as an ould ancient
family II was fitting they should know who they
bringing Nth their family; but Thady
never needing q word they said married the sea-
lady. and a purity respectable wife she made
too AMI beyond ga ing an odd sea rod or bunch
of dillisk she much like tn" other ladies.
She bore Thady fur sons. and there was moth
ing iiShy about them. bat fine children as was
IN the Province Of trnnaught. one evening
" hrn the eldest son was just eleven years old
hc told his mother h" saw ms father hide shin
nr purity thing in the hayrick when he was
building il. Next morning when the family
ARCS. the hayrick scattered 10 the four
winds Of heaven. The necklace gone. and the sea-
lady disapDcared and never was heard of again
But when any member OF the o Dowdas family
dies the West Coast Of Ireland teens with razor
fish