The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06
DROLLERIES OF DONEGAL.
JACK AND THE KING WHO WAS A GEN
TLEMAN.
BY SEUMAS MACMANUS.
Copyright, 1899. bv The s. s. Mcclure 20.

Copyright 1879. bp The y. ". MCCLURE 70.
II ia much 70 he reprstted that the Bumma
der was not n millionaire, for In that case at
the Docbt money would run like rain at Lam
mas. or course, with a steady and assured in.
coma NJ two pounda iva shillipps and s,xpenco
per oun,t.r he was rich enough 10 no gen.
erous-but ala. not rich enough TO be lavish.
Tbsre vas NO other empleyer OF labor nj the
Rocht IN whom the younpstera would rive
their services with the alacr1ty they ever
sbowed wbsn the Bummadisr had a cart OF
FIR TO take I'm. or rusbes TO bear homo from the
bottoma In tbatcb his cabin. And. awaiting
their promised pennies. they in course of time
not To know pavdav and TO long for IL with all
the preedv eo1erness Of the tbirstiest old pen.
sion,r in the land
Rut In confederation ~ pavdav bsine still far
In tho future C,ornoy was frenusntIv importuned
nv hiu morcon,r,os m acknow,eJue their
lr,s,s and nav int.rost thsrson In tho ahops Of
arood .xcltlng story ofthe KInp,.anl- Queens
ago vhich d.monda that he might .taye
of a run on the hank. the Bummadier was
on run w Inv u"nh. 'io nun, l'a % VOC
lain to concede. FOR the WIDOWS rat. these
SION vi one; sea'eu IN MS usu"' e.oss IN ."'
c c,emsnt ' as bslS NOT even tn. Youngsters
'i ,rim We,
was swine, there was poor WILDLY woman
lived all alone with her wan son Jack in wee
hut Of house that on dark night yo might
aisly walk over It by mistake not-kno win at all
at.a,I itvas there barriu' we'd bappsn TO strjk q
yer toe agin IL. An Jack an his mother lived
for lee an long as happy as hard times would
allow them' In TINS wee nut OF a mousse Ja"k
strivin' to arm little support for them both by
workin' out an dom wee turns back an for
-" W Wv ~ ,.,
But there was one whittier an times come
an Lose 70 nte an cloth. themselves "a best
they might an the winthe i wore on, Gettn'
nO, 6 Ou 81 ms ready the arop e on thsd @
for their little brakwus as usual. 'Musha.
mail maii.c h thanks be to the Lords as
empty as Paddy Ruadh's donkey that used
to ate his brakwus at supper time. 1t stood
out long an well. but it's empty at last. Jack.
aeStn-on'y ". trust In the good Lord that
niver yet disarted the widow an the ORPHAN
he'll not see us wantin'. Jack"
the LORD helps them that he'p themselves
mother says JACK back again 10 her.
"Thrue for 20. Jack" says she. but l don't
ca. how, wore poin, 70 holm ourselves"
SEQ no" we Fe soin " isip o"ise'.''
Hes mortal dead mule out an out that
hasn't a kick in him " saws Jack AN mother.
IT a., ho,a - p.o,.ia.,o, 80. oor,narin
WIN 'ne ne'p ~ Ivy. ,a ,.,ai.
the Christian to the brute oaste nave KICK
100 ~ sth,iv. nlono the hest w,v Won could
aes 10 Sthti'' "ohs '"e oeSt wa, ~" ro"''
fora week. or maybe two weeks. till get back
aeain off n little Journey I'd like to undertake ~
80 ,aa, n,oL. ,,old to nv lat " sa,o
An may niaAo LOU W a. "a""' coy
his mother to him. where would ys be afther
maxim the little tourney to-"
~, -. tho, ,h.n r,o,ho," so,. 1oo,
You may that' then' ilo'ne'. says JACK
It's this: You know the hi az OF Munsther is
n great untlsman entirely, It's put on him
,I.i, a.. l., 80 tt. CO..,
ne 5 so llttIemah''' 'hat lie was hi'er Ste
known TO make use OF wrong or u disrespsct-
allie word An he brides himself on It 40 nuch
-. -, 80, ,,.. III ~. -. ~; -,
that he mas sent "o-u over ali 'he known III rCn