Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-30

riches. The poor Dan never charged. or
wouldn't accept nothfn' from, but always
give to them his sarvices free. Princes
and praylits, councillors and kings from
all arts and parts called for Dan Maloney
| when they TUX bad. and Dan was con-
veyed in state with mounted and armed
guards of honor ridin' afore him and be-
hind him. through many's a country OF
Europe And at last he come to be con-
sidered almost, if not altogether, the
greatest man in all Europe and the Wur-
rul' put together.
greatest man in all Europe and the wur-
He built castle with a window in it
for every day of the year. and he lived In
| all the grandeur and state of prince. him
tinker who when he got his breakwust
didn't know whether he'd earn his dinner
or no-and he entertained at his castle all
the greatest and grandest company of the
land
For many years this kind of thing went
on. Dan getting richer every day, and Law
lsher, and more generous to the pOor-for
he never forgot he was poor wanst himself.
and so never neglected the poor around
him now, but in purtickler poor thinkers.
For many years. then, this sor; of success
full and grand life went on; bu: wan day,
at long and at last what would We have
of it, but Dan Maloney fell sick himself
with a faiver And after he was sick nine
days he opened his eyes on the ninth NOR
min and seen Death standin' over him at
the head of his bed!
This was n mighty bad fix for poor Dan
and no mistake and mighty sweat 1t pat
MIN iEti. But Dams cute cieverness come
TIL his assistance. II want" says Dan,
says he, till his wife two good stout men
to be brought Until the room" Ard when
| they were brought in Dan ordered them
to lift him and turn him with his head
to the other end Of the bed. And when
they did this Dan had Death at his feet
And Death shuk his fist al him in Il mighty
rage end went away.
at was time, then, till Dan was we'll
and on his feet again. And behold we. no
sick man that Dan called in to see now
died at all at all Bekase. if Dan ever found
| Death at their heads he'd have them turned
| the other way in their beds. So it soon got
| that no wan died al all within a great ra-
| d!us of Dan Maloney: and Death was in
thunderin rage. you may well believe.
| To be revenged upon Dan, he at last got
Ould Age and Disease to attack him: and
great havoc they wrought upon Dan and
Dams temper. And Dan was so harassed
be these that, wan day. when he met Death
| he proposed to Death that they should
come TO farms. He agreed to give up
| curn them Death had marked; only Death
| YVES to spare himself-but. as Ould Age
was now upon Dan. and life was gettin
| Wearisome to him. he proposed that he'd
| like to change his way of Twin altogether
| and if Death would only consent to turn
MIN intil salmon in the Eske river and
| let him live sWimmin' about. and up and
down and leapn' and playin' till the day
| of judgment, Dan would be well satisfied
| and would never give Death no trouble
| more.
| ITO this Death consented and turned
| Dan into a lovely white salmon in the
| River Eske. and there he has been SWIM
| min and meandherin about ever since And
| there's never a fisherman ever fshed that
river that hasn't set his heart upon hookin
| that salmon, and the greatest and the lit
| tlest OF them all thried it, but never sue
| ceeded-and never will
| AND you needn't think yen catch Dan
| Maloney'
And did not. / cursed him. however.