The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20

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q man could drink. And here, - he spread
his napkin and had beautiful dinner on It
who should come up, weary and worn, to him
but piper, and John axed him to sit down
and help him with dinner. Nothing loath
down the piper sat, for he was almost dead
with hunger, and both Of them ate as good
q dinner as ever they ate in their lives atore-
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When they had finished, the piper pulled
out a horn and commenced to play his
pipes, 100000 troopers-light dragons.
heavy dhragoons. Russians, grenadiers, and
MILESTONE troopin' out Of the horn, and
commenced dancing to the music Then
the piper told John he was under great
distress entirely. because for the last ave
days. being in this barren country, he
hadn't a bit to put in the mouths of his
troopers, and they were dying with hunger.
Then says John, I'll soon relieve them"
and he spread his napkin and wished for
aiting and drinking for the 100000 troop
ers, and Immediately 1t was on the napkin.
and the troopers all ate and drunk to their
satisfaction. and went into their horn
again.
well" says the piper. that is q won.
dherfu great napkin entirely, and I
wouldn't care II l had 1t instead Of my
horn Of troopers-for what use are they to
me when can't feed them?"
I'll swap with ye; the napkin for the
horn" says John.
Done" says the piper, and handing over
to John the horn. he took the napkin and
started of
But when my bravo John found himself
In possession OF the horn and the 100000
troopers, he aIed himself how was he go.
ing to get them fed at oil. And, says he,
~ only had the napkin now to feed them
III be happy man" At once he ordered
came tumbling out-light dhragoons. heavy
dhragoons, Russians, grenadiers, and
kilties, and away he sent them after the
piper, to take the napkin from him. And
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dered them again into their horn and said
he'd now go for home. So he put the
wishing cap on his head and wished to be
home. And when he got there and looked
country at all at all, for there. in the place
where Hugh Flynns house used to be, was
q great castle, with gardens and lawns, and
parks all about 1t, He came up to the door
of his own house, and Molly was tho glad
woman to see him back.
"And what" says he to Molly. rs the
meanin' of that great castle where Hugh
Hymns cabin used to BET"
oh" says Molly. says she, sure Hugh
Flynn was away. no one knows where,
pushing his fortune. and he come home
with no end Of bags of money with him.
and had UP that grand castle and all them
parks and lawns before ye'd have time 70
look about ye. He's now very rich entire-
w. and people says doesn't know his own
wealth"
"And, Molly" says John, was he any
way kind to you when he como back with
so much money, or did he make ye ever
q PRESENT.
''Kind?" says Molly; kinds no name for
It. He gave me Eve shillings the day afther
he come home and has ordhered me an al
lowance Of half-a-crown a week ever
since"
Says John, T must set OF to see him"
"Oh, NO, ahasly. John" says Molly. We
couldn't 70 to see him In them old clothes,
or he'd ordher ye to be shot"
But John set of to Hugh Ffynu's castle,
and when he was come there he inquired
of the servants to see Lord Flynn But
they told him they couldn't let him into
his lordship's presence at all, at all IN sucn
old clothes as he had on him. But Lord
Flynn heard that John Conn was at the
door wanting to get in to see him. and he
ordered the servants to let him In and
bring him up stairs to him. He shook
hands heartily with John. and said he was
glad TO see him home again. John thanked
him that he had been very good to her.
and be thanked him entirely for this.
Then Lord Flynn said he was going to give
q great ball. and to show he had no "
wfil against John, axed himself and his
wife to come to IL. John and Molly at
tended the ball. and then axed Lord Flynn
and his wife to come to their house to
ball next night. When John got home says
"John, do 70 intend enthertainins Lord
Flynn and his wife? Sure, ye haven't
proper house to take them to: nor We have
no money to buy provisions to ENTERTAIN
them properly. ,
He took out the purse and covered the
floor with gold and filled up room fnl OF
IL He then ordered out his 100000 troopers
out Of the horn and set them to WORK oullo.
ing a grand castle. and before the next
night he had the castle up and all Its walls
lined with silver and It's floors OF beaten
goold, and he had q goold wauk right from
the door of 1t to Lord Hymns castle. Anu
when Lord Flynn and his wife come they
were all in vondherment and didn't know
what to make of It all. And John Conn and
Molly welcomed them, and they dressed uv
In the most gorjus dresses. and Molly Win
two diamonds hanging from her ears, the
size Of turf Then there was no end of sa1-
vints in waiting, and the napkin was spread,
and John wished for the grandest suppeS
that ever was, and Immediately the grana-
est that ever was seen afore or SINCE "as
before than
And when Lord Flynn got homs he sens
n messenger to the hing to tell him OF the
wonderful napkin John Conn had, and tnaa
It would be Of great service to the nn9 ~
his soters for It. So the king sent thtrt9
sojers to demand the napkin Of John bug
John turned out sixty so5ers out OF ms
horn who fan on the kings soters and nA-
Cd them al but ona, who wenf non'9 ~ a GG"
troopers but John turned $4,000 Troopers
out of the horn and killed all tho kings
men to one aeain- Then the king semi hoos.
coo troopers and John now turned Qua On
the horn his 400 900 troopers-ight dnra'-
Goons, heavy dhragoons, Hussdans, grena-
diers, ind kites. and they fell ON tna nngs
men, and not one Of them at al. at an
escaped this time. Then the KING cnns 70
parley with John, and he made paice Win
him, and said It was Lord Flynn who had
told him about the napkin. and PUT up 20
taking It from John So John once again
heavv dbraRoons, Russians, grenadtHrs. and
kflties-and ordered them up to LORD
Flyun's to blow up his castle, and not lay q
trace of him or his on the earth And mn
they aid, and Lord Flynn and his wire wero
[iIIed and ,yohn Conner, as he was ever
after called, Lord Command Molly. Spene
the remainds1 Of their days in paira ana
plinty.
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