Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16

they thought he must be killed. So the
next morning the second brother set out
and he said he wouldn't stop two nights or
eat two meals of meat in the one house
till he'd find out what happened to his
brother. He took his hound. his hawk and
his filly with him and he travelled on and
on. far further than 1 could tell you, till at
length one evening late doesn't he come to
the very wee house near great castle
where his brother had put UP before him.
And when he comes in the old woman that
was in the house flew at him and kissed
him and welcomed him back with hun
dred welcomes ten times over, for he was
SO like his brother she was sure 1t was him
was in 1t. Then she told him that they
were all waiting for him anxiously at the
castle, expecting him back every day, and
that he should lose no time in going to
them, for that the bride In particular was
down-hearted entirely since he had went
away. thinking that she'd never see him
any more. So off he starts at once for the
castle to find it all out, and it's there was
the welcome and the rejoicing, and the
pretty kings daughter covered him all
over with kisses. and there was a great
spread, and all the gentry and nobility
were asked in again. but that night
again. what would you have OF 1t, but
the hare comes second time, ana
spoiled the cooks best dish. and drove the
cook into a frightful rage. and-"1ts nice
how do We do. indeed" says the cook. says
she, that with hairo in the house that
slew three giants that hare would be al
lowed to come in and spoil my very choic-
est dish. and then go off with itself scot
Free" says she And this word came to
the new groom in the bail room. and BY
this. and by that" says he. Il won't stop
till go after that hare, and III never stop
two nights or eat two meals in the one
house till bring back that hare dead or
alive" And off he starts. himself. the
hound, the hawk and the FLY: and all that
night and the next day he purshued after
the hare, and late the next evening, when
he feeling tired out and not able to
follow any further. doesn't he see in the
hollow below him little house: and draw
warming himself by the fire. with his
hound. his hawk and his filly about him.
when he hears a noise at the window. and
there he sees an old bag quaking and shak-
cold says she. trembling all over why
don't you come in and warm yourself?''
says he. oh" says she, Il couldn't go in.
foi I'm afraid of these wild animals of
yours. But here" says she pulling three
long hairs out of her head. here's three of
the kind of borocks we used to use long
ago and tie your animals with them, and
then I'll go in So he takes the hairs and
ties the hound. the hawk and the filly with
them. and then the old bag came in and
she not trembling at all now, but her eyes
flashing fire. and. says she, Your brother
killed my three sons and l made him pay
dearly for it. and I'll make you pay dear
ly," says she, too" So with that she drew
a sword. and he drew sword. and both OF
them 10 II, ana they fought long and they
fought hard, but the bag was too many fer
him. so at length he had to call on the
hound. Hound hound" he. where
are you at my commando? Seq the old
bag. SEE she. Hair. hair. hold tghtr' oh
SEE the hound. "how can l do anything and
my threat a-cuttins?" Then he called on the
hawk. Hawk. hawk seq he where are
you at my comma nd?'' Hair. hair" SEE
the old bag, seq she, hold tightr' ''Oh"
seq the hawk, how could I do anything
and my throat a-cutting?" Then he called
on his iily. ''Filly, fly" says he where
are You at my commando Hair. hair"
says the old bag. says She hold tight
oh. says the fily, says She how could I
DO anything and my throat a-cutting?" So
the end of it all was again that the bag
got the better of him. and. taking a
wee bit of white rod out Of fler pocket. she
struck him with it, and turned him into
another gray stone outside the door, and
lilly, and turned them into three white
stones just beside him.
Now, at home as before. they were
his flly's hoof tracks every day
regular and everything went well till at
last one day they observed the water in
them turn bloody and then they were
afeerd he was kilt. Then the very next
says the youngest son Jack. saws
ne. IN start off with my hound, my
hawk and my FLY. and won't sleep two
nights in one bed. eat two meals in the
one house till | find what has happened to
my two older brothers." So off he starts
himself, his FLY, his hawk and his hound
and he Travelled and travelled away far
further than you could tell me or l could
tell you, till he came in sight of the very |