The sun., 1900-08-12
NOW FAIRIES CANE TO AxBRICA.
Darby ODeas Bargain with tho Fairy Queen
and what Came Of Il.


"'Tis that" his friend and councillor Condy
McMonegal agreed.
| Sure It's meself wouldn't believe they was
after being at Mafits till Kearney tould me-"
At Maffts" ex reclaimed Condy. increduously.
"aw 30 on. Maffits two miles above here In the
, woods?"
The same. said Barney. quietly puffins.
Wild four houses and a barn"
| Yis-more an less"
| 'Tis jokin' ye are, man. Sure every gossoon
knows fairies can't cross wather. and It's In
Ireland and no place else yen find them"
"Thrue as gospel, Condy bhoy. But niver-
theless, though they can't possibly cross wather,
'ts at Mai'lts some Of them are and can tell
you how they got there"
Tut, Barney. tut man. It's dreamin' ye are.
| Have a bit Of a smoke and It's better you'll
be feeling"
Barney pulled quietly for q few minutes.
and then put his pipe by.
is this Mackin's porch I'm settln' on, Condy
| bhoy?" he asked
| Well ye know 1t, Barney Mcfae.- his friend
| replied, with some surprise.
| Then there's fairies up at Maffits"
Man. go home, the moons on ye" cried
| Condy in alarm
"Ye know Darby O'Dea guess, don't ye?"
The cobbler at Maiiits. 'Tis well do and
! long"
Well III tell ye the sthory 'Tis Darby as
tould me"
Barney settled himself against a post.
Darby, ye know" said he comes from
Ballydahin which is in Munster and be the same
! token is a great place for fairies which heard
OF in killawilln where | was born and often
/ went to see. Well, Darby was 'cobbler at
BnllViahin for ba,
times getting poorer and crops failing the poor
folk had to walk about in their bare feet. and.
of course Darby had nothing to mend of thin
| that don't wear out As his trade failed he
changed from the jolly cobbler that he was
until poor devil he was that far down b. the
heel, which being cobbler he should amended
that he was lying in the gutter most of the time
Then Molly O'Dea, his wife SAYS she
rs time me man laves country which
can't Keep him cobblin', and of he must 20 10
Amerlcky across the sea.
Being woman whose will was as good as
word she did that and this and tother and in a
iew weeks Darby was ready to start But he
wouldn't have been hisself II he didn't have a
big farewell spree. So he started and visited
ms friends at ,Glantane and from there to Baly-
inif2oly and then goodness knows where.
ana "a the end he didn't know whore he was,
ana there he fell asleep Now IL was just his
luck TO close his eyes in wrath or fairy circle
folk they up and tormented him till il was
near crazy he was After thev had driven
about thousand fairy darts into his body they
araSfed him. moaning and sroaning before
Now the queen was in good humor and as
soon As she saw Darby'S torment she waved
her hand and all the pain disappeared
Thank We, num-. says he your humble
servant, mum, saws he.
DARBY said she, I forgive you because
you've always been n good friend 70 the fairies.
and then, too. she SAYS, for the fairies know
ever, thing. 1 hear that It's TO America across
the sea YOU re going
" Il tbnf
he Was on the water then, where no fairies
And i let you go now what will you do
Tor me. Darby. asks the queen.
ANYTHING vour Majesty NAV be afther want
ing, mum. DARBY says
b" The service is easy SAYS she want to
send some Of my people 70 America saws she
h.rs NJ; country Is growing so poor they have
ate pa5ssy sas dS 1h21fA As he's besyed fairies never
boz d9wnhere in The morning and AL i full
and you shut the lid tight so they ii never know
they've been near the water.
Hesi WsI mum I'm SAYS Darby, and what thin,
YOU get 70 America find nice place in n big
city open the boy and scatter the earth around.
and the fairies will do the rest
Yes mum, says Darby.
Good-by, says the fairy queen
r.r, 5it the box says Darby. twill be heavy.
nIroth. proved that at the last fair saws
..Good-by and good luck th.n,' saws she.
Yes; mum, saws, Darby. and then laying
OF HI. finger alongside his nose. TO think the
better; he saws. Suppose should forge, to
open 6 ne ooS, o. your @ HEhness, NUM- he soys.
gain you're eager 20 make. Darby?' says she
Faith 'tis good eyes We have num-. he
Well SAYS she. II you do as have told
YOU YOU shall become the richest man in the
city where srf C'i scq release the fairies
big city. mum. says Darby. and on he went. vent
We'll in the course Of time he comes to
AMERICA. and ofcourse the first place he struck
WITH the heavy box on his shoulders he met a
.. I'm looking for the biggest city in America
Right where We stand. said the police
ma man; I've been here four months and I'm on
the TTS 80 .sIs sh1%d 6s1bk know vi. me bhoy
| am and not the likes OF me TO listen 10 the
T2,rd T2rd OF stranger I'll walk till find it me-
Do and bad csss to We. saws the policeman.
Good luck TO ye.' says parby. who was
always polite and he took up his box and went
=. by, the time he had walked to the end of
New York city he set down the box to wipe
the tbs sweat I from his head It's a. pretty, big
CITY like this where one fist te. sets fnt s' in n1 tbe
counthry 'tis wonderful big places they must
have furt her on
Then he met a stranger What may be-
SAYS he, the wealth of the richest man in this
"A hundred million dollars. more or less
The divil. says Darby. and up he snatched
his box and travelled on. 'Whew,' he saws
TO himself every time he got tired a hundred
million dollars, | could buy Ireland for that |
Then he'd feel like turning beck but as soon
as he felt that way he says TO himself, but she |
said big city, and then he d take up his box |
and 60 on.
Well. he went over mountain. and down |
valley and across rivers. and he saw Buffalo, !
and Pittsburg and Chicago, and lots Of towns |
where the wealthiest men had millions and
millions, but he didn strike place that suited
him; All the time he says to himself Well, |
III just 60 on and after q while I'll find the
biggest city. and then and he thought and
So one day he came over the mountains to
Mant ana being tired. for the road Ia steep,
he put his box down and rested Peter Nc.
Gowan was the cobbler there and Darby natur-
ally. being OF the same trade. talked TO him.
What have you thereT says Peter McGowan
pointing 10 the box,
lis me cobbler's chest. says Darby. and
be the same token mighty heavy
Now Darby was tired, having come a long
way and he went under a tree and lay down,
and while he was sleeping there along comes
Paddy Maoney with shoe to mend and he
sat down in Peter McGowa ans shop while Peter
mended II While he was at work his avl
WHICH was rusty Tor lack OF use, broke.
Wow, said Peter and it's no shoe you'll
have the day, Paddy; there's the sole ripped Of
and me awl broke
I'm down 10 sell pigs TO the Widow Dougher'
says Paddy, and its n shoe | must have and
he was for abusing Peter like a thief. when