The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-15

and Thea blow the leaf OIL your right haid anC
the feather. on your left hand. and see what
you'll see"
Shamns promised to do this. aud when the
moon rose that night Shaiu,ls was al the spriug
well of The Glen of the Fairies, and he found
there a cup, n leaf and "A feather. lie lifted a
cup OF water anu took II with him, ard ih" leai
and the feather and started Tor the castle
hen he came there he pitched the cup Of
water from him a. far ~ he cOuid put it, and
al One, the ocean that was II hundred miles
away came roaring up beside the castle, ana
n b'autilul river that had p.eh aowlIg u hun
dred miles on the other side I'll the castle came
Rowing down past Il l1io the ocean, Then he
blew the isar OF his right hand, and all sorts
Of lovely Trees ana bushes spruhg up aloug
the river banks. Then he blew The feather
oil his lett hand and the trees and the bushes
were hlled with al sorts and, varieties OF loveiI,
singing btrd- that made the most beautiful
music he ever had heard.
Ana maybe hat was moi n surprise 10 Prince
Connal when he, got up IN The morning, Gud
went ont, on h, lramIHd to Shamus'7 TO
thank ShanliiS aud Nancy, nnu when Nancy
heard his she wa. tn angry woman.
That day she had another long conIab with
Rory, ana from, him he went on again 10 Prince
Connal. aud asked him how he liked his castle
and all rs Surroundings.
He said n. was a pleased and proud man.
that he was thankful 10 her and her man,
Shanlus. and that he would never forget IL
10 them The longest day OF bis life.
oh. but" says she. you're not content;
This night yonli have a great gathering Of
princes and lords and gentlemen fcasring
IN your castle, and you'll surely want some
thing to amuse them. You must get a Plais-
ham.
90" says Nancy, "ir'> the most wonderful
and most amusing thing in The world; it will
keep your guests in good humor for nine days
and w. Pm night" fIl+r thsy have sem ",ba r. INNS, hs
a fine thing entirely. and I'm sur. ] would
he niighty anxious 10 have It, but, avs ne,
'w .Sci "O sai. e. yab it Or l n2S won't. .s.I get ~; 70,
order Shamus TO bring a plaishan. TO your
castle by suppcr time this night, and promise
TO have his life if he hasn't il there, he'll soon
We'll, If that's So" Saw Prince Connal.
"lll not be long wanting a Plaisham
80, home, went Nancy rejoicing this time,
for she said 10 herself, poor old Shamus would
not be long living now becaIl>n there was no
such thing known in the whole wide world
a. a Plaisham, and though Shaml. might
and trees and birds To them, all in one night
he could not get a thing that did not exist
and was only invented by Rory
withonr much loss Of Tine. and called Shamns
ONT Of his lrtle cabin. re Told him h" was
heartily. we'll pleased with all hr had done for
him. But there's one thing more ! want
YOU 70 do. Sbamus. and then ri be content,
says he. This night give ~ grand supper
To the lords, ladies and gentry of the country
and | want some hing 10 anus. them. 80 at
supper time Won must bring mo a plaisham.
a Plai-hnm' What's that" says Shamn,.
u don't know, says Prince 'onnal.
=" NOR" d" T., ;;aySi Ehanr!s En- how
We'll. saws Prince Connal, SAYS he. this
Is al thsre j. 10 he said about it II Won haven't
n Plaisham NJ my castle door M supper time
IN" night. youN be a dead man.
20, q says Shamn'. saws he, and sat down
on the ditch and began 10 cry. while Prince
Connal wont of home.
Shamu> Shamus. sayS n voice IN his ears,
what ARE YOU erwin about now"
Poor Shnmus lifted his head and looked
around, and there beside him stood the Little
Red Man.
on" saws Shamus. -avs no. don't mind
asking me-, he says. for it'- M uso in telling
Won whats tlla matter with me now. Npu
might build n castle for mo. snys he, and
Won might bring oceans an rivers 10 IL. m
tn halp mo now"
"now do you know thar" said the | title
Red Man,
"Oh. ! know il well, says Shamus. says
he. Won couldn't give IN" the thing that never
was. an never will be-
tel, me- what u i anyhow: II ! cant do yon
any Good, sure ! cant. do You any harm"
So, To relieve his mind. Shamns ups and tells
him that Prince Connal had ordered him within
rwent,-tour hours To have at his castl" door
a Plai~ ham. But" SAYS Shamus. saws no.
thor" never va. such a thing a. TINT.
SURE enough saws the littln Red Man.
there mover was. but still. II Prince Connai
wants II. we must ~, To get II for him. This
nicht. ShaunIs." SAYS the Wee Red Man. saws
he. go to the head of the Glen of the Fairies
10 tho Sciog hush lfairN thornl. whore You'll
find n bone ring banging on = branch of the
thorn. Take II with Won back home. When
With YOUR wife in the kitchen. Don't ,om 20
in there, hrt 20 into the hyrn lcowshedl and
put the ring in the COWS nose, then lilo duipf.
and You'll soon hay" a Plai~ham to drive IN
Prince tonnals castle door
Shamus thanked the Wee Red Man. and that
night he went 10 the head Of the Glen Of the
hanging from ono Of the branches Of the Scioc
hush. He took II With him and started for
home. When he looked in through the kitchen
window. therr he saw Nancy and Rory sitting
over the fire. chatting and Confabbing about
how they would Cot rid of him hut no said
nothing. only went into the by re, fe put
the ring into the brannet cows nose. and IA
soon NJ the ring went into II, the COW begun
to kick and rear and create a great tenhhefary
Of u noise entirely, Then Shamus got in under
some hay in the corner.
" was no time nj all until Nancy was ont
to find v hat was wrong with the hrannet COW.
She struck The COW with her fist fn quiet il.
but when she hit II. her fS' stuck To the COW,
and she could not GET away.
Rory had cOme running ont after Nancy to
help her. and Nancy called Rory. Rory. pull
me away from the COW
Rory got hold of her To pull her away. but
AZ he did his hands stuckto Nancy. and he could
not get away himself.
Up than jumped Shamus from under the
s@' n he, 'G@ dr werner Sr , rmI Piai n ! says S""m"S'
And out Of tho bNre starts IN" COW with
Nancy stuck TO her. and Rory stuck ~ shat,
and heads toward the castle, with h" COW rear
ms. and rowling. and Nanc, ana Rory yelling
and hawling They made n terrible din entirely
and reused he whole coilntr"Side, who focked
out 10 SEQ what was the matte.
Down past Rory : house the cow went, an q
Rory's mother. seeing him sticking 10 Name, .
ran ont Ia pull him away, but when she laid
her hand an Rory she stuck to him. and "Hup.
Hun SAYS shaun says no. drive on the
Plaisham"
So on they went. and Rory's father ran after
them To pull the mother away. bur when he
laid his hands on the mother he stuck To her
and. ."Hun' Hup. says ShamuS, drive on the
Plai-ham,
on again they went. and they next passed
whore a man was cleaning out his byre. When
the man saw the ridiculous string of them. he
flung a graip and a gralpful Of manure at them,
and II stuck 10 ROry'~ father. and Hup, Hlp,"
SAYS Shamlis. says he. drive on the Plaisham. A."
But the man ran after To save his graip fork,
and when he got hold Of the grain hs stuck to
il ard "Hup, Hun" says Shamus. SAYS he
drive on the PlalSham
ON they went. and a tailor Carlo flying OUT
Of his holS" with his cupboard In his hand He
struck The string Of them with the lapboard,
the apboard stuck To the last man. and the
tailor tuck to II. and Hnp' Hup'" say, Shamrls
says he. "driv" on the Plaisham
Then they passed n cobbler's, who ran out
with hi~ hreistick and struck the tailor. but the
heolstick stuck 10 the tailor. and the Cobbler
stuck to the heelstlCk, and Hun Hup'" says
Shamus, says hc. drive on tho plaisham."
Then on they went. and they next passed a
hlacksmith'> forge the blacksmith ran ont and
struck the cobhlHr with his -llcdge, the sledge
stuck 10 the cObblcr. aud IN" blacksmith stuck
to tho -led2e, and Hun Hun" says ShamuS.
SAYS h.. drive on the Plnisham.
When they co'ne near the castle they passed
n great gentlcman'- house entirely. and the
gentleman came running out and got hold Of