The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-15


ladies and gentry Of the country and I
want something to amuse them, so at sup
per time you must bring me a Plaisham.'
"A Plaisham What's that?" says Sha-
mus.
81 don't know" says Prince Connal
mo more do l." says shamus, AN how
do you expect me to fetch It to you,
them"
We'll" says Prince Connal. says he.
this is all there is to be said about it
If you haven't Plaisham at my castle
door at supper time the night. you'll be
a dead man.
20. o." says Shamus, says he, and sat
down on the ditch and begun to cry. while
Prince Connal went off home
"Shamus, Shamus," says a voice In his
ears, what are you cryin about now?'
Poor Shamus lifted his head and looked
around, and there beside him stood the
Little Red Man.
"O?' says Shamus, says he don't mind
asking me-" he says "for it's no use in
telling you what's the matter with me
now. You might build a castle for me-
says he, land you might bring oceans an
rivers to it, an trees an birds, but you
couldn't do anything to help me now"
How do you know that?' said the Lit
tie Red Man.
20, know II WELL" says Shamus, says
he. you couldn't give me the thing that
never was an never will ber'
"Well.'' says the Wee Red Man. says
he, tell me what ii is anyhow; If can't
do you any good, sure 1 can't do you any
HARM
So, to relieve his mind, Shamus ups and
tells him that Prince Connal had ordered
him within twenty-four hours to have at
his castle door a Plaisham. But" says
Shamus, says he. there never was such
a thing as that"
Sure enough" says the Little Red
Man, there never was. but still II Prince
Connal wants it. we must try TO get it for
him. This night, Shamus," says the Wee
Red Man. says he, go to the head of the
Glen of the Fairies TO the Sciog bush
(Fairy thorn), where you'll find a bone
ring hanging on a branch of the thorn.
Take it with you back home, When you
get home, young Rory will be chatting
with your wife in the kitchen. Don't you
go in there. but go into the byre Cow
she'd. and put the ring in the cows nose;
then lie quiet, and you'll soon have
Plaisham to drive to Prince Connars cas-
tie door"
Shamus thanked the Wee Red Man, and
that night he went to the head of the Glen
of the Fairies, and sure enough he found
the ring hanging from one of the branches
of the Sciog bush. He took 1t with him
and started for home. When he looked in
through the kitchen window, there he saw
Nancy and Rory sitting over the fire, chat
ting and confabing about how they would
get rid of him, but he said nothing, only
went into the byre. He put the ring into
the brannet cows nose, and as soon as
the ring went into it, the COW begun to
kick and rear and create a great tendher-
airy of noise entirely. Then Shamus got
in under some hay in the corner.
1t was no time at all until Nancy was
out to find what was wrong with the bran
net cow. She struck the COW with her
fist to quiet 1t, but when she hit it, her
fist stuck to the COW, and she could not
get away.
Rory had come running out 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 as he did his hands stuck to Nancy,
and he could not get away himself.
Up then jumped Shamus from under the
hay in the corner: "Hup, Hup! SAYS
Shamus says he, drive on the Plais
ham"
And out of the byre starts the COW
with Nancy stuck 10 her. and Rory stuck
to that. and heads toward the castle,
with the COW rearing and rowling, and
Nancy and Rory yelling and bawling.
They made a terrible din entirely and
reused the whole countryside, who flock
W
Down past Rory's house the COW went,
and Rory's mother, seeing him sticking to
Nancy, ran out TO pull him away, but
when she laid her hands on Rory she
stuck to him, and 'Hup Hup!' says
Shamus, says he, drive on the Plais-
ham"
So on they went, and Rorys father ran
after them to pull the mother away, but
when he laid his hands on the mother,
I'D IIYrrn
Shamus, drive on the Plaisham."
On again they went, and they next pass
ed where man was cleaning out his
byre When the man saw the ridiculous
string of them. he flung a graip and a
graipful of manure at them, and II struck
to Rory's father, and 'Hup. Hup!" says
Shamus, says he, drive on the Plais-
ham" But the man ran after to save
his graip forl) and when he got hold of
the graip he stuck to it, and "Hup, Hupi"
says Shamus, says he, drive on to
P,aisham."
On they went, and tailor came flying
out of his house with his lap-board in his
hand he struck the string of them with
his lap board. the lap board stuck TO the
last man, and the tailor stuck to it. and,
'Hup, Hup! says Shamus, says he,
drive on the Plaisham."
Then they passed cobbler's, who ran
out with his heel-stick ard struck the
tailor but the heel-stick stuck to the
tailor, and the cobbler stuck to the heel
stick. and "Hup. Hup!" says Shamus.
says he, drive on the Plaisham."
Then on they went. and they next
passed a blacksmith's forge; the black
smith ran out and struck the cobber
with his sledge. the sledge stuck to the
cobbler, and the blacksmith stuck to the
s.edge, and "Hup, Hup!" says Shamus,
says he, drive on the Plaisham."
When they come near the castle. they
passed great gentleman's house entirely
and the gentleman came running out and
got hold of the blacksmith to pull him
away, but the gentleman stuck to the
blacksmith and could not get away him
self, and "Hup! Hup!' says Shamus, says
he, drive on the Plaisham."
The gentleman's wife, seeing him stuck,
ran after her man to pull him away. but
the wife stuck to the gentleman. and
"Hup! Hupr' says Shamus. says he.
drive on the Plaisham."
Then their children ran after them to
pull the mother away. and they stuck to
the mother, and "Hup! Hup!' says Sha-
mus, says he, drive on the Plaisham."
Then the butler ran to get hold of the
children, and he stuck to them. and the
footman ran to get hold of the butler
and stuck to him. and the cook ran to
get hold of the footman and stuck to
him. and the servants all ran to get hold
"Hup! Hup! says Shamus, says he,'