The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-15
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"Contentedi'' says she. why that
place isn't half finished yet"
'How's that2' says Prince Connal.
why" says she, you need a beau
tiful river flowing past that castle,
with lovely trees and birds singing IN
the branches and you should have the
ocean roaring up beside it.
But still says Prince ConnaL says
he "oone can't have everything. This
is hundred miles from river and
hundred miles from an ocean. and no
trees ever grew on this hill. nor ever
could grow on it. and no bird ever sang
on it for the last 300 years.
Then all the more reason, says she,
why you should have ali them things"
But l can't have them says Prince
ConnaI.
can't your" says she Yes you can.
If you promise to have Shamus life
unless he has you all these things by
your castle in three days. you'll soon
have all you want, says Nancy.
We'll, well, that's wonderful" says
Prince COnnal, says he, and I'll do
It,"
So he sets out and goes to Shamus'
house and calls Shamus out to him to
tell him that his castle was very bare
looking without something about il.
Says he: ''Shamus. l want you to pun
beautiful river flowing past it, with
plenty of trees and bushes along the
banks; and | want you to have the
ocean roaring up by it also
But. Prince Connal" says Shamus,
says he, you know very well that
couldn't get you them things"
Right well | know you can" says
Prince COnnal. and I'll give you Tx ee
days to have all them things done; and
if you haven't them done at the end OF
three days, then I'll have your life. -
And away goes Prince COnnal.
Poor Shamus. he sat down and began
to cry at this, because he knew that he
could not do one of these things. And
as he was crying and crying he heard
voice in his ear, and, looking up, he
saw the Wee Red Man.
7 "Shamus, Shamus." says he whats
the matter with you?"
oh" says Shamus, says he, there's
no use in telling you what's the mat
ter with me this time. Although you
helped me before, there's not a man il
all the world could do what I've got tC
do now"
Well" says the Wee Red Man. amy
| how if I can't do you any good, I'll dc
you no harm"
So Shamus, to relieve his mind. ups
and tells the Wee Red Man what's the
matter with him.
"Shamus," says the Wee Red Man
! says he, ''I'll tell you what you'll do
| When the moons rising tonight be al
4 the head of the Glen of the Fairies and
| at the spring well there, you'll find q
| cup and a leaf and a feather Take the
| leaf and the feather with you, and {
| cup of water, and go hack to the castle
! Throw the water from you as far as
you can throw it, and then blow the
| leaf off your right hand and the feath.
er off your left hand, and see what
/ you'll see.'
Shamus promised to do this. anG
when the moon rose that night, ShamuS
was at the spring we'll of the Glen OF
/ leaf and a feather. He lifted cup OF
water and took it with him, and the
I leaf and the feather and started for the
/ castle. When he came there he pitched
the cup of water from him as far as he
could put it, and at once the OceaI
| that was a hundred miles away came
roaring M beside the castle. and g
/ beautiful river that had been flowing
a hundred miles on the other side OF
the castle came flowing down past il
into the ocean. Then he blew the Leaf
| off his right hand. and all sorts of love
/ ~ trees and bushes sprung up alone
/ the river banks. Then he blew the
/ feather off his left hand. and the trees
and the bushes We're filled with al
/ sorts and varieties of lovely singing
! birds that made the most beautiful
music he ever had heard
And maybe that was not a surprise
to Prince COnnal when he got Up in
the morning and went out. off he
tramped to Shamus' to thank Shamus
and Nancy. and when Nancy heard this
she was the angry woman.
That day she had another long confat
with Rory, and from him she went off
again to Prince Connal and asked him
how he liked his castle and. all it's sur
roundings.
He said he was a pleased and proud
man, that he was thankful to her and
her man Shamus, and that he would
never forget it to them the longest day
of his life.
ooh, but" says she, you're not con-
tent. This night you'll have a great
gathering of princes and lords and gen.
tlemen feasting in your castle, and
you'll surely want something to amuse
them. You must get a Plaisham."
Whats a Plaisham?" said Prince
Connal.
oh" says Nancy, its the most
wonderful and most amusing thing in
the world; it will keep your guests in