The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27

on before him, taking pick here and a
pick there from every one that was char
liable, as he went on his way, till he
came to England. And when he came
there che word was a-hying through the
whole of England that the King of Eng
land was for death, and though all the
great doctors of the world had tried their
hands on him. he was still getting worse
every day, and would be dead in three
days more unless for a miracle. And it
was given out. 100, that any doctor could
cure him would get his weight in gold
And when Carrowagh heard this he was
a glad man. and little grass he let grow
under his heels till he was at the King
of England's castle. When he ratified the
gates, and the soldiers came out ana
asked m what he wanted and he told
them, they were for diving him off and
beating him, for the likes of him to come
and put up to be doctor and undertake
to cure the King OF England.
The Queen, she was looking out of the
window, and she sent out and inquired
what was the matter, and what was the
huhbub about.
They told her it was a ragged good
for-nothing- fellow from Donegal,
who was putting mself up to be a gre at
doctor and proposed TO cure the Kiag.
She sent out word to them TO bring
doctors had tried their had on the King
without doing any good. and she said
If this lad did no good he couldn't any
how do any harm, so he might as we'll
have his try as the next.
Then Carrowagh said he wanted to be
locked up with the King for one hour,
he wanted q good fire in the room. a
pot of water and a good sharp knife.
And at the end of the hour he said he
.t. ~.
had been.
Right enough, they gave him all he
wanted and locked him up with the King.
When Carrowagh found himself alone
with the King he took up the knife and
tried Its edges, then he went over and cut
off the head of the King and put It into
the pot and put the pot on the fire to
Noil And as the pot boiled he stirred the
head.
But the half OF an hour or a quarter of
an hour was not up hardly. when the
head was melted away in the pot and
trace nor track of II wasn't to be seen.
and there my poor Carrowagh was in a
fix.
Down he sat and began TO cry, for he
saw that he would lose his life now any
how when they would come in at the end
Of the hour and find what he had done
TO the King. 1t was small sparings they
would give him. He would he hung and
lrawn and quartered, he knew.
There he was, sitting and rocking him
self back and forward and crying. when
Ill at once he hears a voice that he
thought he knew. saying: well, Car
owSm, what's the matter with your
Up he lifts his eyes and there he sees
the little red chap standing beside him,
ooking down at him. And down on his
5nees he gets and throws his arms around
the little red fellows legs and, "Och!
Ochl Ochr says he, but I'm glad to
see you, for it's me is the sorry man for
reating you in the mean way I did II
YOU would only know" he says. how I
cursed myself after you'd surely forgive
me-"
Well" says the wee red chap, there's
40 use crying over split milk. Can l do
inything for you now?''
20, I'm afrand not" says Carrowagh.
You can't do anything for me now.
I'm past prayi for. I've cut the head
IF the King of England and put 1t into
that pot to boil, and there's not part
~ particle of it now to be had, for It's
M melted away. And in half an hour
more" says he I'm be a dead man my
self You'll see a quarter of me hung
lbove every gate Of the castle"
Get up, said the wee red chap And
| Carrowagh got up. And says he: 60
yer ard ir the pot again"
Carrowagh did as he was bid, and he
wasn't two minutes stirring the pot TIL
| the head commenced to appear, and to
| grow and grow and grow, till 1t was all
| right.
Now" says the wee red chap. take
it out and stick it on che King"
out Carrowagh took 1t, and clapped
IL on the King, and that minute the King
IN battar than over he had been In
his life before.
And just then the hour was up, and the
'oor was opened, and the Queen came
bursting in, and she and the King clasp
ed and kissed each other all over And
instead of getting his weight in gold In
reward, Carrowagh got his two weights
n gold.
And when he got It, off with 1t himself
and the wee red chap started. And they
hadn't Travelled far from the castle, when
the wee red chap showed Carrow' gh that
he had bad shoes ard wasn't fit to travel
very well, and he'd like to get new
pair only he hadn't the money.
Saws Carrowagh: "Why there's my two
weights in gold, and it's every ounce or
it yours and not mine. Do what you will
with it," says he. Buy up all the cas-
ties in England, or scatter It into the
sea, as it pleases you"
"Oh, NnanK you! lHdHh yOu9 OdItO-
wagh," says he. You're too good, and
only want the price OF pair OF shoes
and that's all I'll take"
So the price of pair OF shoes he took
out OF It, and when he got the new pair
Of shoes, he was able to travel well, and
on and on he Travelled with Carrowagh,
till they reached the place within three
days of Carrowagh's home. where the
wee red chap had met him and got the
potato from him. There the wee red chap
left him, and lief. the bags Of gold with
him.
when you were hungry, Carrowagh."
says he, "and had but little to eat, you
halved that little with me, because you
thought l was hungry. Well" says he.
God never forgets any one that does
that. You are near home now" says he.
You know your way. Go home, yourself
and your gold; you'1l find everything at
home as it should be. If you never forget
tie poor you'll be a rich and a happy
man all the days Of your life" And then
he disappeared.
When Carrowagh reached home with
his gold there he found his horse alive
again, and Mary, his wife, came running
down the road to meet him, looking
handsomer and nicer than ever she had
been. And when she brought him into
the house. there was his old mother and
his old mother-in-law across the fire.
actually laughing and talking pleasant TO
one another. and it's all of them were
glad TO see him.