The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17

neck and Rugged it and kissed it and
| told it her sorrows.
Never mind" said the Black Sheep,
| put your hand into my left ear and
| take out what you will find there"
An Eithne drew a little white rod
out of the Sleeps left ear.
| Now" said the Black Sheep, Ego to
the three white rocks at the foot of the
garden, strike them with that rod, and
! go in and fit yourself to go off to The
ball. Enjoy yourself there, but be sure
| to leave before the company breaks up
and to be back in your place in the
kitchen again before your mother and
sisters get home"
Then the Black Sheep disappeared, and
Eithne, wondering ran down the garden,
struck the three white rocks, and three
doors opened in them.
She went into the first and there she
found a great, bautiful bright room all
hung round with the most beautiful
dresses she had ever beheld in her life. In
a short time she had one of the most
beautiful dresses there upon her. Then
she went into the next rock, and found
it filled with jewels and pearls. gold and
silver ornaments. She helped herself to
all of these she wanted, and into the
third rock then she went, and found
stable filled with little horses; she sad
died one of these. took it out, mounted
and went to the ball
And this was the appearance of Eithne
arriving at the ball: She had on a Sip
per of gold and a slipper of silver, a
stocking of gold and a stocking of silver
and a while silk gown. Her ten fingers
| dripping honey and nine birds singing
over her, and she riding a slender brown
steed that was as swift as the wind.
| There was a great sensation when she
! arrived. and every one there thronged
out to see the wonderful beauty who had
come from no one knew where.
| Six Princes struggled to see which would
| help her to alisht, but the young Prince
| of ireland, coming out insisted upon his
| right to do So He helped her to the
! ground, and gave the slender brown steed
| that was swift as the wind into the charge
of one of the men in waiting.
! There was great establishment In the
| ballroom when they beheld this lovely
young lady open the ball with the Prince
of ireland, for 50 elegant dancer or so
beautiful a damsel no one there had ever
seen before.
But 10! before the ball was ended at all,
! Eithne slipped away unknown. mounted
her slender brown steed and with her
| ten fingers dripping with honey and the
/ nine birds singing over her, and her slip
! per of gold and slipper of silver. and
| stocking of gold and stocking of silver
| and in her white silk gown she rode
home fast as the wind. She laid away her
| dress and her ornaments, and her steed
where she got them; the rocks closed
! again and she. in her soiled and ragged
| dress. was sitting in the kitchen among
| the pots when her step-mother and step
| sisters came bursting into the house, re-
| turned from the ball.
They were talking and talking at
great rate, and Eithne asked them what
was the news from the ball, and whom
had the Prince fancled.
! They said what did it matter to her
about the Prince or whom he fancied.
| but still they couldn't help telling her of
| the wonderfully beautiful damsel who
| had come frlm no one knew where, and
| had bewitched the Prince and bewitched
every one there, but had slipped away
| and disappeared before the ball was
| over.
The next ball came off week later,
| and for this, too, there were great prep
arations. Eithne helped to dress her
| stepslsters, and they pitied poor Eithne
that couldn't see the beautiful ball and
the beautiful Prince, and stand a chance
of the Princes hand.
But when they were gone to the ball,
as Eithne sat in the kitchen, her friend,
the Black Sheep, came hopping in on
three legs.
She welcomed 1t and Kissed IT.
The Black Sheep said to put her hand
into his left ear and take out what she
! would find and she took out the white
rod. Then he told her to go to the
three rocks this night again. and strike
| them with the white rod, and help her
self and go to the ball. but to be sure
to come away before the ball would be
over.
To the foot of the garden Eithne went.
| stuck the three rocks went in and dressed
| herself, mounted the stead and rode
! off to the ball.
She was dressed in slipper OF gold
and a slipper of silver, stocking OF
gold and stocking Of silver, and
white silk gown Her ten fingers drip
ped with honey, nine birds sang over
| her head, and she rode a slender brown
steed as swift as the wind.
There was a great sensation this night
| again when IL was told that the beauti-
! full damsel was arriving, and all who
were at the bail came out 90 see her.
| The Prince struggled to help her to
alight. but the young Prince OF Ireland
himself came out and insisted on his
right to help her off. and gave the slen-
der brown steed in charge of a man in
waiting.
He led her in, and with her opened
the ball, and all the people there were
In a state of great wonder ana OF admira-
ton at the loveness Of this strange dam
sci whom nobody knew.
The young Prince ell that night paid
very little attention to any other OF the
many lovely young ladies' that were
there, but wanted to spend almost all
his time with Eithne
Suddenly they all missed her. for she
had slipped away. mounted her slen-
der brown steed. and. with her 10 fin
gers dripping with honey and the nine
birds singing over her. rode for homo
as swift as the wind She stabbed the
slender brown steed IN his rock again.
changed her clothes and was sitting in
tho kitchen among the pots. when her
mother and sisters came home, foil Of
wonder and chatter about the strange
and lovely young lady who had been 70
the ball and had 50 suddenly disappear
% on that second night also.
Eltbne asked them for the news from
the ball. and they cold what interest did
she have 30 balls or princes, but they
couldn't help telling her aU about the
lovely lady they had seen
A week later the third bah Bas 10 come
of Elthne helped to dress Der sisters
for tnis one slso. and they Diued Der that
che would not gct q chance " seeing the
ball ana seeing the beautiful prince. and
having o chance Cor bis hand.
After they apd their mother had gone