The Democratic advocate., 1902-02-01

gate last look at it. and set out TO travel
the world
He travelled afore him for three days and
three nights, and on the third day he was
sitting down by the side of little stream,
eating two potatoes that some charitable
being had given him, when who should
come walking up but The wee red chap
He told Carrowash that he was hungry.
and asked him for one of the potatoes.
Carrowagh himself was hungry enough,
God knows, for it was little he had eaten
since he left home, and he had small reason
to think kindly of this same lad, who had
been the means of driving him away from
his home. But Carrowaghpeyer did shut
his ears and his eyes to a hungry man, SO he
reached the lad one of the potatoes and he
ate the other himself
And when the wee red chap had finished
he says: Thank you, Carr6wagh. And
now L d like to do something good for you
in return.
'sOh, it's little good any one can do me, =
says Carrowagh tThere's nothing but
hardships and misery and bad conscience
afore me for the rest of my days
Don't be down hearted, y says the lad.
9. You don't know what's afore you. Get
up, says he, land travel on and on with
me to the town M going to, and if L m
not mistaken there luck afore you there. =
Up Carrowagb got, and started off with
the little red chap. They travelled on un
til they came to this town, and when they
came there the town was covered all over
with the advertisements Of wonderful
blacksmith of all the wide world-Ireland,
Scotland, England, France and Spain-to
show their skill against his, and offered
hundred guineas to any one that could beat
him.
Says the wee red chap: "You are go
ing to take up the challenge. "
'sIs it me p says Carrowagh. ~ never
could make anything better than bad
pair of shoes for horse r
''You only think that, says the red
chap, "because you never tried anything
else, tell you you must take up this man s
challenge, and sure, anyhow, if you don t
win anything you can t lose anything. =
''Well, that S true enough. - So Car
rowagh consented.
And then it was given out that there
had come another wonderful blacksmith all
the way from Ireland to take up the great
follow challenge.
And on the day the encounter was to
come off there was. a very great crowd
gathered there indeed.
There was big fire with bellows set up
in the centre of the town, and an anvil and
all sorts of blacksmith tools And the
great fellow was there, and Carrowagh and
his henchman, the wee red fellow, and
thousands and thousands of people.
(which of us will try the first try p
says the great fellow to Carrowagh when
they were ready TO begin.
ssOh, age before beauty says the wee
red chap. says he to the great fellow. "You
try first. -
Well and good, the great fellow threw
off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and caught
hold of the bellows and blew the fire. And
the minute he did all the sparks that flew
out were grains of wheat, and they scatter
ed all over the place and over the people s
heads. And every one wondered
"Now, Carrowagh." says the wee red
chap, ''you try your try
So Carrowagh threw off his coat to the
wee red chap, rolled up his sleeves, and up
to the bellows and blew, and when he did
the sparks that few out of the fire were a
flock of pigeons that lept on the ground
and on the peoples heads and picked up
every grain of wheat and flew away. And
the people wondered far more.
Nothing daunted, the great fellow stepped
to the bellows again, and when he blew he
blew live trout out of the fire that fell
into the water trough and began to swim
about.
Then Carrowagh took hold Of the bellows
| and blew, and when he did he blew out a
big duck that fell into the trough also and
gobbled up the trout and flew off.
Then the great fellow took hold of a
piece of iron, and he put it in the fire and
began to beat it, and in five minutes he
had beaten it into a beautiful young woman
"You try piece of iron now, says the
little red chap to Carrowagh.
And Carrowagh took piece of iron and
he beat it, and at the third stroke it was a
prince on horseback, who stopped down
and picked up the beautiful young woman,
put her on the saddle before him and gal
loped away.
And at that the great fellow had to give
in and pad down his hundred guineas, and
nothing in all the town then was too good
or too great for Carrowagh, and the people
made such a hero of him.
When Carrowagh had his hundred guin-
cas-, he wanted to stop there and begin his
old ways over again, drinking, lounging
and living merry, but the wee red chap
told him that great things were before hin
yet, and if he came along with him he
would make him rich man.
So off again the both of them started
and they travelled and travelled and didn'
stop travelling until they had travelled into
France. And there they heard the wore
going round that the King of France wa.
for death, and that all the doctors in the
kingdom had tried their hand on him, anc
all failed And it was given out that an,
doctor would cure the King would get ;
bag of gold.
s'That's fine chance for you, say
the wee red chap, says he to Carrowagh
"You come along and cure the King, anc
get the bag of gold. .
els it me p says Carrowagh. "Sure
1 couldn' cure mouse of the chin cough.
ssNever mind, says the wee red chap
says he. s'You DON know what you cal
do till you try. Come along with me-
OFF the both of them started and travel
led till they travelled to the King castle
and when they ratified on the gates tn
soldiers came out and asked them wha
they wanted.
The wee red chap says: "My maste
here has come to cure the King.
The soldiers opened their eyes and look
! ed at them, for they were sorry lookin
specimens, both ragged aud i'll put on.
And says they "Begone out of thl
; before we turn the dogs on you.
/ But there was word carried to the Quee
;na;do ,bat tho Soldiars yvara turninp ava