The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27

Fer al hour they rzge6- All the bad
names ever called 20 mortal nan Ws-e
given free, but Darby said never I
word "PtckpCckst." Sheep -srayier.'
AUrthsrin' thafs of a blaggard," wsrs
the sO1tsst words trun at him
BY an by. hOwsumsver. as II begun
70 grow near 70 cCclC-crow. their talk
grew = grear dale ctvflsr. Then cams
oesgtn', pladin', proulisin'. and snthrat-
IN, but the doors OF the house STU
stayed shut an its windows down
FUrry sool DarOy's Old rooster Terry
came down from his perch. yaWned. an
tapped his wings a few tines At tha-
the terror and the scrsechin' q uhs
heart OF q stone.
All of = sudden h1s. clear voice rosa
from beyant the crowd The King had
coma The other fairies grew sriu
listening
-Xs murthertn' thacs of the Eor-uId.-
says the King. grandly. what ara 70
doin w1d ny people,"
Keep a civil tongue N yer head.
Brian Connors," says Darby. sticking
his head out tho window, Tor IN al
good Z man As you, any day" says
Darby.
At that minute Terry. TIA cock.
tapped his wings and c-owed In a
crowd OF Good PeOple-dukss. ears,
princes. quality and cOmmonsrz. with
their ladieS-tammed thick together
about the house. every one os them
with his head rrun back baTItnk and
crying. ard tears a. big as pigeon egEs
roUltng down their cheeks
A rsW Issr away, on straw Pile. IN
the barnyards stood the King. his goold
crown tilted on the side of his head.
his long. green cloak about him an1
his rod IN his hand. but thrsnblin' al
over.
IN the middle OF ths crowd. but tow
ering high above them al. stood Mau-
reen McGtOney n her cloak ot Kreea
an goOld, her purity brown hair faIIi1'
down her chOwldsrs an she-ths crafty
viuain-crytn' an bawlin' an abUsia'
Darby with the best OF than
Whzru you have an let thsu kor-
says the King
take yer spell OF that slip ot a gtrl
there, an send her into the housA'
IN q second Mauree1 was standing
inside the door. her both arus abous
BOb's neck and her head On his collar
bone
what they done n the way OF en-
bracin' and kissin' an cyi1' 7 won't
take time IN telling you
Next" says Darby, ~ssud back Rosis
and the pigs"
7 expected that" says the king
And AZ those words they saw a black
bunch coming through the air. and n
q few seconds Rosie and the three pigs
walked into the stable
Now" says Darby. promise IN ths
name Ot Ould Nick Cts By him the
Good People swear. never 20 rrou nor
meddle agin with any one Or anything
from this parish"
The King was fair put out BY this
HOTsomever, he said at last You On
grateful scoundrel. N the name OF
Ould Nick promise"
so far. 50 good" says Darby: but
the worst Is yet 20 come Now you
must rzylase from vour spell every
sowl you've stole from this parish: and
besides you must send ne two hun
dhred pounds n goold"
Wei. the King gave a roar % anger
that was heard IN the next barony.
Te htgh-handet. hard-heartsd rob
ber," he says, III never CONSENT" says
he
"Piass yeselS." says Darby. 7 SEE
Father Cassidy comm down the hedge
he says. an he has q prayer FOR ys
AL IN his book that'H burn ys up Ike
wfsps OF sthraE II he ever catches -
here" says Darby.
With thar the roaring and bawifng
was pitiful 70 hear. and IN few min
soversigns n Il was trun az Darby's
threshold: and hcty people. young an
some Of them ouid, few over an stood
beside the King Some OF them had
spent years with the fairies Their rel
atives thought them dead and buried
They were the lost ones from that par
ish-
With that Darby pulled ths Dit ee
tvtne again. cpentng the trap. and Il
wasn't long until every fairy was gone.
The green coat OF the last one was
hardly out OF sight when. sure enough.
who should come ID but Father Cas-
sidy. his book n his hand He looks6
at the fifty people who had been with
the fairies standir' there-ths poor Gra--
thures trerblfr' an woudherfr' an
afsared 70 go 20 their homes.
Darby tould him what had happsnsd-
'FYe foolish mAn." says the priest.
you could have got out every POOR
uor. let alone those from the parish"
One could have ssraped with k1tcs
the surprise OF Darby's facs-
would your Reverence have ra let
out the Corkonfars. the Conuaught nan
and the Fardowns. ask yer he says.
hotIy When Mrs. MalOwney there
goes home and finds that Tin has mar
ried the Widow Hogan. yen say 7 lsc
cut TOO many. even cf this parish. I'm
thinkfr'."
But" says ths priest. -ys might
have got two hundred pounds for aich
OF rs"
IF aich had two hundred pounds.
what comfort would I have IN being
rich7" axed Darby agfr- To enjoy
well being rich there should BE plenty
OF poor" says DARBY.
God forgive ye, ys Beldsh man
SAYS Father Cassidy.
There's another rayson besides"
says Darby. 7 never got berther nor
frfendIis- tratsmsnr than I had from
the Good People An the devil a hair
OF their heads I'd hurt more than reed
be-" he says
Some way OF other the King heard os
this saying, an was 50 nightly pleased
thar the next night a Jug q the finest
potseu was left at Darby's door
After that indads. many's the winter
night. when the snow lay 80 heavy thai
no neighbOr was stirrin. and wh4n
Bridget and the childher were IN bed.
Darby sat BY the fire. a uOggin OF hO-
punch IN his hand. argying an getting
news OF the whole worruId little
r. Il