The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-26
THE BODACH
OF GLENMORAN
[ An Irish Folk Tale
By SEUMAS MAcMANUS
Ccopyr'sht, 1909, by Joseph q. BcwieO

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brave boy the son was when he grew
up, and nothing would do him but he
would go away to push his fortune.
When he was going off, Crohoore
warned him on the peril of his life not
to hire with the Bodach of Glenmoran,
for though he offered big wages to en-
tice men into his power, he always
managed to make the man hired with
him rue the day. The lad when he was
going off promised TO mind this, but
on his way through Glenmoran who
should he meet but the Bodach himself,
and the Bodach asked where he was
going and what he was looking for.
II am going" says the young fellow,
says he. ito push my fortune. | am
looking for a good master"
THAT is lucky" says the Bodach,
says he. "for | am looking for good
man. VIII you hire with me?"
NO" says the young fellow, 81 will
not hire with you, because my father
warned me against you, and said 1t
would be worse for me If / did, for that
you were very bad entirely to your
boys"
The Bodach said: 81 will engage
you for year and day, and give you
gold guinea every day of them, pro-
vided," says he that you do every
thing you are bid, and that you will
never say you rued the day you hired
with me- and" says the Bodach "Cfor
/ like to be JUST | will engage for my
part that If ever say | rue the day
| hired you, your wages will be dou-
bled, and, moreover should either of
us be guilty of ruling the day, the other
will have leave to draw him at cart
tail, and fog him through the nine
towns"
Well, these looked grand wages en-
tirely to Crohoore's poor son. and,
thinking of the rich man he would go
back home, he couldn't help but agree
to them, and away home with the Bo-
dach he went.
The very next day, when the young
fellow got his breakfast, the Bodach
took him out and sent him with a pillow
and pair of horses into a park that
was three miles every way. And says
tHe DoutCn, says ne.
Your dinner will be ready for you
when you are done blowing that field,
but don't on the peril of your life come
in till the last sod is turned
The poor fellow when he looked at
the size of the field. three miles every
way, and thought that he wasn't to
get dinner till he had every sod of 1t
boots, and little wonder. But he fell
to anyhow, and he began to plow and
every furrow took him two hours from
start to finish and he hadn't half-a-
dozen burrows plowed in the field when
he dropped down from weakness and
the fair dint of hunger
The Bodach he come out to see how
he was getting along, and he came w
to him where he was lying, and he
| gives him the toe of his boot, and Get
up out of that" says he.
ooh, oh, wearys me-" says the young
fellow. ito ever hire win you anyhow
If had only observed my poor fathers
advice"
What. what" says the Bodach, says
he, sure it's not ruling your bargain
you are"
Indeed and 1T is" says the young
fellow, says he, "ruing II sorely."
"All right" says the Bodach, says
he. Get up out of this and come along
with me in double quick time" and he
got him by the scruff of the neck ant
he hauled him with him And he TIED
him to the tail of the cart, and fiogget
him through the nine towns, till tn,
poor young fellow was spectacle o
cuts and bruises, and the last breath
only was in his body. And then thu
dirty Bodach loosed him from the car
and left him lying there in the ditch.
AS soon as he was able he start
for home, dragging his legs after him
and when he reached home it's tn
grleved man and the angry one was hi
father, and he swore that he woul
never sleep two nights in one bed O
eat two meals at the one table till h
would reach that Bodach and have hi
revenge So, leaving his wee hous
and wee place in charge of the son
Crohoore spat on his stick and starte
off afore him, and he never stoppe
nor stayed till he came to the Bodach'
place of Glenmoran. And passin
through Glenmoran, who should h
meet but the Bodach himself, and tn
Bodach stopped him, and asked wher
he was going and what he was lookin
for.
II am going" says Crohoore, say
he, ito push my fortune, and am look
Ing for likely master"
We'll, surely" says the Bodach, say
he that's lucky, for I'm looking fo
likely man. Will you hire with me
What's your terms?" says Crohoor'
says he.
The Bodach repeated the terms h
had told the boy.
Well and good, the bargain was cor
cIuded and the master took Crohoor
nome " til him.
Next lay, after Crohoore had h
breakfast, the Bodach takes him o,