The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04


10 the mountain to Crohoore, and he
couldn't see the sign of beast on it,
let alone 500. And says he to Crohoore
In rage: Where" says he, lis my
500 beasts?"
Il suppose" says CrOhoore, says he,
they are wherever pleases them best.
How do you expect me to know where
your 500 beasts are?"
Sir" says the Bodach, says he,
what did I send you out here the day
to do?"
Eye Sent me out" says Crohoore.
says he, ito herd this mountain; and I
think" says he, "ye'll give in that I
have done my duty very we'll indeed,
for there's the mountain safe and
sound and on the same spot still. I
don't want to boast much of myself"
says Crohoore, says he, "but still I will
say that il you mad hired Stacker
man than me you'd have lost your
mountain this day, for five times, no
less, it started of.
"And knowing" says Crohoore, says
he, "that If left it to go home for my
bite of dinner, the devil himself
wouldn't overtake 1t when would get
back, got your black bull" says he,
in the hollow below, and killed him
and roasted a side of him, and I can
stay out here herding your mountain
for three weeks to come and not want
for good sweet meat"
"Och, och, och." says the Bodach,
says he, you are terrible scoundrel
to let my 500 cattle go east and west
and get lost over the face of the world,
and to kill my black BULL" says he,
that paid 300 guineas for not three
weeks ago." And he went tearing up
and down like raving mailman.
What! What" says Crohoore, says
he, you're surely not vexed with me
and don't rue your bargain?"
And with that the Bodach minded
himself and says he: ooh, no, no, that's
a way l have when be jumping with
joy. Such boy as you" says he. st
never had afore. and such boy, I am
sure, I will never have again."
The Bodach he didn't go to bed that
night at all. He wandered about and
up and down the whole night, planning
what he could do at all, at all, to get
rid Of Crohoore, and at long and at last
he struck upon grand plan, as he
thought. There was big, wild beggar
man that they called Billy the Beggar,
who used to come about the Bodach's
house every day begging, and he car
ried terrible knife with him, and
everybody was afraid to refuse him for
fear Of the same.
And the Bodach said to himself that
he would order Crohoore next day to
kill the beggar, for that he had him
and the whole countryside annoyed.
Then" says the -Bodach, says he,
"Crohoore's life will be at my mercy
in no less than three different ways.
If he doesn't do my bidding, then / can
do what like with him; If he does
my bidding and the beggar kills him,
then my hands will be saved of his
blood, but if he gets the better OF, the
beggar and kills the beggar, then
will have him tried and hung for muir
dach was jumping for joy.
The next morning when Crohoore
had his breakfast he come to the Bo-
dach and asked what was for him to
do the day.
why" says the Bodach, there is
only one little thing. 1t is only" says
he, BILLY the Beggar who comes here
every day, and who has annoyed me,
and l want you to kill him"
at is only" says he, BILLY the Beg
gar who comes here every day, and
who has annoyed me, and want you
to kill him."
very well and good" says Crohoore.
And then the Bodach went away
about his business, and when he como
back in the evening and met Crohoore
he asked him how he had enjoyed HIM
self, and did he kill Billy the Beggar.
81 never had as good days fun in
my life," says Crohoore, says he, land
1 began by killing Billy the Beggar."
Indeed" says the master, "and how
did you do it?"
VERY easy" says Crohoore, says hs.
when he came to the door begging,
took him in, and I filed his bag with
all the goold and silver you had in your
chest, and l put it on his back, and |
sent him away Billy the Gentleman.
Billy the Beggar is as dead az a door
post, and will never trouble. you more. :"
And when the Bodach heard this he
set up whillaloo, and, ooh, you are
an etarnal scoundrel," says he, call the
harm ever you done me afore was
nothing at all, at all, to this You have
ruined me out and out" says he, "and
it's meself's the beggar for. the rest Of
my days"
What, what" says Crohoore, says
he. "sure you are not vexed with me,
and don't rue your bargain"
'Vexed!" says the Bodach. says he
''It's mad am, and rue the day ever
my eyes first seen We, We villain We,
and I wish was rid of We never to see
we more"
well, we'll and good" says Gro
hoore. says he, come out here till tie
We to the cart-tail." And out he had
to go, and Crohoore tied him to the
carT-fafl and whinDad and Aooood hin,