Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

from the big farm. an at last all wor
ready to start Danny Dooly kerried
the burnin' turf for to start the new
foire. an they wor al! singin an
dancin' along. Feyther Francis wor
pretty we'll set up. for Lizzie she KEEP |
pourin' whusky Until he's glass an Until
he's cup av tay till he didn't know |
fwhat he wor takin, tay or whusky.
An the clark he wor put on the don
key. an one av the min hilt him on |
iurin' the ride.
They wor all dancin' an crackin' |
Jokes all the way till they KEN to the |
house. Thin Danny an Mary Riley |
whit an got down on their mara
bones an built the fire. The bride she
wor on her big black harse Cargo, an
Pat wor ridin' near, an thin fwhat
had donkeys an harses rode thin an
fwhat didn't walked. An fwhat wild
the darkness an the confusion no one
cud see his felly to know him. An
whin they KEN to the deepest shaddy
av the hills an trees there KEN in
among thin a dark man on big black
harse, an no one knowed who it wor
an Cargo, Lizzie's harse, whimpered.
an So did the other wan. an, bcin'
fierce an mettlesome. they begin to-
rare an dance, an all the rest got
away as fast as they cud, for the big
rider av the other black harse niver
said no wurrud nor even God save
yez ALT" as Christian ought, an go
we knowed after thot it wor the Lepre
chaun.
Leprechauns, as yez know, are the
wicked fairies thot watch out an
steal brides away from their hus-
bands jurin' the dancin' or whilst they
are goin' to the new home. They carry
thin aft to the wild gins, an they're
nivver heared av ag'in.
Lizzie sid nivver a wurrud to no.
body, an whin they wor in the darkest
spot the big black harse danced along
be the side av Cargo. an some says
they heard mutterin' talk, but this is
not sure, Whin the party KEN to the
, house the big black harse wor gone,
an nobody seen him go nor heard him
But he wor gone.
Lizzie she say nivver wurred to
nobody. but wint in the house au'
left Cargo tied wild the rist She pat
he's head first an whisper somethin'
| to HIM She know there wor no mate
for him in Kerry for the long stride,
long wind an injurance but he's own
| fun brother, an he wor sold away.
| So Lizzie jump to the ground an
| wint in an stud feminist the foire.
| holdin' out her hans to the blaze Nora
Kelley she say afterward thot Lizzie
! had the look av wan as bad seen |,
banshee
| The feyther an stipmotber an Fey
Their Francis wor comm in the carry.
sll, an thot wor slower an had moi
| come yit
! Lizzie she go to her bidroom an nut
aft her fine gown an put on a warm
wan. sayin' she wor cold. an she had
her hud an long cloak tied on the
harse. an there they stayed. Pat Nc
| Gowan wor more than half seas over
fwhat wild the toastin'. an Lizzie she
nivver dance a stip. an she the light,
| est futted gel in Kerry.
Lizzie wor standn' like did wan
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white stone. The feyther an mother
an the prsste wor not yit kem but
Lizzie she start an say she see her
feyther's face at the windy, an she go
out. sayin' nothin' TO nobody. but Wild
dy Shaughnessy she say it wor the
Leprechaun as done 1t to get her out.
an she wor gone afore ony wan
fought to tell her. In n minute we
heered harses' hoofs poundin' on the
road, an they wor gone.
1t wor the Lepreehaun as took her
feyther's features to beguile her out,
an thin he trun her on he's own harse,
an hers wor obliged to folly. Lepre-
chauns is compellin' like the little
p'apIe. an so Lizzie rode away wild
him. Many young brides are beguiled
away loike thot. spechully il they be
purity. wild the entertainments.
First we wor all scared an dared NOT
move, an thin Pat be say. "A hummer
pound to him as catches thimr' Blu,
who can catch a LeprecIIaun2 Nc
wan. Feyther Francis an the feyther
an mother KEN just thin, a the good
praste say go. an THIN aj had holy
relics wor safe. But fwhin they go to
get on their harses. SIRE. thy wor ali
i tied together fasht wild a ran new