Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28

boss, never could remember der names of der
places in me mudder's stories Dey was Ba'ly dis
Call it Ballyhack" said l.
"(Al right, on'y dat wasn't it)-Well, he went to
the fair an he there fortune-teler in booth
that told him the gerru he was to marry lived across
the says in America, although she was Irish. An
wild that out on the wall beside him a pitcher
Of a golden haired gerrul white an red as flesh
an blood Oh she go beautiful that the prince
tainted dead away an when he come to himself he
axed the fo-tuneteller where would he find gerrul
like that And the fortune.teiler told him to go
down to the an he'd find ship on the shore an
to get into it widout world and sail for America
an the rest would happen to him"
And Prince Shemus did as he was told. and he
laves the booth in the fair an jumps on his cream
colored horse. Il forgot to tell youse about der
horse. My mudder always began wild tellin' of
the looks of der horse) He was crean-colored wild
white tail that swep the ground an gleamih' eyes,
an he was that gentle he could walk you without
hurtin you.
prince Shemus lept upon his horse an rode down
10 the roarln say an there ridin on the waves was
white sail boat with not soul aboord her. an she
furlong from the shore an no anchor to hold her.
Into the water he charged his horse, an into the
water the horse went an swan to the ship and then
geY lep an jumped on her deck without sound
from his hoofs
"An' Prince Shemus went below the deck an there
was stall for the horse an fine soft bed for him
self. an a table with bread an wine upon it,
Glory be TO God an Mary says Prince Shemus
what more would want? An is there hay for the
horse" says he So it's more he did want. An he
went 70 the stall. an there hay for the first day
out an there was fresh water in pail An that
lucky, for the water around him salt-being the
say
An what about the second day out?' says Prince
Shemus to his horse, an the horse nodded his head
an says Prince Shemus. 1T must be all right or
wouldn't be here. An he went up on deck an
they mile from the green shores of Ireland an
Prince Shemus felt his troat grow choked wild the
thought Of lavin the oud sod-but he thinks Tis wild
the good wife I'll be go'n back.
$50 he goes to the cabin an he drinks the wine
an ates what bread there is feels ready for what
may
AN he feeds the horse the hay an gevs him the
water to drink an when he up after that there
was no land in sight an the say high ON the two
sides of him, an they go'n in valley of water
An at night the goes down blood red an
Prince Shemus goes to sleep wild the horse standin
on the deck to keep watch an the silver moon showed
the ship the way all night long an in the marrnin
Prince Shemus wakes up an there upon the table
is more bread an wine, an in the stall is hay
an water for the horse
An all day long the horse sleeps standin In his
stall an Prince Shemus watches the ship sail on her
way troo the valley of the say.
And at night the sun goes down blood red (me
mudder always said the woids der same way an 1t
makes 1t sound better), an Prince Shemus goes to
sleep wild the horse standn' on the deck to keep
watch an the silver moon showed the ship the way
all the night long, an in the marnin' Prince Shemus
wakes up an there upon the table is more bread an
wine an IN the stall is more hay an water for the
horse