Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
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81 used of'en to tink dat It was funny
she happened to be me mudder, because she
was different from me farder an never
sWore ike some of der boys mudders does.
An no matter wat happened her she was
always t'inkin' dat better times was comm
AN here's der story
The boy was born actor. for although
his own accent was that of New York
! street boy, as soon as he began to tell his
mothers story he assumed an Irish accent
which have indicated Theoretically as
nearly as is possible with our inadequate
alphabet.
Vance upon time there was a king Of
Ireland an he had son, an the name of
the son was Prince Shemus (Shamus). CMe
mudder said dat Shemus was der same
as me own name. Ja-mes,) Prince Shemus
was that red-haired that the clouds was
lit up Of a dark night whenever he would
like di'minds. An Prince Shemus wasn't
married, because he never seen gerrul
that made him sorry he was Twin alone.
But one day there was 3 fair in Bally-
(Gee boss, l never could remember der
names of der places in me mudder's stories
Dey was Bally dis and Bally dat.o
"CaIl it Ballyhack.'' said l.
"(An right, ony dat wasn't it)-Well, he
went to the fair an he seen there fortune
teller in a booth that told him the gerrul
he was to marry lived across the says IN
America, although she was Irish. An wild
that out on the wall beside him was a
an red as flesh an blood. Oh. she was SO
beautiful that the price tainted dead away,
an when he come to himself he aXed the
fortune teller where would he find gerrul
like that And the fortune teller told him
to go down to the say an he'd find ship
on the shore an to get into 1t 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: q for
got to tell youse about der horse MY mud
der always began wild tellin' me or the
looks of der horse) He was cream colored
wild a white tail that sweep the ground an
gleamin' eyes. an he was that gentle ne
could walk on you without hurtin you -,
prince Shemus lept upon his horse an
rode down to the roarin say, an there
ridin' on the waves was white sailboat
with not soul aboord her. an she fur
long from the shore an no anchor 70 hoia
her Into the water he charged his horse
an into the water the horse went an swan
to the ship and then gev le'p an jumped
on her deck without a sound from his hoofs.
an there was a stall for the horse an
fine soft bed for himself an table with
bread an wine upon it.
GLORY be to God an Mary says Prince
Shemus. what more would l want An An
is there hay for the horse" says he. So ITS
more he did want. An he went to the stan.
an there was hay for the first day out an.
there was fresh water in a pail. An that
was lucky, for the water around MIN was
salt-being the say
IAN what about the second day out"
saws Prince Shemus to his horse, an the
horse nodded his head, an says Prince She-
mus. it must be all right, or wouldn't be
here An he went up on deck an they
was a mile from the green shores OF Ire
land an Prince Shemus felt his t'roat grow
choked wild the thought of pavin' the ould
sod-but he thinks, tits wild the good wife
I'll be go'n back.
so he goes to the cabin an he drinks
the wine an ates what bread there is an
feels ready for what may come.
An he feeds the horse the hay an gevs
him the water to drink an when he went
up after that there was no land in sight
an the say high on the two sides of him,
an they go'n in a valley of water.
AN at night the sun 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 more hay an water for the
horse.
AN all day long the horse sleeps stand
in in his stall an Prince Shemus watches
the ship sail on her way t'roo the valley
of the say.
And at night the sun goes down blood
red (me mudder always said the woids der
same way an it makes it sound better, an
Prince Shemus goes to sleep wild the horse
standin' on the deck to keep watch an the
the 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
more hay an water for the horse.
IAN all day long the horse sleeps stand
in in his stall, an Prince Shemus watches