The Press., 1908-01-01

\ aV the nlllS HI trees Lucr0 kGm l0 among thim a dark man on big black .harse. am no one knowed who it wOr, an Garge, Lizzie's harse, whimpered, an so did the other wan, an, bein' 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 all," as Christian ought, an so we knOwed after thot 1t wor the Lepre- Ischaun.
 Leprechauns, as yez know, are the wicked fairies thot watch out an steal brides away from their hus- bands turin the dancin' or whilst they are goin' to the new home They carry thim aff to the wild glins, am they're nivver heared av ag'in.
 Lizzie sid nivver a wurrud to no body, an whin they wor in the darkest spot the biz black harse danced along be the side av Garge, an some says they heard mutterin' talk, but this is not sure. Whin the party kem 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 a wurred to nobody. but wint in the house an left Garge tied wid 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 full brother. an he wor sold away. r i1r1io wint in an stud feminist the foirc holdin' out her hans to the blaze. Nora Kelley she say afterward thot Lizzie had the look av wan as had seen a banshee.
 The feyther an stipmother an Fey ther Francis wOr a cOmin' in the carry all. an thot wor slower an had not come yit
 Lizzie she go to her bidroom an put afr her fine gown an put on a warm ! wan. sayin' she wor cold. an she had her hud am long cloak tied on the harse, an there they stayed. Pat Nc Gowan wor more than half seas over fwhat wid the toastin', an Lizzie she nivver dance stip. an she the light est futted gell in Kerry.
 Lizzie wor standin' like did wan, ! wid a shmile like 1t wor carved in \ white stone. The feyther an mother Lizzie she start an say she see her feyther's face at the windy. an' she go out, sayln' nothln' to nobody. but Wid- dy Shaughnessy sue say 1t wor the Leprechaun IS done 1t to get her out an she wor gone afOre ony wan fought to tell her. In minute we heered harscs' hoofs poundin' on the road, an they wor gone.
 It wor the Leprechaun as took her feythci's features to bcgulle her out. an thin lie t'run her on he's own harse, an i.crs wor obliged to folly Leprs- chauns is rompellin' like the little p'ap,e. an so Lizzie rode away wid hia. Many young brides are beguiled away loikr thot. spechully if they be pulTy. wid the entertainments. First we wor all scared an dared pot move, an thin Pat he say, "A hummer pound to him as catches thimv But who can catch Leprechaun? No wan. Fcyther Francis an the feyther
 
 praste say go, an thim as had holy relics wor safe, But whin they go to get on their harses, sure. they wor all tied together fasht wid Q bran new rope thnt wor nivver made wid human hands. An before they wor united 1t wor too late. for no one cud hear a sOun' from no direction. An we all knowed thot nov Lizzie wor in the deel's av the bog beyant an no one would ivver see her ag'in.
 So We all stayed in the little house. till day, an whin we wint out all we cud fin wor the hoof prints av two h0rses.
 Three months after Pat died wid a sickness. He wor allus hard drink CT, an now he done nothin' else sence Lizzie wor kerried aff by the Lepre- chaun till he kem to see awful visions sint by the bewitchments av the Lepre- chauns.
 Fwhat bekem av Rory O'Brannigan2 We'll. it wor nivver rightly understood, but he disappeared thot same noight, He had no call to come to the weddin', for nobody axed him. an he nivver seeked out lizzie to coOrt her, nor she didn't shmoile at him nivver. but he wor. nivver seen in Kerry ony more. Some fought as maybe the Lepre- chauns done away wid him.
 Did we ivvel hear from him at all? Faith, there wOr a mon av Kerry thdt wint to Ameriky. an he kem back to take the suId papIe w1d him, am he say he seen Rory in New Yark, an he wor pOlaceman wid club as big as yer arrum an wid gool' buttons on he's coat an hat like basin, on'y all white. But sure that cuddent be thrue. for they ruddent take harses wid 'em nor Shwim the say. Yis, 1t wor the Leprechauns as took Lizzie.