The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-08


mother had been in the habit Of telling him, and
now after having had bath we were baskinE in
q snn ana the
warmed up to the point where . story was the
am not what they cali folklore sharp, but
am not mistaken the story that Jimmy told
in rsd ..
may BE- the story e told t. with It's .t 1
ing from Irish to tough" dialect and the anec-
Tomato interpretations Of 80 me mudder said is
.nyhnz n1t Breton :s% ts IN s ,rn..
the son Of king" said Jimmy. II can't remem-
be If him an s
any kings Very proud. me mudder said they was.
well. Shaun was . nne young Teller. very smart
an needin' no book learnn' At all.
"well. one day he took it into his head he'd go
round Ireland an he takes his velvet cap in his
hand an he goes to his father the king-I can't
thing What. this ns name he I
since there was any kings at all. an great an
powerful because I'm the SON Of you. but I'll not
self. It's mo own way I'd make. an all I ask is
your blessn'.' The old man gives him his bless
young man Of his age he had killed tree lions at
one stroke
his father says. Yes an that makes shaun wink
his eye at tn old man because he knew there
nn.hes but he knew the old was
enough an II it wasn't lions, it was something else
Nothin stopped him The rst day Of his .j jour
ney, he come on some robbers wild bags full of
to ss n Of M
and 1t streams out on the ground. Then he runs
the robbers through the middle ESQ me- mudaer
hand, he calls them up an he says. Here. help
yourself to this rubbish I've no use for it. (Gee.
/ never could understan' dat. boss. Leavn' gold
iie!5 :. ..x.n -. .,r.onn,
ireland. he looks for boat to take him away. Me
uudder used to say that this was before the time
Of steamboats, an all they had was saiboats an
boat an he tells him that he 10 Prince shaun Of
the house of-gee visit could remember the
cry time an yet can't call it. at all.
"The fisherman when he hears his name bows
stop snein' hoarse- j. like crows. boss-an'
vii: he Jump In the boat an start for America.
said an he gets in the boat an st wind springs
up an they sail fast that in half an hour he
couldn't see land at all
most a. bright % the sum- but 40 thin 40 thread.
they sailed an at last shaun sees a big body of
81 don't know what land It is says the fisher
man. turnin' white. an don't like the look Of It.
stop the boat he couldn't do it any more than If it
. runaway horse, an the next minute 1t strikes
but shaun pitches head nrst into = furze bush. It
some time before he felt strong enough to pick
himself out Of the bush an 60 to see what sort of
while he waikiki an wonderin where
ne s
der tellin that, an it was supposed to be
giants house: shaun had never seen the like Of
It before. It's . wonder he wouldn't come to New
York and see some OF the skyscrapers.
1T = giants house. all right. for out OF the
40 the big dinner table in the house Of shauns
father. an great voice roars 90 hard that every
breath. An he says to Shaun. ''how dare you step
.An' shaun says. How dare you talk to me in
no fhatS Of
MacCulin'-that's the name couldn't get. Mac
Culn. I am Shaun MacCulin.' says he. an I
want you to come down an invite me in to break
.oh. he was not frightened Of the giants at all.
Pretty soon = door large the side Of
church ID opened. an Shaun. Wild his hat in his
walks in an looks around him. All he is
ankle on level wid his eyes He looks up; the
an there i the giant lookin' down at him
Tho next minute : big hand comes down an
Shaun II lifted up In the air. an feels like he's
But he wasn't frightened At all. Set me down
between thumb an finger like bug. says he.
I'm prince So the giant sets him ON the roof.
giant could stand up straight. an it was on the top
Of the wall that Shaun was set.
WELL says the giant, you came at the right
time. Ne servant died yesterday from fallin in
the way Of me foot: an need new one at once.
What can you dor
II become your servant. says he. It's not because
have to- but because want to do it for the sport
OF the thing Oh. he was brave lad! Not
afraid OF anything on legs.
- don't care Why you work but you'll work
hard. I'll tell you that. I'm on to milk me double
headed COW, an while I'm gone you must clean
the stable When that ID done you may rest until
come back. an then veil ate dinner together.
you an me. But remember one thing. Don't go
to the that Is locked on the twentynfth noor.
for there keep me wives.
e Where n the key!' asked Shaun, but the giant
only laughed at him an went out to milk his two
hOaded COW.
AFTER the giant had gone Shaun looked out
or the window an saw where the stable WAS Oh
no that's An aisy job says he an he decides to
Deuwl around the house nrst because he never was
4 ( house % high. an besides. he wanted to see
what was IN the room on the twenty-hfth noor
The Giant had set him down In the hall an the
1Trt thing No done to 60 whore he smelt some
th1ng cookin. for he waa % hungry he could have
oaton hfs leather be1t
.'He entered kitchsn = BIG g y: fathers pal