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

Come for a walk says he, an without ever
footed. she went wild him. an they were soon wan
derin' over the hills an lookin out to the seven
they wished they was saiiin' on the golden sea
But. says Fiona, 1t wouldn't do yet What did
:. sG 90 s he I'm to bride
his stallion that's grain be Tough Erne.'
Hsss than crate dale Have 's seen the stall
~" 4 have not says he. but I've seen many one
Out of the eyes of him. says Fiona. red
flames is burstin', an out of the nostrils of him
steam is pourin'. an Shaun wonders is it = horse
at all only a steam engine: .,,
death. says she but here in me pocket ct.
hadle thst make the Sridiin Of him child. play.
an then you can pipe an Ill dance for the rest OF
$50 she hands him little red bride wild
sprig Of shamrock in it, an hand in hand they 90
~ There on the edge of the lake is a stallion a.
graceful as colt. but whenever he leap: in the
Brooklyn Bridge. from the noise of him.
when he seen Shaun comm toward him. he
s M, nosr am them out of the other in
way that terrible to look at. an his eyes
Steamed wild IRE Oh. he was = horrible object object.
bein Of the house of MacCulin. didn't know what
fear was. an he runs up to him empty handed an.
was near kilt wild the breath of the steam. But
his hand happened touch the bride in his pock-
Ct an he leps in the air an places it in the stat
pet lamb he was leadin home to put to bed In the
babys cradle.
hold of his forelock the way he had taken hold OF
Fiona's hair an pulled himself up. an he rode be
rode to the stable where Shaun sev the stallion
bushels of oats an couple of tons of hay. an
nm a.t the twenty-fve flights wishin the giant wasn't
too stingy to put in an elevator.
Pretty soon the giant comes home be himself.
havin' left the double-headed cow in a pasture up
Donegal way-so me mudder said-an' when
house tryin to get tune out Of the pipes. he
Did you get me stalion?'
It was. It's wonder you wouldn't X him to
come home every night be himself. I've kitten
The giant goes into the stable to satisfy him
self that shaun is not lynn an when he comes out
":oh. it's always Fiona says shaun. The word
means nothin' at ALL. Do ye think have nothin'
to do but to be SEEM things Where's me din
ner?' says he.
vivid that the giant puts his hand in his pocket
an chucks bone to Shaun. an that put the boy
the tn 'n rapt aase blinded Ss left eye
THAT night Shaun sleeps in the hay 40 before.
an in the mornin' he nnds more esss an atee
them, an there must be some special nourishment
in the eggs, for he feels strong ~ horse. for
all he'd had nothin' but couple of dozen eggs
THAT mornn' the giant says, IT'S little yen
have to do the day says he; All want IL me
rent from the bottomless pit
EDO ye own the bottomless pit?' says Shaun.
CT do says the giant.
ITS wonder ye wouldn't be closin' It ur
then. for the good OF the world an never mind
but the giant only laughs. an tells Shaun that
self to whatever he nnds that's good to eat in the
kitchen. but Shaun. remembering the copper soup.
AFTER the giant had gone to the pasture to get
the double-headed COW. Shaun. feelin' the need Of
room an nnds that she. thinkin' perhaps he might
be hungry. has prepared him a bit Of lunch-some
WHAT ms said but veil
blutwurst. Sure he did justice to 1t. an then he
to he'll an collect the rent says he.
"'Fiona laughed at the funny words of him, but
she soon stopped laughn. an says It's no SLOUGH
Of job. ye have. says she: Its as like a. not
THAT made Shaun feel little queer because.
IAN wh.tn do!" says he. I can't tell the
giant wasn't able to do his work
"wid that she goes to little closet an she
out the % that
big club made ogt Of an worse
Hit this three times on the gate Of the bot
tomleas pitt says Fiona. an red devil. streamin'
y want. Be sure to tell him you're after the
giants rent. but you want only what you can get
away wid or he'll take you down . an your mud.
$50 shaun kisses Fiona-which is a way he had
when he was pleased-an' he slides down the tin
leader to the ground an would have blistered his
hands IL Fiona hadn't wished them well-ye know
she was . fairy's daughter.
"on he goes to . place called Devils Kingdom
Sligo way. an Wild rocky place 1t b. full
Of cra.. an nothin' CROWN on it but heather.
mudder said.
when he got to the gate of the bottomless PIT.
which he knew because Of the hot steam that was
ooxng up through the rocks. he strikes the ground
three times an devil like the one on the beef
me .,sa s.
that's the way me mudder said It.
% What do ye WANT says he.
4 have come for the giants rent says Shaun.
AN how much do ye want?'
"'On'y what can get away wid.' says Shaun.
rememberin' Fiona's advice.
- Bully for you,' says the devil there's some
= WANTS more; an wid that he leads Shaun down
N into . cavern which had TfRanys beat Q pulp.
n'mon's was 70 thick that Shaun forgot to notice