Evening star., 1928-10-24
Samuel Lover, 17s7-1s6s, was an irish
author. One of his best known books is
MANDY Andy"

author. one OF his best known BOOKS Is
Barny O'Reirdon was a fisherman
and a heartier fellow never hauled a
net nor cast a line into deep water
Indeed. Barny, independently of being
merry boy among his companions
and lover of good fun, was looked UP
to rather by his brother fishermen as
an intelligent fellow, and few boats
brought more fish to market than
Barny's. His opinion on certain points
in the craft was considered law, and, In
short, In his own little community
Barny was what Is commonly called a
leading man.
But there came one who challenged
Barnys prestige sailor from other
parts, who had been as far as Fingal
wherever that was, thought Barry
though he wouldn't admit he didn't
know.
Now, Barny O'Reirdon decided to
maintain his reputation by going tc
Fingal himself, no less. He would take
his ship there, for wasn't he Tlaviga-
tor? And, what was more, he would
for surely potatoes would find market
d
of profit besides.
But where was Fingal? There was
the rub. That was profound mystery
to Barny, which until discovered n1usl
hold him In the vile bondage of infe-
riority. The plain-dealing reader would
say Couldn't he ask?" No, no! That
| would never do for Barny. That would
be an open admission of ignorance his
soul was above, and consequently
Barny set his brains to work to devise
measures of coming at the hidden
knowledge by some roundabout route
that would not betray the end he was
working for
Suddenly Barny set sail with two oi
his companions after a delay which was
a mystery to every one but himself.
His hooker, as his vessel was called
soon passed to windward Of ship that
left the harbor before her. but could
not hold on a wind with the same
tenacity as the hooker, whose qualities
in this particular made it particularly
fine fishing boat.
A ship left the harbor before the
hooker had set sail, and 1t is now fitting
to inform the reader that Barny had
contrived to ascertain that this ship,
then lying in the harbor, was going to
the very place Barny wanted to reach.
Barny's plan of action was decided upon
in a moment. He had nothing to DO
but to watch the sailing of the ship and
follow in her course. Here was at once
a new mode of navigation discovered.
But Barny did not tell his companions
this. He preferred them to think him
a navigator in the usual fashion. SO he
drew ahead of his leader and fell back
and used every ruse to avoid appearing
to follow her. This went on for four
days, during which they saw no land
And at the end of week the ship that
was leading Barny bore down on him,
as though to speak him. The captain
did speak him and asked where Barny
was going.
"I'm curious to know what the deuce
you've been following my ship for the
last week." said the captain.
Barny denied such an action.
why. did two people niver thravel
the same road before?" he demanded.
Finally, without telling his purpose,
Barny was let go on his way again
Four days more passed, and the provi-
sions in the hooker began to fail and
they had to start eating their cargo OF
potatoes for sustenance.
Barny saw he would have to get in
formation, SO he overl1auled his leader
and asked for parley with the captain
He wanted to know II the captain ex-
pected to get there soon. Where?
|, Why, where he was going, of course.
II dare say in about three months, y
said the captain.
So Barny said that he had found out
where the captain was going and had
wanted to see that place for himself
So he had followed And where did he
think the captain was going? To Fin
gal, of course
mo" said the captain; "it's to
Bengal"
"Oh, Gog's blakeyl" said Barny.
"WhatTl do now, at all, at all?"
The captain ordered Barny on board,
as he wished to have some conversation
with him on what he very naturally
considered most extraordinary adven-
tnxe. The upslact Of It was that Barny