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Bin when 'l‘owtus aw'oke and missed his ring, his heart wan rievcd. "Now, indeed,” 0 said, “my luck I" gone I” And he inquired of all the servants, then of tho lo.d'n dunghter, and she: lung by which he know she had it; but no ,°_--., w... m: m- lung. son might marry her ; and. behold! thu box was filled u ) with gold,so that aha. could not shut“; an sbu at it from her into another box, and that lured .130; and then aha: was (tightened at the ring, and put it at Min he; pocket as the safest plpce. .-A _|, ,, Bo. wondering to himself at all his adren- turoa, he wmt on, until he came Mint in Si ht of tho lord's palace, which was bounti- hS to see; but he would not enter it until he went and bou ght flue clothes, and made him self as an M any prince ; and then he went b0 dly up and they invited him in, for they said: "Surely he is u king'a son.” And When the dlnm r‘Jnur tame the lord’sdnughier Inked her arm with Tomas, and smiled on him. And he drank of the rich wine. and wns mad with low; but at lent the wine ever- came him, and the servant» had to carry him to his bed, and in going into tho room he dropped the ring from his finger, but he knew it not. Now, in the morning the lord’s daughter came by, and cast her «‘yca upon the door 0! his chamber, and there claw by it was the ring she had seen him wear. “Ah..' she said «m tease him now about hisjring." ml she put it in her box and wished she were as rich as a king's daughter, that so the king’s mn Inioht Innnn In... . “-1 I, ,| e n .. ‘1Now," said the beggar-man. “you have been three times good to me to-doy. for thrice I have met you,mul you gave me be) for the sake of God each time. See, now, can l-vlp also," and he reached 5 goldfing to the hauulsome youth. "Wherever on place that ring, and wish for itdgohl wilf comeâ€"- bright goldâ€"so thutyou can never weutwhile you have it.” Then 'I‘owtnn put the ring first in one pock- at and then in unotlu r. until all his pockets were so henvywith gold that he could scarce. 1y walk; hot when he turned to thank the friendly l"KEN-11m" ho had disappeared. 80- wonderillfl to himsn‘fnt all hin min... mun wno esuea him for a trifle for Cafe mks. 80 he gave him something out of his mother’s money and went on, Again, moth. met him, and begged a trifle to buy food toe the sake of God, and he gave him something also. and then went on. "le0 me a trifle for God's sake," cried ‘0 voice, and he saw a third poor man before him. “I have nothin left," sail Tow “but a few pence; if 've them, I e ' have nothing for food, on must die 0! hour” get. But come with me, and whatever I can buy for this I shall share with you." Andfl'i they were going on to the inn he told all hi- I story to the be men. and how he wanted to go to Dublin, ut he had now no money. 80 they came to the inn, and he called for a loaf and I drink of milk. "Cut thezloef," he said to the beg . "You are the oldest." “I won't,” 1-53, the other, {or he was I. hemed, but Towtee made him. And so the beggar out the loaf, hut though they ate, it. near grew mailer, and though they drunk as they liked of the milk, it never grew lees. Then Towns rose up to pay. but when the landledy come and looked. "How is this ?" she said. “You have eaten nothing. I'll not take your maney. poor boy.” but he made her take some; and they leit the piece and went on their way together. I“o__ II II One day he heard the people talking of A great lord that hved up in Dublin. who bed A daughter so handsome that her likewee never seen ; and all the fine young eutlomeu were dying about her, but she wovfid take none of them. And he came home to hie mother and said : ”I shall go to see that great lord's daughter. Maybe the luck will be mine above all the fine young gentlemen that love her." ”Go along. poor tool," aid the mother; “how can the r stand before the rich I” But he euietoioo “If I die on the road," In mid, u Du try {‘0 "Walt, then," she enuwered, “till Suds,“ and whatever I et [’11 give you he]! of it. So she gave him of the once ehe [3th. uedetthechapeldoor,end ehlmgoln the name of God. _.._- v- uvu mHo hadn't on; far when he mot. mz‘m w§o_u ed him for a trifle for< - . 7,, V‘ .V _v .v I'.’ uvwb‘lJl But in duo time old Towtne died, and after the husband was buried the woman went out to gather the menu». M she had seen him do, when the dew was on the ground; but she noon grew tired, and said to herself: “Why ohould I do this thing every day ? I’ll just ;uther now enough to do the week, and then i can thu rent’ 80 she guthu’ed up great heaps of it reedily, and weuther we into the house. at the sin of greedinoee y on her overmore; find not a bit of manna {all with the dew that evening nor ever again. And she was poor and faint with hunger.and had to go out and work in the fields to earn the meme! that kept her and her son alive ; and she begged pence from the people on they went into che e1, undthie paid for her. son’s echcoh'ug; so 0 went on with his learn- !ug,end no one in the wuntrywae like him for beauty hnd‘knowledge. Nc-x't morning when they were going away. Lia heart longed for the young girl, and he wid to the peddlvr. “Give me your daughter :ar my wife." “110 .v will you xupport her ?" asked the mailer. “Better than you can," unmet-ed 'l‘owuns,:‘for ape pun never want." A! 111188 mom Rm T0 m In the old times there lived when Bally. towing Castle now stands a poor man named 'i‘owtas. It was in the time when manna tell to tho earth with the daw o! the evening,und "l‘owtas lived by gathering the manna, and has sup )orted himself, (or he wan a poor man. an had nothing else. One day a peddier came by the way with a hit, young daughter. "hive us a night’s .ioiginu," mid he to Towtas; ‘ “for we are \vcary.’ And Towtu «lid 80. .lc TOWTAS’S LUCK. A large assortment of all kinds of Home furnishings 0-1 hand. VVHIPS, BRUSHES, COMES, BELLS! COLL ARS BLAH- KETS. bNAPs, BUCKLES, c.. c. A... For a, cheap set of harness, made'in the best manner class mammal, glve For Bibles. School Books and Stationery, and books suitable for pres- ents, call at The largest variety 0t Xmas and New Yea.’ brought into Woodville. rs presents ever Mfiflififlfl Presentsef all kinds in endless variety, and at all prices A WRII We desire to call th Fanning Mill, nuw befl HCNEY’S IM MERMEEé-‘Egfi W OODVILLE. “'omlville. Agt. for Dominion Ins. Co. Amount required to pay a loan of 81,000 in ten years, only $146.62. In 20 years, only $99.15. This sum pavs the whole debt, principal and ‘nterest. From 2 to 20 years, on the Sinking Fund System or on a Straight. Loan at 7 per cent. Lands for Sale or t0 Rent. MONEY TO LOAN! mam, Wfii A CALL. MDNEY ' LONDON ANU GORE MU I UAL COS Agent for Globe, Jlm'l, 'l'c’lrgram c. J. C. GILCHRIST, AT 7 PER CENT. RMMWMM, GUNN BROS., Woodville.‘ 7, and from finkt- ‘ If I two to h1v1fifly pa'ir: of must hme one of those, " 1111mm; :1 When Towtas nwolzu and found his prize gone, and ull tho: manure busiule, he was like one mmL and romml about the country till he came "3: ml tux-hard. when 21.- saw a tree covered with bright rmy apples. Being; bun. gry uud thirsty. 1m plucked one and ate it, but no sooner Im'l hn done no lhan horns begun to spruut f'om his forehead, nudbgrew largnr uud lm‘uer till he knew he loulml like a gout. and. nil hr: could do, they would not. come off. Now. imlcul, ho was drinu out of his mind. and thought how all thunuighbors would laugh at him; and as he rngud and l‘Ofll‘Hl with shmm-Jw syied nnotlwr lrce with applen, still hrlghu-r. of rud-‘ly gold. 01'! hr 524 back again to tho lord‘s castle with thv ring. the goblet. and the lmrp ; but he soon betlmnght himself of the powur of the ring. nlnl in two minutes he mm in the grant lmll wlzvre all the lords and ladies wet-o just hitting (l'fHVll to dinner; mad the harp, played tlu- :;\'.'e.-:_-tcnt music. and thy all lin- tenucl in «leiiJlt; and he drank out of the goblet “hirlmai m-vermnptymnd Ilum when his lusud b-‘Kllll to grow a little licht. ‘ It is enough,” hr : Hid; nml putting hi4 mm. 2111an the waist of 1hr lun’l‘s dmlglltdr, lw louk his hurp mul goblet in the other lmml, and mur- murmg, "I wish we mm: at the Old fort, by the aid“ of the wood," in two minutes they were ‘unih M {h}. «lcnired spot. But his head was heavy with the wine, and 1N: lmd down the harp beside him and fell uslecp. And when all.) saw him uslmq) shu tool; the ring 011' his tings-r, mnl the harp 111141 the goblet from the ground. and “as back homo In her {athur's custlu hciuru two minutes had passed away. When ’l‘owtna saw them dear umhe dug 51) the ring, the goblet and the harp, and now said he, ”I’m all right, and they won’t have anything to fight about in the morning." “I’ll tell you how to settle the matter. All of you be here to-morrow, and I’ll think over the umttvr tonight, and I engage you will have naming more to quxu‘rcl about when you come in the morning}: ' So the boys promised'tlo keep good friends ti 1 thwy mm. in (ha morning, aml_\_r\"cut}nva.y. 1n- “But I have n. rightto the whole," said the eldest. And they went on fighting, till at 181.18“! Ton-tux mud : Then they toid him. “Our father," they said, "before he died, buried under this oak tree a ring by which you can be in any place in two minutes if you only “'ibh it; n goblet that is in] ways full when standing, and empty only when on its side; and a ham that plays any tune of itself that you name or Wish for.” “I want to divide the things,” said the younneat boy, “and let us all go seek ourfor- tunes as we can." hr. 29 ha in: nfl‘ haw?» again 2*“ W:- ouvu, nuu I'm-maul, 10 nuuucu: u 1 tuluu only meet the man again that gave me the ring, who knows what luck I might have ?" And he sat down to rest in :1 wood. and saw there not so fur 03 three boys fighting under an oak tree. “Shame on ye to fight so,”he said to them “\ihat is_ the fight about?" __-_. _- ~. n... v...uv .u uuu can“, A “III utuv him." So they gave him entertainment and lodgin ,and when hewas refreshed he gave of the we lweter three draughte to his lordship, when out jumped the three kittens. And there was great rejoicing. and they treated Towtee like a prince. But all the same he could not get the ring fromthe lord’s dauah. knife struck my tail and three drops 0! blood fell upon his plate, but he never saw it and swnUowed them with his meat. 80 now be has three kittens inside of him, and is ing of agony, and can never be cured unti he drinks three draughte of the water of the well of Bullytmvtns." So when young Towtas heard the cat's talk; he sprang up and went and told his mother to five him three bottles full of the water of the owtne well,nnd he would go to the lord die- guised as a doctor and cure him. So off he went to Dublin. And all the doctors in Ire- land were around the lord, but none of them gmld tell what oiled him.or how to cure him. rnen mums came 1n and said, “I will cure him " En Al ......... L:_ ___A__,.,_- . . . “How long our cook b away!“ cold W “What could have happened to him t” usothet. And as they were gobbling- touflh .0 came u . “ pt delayodyourmy masked gril . ’IKIen he told his storyâ€"how hehad_ Towtnn and given him the Mug. “And just went.” he said, “to the lord's palaoo, to see how the young man behaved; and I was Paying ovor the d19ner_table when the land's line one cuno out out» an whom". nnu, sem- horns I