Ashton, John, b. 1834 · London Chatto and Windus · leaf 259
ed him not to be anirry, and he would show him something; so he took his bow and shot a pheasant, whichfell in a thorn bush. The friar ran to secure the bird, andwhen well in the bush. Jack played his pipe, with woeful effectsas regards the friar, who in his involuntary dancing got literallytorn to… … This illustration is from another edition. The Friar and Boy. 243 For Good St. Francis sake,Let me not dancing die. He naturally told his pitiful tale when he reached Jacksfathers house, and the father asked him if it were true, and if so,to play the pipe and make them dance. The friar had…
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