An' one day Annancy miss his son, an' Annancy guess that the little boy must be gone to Devil honey-dram.
An' as Annancy being a tief himself he went an' s'arch for the boy. An' when he go he found him drunk an' fast asleep. An' Annancy lift him up an' bring him home.
An' when the boy got sober, about three days after, he got so use to the dram an' he went back.
An' Devil gone out to hunting. An' when he was going he ask his mother to give a heye upon his dram until he come in. An' the mother went down to the dram an' he found the boy drunk the very same again.
An' there was no one know the woman name except Mr. Annancy.
An' Annancy went an' look for his son.
An' when he go the woman catch the boy already an' carry him to Devil yard. An when the boy go the woman gi' him some corn to beat.
An' Annancy went an see his son was beating corn, an' he ask the woman what the boy is doing here. An' the woman tell him that this is the boy was tiefing all Devil honey-dram, an' now him catch him, an' him wouldn' let him go until the master come.
An' Annancy ask the woman if he don't have any more corn to beat.
The foolish woman say:—"Yes, Brother Annancy, but not all the corn you going to beat you won't get your son till the master come."