Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-11-20

gala, who, despite her hard name, was very
charming and delicate young lady of five and thir-
ty feet in height and proportonateIy stout -
| Djohnannell Immediately was sorely smitt.n by
/ SO much loneliness, he never having laid eyes on
a woman before, and finding her an entertaining
companion, and frugal housewife. he asked her
IN marriage Tagga questioned him as to his pos
sessions; and hndlng he was lord Of an island lar
| ger than Capan, and with all being pleased With
his app arance, he gave bis hearty consent.
! Miss Flnatlnlggala, however, Was not so EASILY
satisfied. and laid some conditions upon him. First
OF all she, tried his strength and was not satisfied
that he could pull up Cocoa nut trees two hundred
feet high and ten feet thick, with two fingers as
she could do as much herself She was much
pleased with his tame whales, however, and with
his handsome person. and promised that if he
would build her house like her fathers she would
become his bride. Dlohnannell readily promised
to do this, and departed with her to Tinian Here
he Immediately went to work, and in an hour
built her splendid palace much bigger than her
tather's Seeing the with which he accom-
pshed her will, she grew more exacting, and said
that on house would not do, that she could al
ways have one house, but that ifhe wanted to mar
ry her. he must build her house for every day in
the year So Diohnannell, nothing dishcartened
set to work. lie quarried out huge stones, 50
great that they would sink the largest ship. He
fashioned them in all manner of shapes, and Gov
cred them with ornament. Then he diego long
rows of deep holes in the forest, and planted his
columns therein. Over these he laid his cap pie
ces, and filled in the walls with the trunks and
bought of whole Cocoa-nut trees All the mate
rails for his city he carried upon his back and, so
great was his weight when thus loaded down, that
at every step he sank into the earth up to his
knees.
Now for fear that there might be other giants on
the island. of whose existence they knew not, and
who might trace them out by tracks Finatiniggala
followed him with huge bunch of Cocoa nut trees
which she pulled up with her hands, and filled up
the holes he left hehind him. So, in night,
he builded great city, more than league each
way, and full OF wide streets and "a house for ev-
cry day in the year and the fashion OF every house
was diLerent. And he finished the houses by
matching them with Cocoa-nut leaves, which he
fastened to great beams, formed of the whole
trunks of trees.
So VIXEN the city was builded, and nicely shaded
by the trees which grew to great height. IN ev-
cry part OF it, he claimed Fnfttiniggala for his
bride, and she, SO pleased with bis proves and
great strength, loved him prodigionsly Now
each house was a hundred feet high, and contain
bed only one story, but IN This were an infnity OF
chambers and fine beds made of the bark and
leaves of the Cocoa So when all was ready
I d,
arrival he was struck with amazement at the pow
er OF his son-in- law, although he too was giant
and gave him his blessing. And they had mag
niicent feast the principal part of which was the
cocoa-nut These TWO giants shook the trees with
her hands, and when the nuts fell. they squeez
ed them in their bsn3s and extseeeeed tie milk
which Finatnigsala prepared for tdS-9 in many
/ ways ; and they consumed on the wedding night
one thousand cocoa-nuts, and became drunken
Il IL Il. IL
erful spirit. So Djohrannell was bedded his
bride, whom he loved exceedingly and the next
day he invited his fathern-law to live with him,
which he did, and, and deserted his own land OF
Caipan.
And Finatniggala very prolific, and bore
many children, but to the chagrin of herself and
her lord they were all dwarfs, not more than three
feet high but they were of mild disposition. and
although they were SO small, they were very pow
ertul like the grants
So they lived for many years, and the Spaniards
came to their island of Tnan to take it for them
selves, for it was very pleasant place to live in.
But Djohnannell and Tagga drove them away
Then they sent great ships, and with many guns
to subdue the giants, but these valiant caug ht
the cannon balls in their hands, and hurled them
from the mountains back with such force that the
Spanish ships all destroyed. At the SAME
time the whales devoured all who not drown
ed, and so not one of the SpaniardS ever lived tC
return home.
And now after many years there came great
earthquake which opened chasm in the island
and threw down the city, and Tagga and Djohn
annell and Finatiniggala and the dwarfs, were as
sailed by demons who came up from the iaferna
regions with tie earthquake-and the demons be
ing the stronger OF the Two, and being aided will
large quantities of birthstone, by which they sti
fled our friends, they prevailed against them, ane
j; carried them all down below, after which tht
chasm closed up again, and nobody was left OF
the island. But Tagga was slain, and his bod,
left in his house when TIE others were carried
: away. Then the whales departed, and by and
' by the Spaniards returned and took possession Q
: the island, and lived in the ruins of the city.
But Djohnannell when he saw this was nue.
f enraged, and making his terms with the demons
S they allowed him to return by night with might
: host of giants, and they holding their revels i
t these halls, the Spanierds We're affrighted an
. fled, and builded them small houses on the bank
of the sea And every night the troop Of giant
: came with frightful noise and held their revel
II in the old city, and people who visited the wal
Y we're smitten with a dreadful disease, whic
i brought them nigh unto death. However, whe
the dwarfs saw how the anger of their parents aft
IS ted the Spaniards, they also came By night and
+ day and cured those who were sick
IS Aud so it is yet, though few persons have
IS late years seen the Giants. Yet if one be alor
l. and in the woods, and hears mighty noise. /
. knows that the troop of Giants is coming. An
% the little dwarfs are sometimes though rarely see
1t They minister to the comforts of the Spaniard
/ When children are lost in the woods, they fir
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