American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-05-31
THE GIANT AND THE DWARF.
A STORY WITH A MORAL.
BY J. X. PAULDING.

In the region Of the renowned Wofdic-
trick, Emperor of Trapoban-whose name
is not recorded in that species of romance
called history-and long before the valiant
Knight ErrSnts had slain all the Giants
there lived large, overgrown monster,
called Wapwallop, who, though he had
two heads, possessed rather less than an
ordinary portion of brains. He was nei-
ther wise, learned, nor witty, but what is
very remarkable in giant, excessively
good natured, and instead of preying on
the Inferior race of beings around him, al
ways did them good turn whenever it
fell in his way. He was very ignorant
for we cannot learn that giants ever went
to college-could scarcely read or write,
knew no more about primary, secondary,
and tertiary formations, than that paragon
ofiguorance, the man in the moon.
At little distance from his castle. which
was much larger than the Crystal Palace,
lived little dwarf, not more than two feet
and half high, who, though lie knew ev-
erything, would do nothing. But like
most little men, he wasI excessively vain,
looked down, or rather up, with ineffable
contempt on his ignorant neighbors, and
took every opportunity to show off his learn
ing before the giant, who had a great re-
spect for his superior scholarship. He
seldom ventured to set up his opinion in op-
position to the learned little man, and
when he did, he was sure to get the worst
of the argument. The most common sub
ject of dispute was as to the relative su-
periority of weak wise man, over a
strong, ignorant one. Wapwallop was
rather inclined to the opinion that physical
qualities--he did not call them so, for he
scarcely knew the difference between
physical and moral qualities--but he was
of opinion that strong man had the ad-
vantage over weak one whenever it came
to the pinch. The dwarf, whose name
was Fadladdin, denied this in toto, and so
stult6ed the giant with descants on men
tai association, scientific combination, di-
vision of labor, and the superiority of head
work over hand-work that though he had
two heads they were always in state of
hostility, and butted each other like pair
of mad bulls. At length, one day, Wap-
wallop said to Fadladin, after one of these
d iscussions--
"Well. my little friend, the proverb
says, The proofo the pudding is in the
eating Let US 60 forth into the world
and seek adventures. There is nothing
like experience, which settles these mat
ters much better than our neighbor, Judge
Bridlegoose."
The dwarf assented, provided he would
not walk tho fast, and take him up when
tired, and, all things being ready, they set
out on their journey.
AS they proceeded, the dwarf, who car
ried little hammer and wallet, stopped
the giant ever and anon, to pick up a peb-
BILE, knock off piece of rock, lecture on
thistle, or dissect beetle to see towhat
species it belonged. The giant, though,
as before stated, one of the best natured
fellows in the world, at last got out of
all patience, and exclaimed, rather pet,
tishly,
"What is the use of all this nonsense?
Don't you see there is shower coming,
and we shall be wet to the skin before we
can find any shelter?