East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-03-29


to the giants abode, which was grea
cave, as big as a church, scooped out 0
the solid rock. Here, in the centre o
the cabin, sat the old ogre. On tn
ground lay Mylio, with his arms ant
legs pinioned against his back, like
chicken just ready for the spit; while tn
giant, as he leaned over him, seemed t.
balance his body like the trunk of al
enormous poplar swayed by the nortl
wind. He was in high good humor, fo
Mylio had always been under the care o
q good mother, and of course his flesl
was firm, and his skin white, as if he hat
always fed on the fat of the land. Th'
ogre busted himself in cutting strips o
pork, with which to lard his fine goose
and as he did so, he sang a sort of gi
gantic bacchanalian song, in tones that
seemed to shake the mountain. The
noise made by his own voice, and tho
deep attention he was bestowing upor
the delicate morsels which were soon tc
be inserted into Mylio's soft skin, pre-
vented him from hearing the approach ol
Tonyk and his three little assistants.
The eagles were both in the chimney,
where one was employed in stirring the
fire while the other was winding up the
turnspit. The red eagle, however, spied
Tonyk, and was darting toward him with
extended talons, when the wasp thrust his
diamond sting into both his eyes. The
white eagle flew to the assistance Of his
comrade, but met with the same fate, and
with shrek of pain, they retreated to
their corner The old ogre, raising him
self up when he heard the cries of his at
tendants. turned toward them, and re-
ceived the attack of the wasp full in the
face. Tie roarcd like a wild bull, and
flung his arms around like the sails of a
great windmill, but his blindness pre-
vented him from seizing the wasp, and
the want of legs prevented him from
running away from his unmerciful at
tacks. At length, half mad with pain,
he threw himself on his face to the
ground. No sooner was he there than the
spider fastened to weave around him a
web so strong that he could not stir
finger, but lay like dead tree in the for
est. In vain he called upon his eagles to
help him. The pain they were suffering,
from their blinded eyes, made them quite
savage, and knowing that the ogre's
power was at an end forever, they deter
mined to avenge themselves for their
former slavery. So they few at him,
beat him with their great wings, struck
him with their sharp talons, and tore out
such great pieces of flesh with their
beaks, that there was soon nothing left
of him but the bare bones rafting in the
spiders steel web. But scarcely had they
gorged themselves with their horrid meal
when they found they had been indulging
in rather indigestible food; for their bod
les swellcd to the size of oxen, and they
died in great torment.
AS for Tonyk, he was overjoyed to sec
his brother yet undevourcd SO cutting
asunder his bonds, he led him out of that
frightful cavern. On the edge of the
precipice, he found the wasp and the
harnessed to the wicker.cage,
which was now transformed into mag
nifcent chariot. They politely requested
the brothers to seat themselves in the
new vehicle, and the spider mounted be-
hind like livericd footman. In this
manner, they flew along like the wind,
md accomplished the rest of their jour
ney without meeting any new adventures.
The highroads of the air are usually kept
in pretty good order; so they traversed
and plains, hills and valleys,
towns and villages with great rapidity,
md soon found themselves near their
lnclc's chateau. The carriage then de-
,cended toward the earth, and the travel
ers, alignt;ng from it, were agreeably
to find their own horses waiting
or them on the drawbridge. At Tonyks
there hung his purse and his
purple cloak; but the purse was now ten
lines as large and full as it had been, aud
his cloak was embroidered with diamonds
md pearls.
The young man turned toward the car
iage to inquire the meaning of all this,
,ut the wasp, the dragon-hy, and the spi-
Ter had all disappeared. In their stead
hey beheld three fairies, as beautiful as
Nay morning, and not more than three
nches in height Mounted OH the top of
lsha wthorn bush, which brought them
nearly on level with the youths, the Ia
lies began to explain matters; but as they
III talked at once, and each exerted her
,oice to the utmost, it was at first impos-
ible TO distinguish word. BY dint of
persuasion and extreme courtesy, Tonyk
inally induced them to speak in turn
lie then found that the old woman, the
rozen child, and the beggar, were only |
lisguises assumed by the three fairies to
est the virtue of the young travellers
Tonyk had stood the test so well, that be-
dc receiving the reward originally do.
igned for his charity, he was allowed to
escue his selfish brother from the fate he
% richly deserved; for to generous ma
ure, the greatest of all pleasures is to do
rood to others. Tonyk thanked the la
lies for their interest in his welfare, and |
better things in behalf Of Ny
10, who stood with downcast eyes and
hecpish air, listening to the enumeration |
,f his brothers virtues and his own de-
merits. Whether he ever reallyreformed
5 doubtful; for the selfish man has his
dol always so close to him, that he can
carccly ever put aside his idolatry.
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