Nebraska advertiser., 1868-02-13
WON AND FINETTE,
A FAIRY TALE o. BRITTANY.
Coatinued.)

(ContiRued.)
Here he is! here he is !" cried
FIneue. pointing TO the giant not a hun
dred yards off; 1--WE are lost if this charm
does not save US"
She took the copper bullet and threw
II on The ground, saying,
cooper bullet, save US, pray
Stp the giant on b ; way"
And behold, the earth cracked apart
with a terrific noise, and an enormou
assure. o bottumless pit, stopped the
giant Just as he was stretching out his
hand to seize his prey.
Let Us AZ - cried Finette, erasping.
the arm Of Yvon, who was gazing at the
giant wnh a staggering All, defying
him 10 come on.
The giant ran backward and for
ward along the abyss like a tear
IN his cage, seeking a passage every
where ard finding none ; then, with a
furious jerk, he tore up an ihmense oak
by tie roots. and flung it across the gap
The branches Of the oak nearly crushed
the children as it fell. The giant seat
I'd himself as,rIde The huge tree, which
henl under his weIcht, and crept slowly
along. suspended between heaven and
earth ~entangled as he was among the
branches. When he reached The other
side, WON and Fineue were already on
the shore, with the sea rolling before
them.
Alas ! there was neither bark nor ship
The fugilives were lost. Yvon, always
brave, picked up stones to attack the
giant, and TO sell his life dearly, Fl
nette. trembling with fear, threw one of
the silver bullets into the sea, saying.
"Silver bullet, bright and plant,
Save us from this frightful giant"
Scarcely had she spoken the magic
words when a beautiful ship rose from
the waves like a swan spreading IT'S white
wings. WON and Finette plunged into
The sea o rope was lhown them by al
invisible hand; and when the furious
giant reached the shore the ship was re
crding rapidly at full sail, leaving behind
It's long furrow of shining foam.
Giants do not like the wafer. This
fact is certified to by old Homer, who
knew Polyphemus and the same observa-
lion will be found in all natural histories
worthy of the name. FInelIe'5 master
.resembled P~olyphemus. He roared
with rage when he saw his slaves about
10 escape him. He ran hesitalingly
along the shore he flung huge masses
of rock after the vessel, which happily
fell by the side Of il, and only watr
great black holes in the water and
finally, mad with anger, he plunged head
foremos; into the sea. and began 10
swim after the ship with frigh'fui speed.
Az each stroke he advanced forty feet.
blowing like a whale, and like a whale
q aving the waves. BY degrees h.
gained on his enemies one more effort
would bring him within reach of the
rudder, and already be was stretching
out his arm TO seize it, when Finette
threw the second silver bullet into The
sea, and cried, 10 tears.
"Silver bullet, bright and plant,
Save US from this mighty giant"
Suddenly from the midst of the foam
durted forth a gigantic s~word-fsh, with
a sword al least twenty feet in length. Il
rushed straight toward the giant, who
scarcely had time to dive, chased him
under the water, pursued him on the top
of the waves, followed him closely which,
ever way he turned, and forced him TO
fee as fast as he could to bis island
where he finally landed with the great.
est difficulty, and fell upon the shore
dripping, worn out. and conquered.
"On-lhe Kerver % cried WON "we
are saved"
'Not vet" said Finette, trembling.
"The giant has a witch for a gcdmother;
l fear that she viii revenge on m the
insult offered to her godson. My art
tells NE, ny dear WON, that if you quit
me a single instant until you give me
YOU name in the chapel of the Kerver,
| have every thing to dread"
by the unicorn of my ancestors"
cried Yvon," you have the head of a
hare and not of a hero! Am IgolDg. to
abandon you? Do you believe that
Providence has saved US from the fangs
OF Aldk UlUuHLGI " W4CCh Us ia pOAl :
He laughed so gayly hat Finette
laughed in turn at the terror that had
seized her.
The rest Of the voyage passed off ad-
mirably. An invisible hand seemed to
impel the ship onward. Twenty days
after their departure the boat landed
won and Finette near Kerver Castle.
Once on shore, WON turned TO thank
the crew. No one was there. Both
boats and ship had vanished index the
waves, leaving no traces behind but a
gull on the wing.
Yyon recognized the spot where he
had so often gathered shells and chased
the crabs to their holes when q child.
Half an hours walk would bring him in
sight of the tower OF the old castle. His
heart beat; he looked tenderly at Finetie,
and saw, for the first time, thather dress
was fantastic. and unworthy of a woman