The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-23
JUVENILE COLUMN.
JACK THE GIANr.k1LLya
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~ was q fainy day. Tia erea. :.
s suIGos In the garden were dripnin~ ~;
pnHas drops Of Sum msF rain. 4 ana. ~
? wnite roses, whose. golden bea,ta ~ ~.
!. Seayy With their oryatal, hurdso. w ~
sn odd::.g aor among tho purple ,hslietrou
TO the fragrant blossoms, ".'NoA''s u
JACK sat out on the ehelter.,, ,,;...
reading . book of fairy taies. H;s pi. ~.
name was John Hope, bat evervho5, - ~
nun jack for short. Jacks mottyss oA Ms
Near the window sewing. "o' wa
wnn tnere were Giants now ~ .o;
"Wouidn aep, Sit lSScihins up from his book
dis mother smiled little. Gx,
5ivA the exploits Of your n.mss.x wool !
1oa& ago, NO doubt. But the Ga e. %
Open 20 you the Giants are not All J ssa.
-. Jack Looked puzzled. He put two a.,
ee IA "a h has Dook e. keep tile place ct whioi
sssarsd hard at his mother and chem s.t ana
. There are plenty of Giant. To- he ,.,-
quered Atiit, my boy. You hav. ~, De ooa -
Sf two ere this, l think. Bot thev mn. une
y va049ished with weapona ent;rs,. AZ
.erent from those Jack Is said to- bs .n.
+" How 81 'Se' ana said again.
81, dis mother was about to ansver. vban
. su1 vas called to. some household employ
=! 90 jack was left to make q maG;ts-
saon Of her words. "'eui'"'
r. A ttoy biue patch appeared in the skv.
:. 4.ew larger sud iarger. After a whiIea
' 70 sun oes@s na:hed down with the iessine
sway; snd the sun phone forth in All his
soks mot9er resumed her seat at the
y inooH nus before she could renew tine
y ! 9Jecs OF her conversation, Jack excIa imed
,s.b sec q pair of boots coming MP the
. Sure enough! Two boots we're naiufu,lv
With nobody in them. The rain. 1 p5an lily
'nshes had fallen across the path from
tther side, and arched it over with a MAS |
green leaves. At last, the boots emarnaJ
Iom under this arch then it was seen
LAY = a. theI contained small boy with a
II "it e cousin Charlie, in his papas rubber
cots u, cried Jack. N'0'
tye come to see you, jack" said cousin
nvSrhe, shaking shower of drops from bis
CHOW hair, "apd mamma was afraid ia
~ ny feet wet, 80 put on papa's boots. y
,.,, Wnny' one Of 'em would hold you
h you esnamed OF yourself I" asked
s;a' drawing himself up to his full | ,
Sn-Wnicn was not great-and look 9
greproachfaliy attack. Jack laughed. =
q pulled off Charles boots.
Alter this Jacks mother gave tho hoys O
70 large slices of cake. and Snan cana ! a
n ming from the Kitchen. 0 a
lie mas come to see you, Charlie" said 8
*, Patting Snaps head-snap was a v
all black dog. a
70 He can,a hnoo.., :.
ygested Charlie. And Snap proved the al
th Of this conjecture and the appronri.
ness of his own name, by jumping up a,
swapping Charles piece Of cake. d
arlie looked rueiully at the dainty NOR Of
throat, ar
ack turned away and began to eat very tv
ieee Of his cake. Suddenly the mean. til
OF the part lie was acting, struck him: av
color arose; he took out his penkpife. an
cutting OFT three .fourths of lila cake. wi
9 tito Charlie. fT1
a Giant received q severe blow ;ust ev
(" said JACKIE mother from the window,
q that Giants name was Greediness.D
!, knoW what you meant, mammal" lie
ne, "the Giants, you spoke of, are int
er, pisobedience, and everything else the
g bad. Aren't tliey IN ma
es," returned his mother, land if YOU sc
luer them all, you will be Giant yo1
! ! lnoeed-a far greater hero than ever los
famous Jack was"
IN finish EN-" said Jack resolutely. 7
nd then wen call you Jack the Giant "
!, said Charlie who had been listen it b
it f
veral years have passed. Jack is some eat
taller now, but he is still fighting the Bill
Us, who often attack him, and If lie -
nues the good fight as we'll as he has u
u, he will ultimately receive far
er reward than. the mere title of Jack To1
liant killer.--Gaere1ion Angel Jcc'
tEMARKABLE MAN.-The MARQUIS of
len who died in England a few weeks .-
S sa Of the arst Marquis, who