Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-06-23
CHlLDREN,S CORNER.
Legend of an Irish Giant.

CHlLDREN'S CORNER.
Legend of an Irish Giant.
Once upon time, a long time ago,
when giants were as plenty in Ireland
as mites in cheese, there lived on the
borders of the country Armagh, one Bar
ney Mcdonnell, who lawfully came I'M
der the above appellation, being seven
feet high, and made in proportion. His
prowess was we'll known, and there was
one thing that grieved Barney above a
little, namely; tina he could get nobody
who was able to stand before him in his
own country. Now, report spoke of a
certain giant in Scotland who was labor
ing under the like grief, and from pre-
oisely the same cause. Therefore Bar
ney, after consulting his friends on the
subject, sent challenge to the Scotch
giant " to come over to Ireland and get
the conceit taken out of himself" After
due time the bearer of The challenge re-
turned with word That it had been &C
cepted, and further stated that he was
advised to inform Barney that he had
better make his will, get his coffin made,
etc., as he that he was to encounter
never left his work half done.
+" Did you see him?" asked Barney.
I" Faith an did, . said the messen-
What is he like ?" Intercepted the
giant.
6 Faith, Barney, avic he's like any
thing at all but mortal being =
How big is he 2" said Barney, look
hit ,o1o NJ 4I,o n IF 10
rival.
How big is he, did you say? Fax |!
he's as big RS the ould tower forninst
the door, ad' head an shoulders on
him like Father McGurney's bull. By
all accounts he'd ait you alive p
Barney began to feel rather uncom-
Portable at the prospect before him, and
straightway went to consult his wife as
to what should be done in the event Of
his rival proving to be such as his mes
senger had represented. While they
were thus engaged, one of the children
came running in and exclaimed: /" Dad
dy ! come to the door an see the great
man that's coming upthe hill p Barney
peeped through the chinks of the door,
and, to his great terror, saw the monster.
One look was enough to satisfy him
that his messenger had not exaggerated
his account of him, and, turning to his
wife, he said:
"Shelah, jewel I'm eat up alive, for
sartin ! Here comes the Scotch baist to
drum your Barney"
When Shelah heard of the approach
Of the coming foe, and saw her lord IS
inability to wage war with one so far
superior in strength and size, she con-
Guided that it was only by some piece
of woman's wit that her husband could
escape from the affair without dishonor.
Accordingly, she gently lifted the child
out of the cradle, and depositing it IN
the inner room, made the father get in
it's place, and covering him up with a
quilt, gently seated herself and resumed
her work. After a few moments, in
walked the cause of all the disturbance,
giant. Shelah, after motioning with
her hand for him to keep quiet, walked
gently across the floor to where he
stood, and in an undertone told him
Barney had gone out to the woods.
The giant told her that he intended
waiting his return.
every we'll !" said Shelah. "Only
don't make word of noise for the life
that's in you, for there's nothing makes
him more furious than to hear the child
crying when he comes home"
By this time the giant had seated
himself on bench, and was quietly
surveying the apartment; but when his
eye rested on the cradle, with look of
unuuterable astonishment, he asked
what was in it. i.
"In it !" cried Shelah. "Don't you
see it's the child that's in it. An Heaven
help you if you wake him /! The cray
ture didn't get a wink of sleep last
night, with two back teeth he's cutting. !"
The giant with look of terror and
was.
"Faith an can't tell you /" said
Shelah, "cause [ never measured him,
But that gossoon," pointing to the
cradle, "when the father is angry, runs
and hides himself in one of his boot p
"Laird save us!'' exclaimed the
giant. 81 Wilma mind waiting the moo,
'lassie maun be gaun GUIDE morn
ing
$50 saying, he took to his heels, and
never thought himself safe until he
got among the hills Of his own coun-
try"
A Dogs KemOrse.
Being accustomed to walk out before
breakfast with two sky terriers, it was
my custom to wash their feet in tub
kept for the purpose in the garden,
whenever the weather was wet, One
morning when I took up the dog to car
ry him to the tub, he bit me so severe
~ that was obliged to let him go. No
sooner was the dog at liberty than he
refused food, declined to go out with
any of the family, and appeared very
detected, with distressed and unusual
expression of countenance.
On the third mOrninp however 11non