The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-21

not afraid of Myvor, who was known
to be good-natured. and so he spoke
up bravely:
81 wish you would take another
jump, good giant
"Hello!'' cried Myvor, "who's
that 2" and he stopped down and di.
rectly perceived Mitchkin. "Why,my
little boy" said he, ''do you wish
that!'
because I want you to get out of
my moonlight, please" said Mitchkin.
''What are you doing here this cold
night z" asked Myvor, ssand why do
you want moonlight -
Mitchkin then explained to the giant
why he wanted moonlight. and why
he wanted lobscouse-shells, and why
he wanted a stocking, and also all
about the crack with the whip that the
baron had given him.
''Can you see the mark 7" asked the
giant.
Mitchkin walked out into tie bright
est moonlight, and held up his leg and
showed Myvor that the mark was very
visible. The giant then nodded his
head, rubbed his chin, and stood for a
moment in deep thought.
''Little boy,'' said he then, ssI'll tell
you what to do. Come with me to my
castle, and I'll give you present that
is worth something. These people are
all fooling you one way or other-es-
pecially old Mother Cavourt with her
lobscouse-shells. She knows there are
none nearer than thousand miles"
After STIMULATING that he was posi-
lively to be brought back the next day
Mitchkin gladly accepted this offer,
and the giant put him in his coat pock-
ct and started toward home. It was
nice and warm in the pocket, and
Mitchkin was glad to have so good a
place to take nap. But before he
went to sleep he climbed up to the
pocket hole and cried out:
"You won't take any more jumps to-
night, will you, good giant O.
To which Myvor replied:
''No more jumps tonight, and
Mitchkin slipped down again to the
bottom of the pocket. and was soon
fast asleep.
The next day his father and mother
missed Mitchkin, but they thought he
might have got up early and gone out
after nuts. But about the middle of
the forenoon his mother grew very un.
easy about him, and went to the castle
to see if he was there. Her husband
had gone up early to lead the fiery
chargers, and she thought Mitchkin
might be with him again. When she
reached the castle, she found the
whole place in commotion. The lords
and ladies were going out to hunt, and
the courtyard was filed with prancing
steeds, and guests, and servants, who
were neighing, and ordering, and run
ming here and there. and making a
lively scene. The baron was just
about to give the word to mount and
ride away, when over the meat ana
wall, right into the middle Of the
courtyard, there stepped giant.
"Hold up" said he to the baron.
81 have something to say to you
The baron, much disturbed and
frightened, for he thought that the
giant had heard of some of his wicked
deeds, and was coming to punish him,
desired MyvOr to ''say on" and all the
guests and servants crowded around
to listen. The giant put his hand in
his pocket and pulled out Mitchkin and
placed him on the top step of the cas-.
tle-porch, where everybody could see
him.
81 understand" said the giant to the
baron. ''that you promised to fill this
little boys stocking if he brought it to
you to-day -
Certainly did" cried the baron.
much relieved at finding the matter
was 80 slight. LET me have it now
and my steward shall fill it for him in
stantly."
"All right" said the giant, ''here it
is :" and he hauled it out of his peck
ct.
Such stocking!
1t had belonged to Myvor's grand
father, who was an enormously fat
giant, and who wore his stockings up
over his knees. 1t was nearly wide
enough for an under-jacke for an ele-
plant, and much too long for that pur.
pose.
ssHello - cried the Baron, THAT s
not his stocking. l can never fill
that
..Yes it is his stocking" roared the
giant. ''for gave it to him myself,
and if You don't fill it.
WILL"
The last two words were just like a
clap of thunder, and although the
baron did not know exactly how the
giant would fill it. he thought it a
great deal better to do it himself. and
50 he asked the giant what he would
have in it.
"Weli." said Myvor, "we will begin
with barrel of -four. to go in at the
toe
The baron groaned. and ordered his
servants to put in the -four then the
giant shook it well down and said
Now we will have six bags of cof-
fee, barrel of white sugar, two of
brown sugar. one box of tea, four kegs
of butter, a barrel of molasses. twelve
bushels of corn-meal. bag OF salt. a
box of candles-nines dozen hams.
barrel of corned beef, twelve papers
of corn-starch. twenty bushels of po-
fatoQs one bnShol of onions. three