Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07

ter thew saw that the lion nal luWpeu
up or the window and vas trying to
break through the iron grating. The
king Immediately sent Q dozen men to
sheet him. They did so. Now the
question was, who had the courage to
enter the chapel: Eyeryone's skin
crept at the thought; but the tailor
peepei through the keyhole and saw
that the lion Was dead and hanging by
his paw from the iron railing.
Who Was Drawer now than the tailor?
He went daringly into the chapel,
seized the lion 10y the tail, pulled him
down aud jumped on him.
Now they looked al no man but the
heroic tailor. All spoke OF him.
Every man looked at his cap and read,
" Seven at . blow and | wasn't angry
Then repeated, If he had been az
CRY
The tailor was now in great honor.
The king placei him on the tir-i golden
step Of his throne, and said: Re-
nOwned hero. you have won one branch
Of the laurel crown Of yAlor, but III or
der that the crown should be complete
YOU must DO more. IL place to be
shown you there Is n raging unicorn.
AL awful one horned monster. Free us
from HIM, and If you overcome him l
will place you on the secoAd golden
step Of my throne.
Here the tailor, now a hero, put on
great airs, aui told the king that be
would destroy the unicorn II this styl
asd in that.
Thereupon they took the tailor in
SIX horse chariot Of gold and glass to
the forest, and when they came TO where
the roads parted they set him down,
showing by what road he would come
to a wide-spreading oak. near the trunk
Of which tue terrible beast was in the
habit Of lying down at MONDAY.
Now the tailor became terribly fright
ened; be trembled and shivered; "a
chill came upon him, and he Chartered;
he was blue. You may be sure he took
the wrong road; he wanted to be of
and away. But, however it came
about, he sees all at once that he is un
der the great oak, at whose trunk the
horrid beast was won't to lie at midday.
Now what was he to do? He was
afraid to go backward or forward. for
the raging unicorn might meet him.
He staid under the tree. On looking
around he espied an anger, an axe and
q saw lying amongst the heaps OF HUI
man bones from which the awful wild
beast had already torn the flesh. The
tailor picked up the tools. With the
augur he bored dozens of holes in the
tree. and with the axe he cut wedges.
Midday is at hand, and the unicorn,
too. Immediately he saw that his place
was occupied, he roared at the tailor,
and began to chase him around the
incorporating oak. The tailor ran
around, the unicorn in his tracks. All
at once he drove his horn into one of
the augur-holes. The tailor was not
idle. In moment he jumped up and
wedged the terrible monster into the
hole, in such style that he couldn't
got his horn out in any way.
Who was louder-mouthed now than
the tailor? Who was drawer now than
the tailor? Straightway he declared
at the palace that they might go with
the coach to the great oak tree, for he
had taken the unicora by the name and
horn, and wedged him to the trunk of
the tree, and now they might do what
they pleased with him.
Whereupon the king went out with
his whole suite in great state. When
they came they beat the unicorn to
death, and not one did anything but
celebrate the heroism of the tailor.
No man spoke of any one but him, even
fame itself. Every one looked at his
cap and read the inscription, "Seven
at blow, and wasn't angry" OF
course, they added, "What if he
should get angryw
Now the tailor was in great honor;
the king made him stand on the second
golden step of his throne and spoke to
him thus:
Renowned hero, for even if you
had not said so, We should know that
you are truly hero, again you have
gained branch of the laurel crown OF
valor, but let it be complete. la a
certain place three giants have taken up
their abode, and if you will free us
from them you shall stand on the third
golden step of my throne, and we will
crown you viceroy of the kingdom,
and you shall receive the hand of my
only and most dearly-beloved daugh-
ter"
Here the former tailor, present hero,
put on tremendous airs, and told the
king that he would polish off the dread.
full giants.
So they drove out as before with the
tailor. and when they came to where
the roads branched of they set him
down, and told him that by taking the
right-hand road he would come to the
giants den. ..-
Fear came upon the tailor; he trem-
bled and shivered, his teeth chartered,
and he turned blue. Wishing to es-
cape the giants, he took the left hand
road and went his way; bat, however
it came about, all at once he saw a
giant in his path rolling his eyes at
him. What was the tailor to do now ?
1t was death to turn back, for with one
step the giant would have put his foot
on his neck. 1t was death to 90 on,
for the giant would do what he pleased
with him. Still he went forward.
Good day, my FRIEND" said the
tailor to the giant.
Good day, my little man; how dare
Won come under INV fOoto Ara row