The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-27

into a perfect human being. only that he
was small, not larger than a baby. He
was also entirely naked and defenseless,
and he was very hungry. There We're
birds flying in the air and animals NOV
ing about on the land, and fish swimming
in the sea- but he had not the slightest
idea how to catch any of them. As a log
came floating along on the tide, the little
man, not knowing what else to do, jumped
upon it and allowed himself to be carried
away.
He had not gone far when darkness shut
! down over the water and the little man
could not tell where he was. After awhile
he heard the stroke of a paddle in the
darkness, and by and by a huge canoe
/ swept down upon the frail support on
which he rested. In the canoe sat great
giant. and as the canoe jostled the log,
big brown hand shot over the side, and
pulled the little man in.
He was terribly frightened at first, but
the giant told him not TO be afraid and
presently rOwed him to an island where
fire was burning There he was introduc
ed to the giants wife, who was busy
preparing a stew in a big pot over the fire.
They treated him very kindly; gave him a
nice supper, made a coat of fur 40 cover
him. and showed him how to build fire,
how to make a bow and arrow, and how
to hunt game.
The giant was a sort of magician, and
! also taught him 10 know the signs of the
seasons, and how to tell when it was go
| ing to rain, or when to look for a frost.
In fact, the little man acquired great
/ deal of knowledge, and thought that he
! could hunt and fish as well as any one,
/ and was quite proud Of his skill
| AT the end of a year he told the giant
/ that he thought he could find his own liv
! ms The giant saw that he really wanted
TO go away and leave them; SO one day,
! loading the canoe with provisions, he told
| mis- visitor that he would row him back
! to where he came from. The little man
| shook hands with the giantess, and gath
! erng all his possessions, took his seat in
! the canoe. The giant rowed as hard as
| he could, and at the end of three days
! showed the little man a pleasant land,
where a herd of buffaloes were feeding.
There is the country that you are to
/ have" said the giant.
But how am l to subdue all the fierce
| and untamed creatures that inhablt this
land?" asked the little man.
The giant smiled, and slipped a belt OF
wampum round his neck. This is the
badge of your authority over all the ami
mas of creation"
Hen then pointed to a tree with wide
spreading branches not far distant.
Return to that place at the end of seven
years." he SAID land you will find some
thing that will be of benefit to you"
And so he babe the little man goodbye,
and his canoe suddenly disappeared.
! The little man, after this, wandered
/ through the country, subduing all the crea-
/ lures that he met; but as yet he had no
settled home, and did not know how to
make a wigwam. One day he happened
to meet the beaver, to whom he showed
the necklace of wampum that the giant
had given him as the badge of his author
ity.
The beaver, instead of simply complying
with the demand, invited the little man
home to his lodge. The little man was
very kindly welcomed by the beavers wife
and children, and he learned from the in
4 spection of the lodge in which they lived
how to build home for himself.
In a short time he asked the beaver for
his daughters hand in marriage and the
beaver consented. It was a very grand
wedding, you may be sure, all the birds of
! the air, and all the animals of the woods,
were invited to it, and great were the fes-
! tivities and rejoicings.
| Not long after his marriage the little
man was reminded that the seven years
were about to expire in which he was to
be at the place that the giant told him.
So he and his wife Travelled to the spot and
saw under the tree a beautiful woman
asleep. When she awoke and saw the
little man and his wife gazing at her she
arose in the form of a vapor and gradu-
ally disappeared in the clouds
They were very much astonished at the
sight, and were still more astonished when
they examined the ground and found.
where her right hand had rested corn
growing, and where her left hand, beans.
and where her feet, pumpkins, and where
| she had been sitting, tobacco. The first
| three have ever since been cultivated by
the Indians as their principal provisions,
| and the last for smoking.
And so ends the story of the first little
| man.