Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26

! for you" Jack thanked him, and. putting
! on the boots, he started away and Travelled
on, and on, seven miles at every STEP till
! late at night he reached the giants Older
| brothers castle away on a very lonely moor,
and, going in. he saw the giant sitting by
| the fire. The giant got up and he says:
l. You're welcome. Jack, the King of Ire
| lands son, for / haven't seen the face of
| a Christian for 400 years. You stopped at
my brothers house last night sez he.
II did" seq Jack. all the time wondering
| how he knew him. or where he stopped last
night but he said nothing Then the giant
put Jack beside the big fire, and cutting
down two quarters of a rat tina. was hung
in the smoke of the chimney, he roasted
them. and Jack and he ate quarter apiece.
and then they went to bed. every one of
them on a harrow, with a goatskin under
them and another one over them: and Jack
slept well and sound for he was very tired.
and got up as fresh as 4 butterfly in the
morning. and VIXEN they had eaten a COOL
breakfast off the other half 81 the rat the
giant asked Jack where he was going.
WELL seq jack, seq ne. II mlgh- tel!
you how far I come, but I can, tell You
how far | am going" and he ups ana tells
this giant the "cle story too.
Well, SEE the giant. SEE he. tits bad
enough. but I'll do all can To h"'p yoT. I
heard of the giant of the Band -beggars' hall
but that's all know about him: out have
command over half the birds Of the air. and
its likely some of them may know some
thing about him, and if they Go I'll soon
| find out
So he took out little whistle AMI blew
it. and in minute the sky commenced tn
darken with great focks of birds flying
from all corners. and they all gathered
about the giants castle Then the sia Mt
he put the question to them if any of them
in their travels had come across Ire giant
| of the Band-beggars' hall
The giant of the Band-beggars' hall,
The greatest giant over them all
But none of chem Ea, ever come acros.
him. They had haari tell of rim they
said, but that was all.
well. it's bad cnor:ya.'' SEE the giant to
Jack. but there : ona other remedy YET.
III lend you pair nf seven aa-ue boots:
and / have a brother lives Il days Journey
from here. by :ham WHO has command ovvr.
all the birds of the ar, and maybe he
be able to help vol.
So off Jack set in the seven-Ieague boots
and late that night he reached the third
giants house. When he went in he saw the
giant sitting by the fire, and he got up
and welcomed Jack.
You're welcome. Jack SEE he. "the King
of lrelandS son. for | haven't seen the face
of Christian for the last 500 years You
slept at my brothers house last night
Ihen he set Jack down by the fire, and
reaching up the chimney. he took down a
rat that was hanging in the smoke, and,
roasting it on the fire. himself and Jack
made hearty supper of it. And they went
to bed. each of them lying on harrow
win goat skin under them and over
them And Jack slept we'll and sound and
got up IN the morning as fresh as a butter
ny And after they had made good
breakfast of another rat seq the giant, sez
he: 49,
Jack, may 1 ask how far YOU intend go
ns?'' 81
Well" seq Jack, SEE he, II may tell you
now far l come; but as to how far I'm go
ing it's more nor could tell
so he starts and he tells the giant the
Whoie story and he then asked him if he
could give him any information as to where
th .e1 giant OF the Band-beggars' hall lived.
heard tell of the giant Of the Band beggars'
nall, but that was all. But I'll tell Won
what III do SEE the giant. Il have com
mahd OF all the birds of the air, and I'll
thing about him." '
SO the giant blew a whistle, and in q
minute the sky was darkened bv all the
pres gathering together from all corners.
Ahu "nen they were all gathered over the
castle the giant put it to them: Did any of
them know anything of
The giant of the Band-beggars hall.
Inc greatest giant over them all?
But, 10 and behold ye not one of them
Knew thing about him. They had heard
tell Of him. they said, but none of them
ever reached to where he lived.
Hoor Jack got into bad heart at this in
teligence. e ia
What will I do now, Jack?" seq the
giant. But hold" seq he. ION second
thoughts there's one eagle that isn't there
lie mes everywhere over the whole known
world and only comes here to see me once
IN seven years. and Tine expecting him to-
day, for it's just seven years this dav since
he was with me before. Wait till we see
when he comes if he has any tidings of him.
and 1T he hasn't l don't know what you'lI
do"
And. sure enough that very evening
they saw the monstrous big eagle-the like
of 1t for size Jack never saw before-com-
ing in a thunder-cloud. darkening the very
sky with its wings; and when the giant saw
this seq he:
Now, Jack seq he. "it will not do to
let you be seen by the eagle. for he would
eat any human being he would see, espe-
cialiy now. when he is coming home rave
nous after his big fly"
So he sewed Jack up In q big leathern bag
and hung him By the side of the chimney.