The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-27

bat i couldn't tell you where I'm go
ing" So Jack starts and he tells him
the whole story about him and the
giant of the band-beggars hall And
then he asked him if he could give him
any tidings of where he lived.
We'll. no. SEE the giant; Il heard OF
him only, and that was all. But I'll
tell you what I'll do" seq he Il have
command of third of the birds of the
air, and it's likely some of them may
know something about him. and if they
do I'll soon find it out for you" SEE he
So with that he blew a whistle, and
Immediately from all corners of the sky
the birds began for to gather, and very
soon they were all round the castle,
put it to them did they know anything
Of
The giant of the band-beggars' hall,
The greatest giant over them all,
or where he lived.
But no, they said they heard tell of
him only. but none of them ever
reached where he lived.
Well the giant, SEE he, to Jack,
Its bad enough. But I'll tell you
seven-mile boots, and with them you'll
reach an older brother of mine who
lives a long ways off entirely, and he
has command over half the birds of the
air, and maybe he could do something
for you" Jack thanked him, and. put
ting on the boots, he started away and
travelled on, and on. and on, seven miles
at every step. till late at night he
reached the giants older brothers cas-
tie away on a very lonely moor. and.
going in, he saw the giant sitting by
the fire. The giant got up, and he says:
You're welcome, Jack. the king 81
Ireland's son, for ! haven't seen the
face of a Christian for 400 years. You
stopped at my brothers house last
night" SEE he
Il did" SEE Jack. all the time Won
dering 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 quar-
tiers of a rat that was hung in the
smoke of the chimney, he roasted them,
and Jack and he ate a quarter apiece.
and then they went to bed. every one
of them On harrow, with 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
a butterfly in the morning. and when
they had eaten good breakfast off
the other half of the rat the giant
asked Jack where he was going.
Well" seq Jack. SEE he, Il might tell
you how far | come, but can't tell you
how far / am going" and he ups and
tells this giant the whole story, too.
Well" seq the giant. SEE he. It's
bad enough, but I'll do all l can to help
you. l heard of the giant of the band
beggars' hall, but that's all I know
about him; but l have command over
half the birds of the air, and it's likely
some of them may know something
about him, and if they do I'll soon
find out
So he took out little whistle and
blew it, and in a minute the sky COM
menced to darken with great flocks of
birds flying from all corners. nd they
all gathered about the giants castle.
Then the giant he put the question to
them if any of them in their travels
had come across the giant of the band
beggars' hall.
The giant of the band-beggars hall,
The greatest giant over them all.
But none of them had ever come
across him. They had heard tell of
him. they said but that was all.
We'll. it's bad enough" seq the giant
to Jack, but there's one other remedy
yet. I'll lend you a pair of seven
league boots; and / have brother lives
a days journey from here. by them.
who has command over all the birds of
the air, and maybe he'll be able to help
you
So. off Jack set in the seven-league
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 Ireland's son. for haven't seen
the face of Christian for the last 500
years: you slept at my brothers house
last night"
Then he sat 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, him.
self and Jack made hearty supper or
it. And they went to bed, each of them
lying on harrow, with a goatsilin I'M
der them and over them. And Jack
slept well and sound and got up in the
morning as fresh as butterfly. And
after they had made a good breakfast
of another rat seq the giant. seq he:
Jack. may ask you how far you in
tend goiEg?''
Well" seq Jack. sez he. Il may tell
you how far ] come. but as to how far
I'm going it's more nor l could tell"
So he starts and he tells the giant the
whole story and he then asked him if
he could give him any information as
to where the giant Of the band-beggars
hall lived.
We'll. no." seq the giant, SEE he. 4
heard tell of the giant of the band-beg-
CARS hail. but that was all. But I'll
tell you what I'll do seq the giant.
Il have command of all the birds of the
air. and I'll call them together to see
if they would know anything about
him."
So the giant blew n whistle. and in a
minute the sky was darkened by all the
birds gathering together from all cor
ners And wnen they were all gath
cred over the castle the giant put it to
them: Did any of them know anything
of
The giant of hand-beSgars hall.
The greatest giants over them all.
But. 10 and behold We. 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.
Poor Jack got into bad heart at this
What will / do now, jack" seq the
giant. But hold" seq he. "On second
thoughts. there's one eagle that isn't
there. He flies everywhere over the
whole known world, and only comes