Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-23
UP the corp in an carry him to the grave

UP the corp in an carry him to the grave
yard
And sure enough, she hands 1t to him to
wrap round the corp, and me brave Jack
steps out Of the window and away with
him.
1t wasn't long afther till the king came
in with his teeth chattherin', and steps into
bed.
where's the sheet?" he cried, jumpin' up
as soon as he missed 1t.
why, We amadhaur," says the queen,
didn't We come back and say you wanted
it to wrap up the corp and carry it to the
graveyard?'
20, Jack, jack" says the king, lying back
in his bed again, "you have thricked me
once more! But, plaise Providence, that
will be the last time"
Next day Jack came to the castle with
the sheet rowled up an ondher his arm, and
presented 1t to the king.
"Well. jack says the king, smilin,' I'VE
done me again, but the third time, We mind,
Is the charm. Tomorrow night I'll sleep
with all my clothes, as we'll as my shoot
of mail, or me, and you're to steal this
inside shirt Showing it to him) that has
| my name written on the inside breast of it,
We persave, off my back, and leave another
shirt on me in its place, and I'll have a
loaded gun in every hand all night, and
there'll be a senthry at every window in my
house, and two at every door, and my bed
room will be filled with s~odgers; and if ye
don't succeed ye know what'll happen ye.
Eth, what do you think of that, JACKIE"
why" says Jack, says he, "sure I'll do
me best, and the best, we know, can do no
more"
Now Jacks father was jumpin' out of his
skin with delight when he found that Jack
stole the sheet, but when Jack come home
this night an tould his father that he had
to steal the inside shirt, with the kings
name on the inside of the breast. off the
kings back and leave another in its place
unknownst to him, while he slept with all
his clothes as well as a shoot Of mail on
him, and a loaded gun in every hand, and
with a senthry at every window, and two at
every door. and the room full Of sodgers,
fax Jacks fathers heart gave way again
entirely and he said that Jack was as good
as lost to him now, anyhow.
Jack said nothing, but went to bed and
slept sounder now than ever he did, and
getting up betimes in the mornin' he went
to a tailyer and got him to make a shirt OF
the same description, and of the very same
cloth as the kings inside shirt, and he got
the tailyer to prent something in the in
side of the breast of it-but what it was
Well not say now. In the middle Of the
night he rowled up the shirt, and, button
ing 1t up inside his coat, he stharted for
the castle. When the senthries seen him
comm they ups with their guns to shoot
him. when he shouted out not to mind, for
that he was comm to give himself up, SEEM
that 1t was no use in his endayvourin' to
do what was impossible to be done. So they
got round him, and, takin'. him into the
castle, they fetched him to the kings bed
room, where they Weakened the king and
told him that Jack had give in at last and
couldn't do 1t.
why. Jack" said the king, laughin'
hearty, 81 knew l would be one too many
for ye. Order up the hangman at once till
we get through with this business"
80, aisy, yer reverence" said Jack. 'aisy,
yer reverence, sure this was nothin' but a
joke CT me. l have the shirt already stolen
off yer back and another in its place"
The king swore this was impossible and
the soldiers till a man swore the same, but
king, KNOWN Jack was so able, thought 1t
betther not TO shout till he was out OF the
wood, so he pulled off him till he reached
the shirt.
There II is yet, Jack, We sce,'' says he.
'Is that it?" says Jack. 'Is yer name
in it?"
ITO be sure 1t is" says the king, readin'
II.
"Show me-" says Jack. and turnin' round
TO the light to read the name, purtendin'.
he slips It undher his coat in the winkin'
CT a miige's eye, and Whips out the other
shirt. LAY. sure enough" says Jack.
handin' back his own. that's it all right.
So ! suppose you may as we'll get up the
hangman and let us finish off the business
at oncet."
"sartinly. Jack" says the king, gettin'
himself into the shirt and clothes again,
"sartinly, delays is dangerous.
But, 10 and behould you! when the hang
man was got and everything was prepared,
the king asked Jack II he had anything to
say before he'd die.
why, yes, yer highness," says Jack, "I
have a trifin' wee word TO say"
AN what is it?" says the king. "out
with it, man, and don't be backward about
it,"
why" says Jack, pullin' out the klng's