The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-16

killed the dragon, in disguise; and he
claimed the kings daughter. But she
tried the shoe on him and found IL
didn't fit him; so she said 1t wasn't
him, and that she would marry no one
only the man the shoe fitted
When Billy got home he changed the
clothes again and had the horse in the
stable and the cattle all in before his
master came. When the master came
he began telling Billy about the Won
derful day they had entirely. and about
the warrior hiding in the we'll OF water,
and about the grand stranger that
came down out of the sky in a cloud
dragon, and then vanished in a cloud
again And now" says he, Billy,
wasn't that .wonderful?'
1T was. indeed says Billy. very
wonderful entirely"
After that it was given out over the
country that all the people were to
come to the kings castle on a certain
day, till the kings daughter would try
the shoe on them, and whoever it fitted
she was to marry. When the day ar
rived Billy was in the orchard with the
three goats. three cows, three horses
and three asses, as usual, and the like
of all the crowds that passed that daE
going to the kings castle TO get the
shoe tried on, he never saw before
horses and jackasseS, riding and walk
ing, and crawling and creeping. They
all asked Billy was not ne going to the
kings castle, but Billy said he would
MT go.
AT last, when all the others had gone.
there passed by an old man with very
Scarcecrow suit of rags on him, and
Billy stopped him and asked him what
boot would he take and swap clothes
with him.
Just take care of yourself, now. says
the old man. and don't be playing off
your jokes on my clothes, or maybe I'd
make you feel the weight of this
stick"
But Billy soon let him see it was in
earnest he was. and both of them
snapped suits. Billy giving the old man
boot. Then off to the castle started
Billy, with the suit of rags on his back
and an old stick in his hand. and when
he came there he found all in great
commotion trying on the shoe, and some
of them cutting down their feet trying
to get it to fit. But il was all of no use,
the shoe could be got to fit none of them
at all, and the kings daughter was go
ing to give up in despair when the old,
ragged looking man. which was Billy,
elbowed his way through them, and
says he. Let me try it on; maybe it
would ut me-
But the people, when they saw him,
all began to laugh at the sight of him,
and Go along out of that, you exam
pie YOU" says they. showing and push
ing him back. But the kings daughter
saw him, and called on them by all
manner of means to let him come up
and cry on the shoe. So Billy went up,
and all the people looked on, breaking
their hearts laughing at the cOnceit of
it. But what would you have of it, but,
to the dumbfounding of them all. the
shoe fitted Billy as nice as if it was
made on his foot for a last. So the
kings daughter claimed Billy as her
husband. He then confessed that it
was he that killed the fiery dragon, and
when the king had him dressed up in
silk and satin suit. with plenty of gold
and silver ornaments. everyone gave in
that his like thew never saw before. He
was then married to the kings daugh-
ter. and the wedding lasted nine days,
nine hours. nine minutes. nine half min
utes and nine quarter minutes, and they
lived haDpv and we'll from that day to
this. l got broGues of broughan and
breeches of glass. bit of pie for tell
ing lie, and then l came slithering
home.