The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-17

the course of time when these three
lads had grown up to be fine, able
strapping young men, the oldest said
one day that he would go Sway to push
his fortune. The king and the queen
were veXed at this, and wrought him
high up and low down to keep him
from going, but it was all no use, he
wouldn't be said by them, and so, ask
ing their blessing, he mounts the fllly,
and, with the hawk on mis- shoulder and
the hound at his heels, sets out. And he
told them as he was setting out to OBJ
serve, from day to day, the water that
settled in the filly's hoof tracks out
side the gate. for" says he, ''as long
as that water keeps clear I'm all right;
but when you see ii frothing, I'm fight
ing a hard battle; and if ever you see
it turn bloody, I'm either dead or under
enchantment. SO himself. the hound,
the hawk and the fly they started,
and off with them, and they travelled
away, and away, far further than
could tell you of or you could tell me,
till at last one evening late he comes in
sight of a great castle. When he got
sight of the castle he pulls up his filly,
and, looking about him, he sees a small
wee house convaynient and he drew on
this house, and, going in, found only one
old woman in it and saw that it was a
neat, clean little house entirely. God
save ye, young gentleman, says the
woman. God save yerself kindly, and
thanl1y; and can have lodging for the
night for myself, my hound, my hawk,
my filly?" says he. ''Well for yourself,
you can" says the old woman, says
she, but 1 don't like them other ami
mails. but sure you can house them out
side" says she. Very we'll and good,
he agreed to this. When the old woman
was getting his supper for him she said
she supposed he was for the big fight
the morrow. He axed her: What big
fght?" And, och,' says she, lis that
all you know about it?" COM
mencing and telling him how
that the kings daughter of the
castle beyond was to be killed by a
great giant the next day unless there
was a man there able to beat the giant
and to any man that would fight him
and beat him the king was to give his
daughter in marriage and the weight
Of herself three times over in gold.
OCH" says he, 'Tll find something bet
ter to do. III not go near it, So the
next morning early he was UP be-
times and pretending he was going
away to hunt, doesn't he go instead to
the kings castle, and there he saw
no end of crowd gathered together
from the four winds of the world, some
Of them thinking to fight the giant and
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them only come out of curiosity, Just
to look on. But, my gorras, sir, when
the giant made his appearance, and
they saw the sight of him, not a man
Of all the warriors there, covered all
over as they were in coats of iron mail
from the crown Of their heads to the
soles of their feet-the sorra. resaive
The one of them, but went like that.
trembling with fear for the like of
such a tar-riffic gaint none of them
ever saw or heerd tell of before. So, |
my brave kings son waited on till he
saw there was none of them present !
would venture TO fight the giant, and |
then out he steps himself; and the giant !
and him to it, and the like of their |
fight was never witnessed in Ireland |
before, and he gave the giant enough |
to do, and the giant gave him enough |
TO do; till at last, when it was going |
hard with him. he gave one leap into |
the air, and coming down with his !
sword just right on the giants neck, |