The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-27

rest till he would find him out, or else lose
his life. So he spat on his stick, and,
taking his fathers and mothers blessing,
started off that very day And Jack Travelled
on and on, for three days and three nights,
without ever once stopping or eating a bite
or sleeping a wink, and at nlghtfal. on the
third day he came TO a great castle on
lonely moor and he went in and saw a
giant sitting by the fire. When Jack came
in the giant got up and SEE he:
You're very welcome, Jack the King
of Ireland's sun, for l haven't seen The
face of a Christian for the last 800 years"
Jack wondered how he knew his name,
but he didn't say nothing. The giant
then put Jack sitting by a roaring fire
and taking knife he cut down the quar-
ter of a rat that was hung in the smoke
of the chimney and roasted it on the
Goals and himself and Jack made a hearty
supper of il, and then each of them slept
on harrow with a goatskin under them
and another over them, and Jack slept
hearty and well, for he was very tired
entirely Next morning he rose as fresh
as a butterfly, and after breakfasting on
another quarter of the rat SEE the giant,
SEE he;
Il dldn't ask you, Jack, where were you
going?"
NO more you might" SEE Jack; II
might tell you where I'm coming from,
but l couldn't tell you where I'm going.
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 #
where he lived.
well. no." seq the giant; Il heard of
him only and that was all. But I'll tel.
YOU what III do SEE he Il have com
mand of a 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
f,t,
So with that he blew d whistle ana i'm
medlately from an corners Of the sky the
birds began for to gather, and very soon
they were al round the castle. making
the sky dark. Then the giant put it to
them did the 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 IN tell you what" SEE
boots, and with them you'l reach an old
eI brother OF mine who lives long ways
OFF entirely. and he has command over
half the birds of the air, and maybe he
could do some thing for you" Jack thank
ed him. and, putting on the boots he
started away and Travelled on, and on, and
on, seven miles at every step. TIL late at
night he reached the giants older broth
er's 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:
You're welcome, Jack, the King Of
Ireland's son, for I haven't seen the face
Of a Christian for 400 years You stopped
al my brothers house last night" SEE
he.
Il did" SEE 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
that was hung in the smoke of the Chin
ney, he roasted them, and Jack ana he
ate a quarter apiece, and then they went