Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26

! bag to him. or what was in it. So, taking
out big clasp knife, he cut open the bag,
and out my brave Jack steps, and
How do ye do" seq Jack, SEE he, 1.-The
| giant of Band Beggars Hall, the greatest
giant over them all?
Well, the giant, when he caught a
| glimpse of Jack, was staggered and dunn
| founded
| well, Jack" seq he, at length, when he
come to himself, ''ye're most wonderful
| fellow. This bangs all ever l knew, SEE
he. Il surely thought that had the better
of you; but l see We were too clever by half
for me. And I'll stand to my contract, for
you deserve to have your life spared. And
more than that, SEE he, Il have young
daughter that 1 never intended to let marry
for | couldn't think to get a husband for
her that would be to my liking. till | fell in
with you-but now that 1 have met you,
and seen the uncommon clever man you are
entirely, you can have her if she takes your
fancy, with heart and a half and a hand
some fortune"
Jack said nothing to this till he would see
her, for he had a fancy that no matter
what fortune she might have-and he sus-
pected the fortune such giant could give
with her would be no missile could find
nicer girls in Ireland But, machree, when
he saw the very first sight of her, the beau
ties of Ireland all flew out of his head and
he was head and ears in love with her at
once, for the like of her for pure downright
loneliness he never before laid his two eyes
on. And when her father asked her what
herself, she was that much in love with
him. So the thing was settled up at once
and Jack was thinking of his poor father
and mother grieving for him at home, and
couldn't think of any delay. So the giant
of the Band Beggars Hall counted out to
Jack fortune with the beauty a sword
that the man who fought with 1t couldn't
be beaten, and loaf of bread that would
never grow less matter how much was
cut off 1t, and flask of whisky that would
never be emptied, matter how much
was drunk from it, and a purse that would
always be full no matter how much was
taken out of it. He then gave them two
wishing caps, that they had only to put on
their heads and wish to be any place, and
they would be there. So they took the
giants blessing, and, putting their caps
on their heads. wished to be at the Oldest
of the three brother giants house that
helped Jack, and when they come there
Jack gave him the sword, for he said he
had no use for it, seeing there wasn't a
man in ireland he was afraid of. They
then put their caps and wished to be at
the next giants and when they come there
Jack gave him the loaf for he said Ire
land never yet knew want. Then they put
on the caps again and wished to be at the
first giants house that Jack fell In with,
and when they came there Jack gave him
the flask of whisky, for he said, the rivers
in Ireland flowed with it. Then he kept the
purse for himself saying that he could do
good with 1t. They then put on their caps
and wished to be home in the kings castle
in Ireland and home they We're at once.
And that was the reception was for them.
And there was the joy and the rejoicing
And all the country was asked in to the
wedding. And such spread of eating and
drinking, and carousing, lasting for nine
days, was never known in Ireland before
But Jack first went on the bridge, and
hooked the trout that put its tail to it's nose
and winked its eye about at him. and he
stuck that trout against the wall with a
corker pin through its body for the nine
days the feast lasted, till 1t saw all the re-
jocement, and wriggIed and twisted and
heartily reDented having ever been unre-
spectful to Jack. From that day forward
Jack fished to his hearts content off the
bridge. and he caught no end of trouts, for
they couldn't trick him any longer and
none of them ever afterward wagged their
tails out of the water at Jack and himself
and his beautiful wife lived happy ever
after,