The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13

thanky." "Nebbut, thanky, yerseh for
yer good wishes says Jack. says he,
THROWN the bundle of sticks on his Shout
der, an marchln' on by the ould mans
side And they Travelled away through the
wood tilf they come al last 10 the ould
mans cabin. And the ould man aXed Jack
TO come in and put up with him for the
night, and such poor accommodat tons as
lie had Jack was welcome 10 them. Jack
thanked him, and went in and put UP the
night with him, and IN the marning Jack
told the OuId man the orrand lie was on,
and axsd If he'd direct him on his way 10
the queen of the Golden Mines castle.
Then the ouid man took out Jack and
showed him a copper castle glancing in
the sun, on a hill opposite, and tod HIM
that was his journeys end. But, my poor
man." says he, Il would strongly advise
We not to go next or near 1t. a hundred
knights went there afore you on the self
same errand, and their heads are now
stuck on hundred spears right afore the
caste; for there's a fiery dragon guards
it that makes snort work Of the best of
them But seeing Jack wasn't to be per
suaded off his enterprise nohow, he look
him in and gave hin a sword, that carried
two men s strenSth in ii along with that
OF the man that welded it. And tod Jack
Il he was alive acain night, and not killed
b. The dhragon, TO come back 10 his cabin.
Jack thanked him for the sword and
promised this, and then he set out for the
castle But 10! and behold ye; no sooner
did Jack come anear the castle than a ter
rible great Big monsther Of a dhragon en-
tirely, the widest ever Jack seen or heard
tell of, come out from the castle, and he
opened his mouth as wide as the castle
gales and let a rear that there never was
any thunder to equal, and, that could be
heard $40 miles away. Poor Jack thrim-
bled from head 10 foot-and small Won
der he debut, not a bit daunted, he
went on to meet the dhragOu, and no
sooner were they met than he to 1t and
the dhragOn TO it, and they fought ana
sthrove long and hard, the widest fight
by far that poor Jack ever entered into,
and they fought that way from early
mornin' till the sun went down. at one
time Jack seemin to be gettin' the bet
Their of the dragon, and the next minute
the dhragon gettin' the betther of Jack;
and when the sun went down they called
a truce of PAIGE till next day, and Jack
dragged himself back to the cabin in
small hopes of being able to meet the
dragon more, for he was covered over
with wounds from head to foot. But
when he got to the cable the ould man
welcomed him back alive and he took
down little bottle of ointment and rubbed
it over Jack, and no sooner did he rub IT
over him than Jacks wounds We're all
healed as well as ever again. And Jack
went out new man the next mornin' to
give the dragon another try for it this
day And just as on the day before the
fiery dhragon come down the hill meetin'
poor Jack; and the dhragou opend his
mouth as wide as the castle gates, and
gave a roar that was heard this day coo
miles away and then fell on Jack, and
Jack fell on him. anci~@t4ie dfragon TO IT.
and Jack to il; and the dragon gave Jack
his fill and Jack gave the dhragon his
1 ~ 1
| they fought double as hard this day
and the dragon put very sore on Jack
| entirely till the sun went down. Then again
| they agreed on a truce of PAIGE till the
! next morning, and Jack dragged himself
| back as best he could to the cabin again
| all covered over with cuts and bruises
and streaming down with blood. AND
when he came there the ould man took
| down a little bottle of ointment and
| rubbed Jack over with it, and he
was healed as well as ever again
Next morning Jack was quite fresh
| and ready for another days bat
| Ting. and the ould man told Jack that
| win or lose this day was like TO end the
battle. And he said if Jack happened (as
God send to come off victorious ne was tc
| go into the castle, and there he would fiud
| great number of beautiful vargins run
ming about in great confusion. to prevent
| Jack from discovering their mistress, the
| Queen of the Golden Mines, and every one
of them axing, as it me We want? Is il
me We want?" But he told Jack he was tc
| heed none of them, but press through room
| after room, till he come to the sixth room
and there he would find the Queen herself
asleep, with the little child by her side. So
Jack went meeting the dhragon this third
day again, and the dhragon come meeting
Jack And he opened his mouth as wide
as the castle gates, and let a roar that was
hoard miles aWaV and then fell on
Jack, and Jack fell on him, and he to il,
and Jack 10 it, and both Of them to 1t; and
If the fight was wild and terrible the first
two days it was ten times wilder and ter
rlbler this day. And harder and harder it
was getting the more they warmed to the
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