Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12

Jack got into great favor at coort and used
to have long chats with the queen herself
But Jack soon found that he never could
come into the queens presence that he
didn't put her in tears.
He aXed her one day what was the mean
ing of this, and she told him that it was be-
kase she never looked on him that he didn't
put her in mind of her infant son that had,
twelve months before, been carried away
by the Queen of the Golden Mines. and who
she had never heard tale or tidingS of from
that day to this. well, be this and be
that says Jack, says he, but L m not the
man to leave We in your trouble II L can
help it: and be this and be that over again,
says he, but 1 won't sleep two nights in
the one bed, or eat two meals in the one
house. till find out the Queen of the Gold
en- Mines castle, and fetch back your in
FAINT son to ye-or else I'll not come back
Twin "Ah,'' says the queen, that would
| never do" and "Ah,'' says the king, that
would never do at all, at all" They point
ed out and showed to him how hundred
great knights had gone the same arrant
before him, and not an individual of them
ever come back livin and there was no use
in him THROWN away his life, for they
couldn't afford to lose him. But it was all
| no use; Jack was bound on goin and go he
would. So the very next morning he was
up at cock-croW, and afther leavin' good
bye with the whole of them, and leavin' the
king and queen in tears, he started on his
journey. And he Travelled away afOre him.
inquiring MS way to the castle of the Queen
of the Golden Mines; and he Travelled and
tramped for many weary day, and
for many a weary week. and for
many weary month, till at last, when it
was drawing on twelve months from the
day he left the castle of the King of France
| one day tOrst evening he was travelling
| through a thick wood, when he fell in with
| an old man, resting. with great bundle
| of sticks by his side: and, Me poor old
man." says Jack, says he, that's a mighty
| great load entirely for poor man of your
/ years to be carrying. Sure, if yen allow
me III just take them with me, for We, as
| says the ould man; IAN an ould mans
| blissin atop of that; an thanky." "Neb-
| but, thanky, yerself, for yer good Wishes
| says Jack, says he, throwiu' the bundle of
| sticks on his shoulder, an marchin on by
| the ould mans side. And they Travelled
| away through the wood till they come at
| last to the ould mans cabin. And the ould
! man aXed Jack to come in and put up with
! him for the night and such poor accommo-
dations as he had Jack was welcome to
! them. Jack thanked him, and went in and
! put up the night with him, and in the morn
ing Jack told the ould man the GRAND he
| was on, and axed If he'd direct him on his
! way to the Queen of the Golden Mines
/ castle. Then the ould man took out Jack
and showed him copper castle glancing
| in the sun, on a hill opposite. and told him
! that was his journeys end. But, my poor
man." says he, Il would strongly advise
! ye not to go next or near it. A hundred
| same errand, and their heads are now
| stuck on hundred spears right afore the
| castle; for there's a fiery dhragon guards
| it that makes short work of the best of
| them" But seeing Jack wasn't to be per-
suaded off his enterprise nohow, he took
him in and gave him a sword that carried
two mems strength in it along with that of
| the man that welded it, and told Jack if
| he was alive again night, and not killed by
| the dhragon, to come back to his cabin
| Jack thanked him for the sword and
castle. But To- and behold We. no sooner
| did Jack come anear the castle than a ter
rible great big monsther of dhragon en-
| tirely the widest ever Jack seen or heard
tell of, come out from the castle, and he
opened his mouth wide as the castle
gates and let roar that there never was
| any thunder to equal, and that could be
heard 300 miles away. Poor Jack thrim-
bled from head to foot-and small wonder
| he debut, not bit daunted, he went on
| to meet the dhragon, and no sooner We're
| they met than he to it and the dhragon to
it, and they fought and 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
| getttn the bettheI of the dhragon. and the
| next minute the dhragon gettin' the bet
| Their of Jack; and when the sun went down
they called u truce of PAIGE till next day
ana JACK dragged himself back to the cabin
| IN small hopes of being able to meet the
| dhragon more, for he was covered over
! with wounds from head to foot. But when
he got TO the cabin the ould man welcomed
him back alive. and he took down a 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 a new man
the next mornin' to give the dhragon an
Cther try for ii this day And lust as on
the day 2fore the fiery dhragon come down
the hill meetin' poor Jack: and the dhragon
7 opened his mouth as wide as the castle
4 haf h &c
day COO miles away; and then fell on Jack
and Jack fell on him, and the dhragon to
| 1t. and Jack to it, and the dhraeon gave
Jack his fill, and Jack gave the dhragon
his I'LL; and If they fought hard the
cay afore they fought double as hard this
day. and the dhragon put very sore on Jack
| entirely I'LL 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 Gov.
cred over with cuts and bruises. and
streaming down with blood.
| And when he came there the ould mar
took down little bottle of ointment and
rubbed Jack over with it, and he was heal.
ed as well as ever again. Next morning
Jack was quite fresh and ready for an.
| other days battling, and the ould man toll
! Jack that, win or lose this day would like
to end the battle. And he said If Jack hap
pened Gas God send to come off victorious
he was TO go into the castle, and there he
: would find great number of beautiful
vargins running about in great confusion
to prevent Jack from discovering theil
| mistress, the Queen of the Golden Mines
and every one of them axing: rs it IN,
( we want? Is it me We want?p But he told
] Jack he was to heed none of them, bu
I press through room after room Till he come
to the sixth room, and there he woult
t tie child by her side. So Jack went meet
3 Ing the dhragon this third day again, ant
| the dhragon come meeting Jack. And h.
! opened his mouth as wide as the castl,
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