Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-10-05


to his great astonishmeat. the ship
vas completed.
Jack boarded his ship aud away
ii went like q sea-bird skimming
the waves. lie took aboard all he
met With, as be sailed along, and
before the sun had hidden behind
the hills, he hsd three times sailed
around the palace.
"Well done. ny lad said the
King, you ere bright boy, but
hsse other jobs for you yet. 2
Nov, jacks crew consisted OF
men whose names seemed to accord
with their abilities, such as Seewell,
Hearwell, Runwell. Shootwell, Gut
well and Sawshins.
Jacks job for tomorrow was to
cut down q large body OF woods
and split ii in merchantable shape,
La thousand cords] before the set
ting of the sun.
Jack bade his crew farewell the
next morning and told them of his
task. He banged away g little while
and gave mp in dispair, but the
friend sho had stood by him before
was at hand.
He was soon asleep and she or
dered Messrs. Cutwell and Saw
shins to work.
The trees fell as though cyclone
had passed over the land, and Saw
shins With lightning speed ran mp
and down the trees aud soon the
work was completed.
In due time, Jack, with his axe
on his shoulder. walked up to tho
palace and was met by the King
and greeted as before.
Now, jack said be, another
| job or two and you shall have your
reward. otherwise, I'll have your
head
| rhe next day Jack was to 60 to
a spring, 40 miles distant and bring
for the King . pitcher OF water not
one moment later than IL o'clock.
The next morning, Jack takes mp
his pitcher and OF he goes for the
spring. He walked about mile,
gave up in despair, rested his head
on an old iawbone Of horse and
went to sleep. His fair friend ap.
peared among his men and asked il
they had seen anything Of Jack.
Hearwell said he was asleep for
: he could distinctly hear him snor-
, ing. Seewell said he saw him about
mile distant, asleep with the Jaw.
bone under his head for pillow.
She said that he must be awaken.
ed instantly. Shootwell said thai
was easy, for he had never Jet miss
} ed his mark. Leave it to him and
Jack would soon be aroused. lie
leyelled his tgusty piece in the di.
rection pointed out to him and tbs
J ball struck plum against the jaw
r bone. In an instant, Jack was on
, bis feet.
Soon Runwell passed him, took
the pitcher from him. telling Jaci
to make his way to the palace, that
he would soon overtakc him witt
the pitcher Of water. Two minutes
{ before the time limited, Jack ster
a ped up to the King with the pitch
er with water.
.Ah, well done my lad, bat yot
made q narrow escape this time
Now, SIR said the King. 'one NOR.
= trial and you win. Otherwise, III
4 have your head. ! knew you
choice and il you miss her yon'e
lost.
: Jack dreaded what was comm,
J, next, bat braced himself for th
i trial as he had so far been so foI
y tunate.
The next trial was that each on
a Of the Kings daughters had to pa
one hand through . email hole in
'e partition and thus be bad to choos
., his wife. The little witch who ha
is saved our hero's life so many time
and deceived her father also, W,
a the Kings favorite and 80 he d,
: vised this plan hoping it would sn.
'e ceed.
q But, Fortune still favored Jaci
l. and the night before the trial |
N was told how TO distinguish betwee
the nine hands. So, he was vel
y careful in his examination and oI
y serving minutely the directions ri
en- him won bis prize--a bushel [
IN dollars and the fairest Of the King
TO daughters.
The monarch would rather ha,
given Jack twice the measure /
u money than to have parted viii
his daughter, but he was hon.
n bound aud had to give in.
= Jack invested his money vel
settled on a fine estate and in tin
:. became the wealthiest man in u
aii Kings dominious.
We can't yonch for the truth !
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