The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-07

pain at the terrible pressure the giant
gave ID.
But before they departed. his new friend
said:
why did you not press my hand in
brotheTly fashion,"
"Ah. too many men have died from
that" answered the dwarf. You must
know that l cannot control my awful
strength, and il was only kindness that
made me refrain from injuring you. Had
pressed your hand, l should have crushed
il"
Then the giant was happy at his for
bearauce and they began their journey.
They had not gone far when they came to
a turbulent river.
Let us wade across" the giant said.
But the dwarf was afraid that the tide
would sweep him away, so he fell down
and said:
'"Oh | am so i'll that u cannot move"
Poor fellow! Let me carry you" said
the giant.
And so they reached the middle of the
stream, where suddenly the giant halted.
Il have always heard that strong men
are heavy, but L cannot feel your weight,
he SAID.
oh" answered the dwarf. 'ff it were
not that 1 am holding myself up by the
sky with one hand l should weight you
down so that you would drown"
IF that be so, let me feel your weight
for but moment" said the giant
Then the dwarf took two sharp nails
from his pockets and pressed them with
all his might into the shoulders of the
giant until the latter called out in pain:
"Oh. brother" he cried, "catch hold of
the sky again. for 1 cannot bear you
aloner
And SO the other shore was reached IN
safety. Soon the palace was in sight, and
though it was massed with riches, no
servants were anywhere to he seen, and
the dwarf learned that the giant did all
his work himself. When they entered the
kitchen the giant said:
Let us prepare bread for the baking"
But the pan was SO large that the dwarf
could scarcely climb UP to il. However,
it was soon ready and in the oven, and
then the giant said:
which will you do, watch the bread
or bring up the wine?"
As the loaves were too heavy for him
to lift, the dwarf said that he would bring
the wine, and down he went TO the cellar
But he found the TASKS so large that he
could not begin to move one. So he wait
ed long time, thinking; then believing
that by that time the bread must be out
of the oven, he called out:
'"Shall I bring it all up?"
This so startled the giant who feared
that all his years vintage would be spoil
ed by being dug UP from the earth, that
he rushed 10 the cellar and said:
Il viii. take what we need"
But the dwarf had only waited long
enough to see him come. when he flew
up to the kitchen. Imagine his chagrin
to find the bread still in the oven. He
had TO take IL out, after all, so with all
his power he began to tug at it. Little
by niue 1t began 10 move, and all OF
a sudden, out it came, throwing the
dwarf to the floor and failing upon him
And, worst of all, he could not get from
under the hot loaf
Just then up came the giant carving
six huge bottles of the wine.
What's this! What's thisr he cried
stupid" answered the dwarf, Il told
you this morning that l felt i'll. l have
put this bread on for a plaster / feel bet
Ter now, so you may take II off"
You poor fellowp said the giant. and
! obeyed; and they sal down to their repasf
But by now the dwarf began TO fear that
he might soon be found out, so he detern-
med to take the first opportunity TO es-
cape; and the opportunity came even soon
er than he had dared to hope.
In the midst of the meal, the giant sud
denly sneezed, and this created so terrific
current of air in the room, that it blew
the little one up to the high ceiling. whore
NNAIN
vent himself from falling to the floor
again. The giant looked up in Suspicious
amazement and said:
Hello, what's that"
You monster" cried the dwarf in an
ger; ''if you dare to do so impolte a thing
again l will pun this ceiling down upon
you and crush you. 1t was with that pur-
pose In view that l jumped up here!"
"Oh don't. don't!' cried the giant; and
then he tried to pacify his guest. But the
dwarf said:
Bring me ladder, for If jump down
the floor viii be broken by the force and
you will be killed. l will spare you this
time, but l cannot consent to live with
you"
And when the big fellow had brought the
ladder and the little fellow had descended,
they finished their meal in peace
But all his pleading availed the giant
nothing. The dwarf declared that he
would leave so unmannerly a host and
told him that if he ever dared to approach
his land again he would treat him as he
deserved.
And so he saved his people by cunning
and returning to his mother, he lived for
evermore in ease For the people forgot
his deformities, and lavished upon. him the
favors that he deserved for saving them
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