Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

lands son, for I haven't seen the face Of
a Christian for 400 years. You stopped at
my brothers house last night" SEE he.
81 did, seq Jack. all the time wondering
how he knew him or where he stopped last
night, but he said nothing.
Then the giant put Jack beside the big
fire, and. cutting down two quarters Of a
rat that was hung in the smoke Of the chin
ney, he roasted them, and Jack and he ate
a quarter apiece, and then they went to
bed, every one of them on a harrow, with
a goatskin under them and another one over
them; and Jack slept we'll and sound. for
he was very tired. and got up as fresh as
a butterfly in the morning, and when they
had eaten a good breakfast off the other
half of the rat the giant asked Jack where
he was going.
"Well,'; seq Jack, SEE he, 81 might tell
you how far l come, but l can't tell you
how far 1 ann going" and he ups and tells
this giant the whole story, too.
"Well,'' seq the giant, SEE he, TITS bad
enough, but I'll do all I can to help you. l
heard Of the giant Of the band-beggars' hall,
but that's all l know about him; but 1 have
command over half the birds of the air and
it's likely some of them may know something
about him, and If they do I'll soon find out
So he took out a little whistle and blew
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darken with great fiocks of birds flying from
all corners, and they all gathered about the
giants castle. Then the giant he put the
question to them If any of them in their
travels had come across the giant Of the
band-beggars' hall.
The giant of the band-beggars' hall,
The greatest giant of them all.
But none Of them had ever come across
him. They had heard tell of him, they
said, but that was all.
well, it's bad enough" SEE the giant TO
Jack but there's one other remedy yet.
I'll lend you a pair of seven-league boots;
and 1 have a brother who lives a days
journey from here, by them, who has COM
mand over all the birds of the air, and
maybe he'll be able to help you"
So, off Jack set ia the seven-league boots,
and late that night he reached the third
giant house. When he went in he saw the
giant sitting by the fire, and he got up
and welcomed Jack.
You're welcome, Jack" SEE he, 1.-THE
king of Ireland's son, for I haven't seen the
face OF a Christian for the last 500 years;
you slept at my brothers house last night"
Then, he sat Jack down by the fire, and
reaching up the chimney ne took down a rat
that was hanging In the smoke, and roast
ing 1t on the fire, himself and Jack made a
hearty supper OF 1t. And they went to
bed, each of them lying on a harrow, with
a goatskin under them and over them. And
Jack slept well and sound and got up in.
the morning as fresh as a butterfly. And
after they had made a good breakfast of
another rat, seq the giant, seq he:
Jack, may l ask you how far you intend
going?"
well" seq Jack, seq he, II may tell
you how far come, but as to how far I'm
going it's more nor I could tell"
So he starts and he tells the giant the
whole story and he then asked him IL he
could give him any information as to where
the giant of the band-beggars' hall lived.
well, no. SEE the giant, SEE he, IT
heard tell of the giant OF the band beggars'
hall, but that was all. But I'll tell you
what III do" SEE the giant. 81 have COM
mand of all the birds of the air and I'll call
anything about him"
So the giant blew a whistle, and in a
minute the sky was darkened by all the
birds gathering together from all corners.
And when they were all gathered over the
castle the giant put it to them: Did any OF
them know anything OF
The giant of the b~and-beggars' hall.
The greatest giant over them all?
But, 10, and behold We. not one of them
hnSh u lulus duoul hiHui ihty udu ntdIu
tell of him. they said, but none of them
ever reached to where he lived,
Poor Jack got into bad heart at this in
telligence.
"What will 1 do now, Jack" SEE the
giant. But hold" seq he, ION second
thoughts, there's one eagle that isn't there.
He flies everywhere over the whole known
world, and only comes here to see me once
in seven years, and I'm expecting him today.
for it's Just seven years this day since he
was with me before. Wait till we see,
when he comes, If he has any tidings of
him; and II he hasn't / don't know what
you'll do"
And sure enough. that very evening they
saw the monstrous big eagle-the like OF 1t
for size Jack never saw before-coming In
a thunder cloud, darkening the very sky
with its wings; and when the giant saw
this, he seq;
Now. Jack" seq he, sit will not do to
let you be seen by the eagle, for he would
eat any human being he would see, espe-
cially now, when he is coming home rave