Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-29

and no one knows by whom; and now
the king fears to lose his third child
unless Fin comes to help him!"
Fin promised to deliver this message,
and the Big Man turned again into the
sea, walking out until only his head
could be seen, and then that too dis
appeared from view into the waves.
A few days later as Fin was walking
in the same place, he saw suddenly a
number of little men playing in the
sand.
who are your" asked Fin.
1--WE are the Little Men, oh King of
Erin"
"You seem to know me-" said Fin,
eve know you WELL" they answered.
"What can you do?" asked Fin,
"Oh, many things
"Ho! this is good Will you all serve
me now?"
Eyes, indeed" they cried, I'VE will
serve you for year and day for five
gold pieces each.''
agreed" the king cried; and with
that they loaded and provisioned the
ship, and all set sail for the kingdom
Of Big Men.
"How long will it take us to reach
this far land?" Fin asked.
mot many days." said Knowing
man.
Nor was it, for very soon they touch
ed the shore and went to the kings
palace, where they were royalty enter
tanned.
After the feast, the monarch said:
my third child is three days old to-
day, and fear that he may be taken
away from me tonight. So was it
with my two other sons; can you help
me, Fin?"
"That can and WILL" answered the
hero, land you may take my head If
you lose your child tonight, and see
it no more"
1t was rash promise to make, as
Fin learned when he was alone with his
companions.
do you know what is going to
happen?" said Knowing man.
mo. What is it?"
- "The child will be taken tonight, for
Au your promise, and I'll tell you by
whom. In the Eastern World lives
witch, and she is sister to this king.
They quarreled, and she steals all his
children Sc that he will have no heir.
When she comes tonight and finds the
palace guarded, she will climb to the
roof and reach down the chimney and
clutch the child
When he heard this, Lazy-back said;
''Then will seize her hand and hold
her by that"
This encouraged Fin, and he asked
the king for a strong chamber, with
guards outside, and two nurses to tend
the child.
That night he and his Little Men, to-
gether with the nurses and the young
prince, went into the strong room.
while the guard remained outside, and
the soldiers surrounded the palace.
About midnight, Hearing-ear said:
Il hear the old bag in the Eastern
World. She is preparing to leave her
castle, and is giving orders that the
two children be we'll guarded"
Eyes! l feel her now going up her
CASTLE said Far-feeler. Now I feel
her going out on the roof. There is no
other entrance to her house. It's walls
are high and as slippery as glass;"
Then very soon Hearing-ear an
ounced that the witch was walking
around the castle, and while ne was
yet speaking she mounted the roof. No
one saw her, for she was invisible by
power of her enchamtents.
But suddenly, as she thrust her long
arm down the chimney to grasp the
babe, Lazy-back clutched her hand,
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could move him. Soon the arm was
wrenched from her body by her efforts
to be free, and Lazy-back held up the
trophy in triumph.
While Fin measured the length and
thickness of the eerie thing, and the
nurses and the Little Men expressed
their wonder, down came the other arm
of the witch, which no one saw, so
busy were they, and when the nurse
again turned to the cradle. it was
empty.
Then how they lamented And Fin
said that they would leave that country
where they must needs suffer death.
But all the Little Men declared that
they would follow the bag and rescue
the babe.
So OF they went to the ship. Lazy
back carrying Fin becausefhe could not