The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-16


! in on orchard. and that no boy VINO ever
went with them ever came back alive,
for there were three brothers. giants, that
| came to milk the cows ana the goats every
| day and killed the boy that was herding;
50 if Billy liked to try they wouldn't fix
the wages iii they'd see if ne would come
back alive.
Agreed. then" said Billy. So the next
morning he got up and drove ouj the three
goats The three cows the three horses
and the three asses 10 the orchard ana
commenced 70 feed them. About the mid
die of the dav Billy heard three terrible
roars that shook The apples off the bushes,
shook the horn on the COWS and made the
hair stand uD ON Bllly's head, and in
comes friphtful big giant with three
heads. and bega 20 threaten Billy.
You're too hig.' says the giant, for
one bic and two small for two What
will / do with your
"Ill nght YOU says Billy, says he.
stepping out TO him and swinging a bit Of
stick three times over mis- head, when 1t
changed into a sword and gave him the
strength of a thousand men besides his
own. The giant laughed at the size OF
HIN. ana says he "WlHiam. how will
Kill you? VIII il be swing by the back.
a cut OF the sword. or a square round of
boNinG?"
with a swing by the back" SAYS Billy
II you can" So they both laid holds, and
Bily lifted the giant clean off the ground,
and fetching him down again, sunk him
in II up 20 his armpts.
20. have mercy" says the giant. But
Billy, taking his sword, Killed the giant
and cut out his tongue. 1t was evening
by this time, SO BEy drove home the three
goats three cows, three horses and three
asses and all The vessels in the house
wasn't able 10 hold all the milk the COWS
gave that night.
well" says the gentleman, this beats
me for / never saw any one coming back
alive out of there before. nor the COWS
with a drop of milk. Did you see anything
in the orchard?" says he. Nothing worse
nor myself" says Billy What about my
wages now?' says Biny.
well" says the gentleman ''youu
hardly come alive om of there tomorrow.
So Wen wait til after that
Next morning. his master told Billy that
something must have happened one of the
giants. TOR he used to hear the cries of
three every night, but last night he only
heard two crying.
Il don't know" says Billy, anything
about them
That morning after he sot his breakfast
Billy drove the three goats. three cows,
three horses and three asses into the or
chard again, and began 10 feed them.
About u O'clock ne heard three terrible
roars that shook the apples off the bushes,
the horns on the cows and made the hair
stand up OH Biiiy's head. and IN comes
q frightfu. big giant, with six heads, and
he told Billy he had killed his brother yes
terday, bur he would make him pay for
il the day. You're too big" says ne,
for one bite, and too small for two, ana
what will l do with you
'TH fight you" says Billy. swinging hls
stick three times over his head and turn
ing it into sword, and giving him the
strength Of a thousand men, besides his
own.
The giant laughed at him. and says ne,
How will ! Kill you-with a swing by
the back, a cut of the sword, or a square
round of boxing
with a swing by the back" says Billy,
IF you can"
SO the both of them laid holds, and Billy
lifted the giant clean off the ground. and
fetching him down again. sunk him in il
up to the arm pits. co. spare my life"
says the giant But Billy taking up his
sword. killed him and cut out his tongues.
1t was evening by this time. and Billy
drove home his three goats. three cows,
three horses and three asses, and what
milk the COWS gave that night overnowed
all the vessels in the house, and running
out. turned a rusty mill that hadn't been
turned before for thirty years If the
mestor was surprised seeing Billy coming
back the night before, he was zen times
more surprised now.
Did you see anything in the orchard the
day." says the gentleman.
Nothing worse nor myself" says r llv
What about my wages now" says Billy.
well, never mind about your wages +"
says the gentleman, tin the morrow. for
l think your hardly come back alive
again" says he.
Well and good Billy went to bed. and
the gentleman went TO his bed, and when
the gentleman rose in the morning SAYS he
TO Billy, Il don't known what's wrong
with two Of the giants; I only heard one
crying last night?"
Il don't know" says Billy. "they must
be sick or something"
Well, when Billy got his breakfast that
day again, he set out TO the orchard driv-
ing before him the three goats, three
COWS, three horses and three asses. and
sure enough about the middle of the day
he hears three terrible roars again. ana
in comes another giant. this one with
twelve heads IN him, and If the other two
were frightful, surely this one was ten
times more so.
You william. you" says he TO Billy. "you
killed my two brothers, and I'll have my
revenge on you now. Prepare tin l kill
YOU" says he; you're too big for one
bite too small for two. What will 1 do
with you?'
I'm fight you" says Billy, shaping ont
and winding the bit of stick three times
over his head The giant laughed heart
lily al the size Of him, and says he.
what way do you prefer being killed?
Is ii with a swing by the back. cut of
the sword or a square round of boxing"
"A swing of the back" says Billy So
both Of them again laid holds. and my
brave Billy lifts The giant clean off The
ground, and. fetching him down again,
sunk him down to his armpits in it,
80, have mercy! Spare my liger' says
the giant. But Billy took his sword, and.
killing him, cut out his tongues That
evening he drove home his thuo goats.
| three cows, three horses and three asses,
! and the milk OF the cows had to be turned
into a valley, where it made a Tough three
miles long and three miles broad, and that
! Tough has been filled with salmon and
/ white trout ever since. The gentleman
wondered now more than ever to see Billy
| hack the third day alive
did YOU see nothing in the orchard to-
| day, Bi.lv2" says he.
mo, nothing worse nor myself" says
| Billy