Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26

| and III let the bridge remain but If I win
| l either take your life on the spot or put a
| condition on you. Do you agree to that p"
Done SEE Jack, for he thought to him
| sell 1t would be all the one anyhow Wheth-
| er he agreed to it or not
| what game will it be?" seq the giant.
short. and be done with it; well make
| 1t twenty-hVe.' seq Jack.
| "All right" seq the giant "cut for deal >,
| JACK cut and won the deal. He shuffled
| ana dealt them. turned a five and won
| three tricks
| That's sharp for me lack" save tho
| giant, as he shuffied.
Jack got slashing hand again Spades
| was trumps, and Jack led with the ace but
me big fellow covered it with the ace of
A.! hearts. raised again with the fingers of
| trumps and followed up with the knaye. a
twinkle in his eye all the time
| Jack threw down his cards
so Ha ma; Jack says the giant, too able
for We? Eth? No odds. though seq he:
| you're not a bad hand at the fats and
| nave deal of spunk in you, so I'll give
We chance for your life yet"
/ w nat that?' SEE Jack.
| Its this" says the giant within a
year and a day from this you're to find
out my castle, where l live when I'm at
nome but if you re not able to find it, then
| leave the highest stone in your fathers
| castle the lowest"
| And who are you?" seq Jack
! See the giant:
| III 'he grant OF BdnG-DegSarS' hall.
! Inc greatest giant over them an,
! Il never heard of your CASTLE seq lack
nor L nope never WILL" SEE the giant
| . We'll mats to be seen" seq Jack So
the giant and he parted, and Jack went
| home-for it was now mornine-and told
| the King and queen all that had happened.
| Ihey were greatly vexed entirely and
| cursed 1t for misfortune bridge and tried
| to persuade Jack to remain at home and
| not go away on such wild goose chase
| to the Lord knows where, looking for
The giant of the Band beggars' hall.
Inc greatest giant over them all.
| But Jack wasn't to be persuaded. and.
| whether or why, he would 60 and never
| rest till he would find him out or else lose
his life So he spat on his stick, and, TAX
| Ing his fathers and mothers blessing
| started or that very day. And Jack tray-
| eied on and on, for three days and three
| Ing bite or sleeping wink and at night
| fali on the third day he came to a great
| castle on a lonely moor and he went in and
saw giant sitting by the fire. When Jack
| came IN the giant got up, and SEE he:
| You're very welcome. Jack the King of
| lrelands son, for haven't seen the face of
a Christian for the last 800 years"
Jack wondered how he knew his name
| but he didn't say nothing. The giant then
| put Jack sitting by roaring fire and TAX
| ing knife he cut down the quarter of a
| rat that was hung in the smoke of the
| chimney and roasted 1t on the Goals and
| himself and Jack made a hearty supper of
| 1t. and then each of them slept on harrow
| with goatskin under them and another
| over them, and Jack slept hearty and we'll
| for he was very tired entirely Next morn
| Ing he rose as fresh as a butterfly and
| after breakfastiHg on another quarter of
| the rat seq the giant. seq he:
| Il didn't ask you, Jack, where were you
| going?''
NO more you might" seq Jack; II might
| tell you where I'm coming from but /
| couldn't tell you where I'm going" So
| Jack starts and he tells him the whole story
| about him and the giant of the Band-beg-
| gars' hall. And then he asked him if he
| could give him any tidings of where he
| lived
We'll. no. SEE the giant: II heard of hin,
| only, and that was all But I'll tell yo,
what I'll do SEE he. Il have command of
| a third of the birds of the air. and It's
about him. and, if they do, I'll find
| it out for you,' seq he.
So with that he blew a whistle and i'm
mediately from all corners of the sky the
birds began for to gather and very soor
they were all round the castle, making the
sky dark. Then the giant put it to them
did they know anything Of
The giant of the Band-beggars hall,
The greatest giant over them all,
or where he lived?
| But no. they said they heard tell of hin
only, but none of them ever reached where
he lived
We'll" the giant, seq he to Jack, ITS
bad enough. But I'll tell you what" seq he
| III give you pair of seven-mile boots
and with them you'll reach an older brother
| of mine who lives a long ways off entirely
and ne has command over half the birds o,
the air, and maybe he could do something