The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-27

to insinuate that the bridge is down
again p?
Don't 1, thought" SEE Jack, with a
sheer.
We'll" seq the king. shaking his head
and looking at the ground-'well,' SEE
he. that fiogs the devil"
IN tell you what ID is, SEE Jack,
you put up the bridge once more, and
/ leave the rest of ii to me; if it comes
down again, I'll be able to give an ac-
count of myself, and I'll make some
| devil dance to a tune Re didn't call
for"
THE third times the charm" SEE the
king. and the third time it will go up,
Jack. Then I'll leave the rest of it to
vou.'
So. up it went the third time, and that
night Jack determined to sit up and
watch the bridge. All went well till
about close on midnight, when, Jack
being nodding asleep on the bridge, he
found it shaking. Up he jumps. and
down he runs under the bridge, to see
what was wrong with it, or who was
shaking it. and there. och, och, he be-
held the greatest giant he ever saw in
his life before
who are your" SEE the giant. ready
to devour Jack.
I'm the kings son. Jack" seq Jack,
seq he.
Well" SEE the giant, "all rights to
this river belong to me. and the king
should not have built bridge over 1t.
BY right" seq he, Il should take your
| life now; but l see," SEE he, you re
a smart, clean. acknowledging boy, and
would be serviceable to me: and as l
never yet took unfair advantage of an
enemy, it's not worth my while com
mencing on you seq the giant, seq he,
so I'll give you a chance for your life, >
seq he. Here's a pack of cards now,
seq he, producing pack, and I'll play
you a fair game. If you win, you'll get
your life, and I'll let the bridge remain.
but if 1 win / either take your life on
the spot. or put a condition on you. Do
you agree to that?'
Done" seq Jack. for he thought to
himself it would all be one anyho~y,
whether he agreed to ii or not.
What game will it be-" SEE the
giant.
Short and be done with it; we'll
make it twenty-five. SEE Jack.
''All right" SEE the giant, cut for
deal"
Jack cut. and won the deal. He
shuffied and dealt them, turned a five,
and won three tricks.
That's sharp for me, Jack says the
giant. as he shuffled.
Jack got a slashing hand again
the ace, but the big fellow covered it
with the ace of hearts. raised again
with the fingers of trumps. and follow
ed up with the knaVe, a twinkle in his
eye all the time.
Jack threw down his cards
''Ha, ha, Jack says the giant, too
able for We, Ell? No odds. though" seq
he: you're not a bad hand at flats.
and have deal of spunk in you, so I'll
OF W. a gl 70 ar
What's that" SEE Jack.
IT'S this says the giant. Within a
year and a day from this you're to find
out my castle. where / live when I'm
at home, but if you're not able to find
it. then I'll have your life, toss this
bridge. and leave the highest stone in
your fathers castle the lowest
And who are you?" seq Jack.
SEE the giant:
I'm the giant of bandit oSgars' hail.
The greatest giant over them all.
Il never heard of your castle" SEE
Iac.--.
Nor, 1 hope, never WILL" seq the
giant.
We'll. that's to be seem SEE Jack.
So the giant and he parted, and Jas;
went home-for it was now morning
and told the king and queen all that
had happened. They we're greatly veXed
entirely, and cursed it for a misfortune
bridge. and tried to persuade Jack to
remain at home aud not go away on
such a wild goose chase. to the Lord
knows where. looking for
The giant of band -beggars' hall.
The greatest giant over them all.
But Jack wasn't to be persuaded and.
whether or why. ne would go. and neve,,
rest till he would find him out. or else
lose his life. So he spat on his stick
and. taking his fathers and mothers
blessing, started off that very day. And
Jack travelled on and on. for three days
and three nights. without ever once
stopping or eating a bite or sleeping a
wink. and at nightfall on the third day
he came to a great castle on a lonely
moor and he went in and saw a giant
sitting by the fire. When Jack came
in the giant got up and seq he
You're very welcome. Jack. the king
Of Ireiand's son. for / haven't seen the
face of a Christian for the last 500
years"
Jack wondered how he knew his
name, but he didn't say nothing. The
giant then put Jack sitting by roar
ing fire and. taking a knife. he cut down
the quarter of a rat that was hung in
the smoke of the chimney and roasted
it on the Goals. and himself and lack
made a hearty supper of ii. and then
each of them slept on a harrow with a
goatskin under them and another over
them, and Jack slept hearty and well.
for he was very tired entirely. Next
morning he rose as fresh as butterfly
and, after breakfasting on another
quarter of the rat. SEE the giant, SEE he:
4 didn't ask you. Jack, where Tere