The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-22

says he and / think will make a swap
with YOU.
So Jack give the COW 10 the man and
took the bum-clock himself and started
for home. His mother was glad to see
Jack back and says she, Jack | see
that YOU have sold the cow"
Il did that mother" said Jack.
Did YOU sell her well Jack7" says the
mother.
Very well indeed, mother" said Jack.
How much did you get for her2' says
the mother
Il don't take any money for her moth
er, but value" says Jack, and he takes out
Of his pocket the bum-clocS and the mouse
and set them on the floor and began to
whistle and the bee began to play the harp
and the mouse and bum-clock stood up
on their hind legs and began to dance,
and Jacks mother laughed quite hearty,
and everything In the house. the wheels
and the reels. pots and pans, went jgging
and hopping through the floor and the
house itself went jigging and hopping
about.
When Jack lifted up the animals and put
( them in his pocket everything stopped and
the mother laughed for good time but
after awhile when she came to herself
and saw what Jack had done and how
they were now without further money or
al Jack and scolded him hard and then
sat down and began to cry.
Poor Jack when he looked AT himself
confessed that he was stupid fool en-
tirely. And what" says he shall | now
do for my poor mother" lie went out
along the road, thinking and thinking, and
he met wise woman who said good NOR
row 90 you.
Jack" says she, "how is II you are
not trying for the Kings daughter OF Ire
land?"
What do you moan?" says Jack.
Says she: Didn't YOU hear what the
whole world heard. that the King of Ire
land had daughter who dldn't laugh for
seven years, and has promised 20 give
her in marriage and get the kingdom
along with her to any man who would
take three laughs over her2"
"If that is So" says Jack says he 'it
Is not here I shall be-
Back to the house he went and gathers
together the bee. the harp, the mouse and
the bum-clock and, putting Them into his
pocket, he bade his mother goodby and
told her II wouldn't be long till she got
good news from him and off he hurrles.
When he reached the castle there was n
ring Of spikes oil around the castle and
mems heads on nearly every spike there
what heads Is them7" Jack asked one
OF the King soldiers
ANY man that comes here trying to
win the Kings daughter, ana that fails
TO make her laugh three times loses his
head and has It stuck on a spike. Them
are the heads that's failed once"
"A mighty big crowd" says Jack, Gays
he. Then Jack sent word TO tell the
Kings daughter and the King that there
was new man who tried to come to win
her. -
Kings daughter and Kings court all came
out to sit themselves down on gold and
silver chairs In front of the castle ahd
ordered Jack to he near untll he would
have his trial Jack. before he went. took
out of his pocket bee and harp and
mouse and bum-clock, and he gave IT, .
harp 20 the bee. and he tied a string to
one and the other and took the end OF the
string himself and marched under the
castle yard before al the court with his
animals on string behind him.
When the queen and the King and
court saw the prince and poor, ragged
Jack with his bee and the mouse and
bum-clock hopping behind him on a string,
they set up one roar OF laughter that was
long sDd loud enough. and when the
Kings daughter herself llfted her head
and looked 20 see what they we're laugh
ing at. and saw Jack and his parapherna-
iHis Hl4f bbHutH HfI FlVuLn HIu Snt Jet our
NJ her such a laugh as was never hear
before
Then Jack dropped q low courtesy. and
SAID, THANK you, my lady; I have one
Of the three parts Of you won"
Then be drew UP his animals in a circle,
and began 10 whistle, ana the minute he
did the bee began to play the harp, and
the mouse and bum-clock stood up on
their hind legs. got hold Of each other and
began 20 dance. and the King and King
court ana Jack himself began 10 dance
ana 20 jig. and everything about the
Kings castle. pots and pans, wheels and
reels ana the castle itgelf began TO dance
also. And the Kings daughter, when she
saw this, opened her mouth again. and
let out Of her a laugh twice louder than
she let before, and Jack, in the middle
OF his jigging drops another courtesy,
and says, Thank you. my lady; that is
two Of the three parts OF you won" But
Jack and his menagerIes had been play
Ing and dancing From this day Jack
could not get the three laughs out OF her
and poor Jack saw his big head in danger
Of going to the spike. But the brave
mouse came 10 Jacks head and wheeled
round upon It's heel. and as II did so its
tail swiped into the bum-clock's mouth.
and the bum-clock began TO cough and
cough and cough. And when the Kings
daughter saw this she opened her mouth