The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-09-01

! Jack looked into the mares left ca
and took out of it a grand soldier
dress. The mare told him to put it OF
and get upon her back. On he put tn,
dress and at once Hookedy-C Crooked!
was transformed into a very handsom,
| clever looking fellow, and word wa!
passed on to the king about the grea
prince who was riding to the war
himself, the mare and the bear. Tn,
king came to see him, too, and they
asked him on which side he was going
to f-ht
Il will strike no stroke this day
says Jack, except on the side of the
King of Scotland. The king thanked
him very heartily and said he was sure
they would win so. They went intC
the battle with Jack at their head, anG
Jack stroke east and west, and in al
directions, and every blow of his SWORD
he stroke, the wind of his stroke tossed
houses on the other side of the world
and in a very short time the King oil
the East ran off with all his army thai
were still left alive. Then the King OF
Scotland awaited Jack to come home
with him, as he was going to give q
great feast in his honor, but Jack said
no, he could not go.
They don't know at home" said
Jack, where l am. at all" and neither
they did, so he must be off to them
as quickly as possible"
Then" says the king, 1.-The least ]
can do is to give you a present. Here
is a table cloth" says he, and every
time you spread it out you will have
it covered with all eating and drinking
of all sorts"
Jack took it and thanked him and
rode away. He left the mare and the
hear in their wood and hACa m q
HOOkedy- CroOkedy again and ran back
to his garden. The Yellow Rose told
Jack of the brave soldier that had won
her fathers battle that day.
We'll WE'LL says Jack, says he, ''he
must have been a grand fellow entire
ly. 1t is pity l was not there, but
had to go on a message for the king.
Poor HoOkedy- Crookedy" says she,
what would you do if you were there
yourself?"
Jack went to the wood again that
morning and consulted with the mare.
Jack" said the mare look in the
inside of my left ear and see what you
will see," and Jack took out of her left
ear a soldiers suit, done off with sill
yer, the grandest ever seen, and at the
mares advice he put the suit on and
mounted on her back and the three of
them went off to the battle. Every one
was admiring the beautiful dashing
fellow that was riding to the battle
this day, and word come to the king,
and the king came to speak to him and
welcomed him heartily.
He said: Your brother came with
US the last day we went in the battle.
Your brother is a very handsome, fine
looking fellow. What side are you go
ing to fight on?"
Says Jack: II will strike no stroke on
any side but yours this day"
The king thanked him very heartily,
and into the battle they went with Jack
at their head, and Jack stroke east and
west, and in all directions, and the
wind of the strokes blew off forests in
the other end of the world. and very
soon the King of the East with all his
army that were still alive ran off from
the battle.
Then the king thanked Jack and in
vited him to his castle and he would
give a feast in his honor, but Jack said
he could not do that, for they did not
know at home where he was and they
would be uneasy about him until he
reached back home again.
Then" said the king, ''the least
can do for you is to give you a present.
Here is a purse, and no matter how
often and how much you pay out of it,
it will never be empty"
Jack took it and thanked him and
rode away. In the wood he left the
mare and the bear and was again
went home to his garden. The yellow
Rose came out and told him about the
great victory a brave and beautiful
soldier, brother to the fine fellow of
the day before, had won for her father.
''Well, WE'LL says Jack, says he,
that was very wonderful entirely. 1
am sorry I was not there, but had to
be away on a message for your father"
But my poor Hookedy- Crookedy,
says she, 'it was better so, for what
could you do?"
Three days after that the King of the
East took courage to come to battle
again. The morning of the battle Jack
went to the wood to consult the mare.
what you will see" and from the
Mares left ear Jack drew out most
gorgeous soldiers suit, done off with
gold braidings and ornaments of every
sort. By the mares advise he put it
IN, and himself, the mare and the bear
vent off to the war.
The king soon heard of the wonderful
grand fellow that was riding to the
var today with the mare and the bear.
Ind he came to Jack and welcomed him
Ind told him how his two Arothers had
Won the last two victories for him.
lie asked Jack on what side he was
;oing to fight.
81 will strike no stroke this dav,"
ays Jacks "only on the king of Scot
and's side
The king thanked him heartily, and
aid we will surely win the victory, and
hen into the battle they rode with Jack
t their head, and Jack stroke east
nd west, and in all directions, and the
Wind of the strokes tumbled mountains
t the other end of the world, and very
DON the King of the East with all his !
rmy that were left alive took to their |
eels and never stopped running until !
hey went as far as the world would let |
hem.
Then the king came to Jack and |
banked him over and over again, and |
aid he would never be able to repay
i'm. He then awaited him to come to |
is castle and he would give a little |
east in his honor, but Jack said they |
idn't know at home where he was and |
hey would be uneasy about him, and
D could not go with the king.
But" says he. 81 and my brothers
ill come to feast with you at any 9TH
r time"
what day will the three of YOU
Ome?' said the king.
only one of us can leave home by
he day" said Jack. Il will come to
EAST with you tomorrow and ny sec
nd brother the day after, and the
lird brother the day after that"
The king agreed to this and thanked
i'm. And how?' said the king; '1et
lie give you a present" and he gave
i'm comb, and every time he combed
is hair with it he would comb out of it
ushels of gold and silver, and it would
'ansform the ugliest man that ever
as to even the incest and handsomest.
ack took it and thanked the king and
de away.
On this day, as on the other two days
tier the battle, they cured the dead
nd the wounded with the bottles of
,ca and all were we'll again. When
lck went to the wood he 1eft the mare
I'd the bear in it and became Hooke-
i y |