The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-09-08

'Ha. Har' says the giant, laughing a
terrible laugh. TN board myself on
you two this night, and I'll bed me on
your bones''
And he drew from his scabbard at
that the terrible Sword of Light whose
HaSh Travelled thrice round the world
every Tune 1t was drawn, and whose
or enchanted.
But that instant the little red man
drew around him the Cloak of Dark
/ ness, so that he should disappear from
| the giants eyes, and drawing his own
| sword, he began whacking and hacking.
| hewlns and cutting the giant while the
giant couldn see him in order to strike
| MIN In return, and i'm two minutes, the
| wee red man had run his sword through
the e. giants Ind 5 heart he and killed him.
| they made a hearty supper and silent
| soundly in the softest beds they cofI-d
! get and in the morning they went oft
the Sword of Light
Having the Purse of Plenty. they
| could not now want from this forward
SO they went on their journey right mer-
TT dAyc,. Iaey Travelled far and long until a
| length they came into the east. and
| pushed on for the castle of the princess.
| And when they came to where the prin-
cess lived, they took their horses (for
/ they were now riding two beautiful
steeds) to blacksmith's forge and had
| them shod with gold. And when they had
, them shod, they rode up to the castle. BY
the wee red fellows order, they didn't
wait to knock at any gates. but put their
golden spurs to their horses and leased
| them over the castle walls.
! When the servants and soldiers saw ths
pair come bounding over the castle wallis
upon horses shod with gold. they ran OUT
In wonder. From the Purse of PLENTY
the red fellow, as Jacks servant, pulled
out handfuls AND handfuls of silver and OF
gold and scattered them among the crowd
Then the servants quickly brought word
to the Princess of the East of the beautf-
ful and rich gentleman who had come
with his servant, to court her They told
her how they had both leaped the castle
walls on horses shOd with gold, and thar
they threw away their gold in handouts
She sent word for Jack to be taken Ga,
her. and when Jack came into her pres
ence he was enchanted with the look OF
her; for her hair was so black. her cheeks
and lips so red and skin so white, he had
tifuL '--0 &c d u
I understand you have come to court
me. says she.
That have, says Jack.
We'll. says she, Ito every one that
comes to court me, 1 give three tasks.
II any one performs the three tasks L
give them, they will win me; but if thew
fail in any one of the three, they will
lose their head. Are you willing to try
on such cOndiuons?' says she.
ditions'7
She took him out then into the Garden
so
and for flower there was a mans head
on every one of 364 of the bushes
There's one bush without a flower yet
Jack says she. but in less than three
days d. hope to see your head Towering on
Then she took him into the castle again
and treated him to a fine dinner And
when they had finished and drunk their
wine and chatted she got up to bid him
good night.
She took out of her hair gold csnb
and showed it TO him Now" she saws.
L will wear that golden comb all night
and III spend this night from midnight to
cockerOW neither on the earth nor under
the earth. Yet you must have that comb
for me in the morning. and it must be
taken from my head between midnight
and cockcrOw." Then she stuck the comb
into her hair again and went off.
Poor Jack acknowledged to himself that
he had d task before him which he
couldn't do. He wandered down the stairs
and out of the castle and went meander-
ing into the garden in low spirits.
The wee red man soon came to him
and asked him what was the matter.
20, matter enough says Jack. And
commenced telling him all
'Kee0 u2 your heart said the wee
red man, and Ill see what L can do
for you"
his Cloak of Darkness, and then
watched till midnight outside the Prin-
lust one second before the stroke of
room with the golden comb in her hair,
and went off to He'll The little red man
threw his Cloak of Darkness around
him and followed her.
She didn't stop till she came to Hell,
where she went in, and the little red
man went in after her.
The Devil was very glad to see her,
and ne kissed her, and the two sat
down side by side and began to chat
And as they couldn't see the wee red
man for his Cloak of Darkness, he came
hnbin6 and SDatCbpd fhp GOLD
out of her hair, and went off with it;
and when he came to earth he gave the
comb to Jack.
In the morning, when the Princess. of
the East appeared at breakfast, Jack
handed her her gold comb across the
table She was furious, and the eyes
showed him a diamond ring on her
finger, and she said she would not be on
earth or under the earth between mid
ni-ht and cock-crow. yet he must get
ha"o II for her in the morning.
And when she went away, Jack went
down to the garden, and was wander
in about there when the wee red man
came I'D to him and asked him what
was the matter, and he told the wee red.
well" says the wee red man. Tn
try what L can do And so he took
!-.1 Cloak of Darkness and watched for
her that night again, and just before
midnight she came out and went off.
tn she was in Hell, where the Devil
was veryr glad to see her and kissed her,
The little red fellow, with his Cloak
of Darkness, came up beside her and
waited. and the first opportunity he got,
he snatched the ring off her finger,
and went off and gave IL to Jack.
So when she came down to breakfast
on the next morning Jack handed her
over the table her diamond ring; and
this morning she was doubly as furious
as on the morning before.
well" she said, you've done two Of
the tasks, but the third you never will
do"
So that night she told him: Il will
spend all the time between midnight
and cock-crow neither on the earth nor
under the earth; and want you TO have
for me in the morning the lips I shall
havo kissed while / have been away.
Your head I'll surely have now, for tho
sword was never yet made by mortal
man that can cut those lips"
Then she went away.
Poor Jack, he wandered out into the
garden, very down-hearted at this, and
sure and certain that he would lose
H.@ head In the morning.
The little red man came I'D to him
and asked him what was the matter. Jack
told him.. and the red fellow said: keep
up your heart, and I'll see what can be
done" And he reminded Jack that he had
the Sword of Light which was never made
by mortal man.
him. took the Sword of Light with him,
and watched by the princess door.
Just before midnight she came out and
went off, and he followed her to Hell,
where the Devil welcomed her with kiss
and as he did the little red man raised
the Sword of Light and cut the lips on OF
him and went off as fast as he could
So in the morning Jack handed them
across the table to the princess, who was
shaking with rage. and then he demanded
her hand in marriage. And she had TO
AS soon as they were married, the lit
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