The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26

away. He left the mare and the bear in
their own wood and became Hockey
Crookedy again and ran back to his gar
den The Yellow Rose told Jack of the
brave soldier that had won her fathers
battle that day.
We'll, well" says Jack, says he. che
must have been a grand fellow entirely
1t is a pity was not there, but 1 had TO
go on message for the King"
Poor Hookedy-Crco kedy," says she,
what would you do if you were there
yourself?"
Jack went to the wood again that morn
ing and consul ed 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 soldier s
suit, done off with silver, the graudest
ever seen, and at the mares advice he put
the suit on and noun ed on her back and
the three Of them went off to the battle.
Every one was admiring the beautiful
dash.ng fellow that was riding to the bat
tie this day, and wcrd came TO he King,
and the King came to speak Of him and
welcome him heartily
He said, Your brother came with us
the last day we went In the battle Your
brother is very handsome. fine looking
fellow. What side are you going to tight
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 9TH
ed 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.
THIN the King thanked Jack and in
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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" says the King. the least can
do for you Is to give 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 IL and thanked him and rode
away. In the wood he left the mare and
the bear and was again changed into
Hookedy-Crookedy and 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. Well" says Jack. says he, chat
was very wonderful entirely. 1 am sor-
- L was AiOl lAeiet Jul ihu W NC away
on message for your father"
But my poor Hookedy-Crookedy," says
she, at 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.
Look into my left ear, Jack. and see
what you will see," and from the mares
1aEk IL
soldiers suit, done off with gold braidings
and ornaments of every sort By the
mares advice he put it on, and himself,
the mare and the bear went off to the
war.
The King soon heard of the wonderful
grand fellow that was riding to the war
to-day with the mare and the bear. and
he came to Jack and welcomed him and
told him how his two brothers had won
the last two victories for him. He asked
Jack on what side he was going to fight.
81 will strike no stroke this day." says
Jack. only on the King of Scotlands
sde''
The King thanked him heartily, and said
we will surely win the victory, and then
into the battle they rode with Jack at
their head. and Jack stroke east and
west. and in all directions, and the wind
of the strokes tumbled mountains at the
other end of the world, and very soon the
King of the East with all his army that
| were left alive took TO their heels and
! never stopped running until they went as
far as the world would let them.
| Then the King came to Jack and thank
| ed him over and over again. and said he
would never be able to repay him. He
| then awaited him to come to his castle
and he would give a little feast in his
honor, but Jack said they didn't know at
home where he was and they would be
uneasy about him, and so could not go
with the King.
But" says he. 1T and my brothers will
come to feast with you at any other
time"
What day will the three of you Gomez"
said the King.
"Only one of us can leave home by the
day." said Jack. ct will come to feast
| with you tomorrow and my second broth
| err the day after. and the third brother
| the day after that"
The King agreed to this and thanked
| him. "And now" said the King, '1et me
give you a present" and he gave him a
comb, and every time he combed his hair
with it he would comb out of it bushels
Of gold and silver, and it would transform
the ugliest man that ever was to even
the incest and handsomest. Jack took
it and thanked the King and rode away
On this day, as on the other two days
after the battle, they cured the dead and
the wounded with the bottles of Ioca and
all were well again. When Jack went to
the wood he left the mare and the bear
in it and became Hookedy- Crookedy
again, and went home and to his garden
The Yellow Rose came to him and had
wonderful news for him this day over the
terrible grand fellow entirely. He had
won the battle for her father that day;
brother to the two brave fellows who had
won the battles on the other two days
well" says Jack. says he. "those must
be wonderful chaps. 1 wish l had been
there, but I had to be away on a mes
sage for your father all day."
90 my poor Hookedy- Crookedy," says