The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04

y Ne day in the dead Of winter.
when the snow lay Ike a linen
table cloth over the world, Jack,
~ ihe King Of Ireland's son, went
out 20 shoot He saw a crow.
srd he shot Il and IL fell down on the
snow Jack went.up TO Il, and he thought
- never saw anything blaeker than that
crow or redder than it's blood, nor any
fF.Gg WhIter than the snow round about.
he said 90 himself: 'T'll never rest TIN
J Get wife whose hair is as black a.
that crow. her checks as red as that blood,
and her skin as white as that snow"
So Do went home and told his father and
mother this he said he was going to set
N before him and look for such girl
The king and queen told Jack that Il
would ts impossible ever 20 get girl that
would answer that description. and tried
20 persuade Jack from setting out, but
JACK wouldn't be persuaded.
Re started OF with his fathers and his
mothers blessing, and hundred guineas
that his father had given him in his pock-
o. lie travelled away and very far, and
ab0u, the middle Of the day on the second
d8y out passing a grave yard. ne saw
crowd there wrangling over a corpse.
Hc went IN and inquired wEat
was the matter. and be found
there we're bailins there wanting TO
seize the corpse for a debt OF hundred
gulness. Jack was sorry for the poor
corpse so he put his hand in his pocket.
Took cut the hundred guineas. and paia
ifem down; and then the friends OF tha
corpse thanked him heartily and buried
the body
That very same evening Jack was over
taken by little red man. who asked him
where he was going.
Says Jack. I'm going in search OF
vrfe"
well" says the little red man, "sueh
2 handsome young fellow as you won't
have % 90 far"
Far enough" says Jack. because the
F.rl ! want must have hair as black as
th biackest crow. cheeks as red as the
re4iest blood. and skin as white as the
WhItest snow"
Then" said the little red man. there's
only one such woman in the world, and
she r. the Princess OF the East There's
many brave young man went there be-
fore you 10 court her, but hone. OF them
have come back alive again"
For life or for death" says Jack. "TH
never rest until i reach the Princess of
the East and court her"
"Well," says the little red man, "you'n
want boy with YOU. Let me be your
boy"
But have no money TO Pay you" says
Jack
That VIII be all right" says the little
red man. 'Fn go with you"
That night late they reached a great
castle. This CASTLE" said the little red
man. rs the castle of the Giant OF the
Cloak Of Darkness
Oh says Jack, 'Tve, heard OF that
terrible giant. Wen pass on and look for
somewhere else 10 stop"
No other splace Wen stop than here 4"
says the little red man, knocking at the
gates
JACK was too brave to run away, so he
stood by the little red man till a great
ana terrible giant came 10 the gates and
opened them, and asked them what they
wanted.
We want supper and a bed for the
night" says the red fellow.
Ihats good" says the giant. 'T want
supper and bed too. I'll make my sun
per on you both, and my bed on your
bones" And then he let a terrible laueh
out OF him that made the hair stand mn
On poor Jacks head.
But In flash, the wee red fellow u,hins
sut his sword and struck out at the riant
ana the giant then pulled out his and
struck out at the wee red man. Roth az
.hem fell TO IL hard and fast and they
fought terrible fight for a long time.
out IN the end the wee red man ran the
pant through the heart and killed him
Ihen he took Jack In, and thev snreoa
'or themselves grand supper with the
oest OF everything eatable and drinkable
ana had good steep, and In the mornine
hey started on, the wee red fellow taking
WITH him the Cloak OF Darkness belonging
20 the giant he had killed.
They Travelled on and ON that dow .rd
" nisht they reached another castle.
What castle Is this?" says Jack.
This" says the wee red man. sis the
tastle OF the Giant of the Purse of
Plenty"
Then" says Jack 1--WE heard of that
terrible giant Wen push on and look for
somewhere else 10 stop tonight"
Nowhere else than here Wen stop"
saws the wee red man. ''NO danger ever
frightened me in all my life before, and
- too late 10 begin TO learn fright now -
And before Jack could say anything. he
iad knocked at the gates. and a giant
With two heads came out roaring and
Isked them what they wanted and what
drought them there.