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

Jack started, and he Travelled away
far, further than L could tell you, and
twice as far as you can tell me.
At length, one day coming up to a
big wood, he met a gTayhaired old
man. The old man asked him, Jack,
where are you going?"
He says; I am going to push my
fortune"
Well" says the old man, says he,
If it's looking for service you are,
there is a Giant who lives at the other
side of that wood that they call the
Giant Of the Hundred Hills, and they
believe he wants a fine strong, able,
clever young fellow like you"
Very well" says Jack, Il will push
on to him."
Push on Jack did away to the wood,
until he got to the other side. and then
he saw a big castle, and going up he
knocked at the door and big giant
came out.
Welcome, Jack" says he, ''the king
Of Ireland's son! Where are you going
and what do you want?"
L come" says Jack, "to push my
fortune, and am looking for honest
service. have been told, he said TO
The Giant of the Hundred Hills, that
you wanted clean, clever boy like
me"
We'll. says the giant, 81 am the
Giant Of the Hundred Hills and do
want such a fellow like you. 1 have to
60 away every day." he said, ito bat
tie with another giant to the other end
Of the world, and when / am away /
want somebody to look after my house
and place. If you would be Of good
faithful service to me, and do every
thing 1 tell you, will give you bag
Of gold at the end of the time.
Jack promised that he would do all
that. The giant then gave him
hearty supper and a good bed, and well
he slept that night. In the morning
the giant had him called up before the
first lark was in the sky.
Jack, my brave boy" says he, l
have got to be off to the other end Of
the world today to fight the Giant of
the Four Winds, and it is time you are
Up and looking after your business
You have got TO put this house in or
der. and look after everything in 1t I'M
III I come back tonight. To every room
in the house and TO every piece in the
house you can go except the stable
Ny stable door is closed, and on the
peril Of your life. don't open it or go
into il; keep that in mind"
Jack said he certainly would, then
the giant visited the stable and start
ed of. and as soon as he was gone.
Jack went fixing and arranging 1t ana
setting everything in order. And a !
wonderful house it was to Jack, so big |
and SO great; and after that he went |
10 the castle yard and into every house |
and building there, except the stable, |
and when he had visited all the rest |
Of them, he stood before the stable door |
and looked at ii a long time. And i (
wonder" says Jack. says he, i Won |
DER what can be in there, and what is
the reason he wants me in the peril OF
nay life not to go into it. / would IKE
10 80 and peep in, and there certainly
would be no harm
Every door in and about the giant
place was opened by little ring turned
IN the pivot in the middle Of the door
Forwarding the stable door Jack theh
steps, turns the little ring and the door
then flew open, and inside, what does
Jack see but a mare and a bear stand
ing by the Manager, and neither OF
them eating. There was hay before the
bear and meat before the mare.
Well" says Jack, lit is no Wonoer'
poor creatures, you are not eatln:
That was a nice blunder Of the giant,
and he stepped and changed Their 1000,
putting hay before the mare and meat
before the bear and at once both OF
them fell to it. and Jack went out ana
closed the stable door, but as he did
his finger stuck in the ring ana ne