The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-28

what you viii see" and from the mare :
left ear Jack drew out a most gorgeous
soldiers suit, done OF with gold hraidings
and ornaments Of every sort By the
mares advice he put II on. and himself
the mare and the bear went OF 10 the war.
The King soon heard of the wonderful
grand fellow that was riding 10 the wsr
to-day with the mare and the bear. and
he came 20 Jack and welcomed him ana
told him how his two brothers had won
the last two victories for him. He asked
Jack on what side he was going 20 fight.
Il viii strike no stroke this day" says
Jack, only to the King OF Scotland :
side.
The King thanked him heartily. and
said he 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 MIN over and over again. and said he
would never be able to repay him. He
then invited 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. II and my brothers VIII
come to feast with you at any other
time"
What day will the three of you come?
said the King
Only one Of US can leave home by the
day" said Jack. Il will come to feast
with you tomorrow. and my second
| brother the day after. and the third
brother the day after that"
The King agreed 10 this. and thanked
| him. And now" said the King, let me
| give you a present" and he gave him a
comb. and every time he cOmbed his haiI
with it he would comb out of il bushels
of gold and silver, and II would transform
| the ugIiest man that ever was to even the
incest and handsomest Jack took il and
| thanked the King and rode away.
! on this day, as on the other two days
after the battle. they cured the dead ano
! the wounded with the bottles of IOca- and
| all were we'll again. When Jack went tC
| the wood he left the mare and the bear IT
/ il and became Hookedy-Crookedy again
and went home and to mis- garden. The
| Yellow Pose came to him and lad won
| derfuI news for him this day over the ter
rible grand fellow entirely. He had wOr
| the battle for her father that day; brother
| to the two brave fellows who had won thJ
| battles on the other two days
"WeIl." says Jack, says he. ''thOse mus
! be wonderful chaps. l wish l had beer
| there. but had to be away on a MESA gt
| for your father all day"
oh, my poor Hookedy-Crookedy." says
| she 1T was better so, for what could you
| do youTself?'
| The next day when Il was near dinner
| time he went off to the wood 10 the mare
and the bear and got on him the suit he
| wore the day before in the battle and
| mounted the mare and rode for the castle
! and when he came there all the gates
| happened to be closed. but he put the
mare at the walls which are nine mile:
| high.
| The King scOlded the gatekeepers, bu
| Jack said a trife like that didn't harm
| him nor his mare. After dinner the Kins
| asked him what did he think of his two
| daughters and their husbands
| Jack said they were very good and ask
ed him if he had any more in his family
| The King said they used to have another
| daughter, the youngest. but sne would no
| consent to marry as he wished, and III
had baniShed her out of his sight
| Jack said he would like to see her.
The King said he would never let he
| into company again. but he could no
refuse Jack; so the Yellow Rose was sen
for.
Jack fell a-chatting with her and usec
| all his arts to win her, and. Of course
| in this handsome Jack she did not recog
| Eize ugly little HOokedy-Crookedy. Fl
| told her he had heard that she had .
very bad taste TO fall in love with a,
| ugly. crooked. wee fellow In her father
garden.
Il am a handsome fellow. rich prince.
says Jack. land I will give you nnyseI
and all possess If you will only say yo
will accept me"
She was highly insulted, and she show
ed him that very quickly. She. said: Sc
won't sit here and hear the man Iov
abused, and she got up to leave.
Well" says Jack. Il admire You
spirit; but before YOU 60" SAYS h, '1e
me make you 2 little present" and h
handed her a tableclOth. There" say
, he, ''if you marry Hookedy- -Crookedy. a
long as you have this tableclOth you wi
never want eating and drinking of tn
! best"
The other two sisters grabbed to g5
the tablecIoth from her. but Jack put cU
his hands and pushed them back
At dinner sine the next day Jack cam
i'm a dress in which he had gone into IN
second battle, and with the mare
cleared the walls as the day before.
The King was tnIaged at the gatekeeI
ers, and began to scOId them. but Jac
laughed al them, and said d trihe Ink
that was never TO him and his MAI
harmful.
After diner was over the King asKo
what he thought of his daughters an
their husbands.
Jack said they were very good. an
asked him if he had any more in his fan
! lily.
The King said: Il have no more exec.
one daughter. who won't do as L wisl