The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-10

THANK You, thank you, heartily" says
Jack
Now" says the Little Man, says he,
do you know how to manage it?"
We'll, no, l don't" says Jack.
Then the Little Man handed him a
wee white rod. and says he: IAN you
have to do is, when you get into the ship
strike it on one side with this rod and
it will start. And when you strike it
on the other side with this rod, it will
stop"
well" says Jack, says he, chats
surely very easy managing, and l shall
certainly be able TO do that. / thank
you very, very much" says he to the
Wee Man, "an' I'll always pray for you"
The Wee Man told him he was a fine.
truthful. good-hearted fellow, and he was
welcome to all he could do for him, and
away he went.
Jack got into his ship. and struck it
on one side with the rod and headed it
FOR home. and in a very short time all
IN his fathers castle were alarmed at
seeing ship come sailing up the road
TO the castle, and all came out to look.
ana then my brave Jack, by striking it
on the other side with the rod, hauled it
up in the castle yard, right before his
lathers castle, where his father and
mother, and all the gentlemen and ladies
of the court were out in alarm looking
at this wonderful ship, with Jack sailing
up in it, and you may be sure it was
proud was his father of Jack.
Jack remained at home all over Sun
day, and all the countryside came flock
ing to see this wonderful ship that Jack,
the Kings son, had built.
And early, early on Monday morning
into his ship Jack gets, and heads it off
for the Land Beyond, to go to win the
Kings daughter there
Jack was all alone in the ship, and he
was sailing at a very speedy rate entire
ly away over the country, and he had
got far and very far away from his IA
TIERS castle into a country where he
saw very few human beings
But behold We, he saw one man lying
down with his ear to the ground, and
Jack steered his ship by this man to find
what he was doing, and when he came
there, he struck the ship on the other
side and stopped it, and asked the man
who he was and what he was doing.
Said the man, says he: "They call me
Hear-well, and I'm listening to the grass
growing"
well" says Jack, says he, you are
a wonderfuI fellow entirely, and how
would you like TO make one of crew
for my ship"
We'll" said Hear-well. 81 think you
are just every bit as wonderful, for ]
never before. in all my life. saw a ship
sailing over dry land like this. although
1 have been listening to the grass grow
ing for 800 years and it's proud I'd be
10 be one of it's crew." says he.
"All right" says Jack. step into It,"
And into the ship steps Hear-well, and
Jack struck the ship on the right side,
and off it started again.
And after they had Travelled far and far
and they were crossing a great plain THAI
was 100 miles every way. they saw a man
sweep over that plain like pun of wind
from the west to the east, and he had
one leg tied up to his back and once,
when he was passing. Jack hauled up the
ship and halloed on him and asked him
who he was and what he was doing.
"They call me Speed-well," says he.
land I'm trying to race against the wind.
They had to tie one OF my legs up 10 my
back" said he, lin order to give the
wind chance"
"Well," says Jack, you're very won
derful fellow. surely How would you
like to join my ship and be one of my
crew.
Pm sure" says Speed-well. saws he.
that I'd like it very well, for a ship like
this that can soil over dry land the same
as on water, is surely one of the most
wonderful things I've ever seem although
I've been trying to race with the wind
NOW for 800 years"
And into the ship he stepped and off
they started.
They Travelled far and far, and as they
were crossing hilltop they saw a man
with q bow and arrow, shooting.
Jack hauled up the ship and asked him
who he was and what he was doing.
Said he: "They call me Aim-well. and
I'm shooting the left eyes out Of all the
men who live at the other side OF the
world"
"Welt. we'll" says Jack says he, you're
surely a very wonderful man. and