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, was buying new hats, and shoes and
! ribbons for herself, and never thinking
to wish the wish. And so she went
up hill and down hill, and past this
house and that house, till she came to
the lane which led to the church; and
she had not made her wish then.
cat the entrance to the lane there
is the cottage of the wildly Dougher.
We mind. and the widow was at the
door. Mag being polite girl, passed
the time of morning.
"Tis fine says the wildly. I'm
after walking about a bit with my
new muff. Did We ever see anything
like 1t, Mag?'
+" No says Mag, admirin 1t with
her woman's, eyes. It's fine; I wish !
had one like it,
'Phist. No sooner had the words
left her lips than in her hands was a
fine muff. like the widdy's.
"Then Mag, seeing that be slip of
the tongue, she had lost her wish for
no more than a two-dollar muff, set
m such a cryin' and bawlin' as we
never heard and all the neighborhood
was alarmed. She kept on moanin'
and sobbin', and wouldn't tell why,
being ashamed.
and in the midst of all this noise
I'D comes Jimmy. running to see the
sight. And there he saw his sister Mag
with a two-dollar muff in her hand,
erwin and bawlin as yet never heard
., What's happened, me darlint?'
asked Jimmy in great worrument, for
he loved his sisther dearly.
'Ochone,' she cried. tbs all your
fault Jimmy O'Dea. Many's the time
I wanted we to buy me muff and we
wouldn't
{" Well says he, not knowing where
the wind was ablowin':"
" Il forgot the wish had and wish
ed the wish on this says She moan
in and sobbin'.
:" 'Ye loose tongued gall he cried
bad luck to yer wishes; ] wish the
ould muff was down yer throat.
"Phist. No sooner had the words ler'
bis Inns than the muff was in hel
| throat and she was chokin' to death
"Tben Jimmy was for killing every
body and cursing his luck for having
wasted one of his wishes so foolsniy
and he made up his mind he'd MAKE
| the most of the other.
''All this time Mag was gaspin anc
| splutterin' and chokin'.
"And the neighbor, seeing she wa'
| diving. called out, save yer sistner
Jimmy O'Dea.'
I Howl says he.
Wish the mum out OF ner throat
SAYS them. -, -,
al losing one wish.
All this time Mag was gaspin an'
spmtterin' and chokin'.
:" save yer sisther, cried the neigh
90 - .pevil n Bit says Jimmy again
4" Then we'll hang We for murder
err says they. and they laid hana'
i" stop. says Jimmy III save hel
,hen for he loved his sister very GEAR
iv. SO. black and RED N we ~ ~
words stlckin' IN his throat, he wished
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rahaun, yer a smarter man than took
we for says he.
land Mays smarter than me- says
Jimmy, so come along home with me
and we'll see what she says says he.
80 they went home and when Mag
sees what Jimmy has, she just went
Wild for like all women, she had
thousand wishes on the end of her
tongue. But she had wise head back
of it.
Lets sit down and talk this over.
Jimmy,'- says she, and I'll hold tbs
coat tail of the little man.
80 down they sat and they talked
and talked and talked and at the end
of an hour they hadn't decided. The
nearest they could come to 1t was Mays
suggestion:
Let's make it mountain of goold,'
says she.
Jimmy being careful man thought
three thoughts.
No saws he. "twould be too hard
work keeping the thieves away, and
we haven't room for it in the cottage
says he.
WE'LL says she, a bushel Of dia-
rnonds as big as yer head.
Jimmy thought again, NO, says
he, they'd be soNbig nobody could wear
EN-.
And so they talked, and talked, and
talked for another hour. and were no
nearer the wish than when they start
ed. Be this time the little divil or
Leprahaun was gettin' unaisy, for ne
had to be home soon or else his wiie
would find he had been passin' the time
o. day with beautiful fairy IN the
gooseberry bush, and If she found tnat
cut, he knew what would happen IL
not being the first time, dye MIND.
$50 he ups and says, says he, JIM
my O'Dea we are powerful fine man
and tbs the likes of we as should be get
ting something big, so-providin' We let
me 20 at once. I'll not only give We
one wish. but three, one for Mag and
two for yeself f"
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storms and who could crush an oak
tree to powder with his left hand. He
was very wicked, and / tried to destroy
him, because he was laying waste the
country next to my native land. but
ali could do was to make him tiny"
Let's see him. said Gilbert, all
thought of the swimming hole vanish
irg.
The wizard put his hand into his
pocket and drew out a muscular little
giant about four inches high. He set
him on the top of the stone wall, and
the giant rolled his dark eyes under
his shaggy eyebrows and growled out
in a voice that had a thunderlike quail
ity. although it was no louder than the
voice of a locust.
What did you do that for? The sun
hurts my eyes"
Gilbert was delighted with him. He
could see that he was built for giant
in spite of his smallness. His arms
were very thick for their length and
his fingers looked as If they could
crush a lead pencil to powder even
then.
every day at noon I give this fell
low a powder that keeps him small.
Now I have so many things to attend
to that I don't care to bother with his
powders so I've been on the lookout
for a boy to take care of him and /
know you are the enc, for you don't
forget to do things. Remember that If
YOU neglect his powder at any time he
will be restored to his old size at once
and then it will go hard with the good
people of Connecticut.
"I'n give him powder every day IL
I can have him to play with" said
Gilbert. "And you can depend on me
not to forget"
Then the wizard handed tin box
to Gilbert, in which were 30 powders.
az he takes one of these every day
for a month he will always be small.
Now goodby and be careful. I'll be
back in 80 days. Go on down to your
swimming hole and you'll find enough
water there, 1 guess"
The wizard vanished and Gilbert
went over to the giant and said pleas
antly: "We'll have great times, to-
gether II you'll take your powder every
day without any fuss"
81 dare say" said the giant, with a
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their heels Only Gilbert stood his
ground undismayed. He looked the
giant steadily in the eye and said:
You stand where you are until 1
come back or I'll make the wizard turn
you into a toad"
Now, If there is anything that giant
hates to become it is d toad. The big
fellow began to tremble and said, Just
let me be giant for an hour aud then
I'll let you make me small again.
How can l do that?" asked Gilbert.
The giant, who was as stupid as he
was big, said without thinking:
Give me the next powder"
Gilbert, whoses eyes had been on the
giant all the time, now turned away
to get the powders, and as soon as he
stopped looking at the giant the big fell
low turned and ran toward Long Hill
pond which was three miles away.
Gilbert had just time to snatch the
box of powders and clutch the giants
trouser leg. The next instant
he was whisking over the ground at
a pace too fast and numbering to be
comfortable, but he felt that 1t would
not do to let the giant get away from
him, so he chung with all the strength
of his fingers and in a few minutes
they arrived at the pond.
Clothes and all the giant dived into
the pond, and Gilbert went with him.
1t was a deep dive, and Gilbert was
hardly prepared for it, but he managed
to come up all right. After the giant
had swum around for a few minutes
he began to suck in the water, and
in short time he had drunk
After he had swum about a few
times he began to splash the water
about with his huge hands, and 1t
fell >over a large area just like 'rain.
Scatter the water over the farms
or I'll give you that powder at once"
said Gilbert.
The boy looked him in the eye while
he was talking, and the foolish giant
felt forced to obey him, not knowing
his own power He dashed the water
over the drying farms in the neighbour
hood nor did he stop until he had used
up all the water in the lake, which, by
the way. was a mile long and half a
mile wide.
BY the time he had bailed the pond
dry the farms for a mile on either
side were so thoroughly drenched with
water that the crops were saved.
Then the giant lay down on his back
to take a nap, for his exertions had
made him sleepy, and while he snored
with open mouth, Gilbert crept up
and dropped a powder on his tongue.
In the wink of an eye he dwindled
to the size he had been when Gilbert
had first seen him: and the boy knew
that he need fear nothing for the
present. He picked him up, still sleep
ing. and snoring in a voice as loud
as a cricket's, and ran home with him,
and of his further adventures you must
wait to hear until Gilbert has finished
his supper; or say next Sunday morn
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u. Inn go'n' to try TO-"

well. I'm go'n' to try to-.
Gilbert undressed in a twinkling,
and standing upon a rock, he dived
1t was a risky thing to do as he had
no idea where the bottom was and he
might have cracked his skull, but the
wizard had sunk the bed of the pool at
least 40 feet and Gilbert took the deep
est dive he had ever accomplished. He
came out spluttering, and then the
giant who had been left on the bank
said he was going to show them how
|, to swim. He took off his clothes. and
when he was stripped the boys ad-
mired his great little muscles. Small
as he was he had every appearance
of giant, and when he trod water
with three quarters of his length In
the air the boys were loud in their
praises. He lay on his back and swan
by merely wnking his little eyelids and
if you don't believe that's a hard
thing to do just try it the next time
you go a-swimming.
He hoped over the water on the
palms of his hands, he swan with his
head under water and his feet in the
air and he finished by taking a mouth
full of water and blowing it in tiny
stream thirty feet in the air
When he had stepped on shore he
said: IF you have any big lakes
around here and will let me grow big
again I'll show you some tricks that
really are tricks. ] can drain lake
dry and then spout it all in the air and
flood a whole country"
The boys. being farmers sons, cal
culated that that would be almost too
much of a good thing as it would ruin
their crops.
While they were talking factory
whistle at Terryville began blowing,
and Gilbert opened the box of powders
to give one to the giant. They were all
dated, and he drew out the first one.
which bore the current date upon il.
Just as he was going to give 1t to the
giant Jack Sherman, one of the boys.
reached for it and made Gilbert spill
every particle of 1t in the water
The next minute the giant began to
grow at the rate of foot second, and
in exactly forty seconds he was tower
ing above them at such a hight that
the boys were frightened. Jack began
to cry and the other two boys took to
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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS. SUNDAY. DECEMBER

Done, cries Jimmy, who was as
quick to see bargain as the next
one.
Done, cries the red Leprahaun
and off he goes.
so there was Jimmy with his two
wishes and Mag with her one.
NOW ye'd think it was easy for them
10 decide, wouldn't We. Well, it wasn't
Tor De this and be that, they wanted
so much they didn't think they could
put IL all in askin'. And so thew sat
and pondhered and pondhered. And
they sat all Friday and Friday night
ana saturday and Saturday night.
CROWN pale wi the thinkin', and paler
ana paler. But they was stubborn. so
they sat on and on. They forgot to
reed the chickens and milk the cows
and by and by they forgot to go TO
early mass. For twas Sunday morn
IN. And at that they comes to them
selves
Says Jimmy: Lets sthart for the
church and make our wishes before we
get there says he.
Let's says Mag, KNOWN a wise
plan when she saw one.
And let's go be different wsvs &,
says Jimmy, so We'll no be botherin
the other with questions says he.
=. 10 be sure, says Mag, and off
they went.
Twas fine mornin', the same,
put Jimmy took no heed of that. No.
ne was thinkin' of what he'd do with
all his wealth, for having the wish he
was sure of the money. He'd court
the prettiest lass in the parish, he'd
have the finest clothes, and new bro
gans and hat for winter and summer.
and new pipe, and a cigar now and
then, on Sundays, perhaps. And so
he went on, furnishing himself and the
cottage till it was like palace and
never big enough to hold the things
he put in it. And so he went on up
mil and down-hill, apast this house
and that house, till he came to the
lane which led to the church, and be-
dad he hadn't made his wishes then.
All this time Mag was walking
with her back to Jimmy. which was
goin' to church the other way, and she
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eve mind the fairy sthory was at
cor telling We this day week." asked
Barney McHale.
"rt whit in wan ear and out tother, -
said his friend Condy McMonegal. Sc
renely.
o1s an empty head ye have, then,
said Barney.
no thanks to you, Barney McHale."
was the rejoinder.
sure the sthory was thrue," expos
+,lated Barney. Didn't Darby ODea
tail the same to me, and hasn't Jimmy
O'Dea, his son, proved it be catching a
red Leprahaun?"
"A what?" asked Condy.
"A red Leprahaun."
Condy shook his head and puffed ST.
lent contempt into the air.
"Aw, the ignorance of the man"
sighed Barney.
7Weu I'm not Directing to the
has two ears"
And him from Ballydahin,' sighed
Barney.
mot me" said Condy, proudly; twas
in Ballymagoody ! let me first yell.
There now"
well, Darby O'Dea was from Bally-
dahln and twas from there he brought
the fairies acrost the wather in his
cobblers chest
He says he did," said Condy, provok-
ingy.
s'Tis well yer beyand the reach O.
me fist, Condy McMonegaf," cried Bar
new. Sure be dacent and listen"
I'm listenin',7 sand Condy; pass me
yer baccy."
well" said Barney, settling himself,
I'VE know Jimmy Darby O'Dea's son.
right we'll Jimmy, We know, is the
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scowl But do you suppose that any
great times l may have with you will
equal the great times l had when I
was a big giant and could level for
est with a pun of my breath? 1 want
to be big again. If you'll forget to
give me those powders I'll give you a
wheel and an airgun and a camera"
And have me break my promise to
the wizard? No, sir" said Gilbert.
I'm treat you well. but you'll have to
take your medicine, because Doctor
Wizard has ordered it. Come, let's go
to the swimmin' hole"
Gilbert held out his palm. and the
giant ran nimbly UP his arm to his
shoulder. and then he grabbed the lobe
of Gilbert's ear, crossed his legs care
lessly, and began to whistle. 1t sound
cd like the roaring of a baby storm,
and it made Gilbert shiver. He could
easily imagine what that whistle would
be if the giant We're to regain his size.
Gilbert found three of the boys at
the swimming hole, and they were all
standing on the bank looking at the
water.
Hello, Gill" said Tom Powell. Jack
dived just now, and he couldn't touch
bottom"
But Gilbert was too much occupied
with the giant to notice the remark.
He held his new companion out at
arms length between thumb and fore
finger, and the giant sneezed.
The boys yelled, "Where'd you get
it?" What is it?" What runs it?"
And when the giant yawned and show
ed a mouth full of tiny but very sharp
and strong teeth, they all stepped back
in alarm.
Gilbert told them what had happen
ed and wound up by saying. And
guess the wizard has made this water
deeper. Any of you fellows tried it?''
Didn't tell you Jack couldn't touch
bottom?"
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PIE they make among the girls" saws
he. says
" That's neither here nor there. /.
says Jimmy.
'Where?' asks the Leprahaun, look.
ing around, innocent like.
Ye old fox, says Jimmy. 'Tu
squeeze the life out of ye, says he.
Do says the Leprahaun, "twould
Just De IKE the big lump O. nothin' We
are ana lose yer wish says he.
Oh, it's wish then yer after Civ
in me- says Jimmy.
Bein' as can't help it-yes.' saws
the Leprahaun.
What is it We wish?' saws he.
That's for me to decide saws lin
my JIM
:. we've only minute, says the Len
rahaun.
I've as long as I hold We, We wea-
sell says Jimmy, not to be fooled. -
AT that the Leprahaun, seeing that
Jimmy was a smart man, and he
couldn't get the best of him. Thought
and thought and thought
Tis planning We are to get away.
says Jimmy. making up his mind 10
get the most he could before letting
him go,
TITS not my wise man. says the
LSPl ohduii, Uul twas thinking of We
l was. Yor a fine man, Jimmy O'Dea
and l wish We we'll And it was think,
ing l was that if We took me home Ia
yer sister Mag. she'd be after helping
ye make the wish, being the wise girl
that she is
Thank We kindly says Jimmy. off
his guard, and she is that. 'Tis good
idea.
Pick up the bag of gold left IN
the bush and come on, then, says the
Leprahaun.
Jimmy he looked down, and whisk,
Mr.. Leprahaun was nearly away, but
Jimmy, who had only got one eye and
a half on the bush, held him with the
half of his eye and be the foot.
All. ha. We rascal he cried, we
nearly fooled me that time, didn't YEP
says Jimmy.
'Tis no use, see' says the Lep-
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LATEST man this side of the wather, if
| do say it. And for why? After his
father died, he did nothin' but lay
around in the shade and shmoke his
pipe, and move when the sun caught
up with him. And for why, l ask We
again? Just this The heart of him
was set on catching a red Leprahaun.
T1sn't for the likes of ignorant men
Ike we to know what that is, so I'll
Jest tell We. A red Leprahaun is a
fairy, and just the meanest, crossest,
sungiest fairy We ever seen. Like your
self, Condy McMonegal."
Condy took a big pipefull of his
friends tobacco and threw it in the
mud
There" said he, otis easier than
answering of We, Barney McHale.
Barney sputtered, but swallowed his
words and puffed himself back into
an even mind.
Well" said he, "a red Leprahaun
is so mean that they set 'em to guard
all the fairy gold. knowing they'd new
er give 1t away unless they was forced
TO- and Jimmy he knew just how to
force them, and what did he do but
spend all his time looking for one, so
that by the turn of his finger he could
be rich man."
Whew," said Condy.
AN bye and bye what did Jimmy
DO but catch one. Yes, he did. He
had searched in the low grass and the
hill. BY water and away from it, on
the roadside and in the forest, for
years and years. One day, just pass
ing along the hedge by the widow
McShane's garden what does he see
put bit of fiery red in a bush. In
ne springs and making a quick grasp,
and what has he in his fingers but
red Leprahaun.
" All ha,' said he, and I've got We
at last
Well. I know it, Jimmy O'Dea,
sald the Laprahaun, squirming and
Kicking. and biting and scratching.
No, we don't. tbs l know how to
mold ye,' says Jimmy and he takes
MN be the middle between his thumb
and forefinger. 4 amt studied about
fairies for nothing. says he.
It's wise man We are says the
Leprahaun, and a handsome man
with a bouid figure says he.
Yes, an a strong man. says Jim
my giving him a squeeze to let him
shhow he wasn't TO be won by any
barney.
And what are We going to do with
me- now we've got me?' says the Lep-
'anaun, says he
That's providin',' says Jimmy.
says he
Well says the Leprahaun. catch
ne brother, then. He's there in the
Oush' and he points with his finger.
No We don't says Jimmy. for we'll
ne knew that n We take yer eyes of
Leprahaun for even the tiniest bit
second, proof says the Lepra-
soush, ana he's no longer where ye are
holding him.
NO, sc don't says Jimmy. otis a
TX ! know mesel says he.
o.r Ma hne eyes ye have. Jimmy
yea says the Leprahaun, tits trou-
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THE TINY GIANT.

Copyright, 1901, by C. B. Loomis)
I.
Gilbert Harding was going down to
the swimming hole when the wizard
come along.
Gilbert Harding lived in Hardingville
and the wizard nobody knew where,
but Gilbert knew he was wizard as
soon as he saw him.
Are you Gilbert Harding?" asked
the wizard.
yes, sir" said Gilbert, digging in
the road with his bare toes.
Going swimming"
Con ter try to-" said the boy.
Hardly any water there, so long since
we had rain"
DO you always keep your prom
ises?"
Yes, SIR answered the boy.
We'll, 1 have in my pocket a giant
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the muff was in the bottom of the
river. .
"Phist! No sooner had the words
left his lips than the niuff was out of
Mays throat and in the bottom of the
river"
Condy McMonegal shook the ashes
out of his pipe and slowly refilled it.
Did he ever catch another Lepra-
haun?" he asked.
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"Aro" said CondY
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