The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-15

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some'ers and have it out, with no hard
feelin's on either side? You amt afraid
of Willy an me, be you? Come along,
now, and Wen have a good fight an
get-cooled off, he finished.
Rough and tumble, or fairy ring
rules?" asked the dragon.
Anyways but cookin' school rules
replied the giant. you fix that to suit
yourself"
Now, Pete. I'll tell you what 1t is"
said the dragon with dignity. You're
a plebian, and never fought anybody
under the degree of knight. Laws.
I've eaten a duke, three earls and a
half dozen knights and squires in the
same day. when business was rushing.
My! How good their plate armor, in
laid with gold, used to taste! 1t was the
very best steel, no trumpery iron to
stick in your teeth! They were gentle
men, and I'm sorry 1 used them so eX-
travagantly. Well. of course, an empty
stomach is a hard master, but I'd hate
to eat a common hay-seed giant"
Powers above" cried the giant,
who's talkin' about eatin' folks? All
1 expected was that we'd knock each
other around for awhile"
Couldn't think of it," retorted the
dragon. Eat or get eat. is my motto
You fellows will be nicely boiled in
about ten minutes"
Willie gave himself up for lost, when
suddenly he saw a great rock detach
itself from the roof of the cavern and
come rushing down upon the dragon.
1t hit the reptile fairly on the back,
and sank him beneath the waters of
the lake. Instantly there came a ire
mendous explosion, as the water ran
into the heated dragon. The roof of the
cavern was blown to the four winds of
heaven, and Willie felt himself and the
giant soaring, soaring, into the bright
sunlight.
Away they went, the giant exclaim-
ing as they turned somersaults: well
-I-never-did hear tell-of- sucn
dcin's before!'
Willie held his breath as they came
down with a rush. He thought they
would be smashed to atoms, but they
landed on a tree, that broke the
force of their fall, although it promptly
collapsed under the weight of the
giant
What was Willie's establishment to
find that he was in his own front yard
and that the tree was the big apple
tree he used to play ship on!
The family ran out at once, startled
by the noise, and in a few moments the
yard was full of neighbors, among
whom was the giant commissioner of
the district.
After exchanging greetings with his
family, who were surprised to see him
back so soon, Willie spoke to the giant
commissioner:
Here's my giant, SIR" he said.
"YaaS, here / be-" said the giant.
The commissioner took Willie to one
side. ''You haven't slain him." he
said. at don't see how I'm going to re-
ceive a giant in that condition-take
him out in the back yard and knock
him in the head and 1t will be all
right"
81 won't do any such thingl He's a
very nice sort of person." replied Will
lie, Indignantly.
The giant overhead this. and stepped
forward He spat on his hands and
rubbed them together.
"Yaas, let's see you do it," he ex-
claimed.
The commissioner grabbed Willie and
thrust him between himself and the
giant BE calm my friend In the
name of the law / request you to be
calm" he cried.
"I'll be cam all right, when there's
good reason fur it," yelled the giant.
"But want to tell you folks right now
that if you don't write a paper this
minute saying that you quit this hunt
in of us giants forever, I'm going to
kick this here town into heap of sec
ond-hand buildin' material in three
minutes by the watch"
The leading citizens held a hasty
consultation, and seeing the look of
determination on the giants face, they
sent the town clerk for writing ma
terial and drew up an agreement on
the spot, which they handed to the
giant, with a request that he would
also sign 1t.
You read that to me-" said the
giant to Willie. 81 find I've left my
specs to home" Willie read it, and
the giant nodded his head in satisfac-
ton.
"That's somethin' like" said he.
Then to Willie: "You write my name
Peter Parsley, Giant right at the bot
tom there; sprained my back h'iistin'
hay in the barn t'other day. and I
amt been able to write well since"
After that was done he turned to the
people. Now" said he, I've lost some
time flynn through the air and one
thing another, but as long as that drat-
ted dragon has blew himself up, I'm
villin' to call it square, and. little boy,
n YOU happen to come out my way
some day you'll find there's a bar'l of
giant apples in the cellar-good bye,
folks" And he walked off.
"Well, Willie" began Mr.. Giantkiller,
severely. you've broken our ordin-
ance. which has been on the books
for years But" he continued more
gently. "as it would have cost me at
least 5000 to have that great hulking
giant brought in from the woods, per-
hare itiu all for the best"
Thus ended the custom in the land
of Phanzee. of sending boys out dur
ing their thirteenth year, to work woe
upon the race of giants.
The ex-Empress Eugene has been
greatly benefited by her trip in her
yacht, the Thistle, and her tour