The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-16

began to grow toward the sky. In few
minutes 1t was as thick as a sapling elm
and as high as the clouds
| A roaring voice was now heard in the
, sky, and when King Edward and the rest
looked up they saw Giant Blunderbore
walking along ON his way to his house,
which the fairy had obligingly set on a
big, black thunder cloud Blunderbore
was singing in a voice that sounded like
two or tire thunder storms merged in
one.
OF course, I am not going to tell you
the whole story of Jack and the Bean
Stalk, but 1t all came out as a it is writ
ten, for Jack babe his mother good-by,
and climbed nimbly up the bean stalk and
finally disappeared in the giants castle.
In short time he came down again with
hen under his arm. The hen immedi-
ately proceeded to lay golden eggs, ON
each of which was inscribed, Laid In
honor of the entertainment afforded His
Majesty, King Edward VII by Robin Tay-
Tor and the Animated Wax Works"
The King was delighted with the
eggs.
Isn't wonderful that they should be
of gold?' said Robin
Il think the wonderful thing is that the
hen should lay so many" said the King,
with whimsical smile.
Jack now went up again and this time
he found the giant counting his money.
and in a little while he returned with
seven bags of gold, which he divided
among the audience. Only King Edward
said that Robin could have his share.
Jack mounted the bean stalk for the
third time to get the fairy harp and
in a few minutes they saw him rum
ming out of the castle and the air was
hIed with strange fairy music. This was
the harp calling on the giant to come and
recover his property. Then out from the
castle in the clouds came the giant on
a dead run. Ae he ran the cloud shook
so that a smart shower of rain fell on
the party, wetting them not little, but
one gets used to that in England, ana
no one said a word.
But Jack put headlong for the top OF
the beanstalk, and then slid to earth,
barking his shins and knees in his haste.
Quick, mother, give me an AK said
he, and with it he began to hew the bean
stalk. But at this King Edward protested.
II want no murder. The giant will surely
be killed"
The fairy raised her hand and said:
Your Royal Highness don't worry. This
was gotten up for your pleasure and you
do not take pleasure in killing as your
ancestors did"
Nevertheless it looked pretty dreadful
to see the great stalk tremble and shud-
der, aud at last totter to its fall, for the
giant was at least a mile in the air ana
he looked frightened half to death and
beloved like the cattle upon ten thou
sand hills.
And he fell too. but thanks TO the fairy
something buoyed him up so that when
he was within twenty feet OF the earth
he settled slowly down like feather
and then kneeled before the King.
Haven't had so much fun since / was
in America" said the King 81 want you
to come and see me whenever you feeI
like it. Robin. and bring your friends
Thanks" said Robin, ''Im glad you've
been pleased, but I think we'd better not
get too well acquainted because oh, klns,
you have your ways and / have nine
and II associated too much with king
1t might injure my chances for being
President"
But you must have lunch before you
60" said the King.
mo. thanks. oh, King. I think we've
stayed long enough. Goodbye and II you
ever come to Oldham, let me know, ana
wen take you on a picnic up the PenoO-
scot"
Then Robin and his companions leit
the Royal Residence But for the nrst
time there was grumhling among the An
mated Waxworks for not all OF them
were such ardent republicans as kopih
was and they would have been glad 10
eat and drink OF Of gold plates.
Some people never seem TO realize tna'
gold does not favor food