The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-10
/ try what ] can do.

! try what can do"
And When. the nine hundred head Of
hogs, dogs, sheep, goats and cows were
led out, my brave Eat-well started at
them, ana he didn't leave trace nor track
Of the whole nine hundred head in three
hours time.
If the King was astonished before, you
may be sure he was doubly astonished
now, and he asked Jack for time to con-
suit with his grand adviser, and when
he next appeared he told Jack that any
one who would win his daughter must
himself ana his crew drink a tank of
water that was ninety miles long, and
ninety miles wide and ninety miles deep.
When Jack heard this he said to his
crew that they might as well get into the
ship and start for home again.
Not yet" says Drink Well, says he,
"'till 1 try what | can do"
And at the tank Drink well went and
in three hours time a nudge could have
crept along the bottom Of the tank with
out wetting its ankles.
And the King, IL he was astonshed be-
fore. was far more astonished now and
asked for more time to consult witt his
grand adviser.
And the next thing he told Jack was
that any one who would win his daugh-
ter must first within twenty four hours.
SackSfUlS
stars.
Then says Jack. says he to his crew:
1T was as well we hadn't come here at
ALL and we had better get into our snip
and go home as quickly as we can"
MOT yet, if you please, Jack" says
Aim-well "till l try what ! can do"
So taking his bow and arrow. he be-
gan shooting the stars, and bringing them
down in q shower like mau shaking
as Jack and his crew could III the sacks
they were filling, and in a very sort time
had nineteen filled and stored in the barn
And when the King saw this it was
him was the surprised man. and he asked
for more time TO consult with his grand
adviser. And when the King went to
the Witch this time he told her that this
was the last chance, and that If she could
not give Jack and his crew some impos-
sible feat this time, his daughter was lost
TO him.
So she racked her brains to find a most
impossible thing She had a daughter
who could run with the speed of witch
cry, and she proposed that Jack and his
crew be matched against her to see which
would bring back the most quickly from
the Wei Of the Worlds End a bottle Of
water.
when Jack heard this. aud heard that
she ran with the speed Of witchery, nc
said to his crew: I'VE may as well re-
turn home again, for we were foolish TO
ever come here at all"
mot yet" says Speed-well. says he,
"till ] try what / can do
lie got Jack to cut the rope that bound
one leg behind his back and let his two
legs 30 free Then ne and the Witch's
daughter set out, but he shot ahead OF
the Witch's daughter like blast OF wind.
and when he was returning from the Wei
of the Worlds End with bottle OF water
he met the Wltchs daughter only half
was on the road to It.
She sat down, and asked Speed-well 10
sit down beside her until they would have
q chat. ana she WIS so very. very beau
tiful that Speed-well could not resist. and
he sat down beside her.
She used all her fascination on Speed
well, and az length coaxed him to lay his
head in her lap. ana when he did this.
she put a sleeping pin into his head. and
Speed-wcl went into souud sleep. She