The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

water as well as on land and he mount
ed and rode off to the fight
When Donal came there, he saw all
the world gathered together waiting for
it; and the King and Queen and their
lovely daughter out in front of the cas-
tie.
The champion was staggering up and
down the lawn before them as proud as
a peacock, making every one believe that
it was he who had come back in another
dress and fought the Giant on the day be-
fore.
1t was not long before they heard a
roar that made the whole world shake
three times till they thought it would
roll over, and they looked, and there COM
ing wading through the sea from the
Far World was the Giant; and they saw
more between his legs than over his head.
At this, the champion ran off like
scared rabbit and hid himself, no one
knew where.
Then the King got up and asked if
there was no one at all there to take his
daughters part, and fight the Giant for
her. He sold that anyone who fought the
Giant and killed him, would have his
daughter and her weight in gold and half
of his kingdom.
Not one of them all would volunteer.
until at length Donal himself laid aside
his cloak of darkness, and on his black
more rode out and faced the Giant
The Giant looked at the size of him and
laughed and then he sprang at Donal,
and Donal cut at him with the sword,
and both of them fell to fighting.
And if the fight had been hard on the
two days before, it was far and far harder
this time; but as great a fighter as the
Giant was, Donal with his sword of
hor
When they had fought for three hours,
both of them agreed to take an hours
rest The lovely young Princess begged
Donal to rest with his head in her lap,
and he did this. lying down at her feet.
And while Donal rested, she took out
pair of scissors, and cut little lock from
the front of his head.
After they had rested, they began again,
and fought and fought all the day long,
and when it was coming on evening, the
Giant. finding himself getting the worst
of it. took to his heels, ten miles at every
stride and ran Off over the land and
through the sea, for the Far World.
With the black mare Donal started after
him. She caught the wind before her and
the wind behind her couldn't overtake her,
and she gnlloped on the sea as she would
on the dry land She very soon overlook
the Giant and with her teeth she caught
hold Of him by the back of the neck. and
trailed him back. through the sea and
and over the land, till Donal pulled her
up in front of the castle. and when she
let go of the Giant then, he was decd.
The King and the Queen and their
daughter at this came running down from
the castle, and all OF the world com
menced closing in on Donal to shake
hands with him. But Donal drew on him
his cloak of darkness and disappeared.
and he was at home, before his master
And when his master arrived he asked
him what about the fight this day and
the master told him about the beautiful
and brave young man so elegantly dress
ed, who had come to fight the Giant.
and with the aid of his wonderful black
mare. killed him, and then disappeared
again before any one could find out who
he was.
why" says Donal "he must have
been a brave fellow"
Then both of them took their supper
and went to bed
Next day Donal went out to the field TO
mind the COW and follow the pillow, ana
came home at night.
And when he came home says his mas
ter says he: 'Donal, these three great
days we had, you always refused TO take
any OF them to yourself, but you must
surely take the morrow ana come with
me to the big day"
Whats the big day the morrow" SAYS
Donal.
"Oh! the morrow" says the master.
1.-THE Princess is to be married to the
champion chat killed the Giant and saved
her"
"Indted, is that so?" says Donal Did
they had out who the champion was?"
Yes. they did" Gays his master. 1T
was the man they had been feeding for
three years to fight the Giant. They
thought he had run away, frightened,
when the fight came; but IT seems he had
only run away and changed HIS clothes
aud come hack in disguise to fight and
kill him Ilorsemen were out all this
day. riding over the country. far ard
near. BIDDING every one TO the wedding
Tomorrow. And / want you to get up
early and come with me. for it's sight
that you'll be likely never 10 see again
in your NE"
"Ohl" says Donal. FOR what would
the likes Of poor boy like me be do
Ing ut The wedding OF a Kings daughter