Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-08

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John
The reason that he was called
CoIdfeet was becaus. when a niue
boy he grew so fast that there WASH
room in the house for his feet. POOR
things, They had to sleep out OF
doors and in the winter tine they
would get very cold and shlxef ana
shake. but it didn't make any differ
ence they had to stay out IN Inc
cold because the house was lot "a sc
enaugll fer both John and =his#feet
That was the way he came to be
called Coldfeet
md YOU guess how much eotdIeet
would have to eat? You can Imagine
that it must have been a great deal.
because Coldfeet was very big boy.
Il * k a sheep day besides all the
vegetables his mother could pick in
year. At last she grew tired of try
in. % gel him something to eat, and
ore day she said TO him: Nov, my
son, you are old enough to 90 cut and
seek your fortune. You have eaten
all the sheep on this mountain ana if
you stay here you will s,arYe. Cut
down the witch hazel tree that grows
by the gate and take il for Your staff;
it will keep YOU from all harm and
guide you to a place where you will
do great things.
Coldfeet cut down the tree. and af
ter saying goodbye to his mother and
promising her to come back as soon
as he could, started off with his staff.
He walked fast and his staff helped
him When he grew tired and sat
down to rest the staff, too would lie
quteIy beside HIM but it would be-
come restless after while and jump
up, seeming to say, Up Coldf2et,
come let us go on Then Goldfeet
would Jump up and off they would go
up the mountains in a few jumps, AMI
eve. the river at single bound
last he came to an open plain. The
grass was green and there We're dais-
les and Buttercups and bluebells and
many COWS eating grass. There must
have been thousands of them and
dear little calves, too Now, Coldfeet
always liked to tend COWS and when
he saw so many he thought to him
self Here is chance for me To get
something to do nut= / wonder where
tie house Is, for there must be some
one near who owns these fine COWS"
His staff began to shake and to pull
him along All thought he. Il
will follow my staff my mother said
it would guide me Coldfeet followed
house witha red roof and a big front
his staff ard soon he saw large
house with red roof and big front
door, Goodness, thought C0ldfeet,
"a giant must live here but | guess it
will be all right to knock at the door,
for my staff would noi take ME whore
would be harmed tie knocked
gently on the door but it did not open.
so he knocked louder; then he took
his staff and gave three g3eat knocks
This time the door flew open and
" at do you think stood before him?
A slant
When the giant saw that he was
not afraid ne said: well. my boy,
want someone to tend the CONS, mad
If you are not afraid of giants l
Will give you the Job. Yen see. on
tie other sid Of the mountain there
lives a giant with six heads. Now.
every day he comes and carries or
100 COWS and the boy that tends them,
so YOU see that's its risky to take the
Job. but if you are willing Will pay
you handsomely but YOU must Kill
fhe giant Coldfeet did nor ike the
}2es 6 being carsied off by The giant
bu lie thought at his poor old moth
er at homo and how happy She would
he if he came home soon with enough
money TO keep fhem !'hen he
thought tuo of what she too
hm abeHt His taft s4H.s ho
thought @that viii nelp me K set
fn.o ara#Aie VIII take the oh.