The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-26

which was everything except the land.
The giant put the barns. machinery,
grain. COW. horses. sheep and pigs into
one of his farmllke pockets; put the
house, with all Its furnishings, the pro-
yisions-eyen the playthlngs of the chill
dren-into another pocket; then he lifted
the family of four to his great shoulders,
which seemed like being on the top of
level mountain, and away he strobe,
reaching a most beautiful country a
thousand miles away before the sun
rose the next morning. Then be found
a beautiful tract of land unoecupled,
where he set down the family and placed
the house-just ms 1t had been, In perfect
order-upon a lovely knoll, where fine
shade trees stretched their boughs over
its roof. The barn was then put In
place behind the house beside a trieklng
spring which formed a little brook and
ran of across the fields. The stock was
turned out to drink and Craze and the
children and their parents went Into
ecstacy over their new home.
Nov, friend" said the giant, speaking
to Hans, Sr., whatever you put into the
soil here will grow to maturity In alum
dance. You will not be poor again If
you are Industrious and cheerful. And
walt till you get your crops In, then I'll
return and take you all around the world,
to fulfil the wish of this dear little boy"
And the giant stopped and stroked the
haxen hair of little Hans, who in turn
affectionately stroked the point of the
giants smallest finger. which was as
large MS Hans wrist.
All the spring Hans, Sr., and his good
wife worked In the fields and raised their
0at a Inc rod
In numbers, and happiness smiled upon
them In their new home, which was so
secure from the sea.
In the fall, after the crops had been
garnered, the sky grew cloudy one day,
and In n few minutes along came the
giant, stepping a mile at a stride. 1t
was his shadow which had come before
the sun and made 1t appear shady. He
paused at the foot Of the knoll and Hans
and Wllhelmlna ran to greet him. They
climbed up his great legs, mounted upon
his shoulders and kissed a spot on his
great acre-b broad cheeks. And the giant
was as happy to see them as they were
to see him.
.'Now we are OF to take a trip around
the world" said Mr.. Giant. Where are
papa and mamma?" But he had hardly
asked the question when from the house
came Hans, Sr., with his happy little
VIE at MS neeIS. 10ey bcTeuneu Nuel
greetings up to the giant, who bent down
to smile and return in his voice OF thun-
der-which sometimes made the earth
tremble-their friendly salutation.
Within short time all was In readiness
to start on their tour. worthy old
couple was hired to stay and look after
the farm while the family were away.
The trip on the giants shoulders around
the earth proved TO be the greatest trip
ever made by mortal. Whenever they
came to a place in the ocean too deep
for the giant to wade he would stretch
himself and swim, carrying the delighted
family on his back, where they would
stroll from his shoulders to his waist,
looking into the great deep Sometimes
the giant would stretch his arms like
wings and carry them through the clouds,
allowing them to look from his shoulders
over the earth as they smiled along.
They were not gone from home many
months, for the giant Travelled very fast,
making greater speed than any express
train has ever made since then. In the
spring they returned In time to plant and
SOW and plan for the summer, the giant
saying an affectionate farewell to them,
after which he departed, to never be seen
again by mortal man. And as the years