The Tupelo journal., 1906-12-14

and go to bed in broad afternoon is
very pitiful. And when you feel that
the world is full of injustice, it is real
ly heart-breaking.
Dickey Mept softly for a long time,
thinking mamma should remember he
was an hour older than Mabel. Then
he began to hope the pinch wouldn't
leave a black and blue mark. And
then-it seemed curious-he began
thinking about giant books. Jack
the Giant Killer had always seemed
very nice before. Even the bad giants
had beer nice.&really delicious.
"Oh, 1 WISH" thought Dickey sud-
denly. Il wish"
He stopped thinking, with his mouth
open. for there at the foot of the bed
was the incest, biggest giant in the
whole world.
Good morning." he said very pleas
antly, though it was afternoon. DO
you like my new automobile clothes?"
No. returned Dickey very frankly.
for it seemed dreadful to see giants
without blue tunics, and bare red
heads and strapped sandals and spiked
clubs.
Why did you do it?" he asked re-
pr~oachfully, at last.
The giant grinned pleasantly, wink
ed a big blue eye through his horrible
goggles and put a big gloved finger to
his nose.
Don't worry, I'm disguised" and
then they both burst into a roar of
laughter, for in a flash the automobile
things tumbled off, and there was the
same lear old giant Dickey had al
ways known.
you see, it's like this" said the
guest, sitting down on the bed once
more, and settling himself for a com
Portable talk. Times are changed,
and it's as much as your life is worth
for an old-fashioned giant to go
through the streets. Automobile de-
mons are everywhere, and uncles who
have no taste in books"
did you ever know the COW wild
ow's Jack?" he asked suddenly, Jack
Giant Killer?"
"Oh, yes" laughed Dickey, "He was
the dearest, bravest-"
.Goose!' interrupted the visitor,
and Dickey began to fear he had been
indiscreet to acknowledge intimacy
with Jack, who had been the greatest
giant slayer the world had ever
known.
Never mind" said the visitor, who
plainly read his feelings, Jack had
his good points. He begged too much
and made all my family out towards;
but if it hadn't been for him posterity
would never have heard of us. Do
you know what ~posterity Isl"
Dickey shook his head, blushing
painfully, for he was ashamed to ac-
knowledge that he didn't always I'M
derstand the big words even after he
had spelled them out.
Its something to eat" said the
giant gravely. "All the demon auto
mobiles carry it in their lunch bas-
kets. oh, that reminds me, / haven't
had my supper"
He jumped UP and, hauling out a
great hamper Dickey hadn't g r. be-
fore, took out a huge plate and piled
it full OF wiggling things that looked
somehow familiar.
Just watt" he said then, and after
he had tucked a napkin az big as IL
| sheets under his chin, he put all the
wiggling things in his mouth at once
and swallowed them at a gulp. 1t was
a splendid sight; really magnificent.
Still Dickey looked shocked. For at
last he had see they were chaufeurs
Live chauffeurs, and leather coats
and goggles and boots all went down.
Cant you cough EN- up agar? Z" he
asked anxiously. The giant shook his
head. Gone" he sighed. He sat silent
for q moment, and then, with another
wink-still q very gloomy wink some