The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-26

FOR LITTLE
FOLKS
THE FLYING MOCCASlNS.
Part II.

Eagle felt a bit dizzy, being so lar
in the sky. The earth looked like
round ball at his feet, but he was glad
to see that the Flying Moccasins did
of the great crags jutting up into
the clouds
Clip, clip, clip went the moccasins,
and whiz, whiz, whiz went Eagle
through the night mists. On top of the
mountain he saw a light, and as he
approached it grew larger and larger,
till at last it blazed out like the sun.
Then Eagle saw it was huge round
tower of granite standing on the very
peak of the mountain. From the big
window shone the lanterns rays far
out into the clouds. The lad alighted
on the rock and jerking off the moe
casins, put them away safely in his
pocket. Then he stole around the
tower 20 look for the great. wicked
Dumglum. last as he turned the cor
ner, he heard a splashing and peeped
down. There at his feet the waters of
a beautiful spring were bubbling up
merrily in the moonlight, but in the
pool sat the Dumglum himself.
In the first place Dumglum was as
big as four-story house, and he had
four legs. His head was huge, and
his ugly mouth reached from one ear
to the other. He sat down on his
hind legs with his big mouth open
and every little while he would take
a jump into the pool about the spring
splashing the water all out and over
the rocks.
"Jugger-rum, jugger-rum, jugger-
rum" he would croak, which is his
way of singing. But when the mon
ster made this noise it shook the
very rocks.
1t was growing near dawn. Eagle
could see the rosy light just flushing
the edge of the east And he knew
i. that he must use the powder on the
, creature while it was asleep But
would it ever go to sleep?
f Just then a rain cloud gathered in
the sky toward the sunrise, and it
grew dark again. So the great Dunn
glum rolled over in the mud, tucked
his ugly legs under his chin and be-
gan to blink. Slowly his eyes shut,
, then he began to snore.
NOW is the time to do the vaeck.''
: said Eagle to himself, as he leaned
far out over the rock with the open
, bag in his hand. THE wretch is
asleep at last | must be quick
, But peal of thunder shook the
mountain and the Dumglum opened
, his eyes. Eagle drew back quickly.
Then all grew quiet again. The
-, rain commenced to fall softly and the
monster seemed TO enjoy the feeling
of the water running down his back
for he turned over on his side in the
mud and lay still till his shores shook
the rocks again and again.
So the lad reached out once more
with the open bag. Quickly he began
to shake it so that over the sleeping
creature there was soon a coat of the
stuff
Now, he will die and we will be
rid of this enemy" said Eagle to him.
!, self. But no. No sooner had the
powder completely covered his skin
than Dumglum woke up. He knew
he was under a spell, but he also
knew that it would not kill him. So
he began to rage about ,threshing the
rocks till they fell down from the
mountain into the plains, and there
you can see them today.
But the magic worked. Soon the
great skin began to shrivel and
shrivel, and he grew smaller and small
er and smaller, till the creature that
was once as big as a four-story house
was nothing but big, ugly bullfrog,
croaking ''jugger-rum, jugger-rum, jug
ger-rum."
Eagle grabbed him by the neck and
put him in the powder bag. 81 will
take you home and let you live in our
ponds" he said, $50 as to teach our
people not to be mean and selfish"
Then he slipped on his Flying Moe
casins and was soon speeding toward
his own tent But as he looked back
he saw the spring gushing down the
mountain in a steady stream of clear,
cool, beautiful water.
When the people rose at sunrise
they were wild with delight to behold
the lake full and the stream flowing
WHAT TO EAT.