The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-04
BEDTIME STORIES
FOR LITTLE
FOLKS
The White Horse.

In a town across the seas, which
bordered on a forest. the people were
frightened by seeing a very large
white horse, with flying tail and name
dash through the streets and across
the fields and gardens, trampling the
vegetables or whatever grew in his
path
After q while some of the young
men in town decided to put an end
to his visits by catching him, but he
was no sooner caught and mounted
than he dashed away with his rider
into the forest, until seven young
men had been carried into the forest
and never returned.
At last the people We're filled with
terror and the burgomaster Of the
town offered large bag of gold to the
one that should capture the white
horse and hold him.
One day a horseman rode through
on a beautiful black horse and, hear
ing the story of the white horse,
he volunteered his services.
The people warned him of the fate
of the seven young men, but when
night came he rode to the edge of
the forest and waited.
The white horse came out, and he
let him go on his wild dash and
waited for his return, and when he
entered the forest he caught at the
flowing name and mounted him. The
white horse plunged and pranced, but
the stranger held him. and, taking
the bride from his black horse, he
threw it over the head of the white
horse and rode into the forest
The white horse knew that mas
ter hand held him now, and he walked
along quietly until he came to We y
large tree, and there he stopped and
knocked three times with his hoOf.
From the top of the tree came
voice, saying, Enter" and the tree
opened and the horse and rider en-
tered. White horse carried his rider
along a dark road, and after riding
a long distance the stranger found
himself in front of q castle, and out
of the tower came voice, asking,
Have you brought another
The stranger looked up and saw
large head locking at him with fiery
ewes. Run with him. white horse"
commanded the voice, but the stranger
held the relas tight. and the white
horse did not move.
The castle door opened, and out
came giant SO tall that he reached
the top of the castle.
who are You that holds my white
horse in check?' he asked.
Where are the seven youths that
you and your white horse carried
away?" asked the stranger.
The giant laughed and the horse
trembled, but his rider patted him
ana ne grew quiet.
The stranger raised his sword and
struck at the giants arm, and it fell
limp at his side. The giant raised
his other arm and the stranger struck
at that
Now show me where the seven
youths are kept" he said to white
horse. The horse walked back of the
castle and there the stranger saw sew
en- rocks in row and dragon watch
ing them.
The stranger drew his sword and
after a hard battle he slew the dragon.
The rocks began to move and from
cave under each rock came a youth.
They were very fat and could hardly
walk.
You have saved us" they said to
the stranger THE giant was fatten-
ing us for his feast We were given
all kinds of nice things to eat that
we might grow fat and then he in
tended TO eat us.
WHY did you not hold the horse?"
asked the stranger. why did you let
him carry you into the forest?"
1--WE could rot hold him." replied
one of the youths, land we did not