. St. Nicholas [serial]. ffect was tremendous. Thegiant uttered a cry as loud as the whistle of asteam-engine, and began to rub his knee with hisponderous chubby hand, meanwhile looking at itwith a face full of anguish. Well, I told you to stand off! shoutedTommy, getting his rifle into position again. I 11 give you another one if that is nt enough. After a while, finding that he was not hurt, heslowly got on his legs once more, and stood staringat Tommy. What with the tears on his big cheeks,and his monstrous mouth wide open, and his ex-pression of timorous wonder, and his very prodig-ious si
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ffect was tremendous. Thegiant uttered a cry as loud as the whistle of asteam-engine, and began to rub his knee with hisponderous chubby hand, meanwhile looking at itwith a face full of anguish. Well, I told you to stand off! shoutedTommy, getting his rifle into position again. I 11 give you another one if that is nt enough. After a while, finding that he was not hurt, heslowly got on his legs once more, and stood staringat Tommy. What with the tears on his big cheeks,and his monstrous mouth wide open, and his ex-pression of timorous wonder, and his very prodig-ious size, it was hard to say whether he was mostfunny or dreadful. Dont you step on me ! yelled Tommy, at thetop of his voice, and retreating a few paces. i879-J BUDSY, THE GIANT. I05 I aint a do-in to, replied the giant. And And he fired another shot right past the aston-then he began to rub his knee and scream again, ished monsters somewhat more composedly than before. The giant looked all about him with his mouth. •fM#%f^ - I SALL FALL, HE WHIMPERED. CATCH ME ! [SEE PAGE 106.] What are you bawling about? asked Tommy, open, and then looked at Tommy, and then with some contempt. laughed. Was that you popped? he asked. A bee tung me, said the whimpering giant. Yes, said Tommy, hoping to scare him, and It was nt a bee, explained Tommy, smiling to so keep his great feet at a safe Look here,—I 11 show you what it was. Pop it adain, grinned the VII.—8. io6 EUDSY, THE GIANT. [December, Tommy fired one more shot close to the other earof the child-mountain, which so delighted him thathe jumped up and down and laughed with a mightynoise. Indeed, he seemed to be a very playfulmonster, for the next minute, catching sight of theten-foot horsefish, he made a run for it, seized it bythe tail and flung it several rods out to sea, scatter-ing pailfuls of water and wet sand all about him. Goodness ! muttered Tommy. What if heshould give me such a send-of
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