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thereupon he took himself to be the author of his death. This
being the case,” continued he, “release the doctor, and let me
die in his room.” ‘The chief-justice ‘and all the spectators
could not sufficiently admire the strange events that ensued
upon the death of the little crooked man. “Let the Jewish
doctor go,” said the judge, “and hang up the tailor, since he
confesses the crime. It is certain this history is very uncommon,
and deserves to be recorded in letters of gold.” The executioner
having dismissed the doctor, made everything ready to tie up
the tailor ; which would certainly have been done, had not the
sultan heard all the particulars, when he graciously sent a free
patdon, as he sagaciously observed, that, after all, the fish-bone
was the chief offender,

 

JACK THE GIANT KILLER.

In the reign of the famous King Arthur, there lived, near
the Land’s End of England, in the county of Cornwall, a worthy
farmer, who had an only son named Jack. Jack was a boy of
a bold temper ; he took pleasure in hearing or reading stories
of wizards, conjurors, giants, and fairies; and used to listen
eagerly while his father talked of the great deedsof the brave