of no use for him to try. David then told the king, that once, when he was keeping his father's sheep, there came a lion and a bear and took a lamb out of his flock, and he went after the lion, and took the lamb out of his mouth; and when the lion flew at him, he caught him by his mane and killed him, and he killed the bear, too; and now, he said, he knew he could kill this great giant, as he had killed the lion and the

bear, for it was God, he said, who took care of him then, and he knew He would take care of him now. When the king heard what David said, he lent him his own armour, and his own cap of brass, and his own sword, and said he might go and kill the giant. But poor David was only a shepherd boy. He had not been used to such things, and when he had tried the armour on, he only took it off again, and

said he could not wear it; neither would he take a sword or

a spear.

W. Then, how did he kill the giant, Mamma?

Mamma. He went to the brook, and chose five smooth stones, and put them in a shepherd's bag, which he had. A shepherd's bag is sometimes called a scrip. In the other hand he held a sling. Then he went towards the giant. The giant heard he was coming, and went to meet

him, and a man walked before him bearing his shield.

W. I dare say he was surprised to see such a young man as David coming to meet him, Mamma.

Mamma. Yes: I suppose he thought he should see a great man like himself, dressed in armour and holding a spear in his hand, instead of a shepherd boy; and he was angry when he saw him, and used wicked words, and laughed at David. But David was not

afraid. He said to the giant, "Thou comest to me with a sword, and with with a spear, and with a shield; but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of Hosts." Then the giant came still nearer to David, and David made haste and ran quickly towards the giant, and he put his hand in the bag and took out a stone, and placed it in the sling, and threw it with all his might at the giant, and it hit his forehead, so that he fell upon his face