The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-02-03
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The Legend Of the Bleeding Cave at Pen
dine ...

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dine.
In one of the beautiful caverns which per.
iorate the cliffs at Peudne, and form one
of the natural deiences against the inroads
Of the blue waters Of Carmarthen Bay, the
visitor is somewhat startled by finding
huge drops of what has all the appearance
of clotled blood Looking upwards he
sees the crimson fnid oozing out of the
stone roof, sometimes trivkliug down the
side ct the cave, sometimes dropping, and
bespaitering the stones with an ugly stain.
OF course there is legend connected with
it, sad enough one to, and not much to
the credit of the inhabitants in the days of
old. The story runs thus -
During the days of the Con. mon wealth,
and just when the protector had begun to
breathe after his fight for the liberty of
his country, a strange old man made his
appearance at Pendine, and established
himself i'll vacant cottage upon the eide
OF the hill. This cottage he repaired, and
finally furnished on scale of grandeur
utterly unknown to the primitive inhabi-
tants. The garden began to bud and
blossom in manner unheard of in these
parts, and, by the time autumn came, had
become such marvel Of beauty, that the
country folks came from far and near,
just to get peep at the blooming mass of
flowers More than a peep they seldom
had, as the inner garden was completely
hidden by the hedges of creepers but al
though curiosity is strong characteristic
in the Welsh character, it is restrained
and modified by an innate courtesy and
Difference; so the gazers were faiu to
cont mt themselves, and only talked that,
y"u may Re sure they did Gas all Welsh
m'n do(with will, filling up the gaps in
the story by drawing largely upon their
remarkably fertile imaginatons
No one could say any harm of the old
man, simply because nobody really knew
him; and yet he was not liked. The
only servant who was admitted was an old
woman, who went to clean, scrub, aud
cook, aud being deaf and dumb, she could
give her neishbors no satisfaction on the
score OF curiosity.
Nothing could be quieter or more inof-
tensive than the life led by this myste,i.
GUS old gentleman, and he rarely showed
himself beyond the wall of his garden,
until September came, when he erected a
flagstaff upon what was called the "Bea.
con-" He pass d almost every hour of
daylig ht at the place, now hosting one
colored flag, now another, all the while
watching the distant horizon (where Law
the Devon coasD with telescope.
One nighta party of fishermen noticed
boat lying off Morvybachen Bay; but
darkness coming on, nothing more was
seen OF it until next morning it was found
lying upon the sands, left, as it was said,
BY the tide. Where it had come from
was mystery, and served the people to
talk for many day.
About mouth went by, aud then
young and sad looking woman was seen
in the cottage garden. After time she
extended her walks to tie beach, aud,
morning or evening, sometimes at mid.
night, she might be seen pacing slow.
ly along, never looking at or speak.
lug to anyone, bat keeping her beautiful
face, so hopeless in its misery, turned to
the sea.
AT first the little children, with that
instinct of pity inherent in their innocent
hearts, would creep up to her; but, when
they heard their mothers talking mysteri.
ousy OF the "lsdy," they began to look at