Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-03-16
THRLRGENRsOF 81. HELIER.


THE 4BGENR OE. 81. HELLER. .. q"
.ssziggOR the COAST Of llS1a1andsss in the
: bay of st. sMichsl, Ees 4 group OF islands,
heslargest of whiclIu uwerslaaA call by it's
ancient name of Augia. As you ap-
proach the principal harbor from the
sea, iatSeut p 9aile froms the lbhore, you
sea two rocks the, larger of these has
3 an odd castle npon IT IT ones e6lsiaered
~ rirnpregnable gin flsese days ofsseientific
: It would be heap Of ruins
) raEfer half san hours lsbombardaine
., /. : Here are preserves With religious yen7
"a efahis sacred majesty, aEhaples III. of
England. hen the !, : |, : tive,
pursued by ssthes paRliamentaRVs Forces,
took refuge IN this f0f tfess for ones1ii ght,
he was rudeIy awakened the ns4t morn
ing, and informed that the enemy was
close at hand. He hastily jumped out
of bed and hqEried intofhis Glothes. But
his boots, in. consequence of the soaking
.'e' they had received the day before; had
"a .shrunk and refused to admit his royal
feet He tugged and pulled again and
again, and, as kings are but mortafs, he
ru uswore. Once more hepulled and stamped,
= once more he sYofe.,, The boots swereE
! !, obstinate, and at length, yieldin&fo the
suggestions of his friends,' he borrowed
- a pair of the governors. sThis king
loving people have preserved these
boots, and still appoint a keeper for
them. The history of the castle is quite
curious, ,Abounding IN ,Yarlike incidents
of sieges, etos--G1@the smallersrock a
ruinous hut isseep. TINS is the rock
and former residohce of7St. Helier.cBack1
of these two rocks where the ocean now
rolls, tradition says were once meadows
and groves. The discovery of the trunks
of trees o short distance beneath the
sand, perhaps proves that there is~sonne
a.. foundation Tor the story. as .,sisaeT
,,z !, sAt & fetnnse period OF doubtft date,
9 ~ long prior to the. sSttement, ,hot theI
northern freebooters in Nelistfia, sAuGiR
was but hinlyainhabitedr rtheisland was
covered with forests, and the people
were rude ana ignorant. One summer
~, evening, asathe Augiansr were resting
a fronrsther fatigues or the day, most ullss
: - usual scene, presented to their eyes On
= tire horizon a-W-sAaall vessel was seen,
bearing down upon the island with ex-,
tended sails. = The people descended to
the shore and eagerly watched the
advancing ship, gathered themselves
undor a huge rock called 'Samarack.
-a At its base, on one side was. the oeean,
on the other rich pictures and smiling
plants, backed by low hillocks, behind
which. rose q chain of lofty hills covered
with groves of oak, y as the bark APP
Gzproaehed, - ,it was caught by the furious
surf, and thrown high upon the bank.
Itcontained only asingle person, who APP
pearedlbeWildereda and weal1s;sthen rose
with difficulty and looked around him,
s and, advancing to Chriske1ough, the
hnisland chief, addressed hinrin EP foreign
. tongue. = An old nan named ProtG lose,
~ who had lived in1t tAs neigh boEingso
9 nentsitr his youth, stepped forward. and
addressed the esstranger IN the language
he had learned abroad. Through this.
Interpreter the conner reqested permis-
sion to reside upon the island, soliciting
"a, spot of land .whereon to build a house
- for himself. After asfew minutest con-
suitation, favorable answer was GWEN
by the people, and he was invited to Sc
: lect a spot for himself After gazing
around, now at the hills, snowssonf the
lowlands, and at the lofty SanaraelE, he.
chose the latter. Then he turned to his
vessel, and, With She aid of the islanders,
Such articles never before wse,s.5seen vel <
by Augian eyes, goblets and bowls en-
crusted with Jewls, arms rich in beauty
and design, and many other things of a
kind hitherto unknown to the simple
islanders. From his right hand he drew
a massive ring and presented has a
sign of friendship to Ghriske eloughs sSvho.
= accepted it, and they Joined hands At
the command of their chief a number
of the islanders stepped forward and
- offered their assistance, andIfouoFed by
the stranger cli1ned the face of 5Samar-
ack.' Soon, with the assistance of the
islanders, he built himself home, where
he lived without companions, cultivated
the surface of the rock, and thence, OBJ
tanned the littlesfood he needed His
gentleness and kindness won the-hearts
Of all, and especially. he gained, the af
lection of the aged rChriskelong and
when few years later, the chief lay
on his death bed, being childless, he
appointed Heller (for 50 they had learn
sd to =. call him his successor; The
joy, nor did they have acauzesuto repent
of his appointment. He taught them
things quite Tn1<nown before from him
they learned to use of vraic to manure
their landsi he visited and healed their
sick, converted them to the knowledge
of Christ, anlk hnnished their old super
stitions. The island and the people
- awoke to new life, under his direction +;
boats were built, andfisheTyo commence
on larger scale than Defoney;. the woods,
famous for former druidical rites, were
hewh down, and fields of grain Aook
their place. Under his care Augia -four
ished for years, it's fame spread abroad,
and vessels came from the neighboring
islands and lands, and so laid the foun-