Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-07
THE DEAD CITY OF Is.
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/ The story of Is may be found in one
form or another in almost every book
on Brittany, all giving substantially the
same account, resting principally on the
popular traditions.
Built N the vast basin which to-day
forms the dry Douenenex, and separ-
ated from the sea by dyke, was the an
cient city Is. In the dyke were sluices
which from time to time were opened
sufficiently to; admit enough water for
the cleaning of the drains and otherwise
purifying the city. King Gradlon,
wlll-beloved monarch. ruled here, and
lonce each month presided in person at
the opening of the sluices; the principal
one was opened by silver key, which
the king always wore fastened about his
| neck r al
1t was splendid court that King
Gradlon presided oyer, and the mag
nificence OF his capital was the wonder
of the country. The royal palace was a
place such as we dream of. In it mar
Bile, cedar and gold replaced the oak,
granite, and iron ordinally used in
building. ~"
The honors of the Kings court were
done by his daughter Dabut, of Anes-a
princess shameiully known as the Hon
oria of Brittany Like that other noto-
riously wicked woman.
.'She had for a crown the vices. and for pspes
Z y the seven deadly sins." l& 3;
| Ihls woman was accused of the most
heipous crimes. 1t was her habit each
night to entlce young men whom she
| fancled to chosen and secluded retreat.
where, when they ceased to amuse her.
they were dispatched by masked men
iaisand their corpses borne away to the
mountains. One is, shown near Huel-
goat, u gulf, at the. bottom of which
rushes the mountain stream with sad,
strange nqRpqfings, and through which
the winds are. ever signing
from rne esuu1s DanuI s 16vers. :
Complaints were made to Gradlon
time and again, and he always prom
ised to mete out speedy punishment to
his daughter, but paternal indulgence
was stronger in his heart than royal du-
ty, and SO Dahut went on in her wick
ed ways. His leniency was repaid with
II the basest ingratitude. His wicked
child formed plot against him, by
which she meant to secure tor herself
the royal power. The silver key was
the symbol of the kings authority, and
Dahut soon possessed herself ofit-steal-
ing it from her fathers neck while the
old man slept.
The king, when he found that the key
was gone, was in the greatest conster-
nation, and, under the ominous cloud
| OF coming misfortune, retired to his
palace, that the people, who regarded the
2 key with superstitious reverence, might
: not know Of his loss. AT night he was
E awakened from troubled slumber by
]. the appearance of st. Guenole before
him, who said:
t Rise up, o king, and hasten to leave
, the city with your faithful servants; for
: Dahut has opened the sluices by means
of the silver key, and the unbridled sea
1 is in the city"
G 1t was true. Dahut, gong to meet
+ one of her lovers, who was also con-
l. spirator with her against the old King,
s had by mistake opened the gate of the
n sea instead of the gate of the city. The
y first thought of the King on hearing this
! dreadful intelligence was the preserva-
l. ton Of his daughter. He sought her out
t! took her behind him on his fleetest horse
r and fled away from the encroaching
wall Of sea, as fast as the spur coulc
drive. The sea followed him with fear
full rapidity, but Dahut's cries of frigh
were louder in his ears than the noise O
le the waves, still not SO loud as super
= natural voice beside him. who said:
of 'Granlon, if you would not perish
r yourself, rid yourself of the demon wht
so rides behind you"
of Dahut also heard the voice, and became
st almost frantic with terror; she cluns
lie convulsively to her father; but he, rec
ry ognizing in the voice warning from
Y. Heayen, shook her off into the wave
c. that followed them. Then the king rod
Mt on safely to Quimper, and fixed ther
re his court, making that city the capita
ly of ancient Cornouallles.
7e Thus ends the story OF Dahut and G
Ill the city OF Is. The spirit of the wicke
a princess is supposed to inhabit still tn
rt city that she sacrificed.
al There may or may not be truth in tn
story-there certainly is poetry an
tragedy IN it; and this mucn certainl
es admits of no question-there is drown
A ed city, there was King Gradlon, an
n there NAV have heen a Dahut