The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-06
OLD SUPERSTITIONS. !
ORIGIN OF "THE TALlsMAN," MADE
FAMOUS BY SCOTT.
Tales OF Amuicts which Posse|'e" WON
5erf,l Powors-Bc'ief That Kings o""'"
c,re diseases by t. ing On OF Hands
nauishinc Plague from sco''n '"''"'

A., o,s,e-n story called "The Ialisman,
-, - walter SCOTS best romances, was
onti.sbod In fss5. The incident from which
Tho romance derived It's name Is this' 4
KNIGHTS squire has been cured OF severe
lines bv an Arabian physician sent by Hal-
adm who has heard that King Richard, dan
reronslv ill., has been given over by bis doc
TORS who were not very well instructed an
that time.
The Saracen. who really - Saladin in dis
cii-oand known only as III Hakim tho pny'
sician /, entirely trusted by Richard, who
nlaces hirh confidence in the hoQIr OK the
Soidan his enemy. III Hakim produces
small siikeu bag made Of net work twisted
will silver. containing something heavy
,rbich he immcrses I'M cup OF spring water
and retains 10 therein Tor O. few minutes
The king cmpties the cup at draushi' ana
falls back ON his couch as If exhausted; is
laft to rest I'm quiet. and when he awakens
s,n,o hours after the fever has wholly ieit
him without the necessity of Dds taking Sec
ond dose The silscn purse bad contained
talimau.
AT tho conclusion OF the romance Sir hen-
neih the disguised SON OF the king OF scot
land was married 70 Filth iianiaeenet
Richards cousin and Scott soys: "lt is stiH
I'M existence. having been bequeathei ny tne
Earl of Huntingdon % a brave knight %
Scotland. Sir Simon of the Lee, in whose
ancient and honorable family 10 is stih pre-
served. and although charmed stones naFe
been dismissed from the modern pharma-
cop,oia. its virtues are still applied To Tor
.topning blood and i'm cases Of canine inaH'
The tai,sman is still preserved To is
called the Lee Penny, or the Lee stone. 10
is an heirloom in the ancient Scottish iam-
vof Lockhait. and derives is distinctive
fiilo from the estate OF Lee, in the west oi
Scotland
The Lee Penny IS o stone Of a dark red color
and triangular shape aud DO measures about
haIf an inch on each side lt is set in piece
of silver coin much dciacci, on which "a ie"
letters may still be deciphercd. Anllnarian7
nave declared that this inscription resembles
tbqto ON the shilling of Einard l. once
lanilarv was allowed 20 examine this talf-
man and found it was st0se-Dut oil what
sind De ,olll not tell.
The traditional account Of this Lee Penny,
asdelivcrei by the family which has possessed
10 Tor over $50 years, is singular enough
Robert Bruce. kngof Scotland, dying in 1879,
lofta viii which directed Lord James Doug
las commonly called the Good, % convey Dds
.oort to tta IIaiv Land % Boz buried in Jeru,a-
.an-hrnce. "A heart. crowned and bleeding,
'.'.' ,,.'. ,r,.,.,isl hsarinrsof the DOUG
+,.is.,v D,urias went 90 f.lt
. -. H., SINH, in.f.al of coing direct
-n..,'....... .i,., i'm Lattis and the per-
~ n.,..I p,,e..t heart TO ifs dc,tIna-
'.' .,,.. simon leo who to comment
.... l.i, o.,,is,or,ert tool. the name of
i..srt rrttirr ON his sied a heart
',..5i..o iooi.
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~ .,.......+ th. SERMONS In,
.''7''- ...,,.- +, b..fi. tho AGED
'n5 .,'.'...... .....,, t..r.n.o,, him
,.-..i,. ,i.st To,-bart exactel l, lar.a
go. .,. .'..'i,i, (which tho old lady was
...i..'.. a.. ,,,rtiy in en- .h partly in iew.
~. r'i...'. t,,. i.rf.r ont of h.r purse. there
I'll o~fDr f. n e,one set in "a silver com. and
.t...l ttis nm with Sd, mreh haste and
...,.t... ,i., e.o4tis.. i-ri.ht l..afna MS.
,..,. BY, I'm. mora voinabi. than
- u,r.,,,.,l p, lit,r,f, fba eu|r
p. 'fi-' 49,. III. .,o,., .iyoo him Affag
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Lee fenny was s,'e''i'''y i''''''- ,l ..
A"A'e. .o "',." 3. .'' ........' .'...s..-.f
neg certain ".''-'.'7
lli n's resume ,.... 80 ,.
" ion 'l, LII ...t.,'.ft
cassie o" Col. '..' .....'. f....
tiiils Dofi'" ln' - i'.''t' ..'7
to pa very c9n'.i'.AD'' "''','D' ''' ~
turn. lne plague su-'.'l
which me- inhaoi.-n's "''. ''-- ''''
man. "hicn iney oH'i.u ~
large c.'i' 'I. '., o.,'i .s..-,
ln me te'-' Ok " ..'''-i go ~, i-.
near i.i'n~ u's'' '..'' -, " -. T.. 49,
row '.'. l .'.' .,......i and m
wafer called I.ocherles water, Is in high re
mite throughout the west OF Scotland. l