The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31

and there was not man OF tho twelve hum
dred who could not have killed twelve hundred
like you every day"
These words enraged the Kings son. He
sprang up and then heard tho shouting OF
Dealv Dura on tho strand What does he
want now" asked the Kings son.
More men for combat" said Conan He
has Just slain your twelve bodyguar,is."
With that the Kings son seized his weap-
ons. and could not be stopped by any man.
He rushed to tho strand and went toward
Dealv Durs. When the champion saw the
youth coming he sneered. and tho hosts OF tho
High King sent up roar OF laughter. for they
thought Fins mon were all killed., since
he had sent q stripping against Dcalv Dura.
The courage OF the boy was all the greater
from tho dorison. and ho rushed on Dcalv
Dura who got many wounds from the youth
before he knew It.
They fought sharp. bloody combat and no
matter how the champion Dealv Dura used his
strength. swiftness and skill. he was met by
tho Kings son. and IL the world could be
searched from it's eastern edge to it's western
border no Drawer battle would DO found than
was that one.
The two fought through tho day. the hosts OF
the Great World and the Fenians cheering and
urging them on. Toward evening their shields
were hacked to pieces aud their weapons all
shivered. but they did not stop the battle
they grappled and caught each other. and
fought 80 that the sand on the beach was boil
ing like water beneath them. They wrestled
that way. seeing nothing In the world but each
other. till tho tide OF the sea won't over them
and drowned tho two there before tho eyes Of
the Fenians and the hosts Of tho High King.
A great cry Of wailing and sorrow was raised
on both sides when tho water closed over the
champions. Next morning. after tho tide-ebb
kha fvyN hof1ioa foup Hcfi MI och
one in the grasp Of the other. but Dealv Dura
was under the Kings son. so It was known
that the youth was the better OF tho two.
Tne Kings son was buried with great honor
by the Fenians. and never before did they
mourn for hero as for TINT valiant boy.
who will command this days battle7"
asked Fin on the following day.
land my son. Oscar" said Oisin.
They went to the strand with two hundred
men. and against them came the King OF
France with his forces. Tho two sides fought
with such venom that at midday there was no
one alive on either side but Oscar. Osin. and
tho King Of France. Tho King and Oisin were
fighting at the eastern end Of Ventry. and the
King gave such blow that he knocked
groan out OF Oisin. Oscar who was at the
western end OF the strand then-Oscar. OF
noble deeds. the man with heart that never
knew fear and foot that never stopped back
before many or few-rushed to see who had
injured his father and the noise that he made
was like the noise OF fifty horses while racing.
The King looked toward tho point where the
| laundering sound was and saw Oscar coming.
| He know then that unless he escaped he had
| not long to live; his beauty and bravery left
| him. and his terror was like that Of hundred
| horses at the sound OF u thunderbolt: light
| ness OF mind aud body came on him: he
stretched himself. sprang up. flew through
| the air. and never stopped till he came down
| in Clean nan Ait, a place to which. since that
time. insane people go. and everv mailman in
| Erin would go there in twenty-four hours IL
| men would let him.
| In the battle Of the next day the King Of
Norway was chief aud there was never such
destruction OF men in Erin before MS on that
day. This King had a venomous shield with
red flames. and IL 1t were put under the sea
waves not one OF It's flames would stop blazing.
| and the King himself was not hotter from
| Them When no had 1t on his arm no one
could come near him. and he went against the
| Fenans with only sword. Not to use weapon
had he come. hut to let the poison OF his shield
| fly among them. The balls Of fire that he sent
from the shield went through the bodies OF
| men. so that each blazed up like q splinter OF
old oak which had hung q whole year in the
smoke of chimney. and whoever touched the
burning man blazed up rs we'll as he. and
small was every evil that came into Erin be-
fore when compared with that evil.
| Lift up your hands," said Fin. and give
three shouts Of blessing to the man who will
put some delay on that foreigner"
A smile cane on the Kings face when he
heard the shouts that Fins men were giving
1t was then that the chief Of the Fenians OF
Ulster came near. and he had venomous
spear. tho Crodearg He looked at the King of
| nd Of Iip, ,,;th
armor save his mouth. and that wide open in
laughter at tho Fenians. He made n cast Of
his venomcus spear. which entered the Kings
mouth and went out through his neck. Tho
| shield fell and its blazing was quenched with
the life OF its master. The chief cut tho head
on tho King and made boast of the deed. and
his help was the best that the Fonians received
from any one OF their own men. Many we're
the deeds OF that day and but few of the forces
ofthe High Kin: went back to the ships.
On the following day tho foreigners came in
thousands. for the High King had determined
to put IN end to tho struggle. Conan Maol
who never spoke we'll OF any man. had a power
which he knew not himself. and no one in Erin
| know except Fin. When Conan locke
through his fingers at any man that man fell
| dead.
Fin never told Conan Of this and never told
| any one. for no knew that Conan would kill all
| the Fenians when he got vexet II he knew his
own power. When the foreigners landed Fin
| sent with Conan a party OF men to a suitable
| place. so that when tho enemy we're attacking
these men would look with Conan through
their fingers at the enemy and pray for as
sistance against them
When Conan and his men looked through
their fingers the enemy fell dead In great
| numbers. and no one know that it was Conan
! look alone. without prayers or assistance from
| others. that slow them.
| Conan and his company stood there all day
looking through their fingers and PRAYING
whenever now face made it's way from the
| harbor.
| Tho struggle lasted day after day. till tho
mon OF tho High King sail: I've can novnr
conquer unless you meet Fin in single combat"
The King challenged Fin to meet him on the
third day. Fin accepted though he was greatly
In dread for he knew that the trunk OF the
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